by Michael Strong | Jun 17, 2020
General Motors plans to recognize Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the U.S., Friday with 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence. Juneteenth is June 19, and the period of silence matches the amount of time that the Minneapolis police officer knelt on Floyd’s...
by Michael Strong | Jun 17, 2020
The hallways at the Glass House, Ford Motor Co.’s Dearborn, Michigan headquarters, and scores of other buildings are likely going to be quieter for the next several months as the automaker gave salaried personnel working from home already the option to stay there...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 17, 2020
What would the automotive world be without the turbocharger? The technology has helped automakers downsize engines, even while boosting power and improving fuel economy. But the devices do have their drawbacks, starting with dreaded turbo lag, the frustrating pause...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 17, 2020
Tesla appears to be facing significant quality problems with the new Model Y severe enough some customers are rejecting delivery of the battery-electric SUV, according to a variety of reports, including those in Tesla online forums. The problems reportedly cover a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 17, 2020
By the end of this year, Ford will launch its first long-range battery-electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E, but it won’t be alone for long, the automaker planning to add, among others, BEV versions of both the F-150 pickup and Transit van. The two truck models are...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 17, 2020
Audi is stepping up its research on automated driving by opening a new research-and-development office in Silicon Valley focused on advanced driver assistance systems. The company expects to hire 60 engineers to concentrate on artificial intelligence, software...
by Michael Strong | Jun 16, 2020
One of the hottest segments of the sport-utility market today is the luxury ute, and the vehicle that epitomizes that special group is celebrating its 50th anniversary: the Range Rover. “The original luxury SUV,” as Land Rover describes it was “born” June 17, 1970. It...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 16, 2020
There are a handful of vehicles that truly define a brand. Ask most folks what model that would be for BMW and they’d likely say the iconic 3-Series. But one could make a forceful argument that the real answer is the BMW 5-Series which finds the sweet spot between the...
by Michael Strong | Jun 16, 2020
A safety advocacy group renewed its call to improve the design of sport-utility vehicles to make them less likely injure or kill pedestrians after a new study showed that those vehicles were significantly more likely to do exactly that. According to a new study by the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 16, 2020
The auto industry runs, more less or less but mostly more, on the axiom that you can’t have too much of a good thing so it’s no real surprise that Kia has brought out the Seltos, a compact crossover vehicle. After all, a different compact crossover, the Kia Soul, was...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 16, 2020
It has been a “tragic year,’ between the coronavirus pandemic, the collapse of the U.S. economy and the “brutal” murders of black Americans at the hands of police, said General Motors CEO Mary Barra. During an online meeting with members of the Detroit Automotive...
by Michael Strong | Jun 16, 2020
After months of supposition and spy photos splashed across the internet, Ford is prepping to sate the appetites of Bronco aficionados the world over with the debut of the new Bronco (and maybe a Bronco Sport?) on July 9. That date will hold a special place in the...
