by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 29, 2019
(Correction: in the second-to-last paragraph, it is GM, not Ford, that has come in for sharp criticism by Sen. Tom Carper.) General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota have stepped into the legal battle triggered by last month’s White House announcement that it would...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 9, 2019
One few surviving links to the Walter Reuther era is calling for United Auto Workers President Gary Jones to step down from the union’s top job. “We must support and hope the membership wins at GM and must also work to clean out the corruption in Solidarity...
by Michael Strong | Oct 4, 2019
If you bought an electric vehicle and made a claim for the $7,500 tax credit on your taxes, you might want to pull out those old returns as a tax watchdog says tens of millions of dollars in credits were claimed inappropriately. According to an audit by the Treasury...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 3, 2019
This story has bene updated with additional information. A growing number of vehicles are being equipped with advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS, designed to reduce the risk of crashes. That includes technology meant to detect pedestrians, bicyclists and even...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 30, 2019
A federal judge determined that Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk unfairly targeted those hoping to unionize the company’s Fremont, California assembly plant. Among other things, Administrative Law Judge Amita Baman Tracy, ruled against the company for requiring workers to...
by Michael Strong | Sep 27, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission will collect a $40 million settlement from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and its U.S. unit after the agency determined the automaker falsified its monthly sales reports for the better part of five years. From 2012 through 2016,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 26, 2019
Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz has announced that his state will adopt the strict emissions and mileage mandates set by California, echoing a decision taken by New Mexico officials just the day before. The tougher mandate “just makes sense,” Minnesota Gov. Walz said in...
by Michael Strong | Sep 25, 2019
Ford continues to expand its autonomous vehicle development program with the addition of third city – Austin, Texas – for its self-driving test fleet of Ford Fusions. The Michigan-based automaker is already testing vehicles with its partner, Argo AI, in Miami/Dade...
by Michael Strong | Sep 25, 2019
Nissan is recalling 1.2 million vehicles from model years 2018 and 2019, including its top two sellers Rogue and Altima, for a problem with their backup cameras. The Japanese automaker admitted the mirrors are not in compliance with current safety standards in a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 24, 2019
Less than a week after federal regulators announced they were eliminating the waiver allowing California to set its own greenhouse gas emissions, the head of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday threatened to pull federal highway funds because of the state’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 24, 2019
Just last week, President Donald Trump was heralding the trade deal he apparently felt was ready to sign with Japan, but he may have been celebrating too soon, according to a report by the Washington Post, which cautions that Japan is pushing back due to the threat...
by Michael Strong | Sep 23, 2019
Despite a $1 million fine from the Securities and Exchange Commission, former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn appears to be getting fairer and better treatment than he’s received from Japanese regulators during the last year. Ghosn and Nissan Motor Co. paid fines as part...
