iPhone secrecy

Posted by Paul Horrell at 3:45PM on Wednesday 10 January, 2007 6 Comments

One thing about the iPhone announcement intrigued me as a car journalist. The lack of advance scoops.

But the car industry is hopelessly amateur at news management compared with Apple...

US cars v US computers

Posted by Paul Horrell at 3:05PM on Wednesday 10 January, 2007 9 Comments

On the Third Day... they didn't rise again.

Day three of the Detroit motor show, and America's car makers once again fail to unveil any car to dig them out of the mire any time soon.

But on the very same morning on the other side of America...

Skating on thin ice

Posted by Jamie Kitman at 2:55PM on Tuesday 09 January, 2007 3 Comments

Almost nine years have passed since Germany's Daimler-Benz and America's Chrysler Corporation tied the knot - OK, since Daimler made Chrysler its bitch - and what better time to review the results of this merger of unequals than Detroit show time?...

Dead city blues

Posted by Pat Devereux at 2:40PM on Tuesday 09 January, 2007 7 Comments

2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the Detroit Show and, for many people here, they wouldn't cry if it was the last.

It's not the show itself that's the problem - it's packed full of interesting new cars and industry folk - it's the location...