by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 28, 2015
Just about any way you look at it, the second quarter was a good one for Ford Motor Co., the second-largest domestic automaker not only handily beating Wall Street analysts’ forecasts but delivering record numbers in North America and Asia/Pacific. Even Europe came...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 28, 2015
With sales growing well ahead of the industry overall, everything seemed to be going right for Acura boss Mike Accavitti. But the industry veteran has unexpectedly exited the Japanese luxury brand, parent Honda Motor Co. offering no explanation for his departure....
by Michael Strong | Jul 27, 2015
Apparently the folks at Dodge have a tiger by the tail, or more specifically: a Hellcat. The new 707-horsepower models are proving to be so popular, the company is doubling the production output for 2016. The brand announced today it would fulfill all scheduled orders...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 27, 2015
(This story has been updated with comments from an insurance industry trade group.) Losing a spouse is never easy, either emotionally or financially, and a new study finds that many major auto insurance companies are adding to the grief by raising rates for new widows...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 27, 2015
Daimler AG expects to begin rolling out its semi-autonomous heavy truck on German highways “within the next few weeks,” according to a senior executive. The maker first began testing its Freightliner Inspiration truck in Nevada earlier this year, and hopes to put the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 27, 2015
As part of the consent order Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has reached with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the maker will pay a record $105 million in fines and penalties – while also taking hundreds of thousands of recalled vehicles off the road. In...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 27, 2015
New-vehicle sales remain robust during July as the auto industry continues to track towards its best year in a decade despite the uncertainty created by the slow-growing U.S. economy. Sales are expected to increase 2.6% year-over-year in July 2015, resulting in an...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 27, 2015
Sometime next month, if all goes well, California battery carmaker Tesla Motors plans to ask a select group of owners to begin testing its latest vehicle operating system. Dubbed version 7.0, it will include a beta version of Tesla’s new Pilot system which will offer...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 27, 2015
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has agreed to pay a record $105 million in fines due to a series of mishandled recalls, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Sunday evening. The largest fine ever levied again an automaker, the consent order will also...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 24, 2015
As the big Chevrolet sedan races down the asphalt the driver seemingly misses the young boy who steps out on to the pavement. But his car doesn’t. An artificial vision system not only spots the pedestrian but slams on the brakes, stopping just a few feet before what...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 24, 2015
A day after the first reports surfaced on Japanese media, Mitsubishi Motors has confirmed it will shutter its aging and underutilized assembly plant in Normal, Illinois, a move that will cost more than 900 jobs. That follows a failed effort to find effort to find a...
by Michael Strong | Jul 24, 2015
Just days after hackers were able to take control of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee and run it into a ditch, Fiat Chrysler is recalling 1.4 million vehicles to upgrade vulnerable software to reduce the risk of it happening again. The maker will send owners a USB device that...
