Automobile

  Bloomberg The auto show in Detroit this week is stuffed with cars. Not 6,000-pound SUVs or spacecraft-hauling pickup trucks, but regular old sedans and coupes—spinning on the industry’s greatest stage like so many boring vanilla cakes. Of the 20 or so new models unveiled at the North American International Auto Show, about half were low to the ground. Granted, …

  Bloomberg Last year was a good one for global carmakers. In the week before the North American International Auto Show that will start on Monday in Detroit, Audi, McLaren, Mercedes, Jaguar, and Land Rover, among others, announced record-breaking sales numbers for December and predicted new highs for 2016. Some, like Ford, held steady in certain segments; the company’s F-Series …

  Bloomberg Sergio Marchionne enters the final stretch of his career at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV with a daunting mission: prove wrong the doubters who question how he can make the carmaker’s $5.29 billion in debt disappear by the time he steps down in two years. His strategy update will be a closely watched presentation next week at the Detroit …

  Bloomberg If you’re in the market for a car, there are some good reasons not to buy Chevrolet’s new Bolt. Maybe you insist on leather seats, take long road-trips to the middle of nowhere, or have a boat to tow around. If not, GM’s new long range electric vehicle will be at the very least entirely sufficient for your …