by Michael Strong | May 11, 2020
Audi continues to enhance its in-car infotainment experience as it rolls out the third generation of its modular infotainment toolkit, known as MIB 3, in its 2021 models coming this fall. While current Audi owners won’t see much of a change from the current version,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 11, 2020
The Model-T, the Beetle, the 911, the Willys CJ. There aren’t many cars that can claim to have “changed an industry,” but the original Toyota Prius certainly belongs on the list. The world’s first mass-market hybrid-electric vehicle is just celebrating its 20th...
by Michael Strong | May 11, 2020
Tesla Inc. filed for an injunction against Alameda County, after it told the EV maker it couldn’t resume operations despite California Gov. Gavin Newsome permitting the resumption of manufacturing activities on a limited basis. “I’m not messing around. Absurd &...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 11, 2020
Honda has unveiled plans for resuming automobile, engine and transmission production at its plants in the U.S. and Canada this week. Salaried and support associates who have been on furlough from Honda operations in the U.S. began returning late last week, depending...
by Michael Strong | May 8, 2020
Tesla Inc. is the latest U.S. automaker to announce it plans to restart operations Friday now California Gov. Gavin Newsome given the green light for some parts of the state to resume manufacturing. However, CEO Elon Musk may be jumping the gun. He told employees in...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 8, 2020
This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Walter Reuther, the legendary leader of the United Auto Workers, who built the union into a significant force in American life. Reuther’s death in May 1970 came at a tumultuous time. The four students had been...
by Michael Strong | May 8, 2020
No part of the U.S. transportation industry is immune to the coronavirus as ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft posted substantive losses for the first quarter while also taking measure to try to stem the tide including pay cuts and layoffs. Uber cut 14% of its...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 8, 2020
Designing a car can be a solitary venture, or so it might seem, however, “Design today is a team play,” said Volkswagen Group Design Executive Director Klaus Bischoff. And nowhere was that more apparent than in the development of the eighth-generation VW Golf. The GTI...
by Michael Strong | May 8, 2020
Courtesy of the ongoing pandemic, Waymo is going back to the future with its Waymo one autonomous ride service. The company is going to resume sending the vehicles back out on the roads around Phoenix, but with drivers only — no passengers. The company suspended...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 8, 2020
How low can it go? When it comes to gas prices, it seems, we already may have hit bottom and could be seeing the numbers start to rise again, just as large portions of the country are set to come out of coronavirus lockdown. Both AAA and tracking company GasBuddy.com...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 8, 2020
Nissan has decided to delay the restart of the bulk of its manufacturing operations in the United States, while the company’s top executives in Japan continue to revise the company’s strategy. “We’ve extended downtime at our manufacturing facilities for further...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 7, 2020
Michigan Two months after shutting down their North American operations due to the coronavirus pandemic, General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler will be permitted to begin reopening their U.S. after getting the nod from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday....
