by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 2, 2020
This story has been updated. Automobili Pininfarina has unveiled a special edition of its pure-electric hyper GT, the Battista Anniversario. It celebrates the 90th anniversary of Battista “Pinin” Farina’s launch of the coachbuilding business and design house. “For...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2020
Strip out the back seat, add racing harnesses and boost the output of your already formidable twin-turbo V-6 by 35 horsepower and, in the case of Alfa Romeo, you come up with the Giulia GTA. Originally scheduled to make its debut at the now-cancelled Geneva...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2020
As automakers prepare to roll out scores of new battery-electric vehicles over the next several years they’re coming to recognize that, for many potential buyers, performance matters as much as range and cost. Borrowing a page from the Tesla playbook, Audi is getting...
by Michael Strong | Mar 2, 2020
New vehicle sales in China were already slumping this year prior to the coronavirus outbreak, and now some Chinese municipalities are reverting to a tried-and-true method to spur auto sales: subsidies. Sales were predicted to fall 2% in 2020, but the China Association...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2020
It’s been said that “the show must go on,” and so it seems will be the case with the Geneva International Motor Show. There’s been a worldwide rush to cancel or delay major conferences, sporting events and other public gatherings as the coronavirus...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 2, 2020
Honda is expanding its CR-V model line with the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, which is scheduled to begin arriving in dealerships this week. Like the rest of the 2020 CR-V line-up, the 2020 CR-V Hybrid benefits from new headlight designs, new alloy wheel designs for EX and...
by Michael Strong | Feb 28, 2020
Despite new vehicle sales being down slightly to begin the year, the number of buyers wanting new sport-utility vehicles only seems to rise ever higher, and General Motors is struggling to keep up with demand. The company said Friday it will add 1,200 new workers to...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 28, 2020
BMW’s M-Series has built up a unique mystique that places them near the very top of the automotive heap. But you always have to wonder if the performance can live up the aura around the M-designation, which is one the reasons I welcomed the opportunity to drive M340i....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 28, 2020
Automakers around the world are preparing to rapidly ramp up production of electrified vehicles, including Kia, but they are running into some major stumbling blocks, including a global shortage of batteries. That’s a big problem for the South Korean carmaker which...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 28, 2020
The decline in the sales of minivans is prompting Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. to cut 1,500 jobs at a Canadian assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, across the river from Detroit by the end of June. The move will trim production at the plant from three shifts to two,...
by Michael Strong | Feb 28, 2020
This story has been updated with new information. The coronavirus has impacted automotive production and sales around the world and now it’s forced the cancellation of the Geneva Motor Show March 3, as Swiss government officials seek to control the potential...
