Report: Volkswagen wants to bring three-row CUV, subcompact to U.S.

Filed under: Etc., Crossover, Volkswagen Volkswagen is working hard to make sure it accomplishes its North American assimilation plan. In order to fully realize its ambitious 800,000-unit volume target, the automaker will be required to introduce an even greater variety of vehicles into its existing lineup. Jonathan Browning, CEO of Volkswagen North America, says that [...]

Veteran journalist Gillies takes job as VW product and technology communications manager

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Volkswagen Former Car and Driver executive editor and veteran automotive journalist Mark Gillies has signed on with the Volkswagen PR machine as product and technology communications manager. Gillies spent 28 years making the rounds among automotive publications, working as an editor at David E. Davis, Jr.’s Automobile Magazine, and churning out copy [...]

Car and Driver offers up the best of David E. Davis, Jr.

Filed under: Etc. David E. Davis, Jr. – Click above for high-res image Legendary automotive journalist David E. Davis, Jr. passed away earlier this week at the age of 80. Davis (known to his countless friends and colleagues simply as “David E.”) was a prolific writer, with published bits of wit and wisdom dating back [...]

Car and Driver offers up the best of David E. Davis, Jr.

Filed under: Etc. David E. Davis, Jr. – Click above for high-res image Legendary automotive journalist David E. Davis, Jr. passed away earlier this week at the age of 80. Davis (known to his countless friends and colleagues simply as “David E.”) was a prolific writer, with published bits of wit and wisdom dating back [...]

Video: Car and Driver presents the Rental-Car Olympics

Filed under: Videos, Cadillac, Ford, Jeep, Lincoln, Humor Click above to watch the video after the jump Anyone who’s ever seen videos from Car and Driver’s annual Lightning Lap spectacular knows that the legendary magazine can also do high-flying motion pictures. Shooting track-ready sports cars gliding around the track is one thing, but can CD [...]