by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 28, 2019
A federal grand jury in San Jose, California, has indicted Anthony Scott Levandowski in a 33-count criminal complaint charging him with stealing trade secrets from his former employers at Google and Waymo. David L. Anderson, the U.S Attorney for the Northern District...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 27, 2019
Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan Motor Co., boss, reportedly ran an investment operation in Silicon Valley, along with his son, using millions of dollars illegally funneled through one of the automaker’s affiliates in Oman. The largely secret venture, first disclosed...
by Michael Strong | Aug 23, 2019
The ongoing trade war between China and the United States just escalated after China slapped $75 billion in retaliatory levies on American goods. President Donald Trump responded by ordering U.S. companies to stop doing business with China. “Our great American...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 21, 2019
California regulators have launched a probe of Volvo’s pioneering subscription sales program, Care by Volvo, following dealer allegations that the flat-price service violates state franchise and consumer protection laws. If the California Department of Motor Vehicles...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 15, 2019
The federal investigation into corruption involving officials from the United Auto Workers and Detroit’s automakers has zeroed in on another ex-UAW official. Michael Grimes, who retired from the UAW in 2018, was identified in “information” unsealed in U.S. District...
by Michael Strong | Aug 7, 2019
Owners of General Motors vehicles with faulty ignition switches seeking compensation for the drop in value of those vehicles lost an important court battle after the judge in the case denied their request for monetary damages. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman handed...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 31, 2019
Rupert Stadler, the former CEO of Audi, has become the latest executive to be charged for his alleged role in the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal. Stadler and three other defendants will face charges that include fraud, false certification and criminal advertising...
by Michael Strong | Jul 25, 2019
The California Air Resources Board and four automakers agreed to a deal that sidesteps the Trump administration’s plans to roll back fuel economy standards and force the state to fall in line with the rest of the country when it comes to those mandates. The deal calls...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 25, 2019
Nissan will slash 12,500 jobs worldwide, significantly more than earlier reports from Japan had indicated. The company also plans to reduce its production capacity by 10% over the next three years, while eliminating 10% of its current model mix. “Our situation right...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 23, 2019
Already facing a number of lawsuits related to faulty transmissions, Ford has been hit with another class action, this one alleging the automaker falsified fuel economy numbers for its F-150 pickups. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 18, 2019
Toyota Motor Co. has been dinged to the tune of $15.8 million in a legal fender bender about the handling of recalls. Roger Hogan, who owns two dealerships in California, accused the automaker of retaliating against him because he raised concerns about the electric...
by Michael Strong | Jul 15, 2019
Automakers are lauding the Trump administration’s decision Friday to suspend a 2016 Obama administration regulation doubling penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements — saving them as much as $1 billion annually. In 2015, the Obama...
