News By Topic: Mac Gordon

Hey Mac What's Up? - New-Model Surge Speeds 2014 Rollout

Feb 26, 2013

from Mac Gordon 02-25-2013 An almost unprecedented mid-model-year product surge is shaping up in 2013, promising to speed up reveals of 2014 models and accelerate leasing ratios to near-record rates. Emerging from the Chicago, Milwaukee and Cleveland auto shows, the industry is pressing dealers to spur early returns of ... Continue reading

Hey Mac Whats Up? - E Bay Motors Invades Car Market

Feb 24, 2013

By Mac Gordon Editor at Large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Amid topsy-turvey markets for new and used vehicles, online giant E Bay is revving up a strong role as a buyer and seller. After staging dealer training seminars in 15 U.S. cities in February and March, E Bay made it clear that it was entering vehicle marke ... Continue reading

Hey Mac Whats New? Chevy Back with Rear-Drive V-8

Feb 18, 2013

By Mac Gordon Editor at large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Elizabeth, Australia February 18, 2013; GM has at long last (17 years) realized the hardship of ceding the fullsize sedan market to the “Germans” plus Lexus and Infiniti. For 17 years, Chevy has been largely absent from the rear-drive V-8 sedan ma ... Continue reading

Hey Mac What's Up? - Tesla Skips Chicago Show Amid $$ Crunch

Feb 13, 2013

By Mac Gordon Editor at Large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Chicago February 13, 2013; Tesla Motors' make-or-break crusade to weather the auto show season and avoid a U.S. Bankruptcy Court came to the crisis stage during the Chicago show in early February. Despite Federal Department of Energy loans of $465 million a ... Continue reading

What's Up Mac? - Diesel Cars Catch On in U.S.

Feb 10, 2013

By Mac Gordon Senior Editor At Large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel CHICAGO-Diesel engines are a living example of the axiom, “When you can't succeed at first, try, try again!” The Windy City's show in huge McCormick Place kicked off to the public with more diesel-powered cars than it has ever had before in ... Continue reading

Hey Mac What's Up? - New Car Distribution Looms as NADA Meeting Issue

Feb 5, 2013

By Mac Gordon Senior Editor at large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Is the growing dependency of the domestic Big Three on Europe a hurdle or a mudhole for North American dealers. This issue is likely to be raised as a critical problem at the NADA convention meetings in mid-February. U.S. dealers are voicing concerns ... Continue reading

What's Up Mac? - Toyota Makes Stirring Recovery

Feb 3, 2013

TORRANCE, CA February 3, 2013; One of the most amazing recoveries in modern automotive history has been graphically completed by Toyota Motor, which iced the frosting on the sushi in 2010 by exceeding GM and VW in world sales. Toyota's comeback from the tsunamis, recalls and recession came about as payback for numerous ... Continue reading

What's Up Mac? "Auto Sales Receding as New Model Mania Grips Detroit"

Feb 1, 2013

By Mac Gordon Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Detroit February 1, 2013; With U.S. new-car sales turning south amid January's icy and rainy weather, the optimism exuded by the Detroit auto show has turned to concerns among automakers and dealers alike. The winter's post-holiday months a century ago never stirred a cons ... Continue reading

Hey Mac: Supercars Shine at Winter Shows Supercar Tweaked by Aston Martin

Jan 27, 2013

Detroit January 27, 2013; The era of supercars is taking a major leap forward in the present show season. The Detroit, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York shows-where six figure supercars enjoy the most sales-are being graced by unveilings of two new supercar models. They are the Aston Martin Rapide S and the Bentley Mul ... Continue reading

Hey Mac What's Up With Making Rear Vision Cameras Standard?

Jan 20, 2013

By Mac Gordon Senior Editor and large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel The NHTSA has ordered a delay and possibly a lengthy one in issuing a rule calling for all cars to install backup cameras that would bolster rear visibility as a protective against vehicle and pedestrian accidents. This is the fourth delay in the re ... Continue reading

Hey Mac! - 2013 Detroit Auto Show Charity Preview A Record Breaker

Jan 20, 2013

By Mac Gordon Senior Editor-at-large Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel In the early days of the annual auto shows, before the NAIAS debuted in 1991, salesmen and loan writers joined the gorgeous models at desks surrounding the turntables. Yes, indeed, members of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association and their aides were ... Continue reading

More Insight From Mac Gordon - Shhh, 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Is a Very Quiet Midsize Bargain

Jan 18, 2013

Detroit January 15, 2013; Detroit and Ontario autowriters stole a gold medal away from rivals at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) by awarding a top honor to decibels, making the 2013 Malibu a top contender and GM's 'quietest car ever.' Recognizing the importance of sound as a category in new-car const ... Continue reading

More Auto Insight from Mac - Chevy Volt Goes Upscale as Cadillac ELR-Why?

Jan 17, 2013

Cadillac ELR Reveal (Full-length video) 2013 Detroit Auto Show By Mac Gordon Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel DETROIT January 15, 2013; A surprise unveiling of an all-new 2013-model hybrid sedan, called the Cadillac ELR, “made the headlines” today at the North American International Auto Show. A ... Continue reading