by Henny Hemmes | Jul 1, 2015
For BMW, 2016 is going to be the year of the PHEV. Forget low fuel prices the Bavarians are convinced plug-ins are here to stay, and they’re rolling out and assortment of new models that pick up on the technology first introduced with the exotic BMW i8. In a matter of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 1, 2015
Improvements in consumer sentiment, low interest rates and the steady growth in the sales of truck and utility vehicles, including those sold by luxury brands, helped set the torrid pace for sales in June, which boosted the seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales or...
by Michael Strong | Jul 1, 2015
Automakers in the U.S. enjoyed a monumental month in June with double-digit sales increases seeming to be the norm as they reported the results. The results were so positive at least one organization – the National Automobile Dealers Association – revised its expected...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 1, 2015
In an unusual move, Japan’s three largest automakers have agreed to work tougher to help create what they’re calling a “hydrogen society.” Toyota Motor Corp. has just launched its new Mirai fuel-cell vehicle, with Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. working up...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 1, 2015
New vehicle sales continued their torrid pace for in the U.S. in June, helping the auto industry finished up the best six months in a decade with a slew of automakers posting sales increases or logging manufacturers sales records. General Motors, FCA US, Ford, Nissan,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 1, 2015
Already under fire for failing to catch a series of deadly defects – including the flawed General Motors ignition switch blamed for over 100 deaths – federal regulators may have missed yet another fatal flaw. This one involves a potentially defective hitch used on as...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 1, 2015
Two weeks after being arrested for allegedly importing prescription drugs into Japan, Toyota Motor Co.’s global public relations director – and its top female executive – has resigned. Julie Hamp remains in jail, according to reports from Japan where the law allows...
