by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 3, 2020
European carmakers have been focused on electric vehicles and the COVID-19 pandemic has put new pressure on vehicle emissions. Despite this, many carmakers – Daimler AG specifically – have not given up on the diesel engine. Mercedes-Benz Vans this week announced it...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 2, 2020
It’s been a tough year for the U.S. auto industry, and few expect to see a real recovery anytime soon. The overall market is expected to tumble by as much as 25% this year, with no segment harder hit than luxury sedans. Despite the weak numbers, Mark del Rosso is...
by Michael Strong | Jul 2, 2020
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is becoming well known for his end-of-quarter emails trying to rally employees to meet production goals, while the final numbers may vary, the company produced more than 80,000 vehicles and delivered over 90K during the second quarter. He also sent...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 2, 2020
Dodge will continue its shift from mainstream to performance brand for the 2021 model-year, dropping both the Caravan minivan and Journey SUV, while increasing the power for its three remaining models, and adding a limited-run Hellcat version of the Durango...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 2, 2020
Ford is teaming up with Disney to help spread the word when it launches the new Bronco SUV later this month, renewing a partnership that dates back almost six decades. Interest in the Bronco resurrection has been growing to fever pitch, the nameplate currently the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 2, 2020
The second day of sales results saw the final member of the Big Three – Ford – report second quarter results that mimicked those of their Detroit-based rivals: down. Ford’s overall Q2 sales were down 33.3%, the company revealed, adding that its retail business...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 2, 2020
Four years after reviving the once-legendary nameplate, Lincoln is again abandoning the Continental, a victim of the ongoing shift from sedans and coupes to SUVs and CUVs. The decision to drop the Continental follows the move by the sibling Ford brand to eliminate all...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 1, 2020
Nikola Motors, the Phoenix-based startup that plans to build a mix of zero-emission trucks, has begun taking advance reservations for the Badger pickup. A flood of new battery-based trucks are expected to be coming to market over the next couple years, from the...
by Michael Strong | Jul 1, 2020
The extended run up of Tesla’s stock carried it past its Detroit rivals some time ago, but the push into its current territory above $1,000 a share has helped it topple the “king” – Toyota – as the world’s most valuable automaker. The move could be seen by many,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 1, 2020
Car sales plunged across the board during June, capping off the auto industry’s worst quarter in decades as the economic shutdown brought on by the pandemic battered sales of new vehicles in the U.S. General Motors said its sales dropped 34% in the second quarter...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 1, 2020
The game is about to change for the North American auto industry as the new USMCA trade pact officially goes into effect. Formally known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, it replaces NAFTA, the three-nation deal that had encouraged the development of an essentially...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 1, 2020
The United Auto Workers and the U.S. Attorney’s office in Detroit will continue to discuss ways to reform the union in the wake of the initial meeting between UAW President Rory Gamble and Matthew Schneider, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. The...
