Over the past two seasons, we’ve checked in on the rebirth of the world’s first productionDuesenberg at the exotic restoration shop run by ex-racer Bruce Canepa in Scotts Valley, Calif. Last fall, the neglected colossus — hauled out of storage in Hawaii by Californian Jimmy Castle, whose ancestor bought the unique Model A in 1921 — sat forlornly near far more racy Porsches and Ferraris, […]

It’s enough to make libertarians like Adam Smith turn over in their graves. The US federal government’s latest regulations mandate that vehicles sold in the US will have to average 54.5 MPG by 2025. While some companies are chafing under the burden, VW has taken a different approach, in essence saying, “Hah! Not good enough; how about 260 MPGe right […]

TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp. is facing a Japan problem. The company was outsold by General Motors Co. for the first time in six quarters, as sales in Japan extended their decline after government incentives for fuel-efficient models expired last year. http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130728/GLOBAL/307289993/toyota-outsold-by-gm-in-q2-faces-long-term-slump-in-japan#axzz2aOHJg8fB

General Motors has forced out several executives and managers, including the head of its global engine operations, as the company’s recall of vehicles in India raises questions about improper emissions tests. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/business/gm-dismisses-executives-after-india-begins-investigating-recall-of-vehicles.html?ref=automobiles      

SAN CESARIO SUL PANARO, ITALY — Don’t be fooled by the building’s homely exterior of brown tile and glass, or by its location in a nondescript industrial area some 20 miles northwest of Bologna. Inside is the two-story workshop of Pagani Automobili, maker of some of the world’s most advanced — and most expensive — […]