by Michael Strong | Jan 3, 2020
Attendees at this year’s CES will see a unique fleet of BMW i3s whizzing around Las Vegas with a driver and a backseat passenger. Backseat? The new i3 Urban Suite concept is designed with a driver’s seat in a conventional position; however, the rest of the little city...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 3, 2020
This story has been updated with additional results from more automakers. Sales of new vehicles in the United States topped 17 million units for the fifth consecutive year despite a strike at General Motors and sales declines by big manufacturers such as Fiat Chrysler...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2020
It may just be Jan. 2, but the new year, and new decade, are getting off to quite a start, at least for the automotive world where the burning question is: How did Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, sneak out of Japan? The...
by Michael Strong | Dec 27, 2019
Despite a slight dip December sales, the U.S. new vehicle sales are expected to inch past the 17-million unit mark for the fifth straight year. Cox Automotive analysts are the latest group to predict the industry, which was forecast to come in anywhere from 16.7...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 27, 2019
A new report from analysts at London-based Fitch Solutions predicts hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles, or HFCVs, will develop right alongside battery-electric vehicles rather than as a replacement product. The report also predicts that commercial vehicle segments,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 23, 2019
With carmakers pouring incentive money in the market and aiming heavy doses of advertising at consumer, December’s final sales totals should be substantial, according to Edmunds, the automobile shopping service. In a pre-Christmas sales estimate, Edmunds...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 23, 2019
BMW, which is committed to an electric future, will have sold more than a half-million “electrified” vehicles by the end of 2019, company executives said. “Half a million vehicles is the best proof: Our broad range of electrified vehicles is meeting exact...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 20, 2019
Inch by inch the vehicles used to carry passengers every day have gotten longer, wider and in many cases taller in the years since the end of the great recession. But the utility of small vehicles, such as the Mini Cooper Hardtop Two Door, is still hard to beat in the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 18, 2019
The National Automobile Dealers Association posted its official auto sales forecast for the coming year, and it calls for sales of new vehicles to hit 16.8 million vehicles in 2020. “We expect new light-vehicles sales will come in at 16.8 million units for 2020,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 17, 2019
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group are expected to take the critical next step in their march towards a merger Wednesday by issuing a binding memorandum of understanding. The boards of the two companies were meeting separately on Tuesday to discuss their plans...
by Michael Strong | Dec 12, 2019
Just as automakers annually make tweaks to their vehicles to make them better, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is implementing new, tougher benchmarks to earn the safety organization’s top rankings for 2020. The group is adding three new caveats in order...
by Michael Strong | Dec 12, 2019
Most automakers seem to be rushing to get their first electric vehicles to market as quickly as possible, however, one of the world’s best known sports car makers, Ferrari, appears to be dawdling along like a Sunday driver when it comes to EVs. The renowned Italian...
