by Michael Strong | Jun 19, 2015
As part of a push to introduce new technologies into its vehicles, Jaguar Land Rover has developed a smartphone app that allows users to pilot the vehicle while outside the vehicle. Before folks begin imagining themselves as James Bond with his remote-controlled BMW...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 19, 2015
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been dragging its feet when it comes to safety problems, or so claims the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in a new document released ahead of a public hearing on the issue. The statement by federal regulators follows...
by Michael Strong | Jun 19, 2015
If Toyota had done a better job in assisting its top communications executive with her relocation to Japan, she might have avoided arrest for violating the country’s laws on controlled substances, the maker’s CEO suggested today. Julie Hamp, chief communications...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 19, 2015
Exactly two years after first unveiling a concept version of the Q30 sedan, Infiniti will pull the wraps off the production model at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, and the automaker is providing its own “spy shot” to give a hint of what’s coming. The question is what,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 18, 2015
As negotiations between the United Auto Workers and the Detroit Three automakers near, the union focusing on some big ticket items, including helping the automakers find away to reduce health-care costs. UAW President Dennis Williams today made it plain during a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 18, 2015
Unless you’re one of those Americans who works from home or has somehow found a job down the block, odds are you’re spending about 45 minutes a day getting to the office – a commute that costs you about $10 in gas, tolls and parking or for a ticket on mass transit....
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 18, 2015
New car sales continue to benefit from positive economic trends, says a new report from Edmunds.com. While sales are not growing as rapidly as they did in 2013 and 2014, sales remain very healthy. The U.S. light vehicle market in May had one of its best-selling months...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 18, 2015
If you think you’re not quite ready for the coming age of autonomous vehicles, you’re not alone. And a new study says the insurance industry is particularly unprepared for what could be a game-changing shift for an industry providing almost $100 billion in coverage to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 18, 2015
He never ran a car company – though he wanted to – but Kirk Kerkorian had a significant impact on the Detroit auto industry. And not just on one of the domestic Big Three. At various times, the gadfly investor shook things up at each of the Detroit manufacturers....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 18, 2015
While fuel economy, design and performance are three of the factors that heavily influence the vehicles Americans choose when they go to the showroom, quality is often the deciding factor. The good news is that today’s cars, trucks and crossovers deliver better...
by Michael Strong | Jun 18, 2015
Tokyo police arrested Toyota’s top communications executive, Julie Hamp, accusing her of violating the country’s drug laws by having oxycodone mailed to her from the United States. Hamp, who was appointed to the post in earlier this year, was accused of receiving...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 17, 2015
With the number of times automakers have had to restate the fuel economy figures for new vehicles, it’s no wonder a recent study finds Americans are skeptical about the mileage numbers slapped on the window stickers of new cars and trucks. However, the reason for...
