by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 22, 2020
Volvo Cars reported a significant loss for the first half of 2020, an unsurprising result given the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global vehicle sales. The company’s operating income dropped 117.9% in the first six months of the year. Additionally, net income...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 21, 2020
We all have a list of features we’d like when it comes time to buy a new car. Perhaps yours includes a heated steering wheel or onboard Wifi, maybe a hands-free driving system. Well, it seems that the most popular feature, according to a new study by research firm...
by Michael Strong | Jul 21, 2020
For the third consecutive month, U.S. motorists are driving less, but dying more often, according to early estimates from the National Safety Council. The NSC revealed that with May’s data accounted for from all 50 states, despite the fact that most of the country was...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 21, 2020
The Toyota 4Runner has been a mainstay of the company’s line-up for more than 30 years and is now on its fifth generation that carries on the body-on-frame character with the capacity to handle a variety of challenges from hauling cargo to towing to traveling cross...
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...
