by Michael Strong | Jan 24, 2020
Tesla Inc. sells more electric vehicles than all other EV sellers combined and enjoys a larger market capitalization than General Motors and Ford combined. So what’s next? Passing Volkswagen! The recent meteoric rise in the company’s stock – it’s more than doubled in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 23, 2020
Lincoln may have Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, but Cadillac has lined up an equally prestigious Oscar winner, filmmaker Spike Lee set to sing the praises of the fifth-generation Escalade when the all-new SUV makes its debut next month. The 2021...
by Michael Strong | Jan 23, 2020
Buying a new vehicle is exhilarating and exciting, but it can also be exhausting and maddening. Searching the internet is increasingly the go-to move for new car buyers, but almost no paperwork is signed until at least one trip to a dealership is made. New buyers like...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 23, 2020
The reborn Volvo Car Co. began building cars in the United States less than two years ago and the product that rolled off the assembly line first was handsome, tech savvy sedan that broadened the company’s product offering in the United States. The Volvo S60 is a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 23, 2020
Billionaire businessman and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg wants to see the U.S. to completely switch to battery-electric vehicles by 2035. Outlining a key element of his promised White House strategy, dubbed “Clean Cars for All,” Bloomberg said...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 23, 2020
Former United Auto Workers Vice President Norwood Jewell reported to a federal correctional institution in Oxford, Wisconsin, to begin a 15-month for violations of the federal Labor Management Act. Jewell, 62, was sentenced to a prison term last August after he...
by Michael Strong | Jan 22, 2020
Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda are recalling 6 million vehicles to deal with two separate airbag issues, including some Takata airbags. Toyota will fix 3.4 million vehicles around the world with ZF airbags that may not inflate due to the problem. The problem is...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 22, 2020
Daimler AG continues to deny cheating on emission tests despite the fact that the costs associated with its defense grows as the company’s operating income weakens. Daimler said Wednesday that it will set aside between 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) and 1.5 billion...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 22, 2020
With members preparing for the union’s annual political conference in Washington D.C., the United Auto Workers has come out against the Trump administration’s new “Phase 1” trade pact with China, saying the agreement favors corporations over the interests of American...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 22, 2020
Months after pulling back on plans to impose hefty tariffs on European auto imports, President Donald Trump again raised that threat during interviews at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In November, the administration let pass the deadline on enacting...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 22, 2020
There are plenty of reasons not to buy an EV, such as high costs and low range, or so goes the conventional wisdom. But many of those concerns vanish once motorists actually buy a battery-electric vehicle, according to a new AAA study. One example is cost. While there...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 22, 2020
Fully driverless, without even a steering wheel and pedals for backup, the battery-powered Cruise Origin might look like it rolled off the set of a science fiction film but it is all but ready to go into production, officials with the San Francisco-based autonomous...