Beyoncé partners with three charities as part of the Formation World Tour
As part of her Formation World Tour, Beyoncé has announced three charitable organizations that will partner with her own initiative, BeyGood. The singer wants to encourage fans to give to the three organizations, and demonstrates how easy it is to “pay it forward”. She proposes using one of three ways: online through CrowdRise, […]
John Varvatos opens in Detroit with black-carpet party, with Alice Cooper rocking his best
Loreen Sarkis Tasos Katopodis Detroit is undergoing a renaissance, at least in terms of its reputation across the US. A few years ago, Eminem promoted Chrysler as being proudly from Detroit, a city that has been through it all, and John Varvatos now celebrates the place with a new store, opening with a VIP party […]
Bentley launches Continental GT Speed Convertible, world’s fastest four-seat drop-top
Bentley has released details of its Continental GT Speed Convertible, the world’s fastest four-seat convertible. It will make its international début at the Detroit Motor Show on January 14. Claimed top speed is 202 mph (325 km/h), with its W12 engine generating 625 PS (616 bhp). The W12, says Bentley, has a 15 per […]
Mini previews Paceman coupé concept
Mini has released images of its next concept ahead of its official début at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The Mini Paceman is, once you take away the marketing-speak, a coupé version of the Mini Countryman crossover, and shares its frontal look with that model. Parent company BMW calls […]
BMW previews its Detroit show stars
BMW has previewed the models it will show at Detroit (the North American International Auto Show) later this month. The Z4 sDrive35is will receive its American début—BMW emphasizes it can do 26·1 mpg (US), while hitting 100 km/h in 4·8 seconds. (The regular sDrive35i that Lucire tested managed a respectable 29 mpg touring.) BMW […]
BMW ups the ante with even faster Z4
We’ve already tested the BMW Z4 SDrive35i (how’s that for a mouthful?) and will publish a review in the near future, but the Bavarians have already upped the ante with the BMW Z4 SDrive35is. Débuting at the Detroit Motor Show, the NAIAS (North American International Auto Show), early in the New Year, the SDrive35is still […]
The urgent measures Detroit must take
Above: One of the cars that Ford could sell in North America: the subcompact Ka, built in Poland. [Cross-posted] Earlier this year, before we found out just how bad Detroit’s financial situation was, I wrote a paper for The Journal of the Medinge Group called ‘Saving Detroit, by Not Making the Same Old Mistakes’. My […]
Merger, divestiture won’t rescue Detroit’s automakers
[Cross-posted] It looks like the American Big Three are doing pretty much what I warned them against in my ‘Saving Detroit’ piece presented to the Medinge Group in August. GM and Chrysler have had exploratory merger talks, while Ford may sell its controlling stake in Mazda. They have cited dropping sales, caused in […]
