by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 4, 2020
The line between the luxury and mainstream segments is getting as blurry as the lines that define a batter’s box around the seventh inning of a major league baseball game. A case in point is the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Limited, a midsized passenger car that sits at the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 4, 2020
Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Jim Hackett will be stepping down on Oct. 1, with the automaker’s 58-year-old chief operating officer Jim Farley named to replace him. Ford has gone through a series of management changes in recent years, the second-largest Detroit...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 4, 2020
July was another tough month for automakers with Subaru and Toyota perhaps taking the biggest hits, reporting sales drops of better than 20% in July while Lexus saw its sales decline 9.9% last month. However, it wasn’t all doom and gloom as Hyundai reported a 1%...
by Michael Strong | Aug 4, 2020
Ford announced CEO Jim Hackett will retire this fall with newly appointed COO Jim Farley taking on the role after the departure. Hackett, 65, came to the automaker in May 2017 after a lengthy career as the top executive at Steelcase in Grand Rapids succeeding Mark...
by Michael Strong | Aug 3, 2020
General Motors Co. has asked the federal judge that dismissed its lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. to reinstate the lawsuit, claiming it has new evidence. The automaker asked Judge Paul Borman to reconsider his earlier judgement on the alleged...
by Michael Strong | Aug 3, 2020
Ferrari officials offered an optimistic look ahead despite a difficult second quarter when its net income fell 95% and deliveries fell by nearly half. The Italian sports car maker said that despite the tough quarter, induced by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the...
by TDB Staff | Aug 3, 2020
Affiliate Disclosure x The Detroit Bureau and its partners may be compensated if you purchase the recommended services. This allows us to provide in-depth research at no cost to you. A Japanese car manufacturer, Mitsubishi paved the way for reliable cars,...
by TDB Staff | Aug 3, 2020
Affiliate Disclosure x The Detroit Bureau and its partners may be compensated if you purchase the recommended services. This allows us to provide in-depth research at no cost to you. A historic part of General Motors Co., Buick has been in the American car...
by TDB Staff | Aug 3, 2020
Affiliate Disclosure x The Detroit Bureau and its partners may be compensated if you purchase the recommended services. This allows us to provide in-depth research at no cost to you. All new and certified pre-owned vehicles come with a factory warranty, but...
by Michael Strong | Aug 3, 2020
The steady stream of EV makers looking to go public to raise funds got another player: Lordstown Motors, which will merge with DiamondPeak Holdings, a shell company, to make the shift. The new public automaker, which will build electric pickup trucks aimed at...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 3, 2020
With the threat of “Big Tech” looming over its business, automakers of all sizes are scrambling to shore up their capability to compete in new areas that are likely to define the future of the auto industry. Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development Inc., also...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 3, 2020
Detroit’s three automakers are stepping up their concentration on trucks and SUVs during the second half of 2020 even as the COVID-19 pandemic lingers and electric vehicles absorb an increasing share of their capital spending. Fiat Chrysler, which will soon go through...
