by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 30, 2020
While the company’s first model, the all-electric Ocean SUV, is still nearly two years away from going to market, Fisker Inc. today announced plans to launch four products by 2025 – and seven longer-term. In a brief statement accompanying this image, Fisker said it is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 30, 2020
“What is in a name?” asked Shakespeare. When it comes to an automotive nameplate, the answer is: a lot. Manufacturers invest tidy fortunes to build up recognition for a brand or model, and don’t walk away from a good one without a very good reason. So, we were...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 30, 2020
The pandemic-shortened Formula E season just wrapped up, but the all-electric racing series will be back on track soon, according to organizers – and that’s good news as far as Jaguar Land Rover is concerned. The British automaker has been an active proponent for...
by Michael Strong | Jul 30, 2020
Volkswagen is the latest automaker reporting negative second quarter results, largely stemming from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world. The company posted an adjusted operating loss of 1.7 billion euros, or $2 billion, for the period, which is down...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 30, 2020
The construction of the new battery plant near Lordstown, Ohio is one of the main pillars of General Motors’ electric vehicle strategy took another step forward with the first pieces of steel being raised. GM chairman Mary Barra said steel construction at the all-new...
by Michael Strong | Jul 29, 2020
Automakers and suppliers have been suffering financially during the pandemic, and the federal government has provided assistance for small businesses with the Small Business Administration’s Payroll Protection Program. The PPP, as it’s known, allows businesses to get...
by Michael Strong | Jul 29, 2020
What’s in a name, a fairly well-known writer once asked, adding “That which we call General Motors, by any other name – like Ultium – would sound as sweet ….” Perhaps William Shakespeare would have waxed poetically about GM and its much-ballyhooed electric vehicle...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2020
General Motors will officially unveil the new, all-electric GMC Hummer “later this fall,” the automaker announced Wednesday. Plans for the “world’s first super truck,” as CEO Mary Barra described it, were teased during a high-profile Super Bowl...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2020
It’s been a tough year for auto shows, virtually every major global event this year, from New York to Paris to Beijing, canceled in the face of the coronavirus crisis. And what will happen in 2021 is far from certain, but the coming year could get off to a bad start....
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 29, 2020
July sales are expected to look weak when the numbers are posted next week as sales continue to drift sideways as the pandemic keeps a tight grip on the U.S. economy. Cox Senior Economist Charlie Chesbrough is calling for July auto sales volume to be down 19% versus...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2020
General Motors was able to circle the wagons and beat back the full brunt of the coronavirus pandemic during the second quarter, solidly outperforming the gloomy outlook forecast by Wall Street. With factories shuttered for two months and sales sagging to Great...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2020
Hard to imagine but the Lexus brand has now been around for more than 30 years and has proved that the Japanese can go head-to-head with anyone when it comes to delivering the sort of features luxury buyers expect. That said, while Lexus vehicles are reliable, quiet,...
