by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 7, 2020
Devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, the travel industry is struggling to survive – and that is likely to make things more difficult for the auto industry. With airports and hotels all but empty, only those with essential needs still traveling, rental car companies...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 6, 2020
German luxury vehicle maker BMW revised its guidance for the 2020 financial year downward because of the pandemic, which has stalled the global economy. “The Board of Management of BMW AG noted the measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic are lasting longer in...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 28, 2020
Smart cities, in theory, can be an ecosystem of technologies that use data and analytics to manage assets and resources more efficiently with user-specific applications that could enhance public safety. Some advancements in this sector are already playing a huge role...
by Michael Strong | Apr 24, 2020
The decline in new vehicle sales due to the coronavirus pandemic isn’t just a problem for automakers’ bottom lines. The full stop on sales is taking its toll on the used car market as well, causing prices to fall precipitously. When the country enters tough economic...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2020
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the most widely respected and eagerly anticipated annual event in the collector car world has cancelled its 2020 outing due to the coronavirus pandemic. Event organizers previously told TheDetroitBureau.com that they were waiting...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 21, 2020
With most of the U.S. currently facing shelter-in-place orders, Americans have gotten creative in finding ways to keep themselves entertained, especially those that have children locked down at home with them – and for many, the automobile offers a variety of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 20, 2020
The enormous economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has sent the global economy into a freefall, prompting financial regulators in Great Britain to take a look at a new strategy to help cash-strapped consumers — a moratorium on car payments. Britain’s financial...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 15, 2020
For those living in the little town of Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, the silver lining of the state’s pandemic shelter-in-place order was a sharp drop in traffic along both I-696 and eight-lane Woodward Ave., traditionally busy thoroughfares that slice through the city....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 14, 2020
He survived one epidemic only to be brought down by the coronavirus pandemic. Automotive historian Mike Davis, a long-time contributor to TheDetroitBureau.com – and a long-time personal friend – is one of the roughly 25,000 Americans who have so far died from...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 31, 2020
The White House on Tuesday formalized plans to roll back fuel economy standards set during the Obama administration, a move expected to substantially lower the mileage the typical new vehicle will deliver by 2025. What the administration is calling the “Safer...
by Michael Strong | Mar 20, 2020
Perhaps the most-anticipated Chevrolet Corvette ever, the new C8 Stingray, is no longer available — to be ordered. The company stopped taking orders for the 2020 model March 18, due to overwhelming demand combined with a strike-induced delay on getting the Bowling...
by TDB Staff | Mar 19, 2020
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