by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 12, 2020
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is taking new measures across its facilities in Italy to support the nation’s campaign to contain the COVID-19 crisis, which is paralyzing Italian society as the numbers of people infected by the virus have exploded. “As a result of taking...
by Michael Strong | Mar 11, 2020
As the number of Americans identified as having the coronavirus rises, automotive analysts are predicting that new vehicle sales will fall. In fact, Morgan Stanley is predicting that sales will fall 9% compared with last year’s results. Prior to the outbreak, the U.S....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 11, 2020
BMW will end production of the i8 plug-in hybrid sports car next month after a six-year run. When BMW launched the i8 in 2014, it consciously countered what was then the conventional wisdom about hybrid-electric vehicles. True, the car got solid fuel economy, but it...
by Michael Strong | Mar 11, 2020
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has the business development agencies in several states buzzing after he tweeted that he was looking to set up a factory in the central U.S. for the Cybertruck. “Scouting locations for Cybertruck Gigafactory. Will be central USA,” Musk tweeted. He...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 11, 2020
Hyundai plans to officially unveil its next-generation Elantra during a media preview in Los Angeles next week. But the automaker already is offering a good look at what’s coming thanks to a news release, and teaser video and still images. Put them all together and...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 11, 2020
Until now sales of electric vehicles have been fenced in or left out of markets in various parts of the United States. But Ford Motor Co. says the all-electric Mustang Mach-E has drawn reservations from all 50 U.S. states during the first three months of the...
by Michael Strong | Mar 10, 2020
The New York International Auto Show is the latest industry exposition to either be cancelled or postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, the show pushed back to August. The show was originally scheduled to open to media on April 8 at the Javits...
by Michael Strong | Mar 10, 2020
The Ford Bronco may hold the record for the vehicle with the longest lead-in time in the history of the auto industry. Ford’s been teasing this ute for years, and demand is being whipped up by the latest round of leaked photos. Pics of both the full-size Bronco in the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 10, 2020
The world debut of its refreshed 2021 Odyssey is now scheduled to take place at next month’s New York International Auto Show. Throughout the years, Honda has sold more than 1.1 million Odyssey minivans and the 2021 version of Honda’s “Ultimate Family...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 10, 2020
For decades going all the way back 1970s, the U.S. economy has been haunted the threat of a spike in oil prices. But it’s teetering on the verge of a plunge in oil prices that threatens both the energy sector and simultaneously the automotive sector, which is putting...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 10, 2020
Despite dealing with arraignment in federal court on federal criminal charges, the United Auto Workers is facing new challenges. The UAW executive board has hired a Washington, D.C to investigate claims of sexual harassment and discrimination against one of its own,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 10, 2020
Worries about the spreading coronavirus epidemic has led a number of automakers to curb travel and scale back some of their public events, General Motors announcing it will cancel the April 2 debut of Cadillac’s first all-electric model, the Lyriq. GM had already...
