by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2020
Smokin’! For those who don’t think the planned Mustang Mach-E GT will make enough power, the Detroit automaker pulled the wraps off a new version of the battery-electric vehicle and as its name suggests, the Mach-E 1400 Prototype will punch out a peak 1,400...
by Michael Strong | Jul 21, 2020
An ongoing spat between two South Korean electric vehicle battery makers could put a crimp in Ford Motor Co.’s plans to produce an all-electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup and future electric vehicles as well as Volkswagen of America’s first EV in the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 20, 2020
This story has been updated. Joe Hinrichs, the former head of automotive operations for Ford Motor Co., is making a return, of sorts, as a new board member of WaveSense, a startup developing autonomous driving technology. The Massachusettes-based firm appears to be...
by Michael Strong | Jul 20, 2020
For most of the past 12 to 18 months, the automotive world’s focus when it came to trucks was electrification, specifically examples from Rivian, Lordstown Motors, Bollinger, Tesla as well as options from Ford and GM. These vehicles have some eye-popping performances...
by Michael Strong | Jul 20, 2020
Ford Motor Co. is expanding its efforts to improve its advanced driver-assistance systems through a new partnership with Mobileye. The two companies will collaborate on the development improved camera-based collision warning, detection of vehicles and pedestrians, as...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 20, 2020
The return of the Ford Bronco has stirred up all sorts of excitement among fans of the legendary nameplate, which is now promising to give Jeep a run for its money with its new hardware. But the excitement also translates into other aspects of the vehicle business...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 20, 2020
Sales of small cars aren’t exactly booming the U.S. market but Mini keeps plugging away announcing new models for 2021, including new 2021 Mini Coral Red Edition hardtop. “We continue to create special edition offerings for our customers in the U.S. that are looking...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2020
With a planned IPO expected to raise $1 billion or more, Fisker Inc. is laying out plans to get the first of as many as seven all-electric vehicles in production and the first, CEO Henrik Fisker told TheDetroitBureau.com in an exclusive interview, will be migrating to...
by Michael Strong | Jul 17, 2020
Lost in Daimler AG’s announcement that it will lose $1.69 billion during the second quarter this year is the fact the company plans to stop making Mercedes-Benz sedans at its plants in the U.S. and Mexico. Daimler said the group’s earnings before interest and taxes...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2020
General Motors, on “a path to an all-electric future,” already has shown off nearly a dozen of the battery-electric vehicles it plans to introduce by 2023 – but it turns out the automaker was holding back, a new report by the automaker revealing its plans...
by Michael Strong | Jul 17, 2020
Tesla’s battle about using the name Autopilot in Germany is over and the EV maker lost, a German court ruling that using the name in advertising is misleading to customers. The Munich Regional Court ruled Tesla can no longer advertise its semi-autonomous driving...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 17, 2020
The first big automaker to release its financials for the second quarter, Daimler AG, the German maker of luxury cars, trucks and busses, reported a loss of for the second quarter, when as the pandemic took a heavy toll on the global economy. Daimler said the group’s...