by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 23, 2020
The new Ford Bronco easily falls into the “badass” category, especially when you’re talking about the Wildtrack model that gets the most rugged off-road package that the automaker will offer. For now, anyway, but odds are that Ford is holding back on announcing an...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 23, 2020
Simon Sproule, the former head of public relations at Fiat Chrysler, Aston Martin, Tesla and other automakers, has come up with a new gig — outside the industry, mostly. Sproule, who abruptly left his FCA post as the vice president of communications, took an executive...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 23, 2020
Car sales appear to be losing momentum under the weight of continuing spread of COVID-19, which is sweeping through key automotive markets such as Texas and Florida. For the week ending July 19, retail sales were 9% below the pre-virus forecast, 6 percentage points...
by Michael Strong | Jul 22, 2020
Things are coming up roses for Tesla these days – yellow roses – as the California-based EV maker announced it will build its next Gigafactory on a 2,000-acre plot of land just outside Austin, Texas. Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the choice – Tulsa, Oklahoma was the...
by Michael Strong | Jul 22, 2020
Tesla stock has been on the rise all day, in part, because investors were expecting the EV maker to report a profit for the second quarter. They got their wish as the company reported $104 million, or 50 cents per share, in net income on $6.03 billion in revenue. For...
by Michael Strong | Jul 22, 2020
Mitsubishi’s on-again, off-again presence in the U.S. appears to be in “on-again” mode with the Japanese automaker revealing its plans for the expansion of its line-up for the 2021 model year. The company plans to launch three “considerably revised” 2021 vehicles:...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 22, 2020
Porsche and Dodge topped the charts according to the latest J.D. Power APEAL study which looks at the features and “positive experiences” that their vehicles offer. The German marque ranked number one overall, as well as tops among luxury brands in the annual study....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 22, 2020
Credit federal aid, including extended unemployment benefits, with keeping the auto industry from crashing and burning during the coronavirus pandemic, Reid Bigland, the recently retired head of sales for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said during a webinar sponsored by...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 22, 2020
Volvo Cars reported a significant loss for the first half of 2020, an unsurprising result given the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global vehicle sales. The company’s operating income dropped 117.9% in the first six months of the year. Additionally, net income...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2020
We all have a list of features we’d like when it comes time to buy a new car. Perhaps yours includes a heated steering wheel or onboard Wifi, maybe a hands-free driving system. Well, it seems that the most popular feature, according to a new study by research firm...
by Michael Strong | Jul 21, 2020
For the third consecutive month, U.S. motorists are driving less, but dying more often, according to early estimates from the National Safety Council. The NSC revealed that with May’s data accounted for from all 50 states, despite the fact that most of the country was...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 21, 2020
The Toyota 4Runner has been a mainstay of the company’s line-up for more than 30 years and is now on its fifth generation that carries on the body-on-frame character with the capacity to handle a variety of challenges from hauling cargo to towing to traveling cross...
