by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 21, 2020
Pininfarina, one of the auto industry’s most storied names, is preparing for a special display of all-electric “hypercar” in Geneva next month. Luca Borgogno, Automobili Pininfarina’s chief design officer, said Pininfarina SpA is pushing ahead with the development and...
by Michael Strong | Feb 20, 2020
Potential new vehicle buyers looking for the best of the best of 2020 models will want to focus on Asian brands with one very famous German exception, according to Consumer Reports. The magazine’s annual best brand rankings saw Japanese brands capture four of the top...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 20, 2020
Mercedes-Benz has been a relatively low-key presence on the auto show circuit lately, and won’t even be on hand for the New York Auto Show in April. But it’s planning some big news for the Geneva Motor Show next month, starting with the debut of the updated E-Class...
by Michael Strong | Feb 20, 2020
Daimler AG CEO Ola Källenius didn’t wait long to implement his newest plan to use further headcount reductions to help bring the German company’s profitability back up to expected levels — and he’s starting at the top. Källenius, who also instituted staff cuts when he...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 20, 2020
Preliminary numbers indicate the U.S. highway death toll tumbled by about 2% last year, a welcome development considering that roadway fatalities surged sharply as the U.S. economy began to recover from the Great Recession. This would mark the second consecutive...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 20, 2020
The Toyota Camry is one of the most familiar, and respected, pieces of automotive hardware found out on the road today. It has delivered comfortable, reliable transportation to countless American during the past two decades and Toyota executives are promising it will...
by Michael Strong | Feb 19, 2020
Jaguar Land Rover has been moving into the electric vehicle arena with personal vehicles for a while, now it’s charging ahead for the long term with a new concept vehicle named Project Vector. The shuttle-like vehicle is part of the company’s Destination Zero...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 19, 2020
A federal judge sentenced a former United Auto Workers official to 28 months in prison and approved an order calling for him to forfeit $1.5 million, which he obtained by conspiring to take kickbacks from vendors selling merchandise to joint programs operated by the...
by Michael Strong | Feb 19, 2020
Audi’s introduced the next generation of the RS Q3 and RS Q3 Sportback with an updated exterior look and a powerful 5-cylinder engine. The RS Q3 was among the first of the sporty “SUV coupes” that have become popular, particularly with German automakers. The latest...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 19, 2020
Nissan is launching a new subscription service that will allow a customer to swap between pretty much any Nissan product as often as they wish, even on a daily basis. The program, dubbed Nissan Switch, becomes the most flexible of all the new automotive subscription...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 19, 2020
Efforts by reformers in the United Auto Workers to force the union to call a special convention next month to consider changes to the union constitution, including requiring direct election of top union officers, have failed. The push began last fall on the heels of...
by Michael Strong | Feb 18, 2020
China’s desire to have more electric vehicles roaming its streets is getting automakers to examine how to meet those demands while cutting costs, and two of the biggest – Tesla and Volkswagen – may switch to a different battery to make that happen. Tesla reportedly is...
