2012 Detroit Auto Show

Abraham Lincoln (you know, that guy on the five-dollar bill) once said "whatever you are, be a good one." While Lincoln was gone long before Chrysler became an official corporation in 1925, the Auburn Hills-based automaker appears to have taken that bit of advice to heart when it comes to ...    Read more

The 2013 Dodge Dart is set to enter production later this week in Illinois as Chrysler's first vehicle to sit on Fiat underpinnings. When the Italian automaker acquired its struggling American counterpart back in 2009, Fiat swore it would share its knowledge of small car engineering. Now, it appears the ...    Read more

In January, Lexus had a hot, California-designed concept scheduled to debut at the Detroit Auto Show. But a carefully planned teaser campaign to release images of the concept leading up to its debut was spoiled when an American magazine broke the embargo, spilling pictures onto the internet. Fortunately, Lexus had ...    Read more

The all-new Dodge Dart sedan has been garnering strong, positive reaction from the usually cynical press since its debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Since then, Chrysler has been whetting the press and public's appetite for all things 2013 Dodge Dart from engine information (2.0 and 2.4-liter four-cylinder); ...    Read more

Every day, automotive pundits around the world come up with clever and witty remarks (and sometimes not so clever or witty) to praise and degrade each new and rumored and speculated car in the industry, and the best way to tell whether one brand is more relevant than another is ...    Read more

Interested in the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart? Well now you can design one to your exact specifications as Dodge as launched a sample configurator that (sort of) prices every option out for you. The configurator starts you off with a Dart dressed in your choice ...    Read more

The all-new Nissan Pathfinder SUV concept made its debut at this year's Detroit Auto Show. Heck, the automaker mercilessly teased the public and the press as early as December 2011 with silhouettes of the full-sized crossover and even a short video of its rear. The ...    Read more

Auto parts supplier Continental sees massive shifts in the auto industry both here in the U.S. and abroad, and predicts car safety and fuel economy as numero uno among automakers' priorities in their future vehicles. We had a chance to catch up with Continental at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show ...    Read more

If you think the Lexus LF-LC is ugly, wait'll you see the inside. Wait, no, I got that wrong. It's pretty much the opposite of ugly, and despite being leaked online days before the Detroit Auto Show, Lexus' newest head-turner positively wowed the automotive press. You’d think they'd run into ...    Read more

At the Detroit Auto Show, Lincoln unveiled its MKZ concept, a lightly veiled version of the next car it will introduce. Critics say that, like the current version, it is a Ford Fusion with some wood and leather seats. Some even consider it ...    Read more

Dozens of new vehicles are debuting at this year's Detroit Auto Show...in fact, some of them already have. Our main coverage is here, but you can get a roundup of what's coming and what's already shown up, right here. 2013 Acura RDX The Acura RDX is based on ...    Read more

The Automotive.com team noted a unifying theme at this year's Detroit Auto Show. It underlined virtually every debut, from the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion to the Nissan Pathfinder SUV crossover concept to Toyota's NS4 concept. That theme was purpose. The automakers, now more than ever, are focused on introducing vehicles that ...    Read more

Auto shows are an opportunity for automakers to wow the crowds with shiny sheetmetal, outrageous designs, and innovative new vehicles. Some succeed at capturing the imagination, locking in eyeballs, and stimulating conversation. But others stimulate conversation in the wrong ways. Studs and Duds is our roundup of the top, and bottom, ...    Read more

In perhaps the starkest sign of our economic troubles next to Ben Bernanke’s bar tab, Jaguar and Land Rover will forego the nation’s largest auto show in Detroit next week—but tiny Tamil transporter Tata will have a display. Specifically, it will show off Tata’s electric mobility concept, or Emo, which ...    Read more

Presentation, they say, is four-fifths the sale or something like that. Well, Ford Motor Co., wants to make sure your experience visiting its premium Lincoln brand at the Detroit Auto Show is a memorable one. First off, the Lincoln stand is huge, 50 percent larger than last year's display according to ...    Read more

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There's a first time for everything. In this case Craftsman, a tool and landscaping equipment manufacturer, will be showcasing its new CTX Tractor at the North American International Auto Show. The Detroit Auto Show began back in 1907, holding annual shows until a nine year hiatus was taken from 1943-1952. ...    Read more

Lexus has graced us with more pictures of its LF-LC hybrid sports concept it plans to introduce this month at Detroit’s 2012 North American International Auto Show. This time, instead of pictures of the car in a dark setting, Lexus has given us the full monty with a side profile and ...    Read more

Buick has been peeling back the covers from its 2013 Encore crossover one quartile at a time for almost a month now on its Facebook page. With the latest look at it after the premium automaker unveiled its front ...    Read more

Toyota’s plans for the Detroit Auto Show are wonderfully vague. To nobody’s surprise, it will showcase a plug-in hybrid to coincide with its ever-burgeoning Prius lineup. And to showcase—well, something, at least—Toyota has released this frankly bizarre video of the NS-4 concept, a car that’s been teased before, but ...    Read more

Volvo threw a curveball here at Automotive.com. As we and other enthusiasts pined away for the Europe-only Volvo V70 diesel plug-in hybrid station wagon—to adamant denials to our repeated "is it coming here" queries—Volvo instead announced it will debut a gasoline-powered plug-in hybrid concept of its XC60 mid-sized crossover at ...    Read more

For the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Nissan is jumping on the teasing bandwagon with a moodily-lit image of the Pathfinder concept, which it says will take “traditional SUV hallmarks and wraps them in a new platform and dramatic new aerodynamic design.” For the legions of Pathfinder fans who ...    Read more

Intrigued by the idea of owning an electric vehicle, but without the bubbly ECO shape? AMP Electric builds EV’s based on existing OEM (original equipment, manufacturer) vehicles, and next month, the Ohio-based company will display its newest—the Jeep Grand Cherokee EV—at the Detroit Auto Show. AMP says the Jeep Grand Cherokee ...    Read more

It comes as no surprise anymore that automakers slowly leak out photos of their next big thing. In this case it's the 2013 Buick Encore's turn as a third teaser photo has been released. We've already seen a close-up of the front-right head light and part of the grille, and ...    Read more

Not much is known about Maserati's upcoming Kubang SUV, with the exception that we'll get another look at it next month at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Italian automaker first showed the Kubang concept to the world at the Frankfurt Motor show, but Chrysler has managed ...    Read more