by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 14, 2020
The fallout from the dieselgate scandal continues to climb for Daimler AG, which has agreed to pay more than $2.2 billion in settlements with U.S. authorities and a class-action lawsuit. The company expects to pay an additional “mid-three-digit million” euros in fines...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 13, 2020
It’s hard for me to imagine that it was nearly half a lifetime ago, 1989 to be exact, that I first took a Mazda Miata for a test drive. Everywhere I went people gathered to check it out. Another driver in an old Spitfire following as I exited I-75, pulled alongside...
by Michael Strong | Aug 13, 2020
Fiat Chrysler’s long-running Challenger muscle car line-up is getting another new variant — and this one is the fastest muscle car on the planet. The new Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock is powered by the same supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi high-output V-8 that powers...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 12, 2020
We’re seeing plenty of battery-powered hypercars lately, like the Rimac Concept Two and the Pininfarina Battista, but California’s Hyperion is taking a very different to going green with its new XP-1. Formally unveiled today, the startup’s first entry opts for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 12, 2020
Lucid Motors, a California-based EV maker, plans to unveil its first production model during a web event next month, the Lucid Air set to go on sale during the coming model year. The startup is just one of a long list of new brands hoping to crack the U.S. market...
by Michael Strong | Aug 12, 2020
It’s been a tough year for new vehicle sales due to the pandemic, but they haven’t halted completely and used car sales have taken up some of the slack. In short, there are still buyers out there. Given the current state of the economy, some of those shoppers may be...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 12, 2020
Most parents don’t take nearly five months to name their new “child,” but it’s taken Hyundai and Aptiv, the big automotive supplier, that long to come up with the right one for the collaboration in autonomous vehicles they launched in March — Motional. The two words...
by Michael Strong | Aug 11, 2020
While U.S. automakers continue to sales dip due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus, China reported its fourth consecutive month of improved results, sales jumping 16.4% compared with year-ago figures. It’s not all good news for the world’s largest market....
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 11, 2020
In a fight critical to their future business model, Uber and Lyft have lost a battle in their legal fight about whether their drivers are company employees or independent contractors. A state judge in California ruled in favor of a new state law, Assembly Bill 5,...
by Michael Strong | Aug 7, 2020
U.S. auto sales have been hammered since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country in late February and early March. After tough results in March and April, the market has slowly begun to bounce back, offering encouragement to automakers and the industry and leading...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 7, 2020
Head to Google and search terms like “Tesla fighter,” or “Tesla killer,” and you’ll get pages of results, some referencing comments from competing manufacturers, others the breathless expectations of journalists and analysts. The reality is Tesla continues to dominate...
by Michael Strong | Aug 7, 2020
Toyota Motor Corp. surprised analysts by turning a small profit for the quarter, albeit the company’s smallest profit in nearly a decade, overcoming poor sales globally due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The company reported an operating profit of 13.9...
