by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 1, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic caught the country unprepared, doctors, nurses and other first responders struggling to find necessary supplies of masks, ventilators and other critical gear. To help address that shortage, a number of automakers stepped up, converting some of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 1, 2020
It’s been a full 23 years since the last Land Rover Defender rolled into U.S. showrooms, so you might understand why plenty of folks have been getting anxious since hearing confirmation last year that the all-new version finally would make the jump across the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 29, 2020
There are plenty of reasons to anticipate the demise of the Nissan Z sports car. After all, the Japanese automaker pulled the plug on the convertible version last year, and it has let the coupe go more than a decade with only modest updates. Add the reality that...
by Michael Strong | May 29, 2020
Ford’s best-selling truck, the F-150, is about to become just another vehicle when it comes to the pandemic as its debut is being pushed back a week to June 25 — and it’ll be done online. The 14th generation of the pickup is just the latest high-profile vehicle to be...
by Michael Strong | May 29, 2020
Volkswagen AG is betting big – more than $2 billion – that the Chinese electric vehicle market – the largest in the world – will rebound, leading to growth for its burgeoning line-up of electric vehicles and ultimately to more profits. The German automaker announced...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 29, 2020
With the exception of the Mustang, Ford has all but abandoned the passenger car market—but it’s more than making up for that gap, it seems, by rolling out a steady stream of pony car variants for seemingly every possible buyer. We’ve already seen new versions of the...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 29, 2020
General Motors is preparing to step up production next week by adding shifts at truck plants in Missouri, Indiana and Michigan and starting production at crossover plants in the U.S. and Canada even as the number of COVID-19 deaths rise in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, an...
by Michael Strong | May 29, 2020
Super car maker McLaren Group is the latest automaker to highlight how hard the global pandemic has been on the industry, reporting its pre-tax loss in the first quarter jumped to 133 million pounds, or $164.3 million, from just 18 million pounds, or $22.2 million,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 28, 2020
The Memorial Day weekend is always a big one for the U.S. auto industry and was expected to be particularly strong this year, the industry anticipating a surge in demand thanks to hefty incentives and the end of pandemic lockdowns in much of the country. The problem...
by Michael Strong | May 28, 2020
When the next Spider-Man movie comes out in 2021 don’t be surprised if Peter Parker uses Smart Park to nestle his Sonata into a spot a la John Krasinski in the automaker’s Super Bowl commercial before meeting Mary Jane Parker somewhere. Sony Pictures Entertainment and...
by Michael Strong | May 28, 2020
More than two dozen states and cities filed suit against the Trump administration’s move in March to roll back fuel-efficiency mandates set by the Obama administration. The process of reviewing and amending the previous rules has sparked feuding between many states...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 28, 2020
While more and more automakers have been writing off their sedan lines, Acura sees the new 2021 TLX as critical to its future, even if it won’t match the sales numbers of SUV models like the RDX and MDX. In what has become the norm during the pandemic era, the...
