by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 13, 2014
For the first time since 2008, Toyota, Japan’s largest automaker, has agreed to increase in base pay for its 50,000 Japanese factory workers. The typical Toyota Motor Workers’ Union member will earn $26 more in base pay per month, Senior Managing Officer Naoki...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 13, 2014
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will officially mark the start of production of the 2015 Chrysler 200 with a ceremony Friday at the company’s suburban Detroit Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. It’s the same factory the Detroit maker planned to close after emerging from...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 13, 2014
A new study adds strong support to a proposed rule that would require backup cameras on new cars and trucks. It shows the cameras are far more effective at spotting children and other obstacles than less sophisticated parking sensors – or drivers using their mirrors....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 13, 2014
It’s been an up-and-down month for Tesla, and if at times it seems like the start-up battery-carmaker has struggled a bit to stay on-message that’s probably no surprise. It has, in fact, struggled to keep staffed with PR professionals and even those now on the Palo...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 12, 2014
This story has been revised to reflect the change in the total number of deaths associated with the faulty ignition switch, GM now saying it “double-counted” one fatality. Even as Congress, the Justice Department and the National Highway Traffic Safety...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 12, 2014
Audi plans to kick off sales of the new A3 early next month with events at every dealership in the U.S. and Scott Keogh, president of Audi of America, says he is looking forward to the upcoming duel with Mercedes-Benz for buyers looking for a luxury car starting a...
by Michael Strong | Mar 12, 2014
With new vehicle sales seemingly on a steady rise to the heady levels of years past, there are plenty of options for families to choose from and, according to U.S. News & World Report, GM and Mazda offer the best of the best. The magazine handed out its 2014 Best...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 12, 2014
The U.S. Secret Service has begun the process of ordering up a new presidential limousine – but it will be a lot more complicated than simply checking out what’s available in Washington, D.C. showrooms. And while the White House has been pressing automakers to expand...
by Michael Strong | Mar 12, 2014
With younger generations struggling with car ownership and a push by some cities to limit access by vehicles, it would make sense that public transportation usage is going to rise…and it did in 2013 by 1.1%. There were 10.7 billion trips taken last year on buses,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 12, 2014
The State of New Jersey has pulled the plug on plans by upstart battery-carmaker Tesla Motors to sell its vehicles directly to the public. Depending upon your point of view, Tesla is either at the forefront of an automotive retail revolution, or is simply trying to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 12, 2014
New car prices have been rising rapidly in recent years, various studies showing that Average Transaction Prices – what buyers actually pay after factoring in incentives and options – have hit record levels. And that means that more and more American motorists are...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 11, 2014
The U.S. Justice Department is turning up the heat on General Motors, launching its own preliminary investigation into how and why the automaker delayed action involving faulty ignition switches catching blame for at least 13 deaths and 31 crashes. The investigation...
