by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 28, 2018
When you’re struggling to gain some altitude it helps to have a good aviator on hand. Make that Aviator, the all-new version of what had been known as the Lincoln MKT. The new model, making its debut at the New York International Auto Show, is more than just a new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 26, 2018
Try and try again, Honda is coming back with a third-generation Insight hybrid and hoping it finally has found the formula after widely missing the mark with two earlier versions. The Japanese automakers offered a first look at a thinly disguised “concept” version of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 22, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce revisions to federal mileage rules by April 1, but while a number of automakers are hoping to see a sharp cutback in the standards a new study finds key automotive suppliers hoping the Trump Administration...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 21, 2018
With the Environmental Protection Agency poised to release a proposal to revise the nation’s current fuel-economy standards, a big network of American businesses is calling on the Trump administration to maintain robust fuel-economy and emissions standards for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 19, 2018
Volkswagen has put in an order for a whopping $25 billion worth of lithium-ion batteries and related technology, as we reported last week. A small share of that will be going into its new electric motorsports program which is charged up and ready to challenge Pikes...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 19, 2018
Three years after leaving New Jersey, Mercedes-Benz USA is moving into its new $93 million permanent home in Atlanta. “All the stars are aligned. Our new Atlanta headquarters marks a highpoint for Mercedes-Benz in the U.S. market,” said Dietmar Exler,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 13, 2018
General Motors continues to expand its use of alternative energy to power up its factories in the U.S and abroad. In the last move, GM confirmed that its working with Consumers Energy, a utility company based in Jackson, Michigan, moving from what is described as...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 8, 2018
General Motors plans to expand production of its first long-range battery-car, the Chevrolet Bolt EV, CEO Mary Barra said during an energy conference in Houston. The Bolt has experienced stronger than expected demand in recent months, some analysts suggesting that is...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 8, 2018
Japan is gearing up to put 800,000 vehicles powered with fuel cells on the road by 2030. Japanese experts from business and academia outlined Japan’s fuel-cell push at the “Coping with Change: Global Warming and Decarbonization,” an international...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 7, 2018
Get ready to say buh-bye to the Beetle. Oh, you didn’t know they were still building it? Well, that may explain why Volkswagen is getting set to phase out the once-iconic coupe when the current, third-generation model reaches the end of its lifecycle. Now, Volkswagen...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 7, 2018
Jaguar’s first-ever battery-electric vehicle will start at $70,495 – including delivery charges — when it reaches U.S. showrooms later this year, about $9,000 less than the Tesla Model S. The British maker is giving the public a first close look at its...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 6, 2018
This year’s Geneva Motor Show is going to extremes, from environmentally friendly EVs to exotic performance vehicles. And perhaps nowhere is that more apparent than at the Aston Martin stand where two debuts cover both ends of that spectrum. The British marque’s...
