by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 12, 2019
Ford and VW today formally unveiled an expanded “collaboration” they hope will position them as leaders in autonomous and electric vehicle development, even while helping slash the massive expenses required to bring those technologies to market. The announcement comes...
by Michael Strong | Jul 11, 2019
Ford Motor Co. started selling Focus and Fiesta models with defective transmissions between 2010 and 2011 — and knew it. Owners of these cars reported more than 50 injuries and filed more than 4,300 complaints about the vehicles with the National Highway Traffic...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 10, 2019
Ford and Volkswagen are planning to announce two new joint ventures by as early as Friday that would have them pair up on the development of autonomous and electrified vehicles, TheDetroitBureau.com has confirmed with numerous sources close to the negotiations. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 9, 2019
Roger B. Smith was intent on transforming General Motors but when he began hinting that he had a “lulu” of a deal in the works, few could have anticipated what was coming, least of all the GM chairman and CEO. Instead of acquiring another car company or launching a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 1, 2019
The European Union is imposing a new rule on battery electric vehicles, requiring them to sound like a vehicle with a gasoline or diesel engine. The regulation is designed to address concerns that low-emission cars and vans are too quiet, putting pedestrians at risk...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 28, 2019
Carlos Ghosn, the ousted former head of Nissan and the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, scheduled, and then quickly cancelled, a news conference in Tokyo on Friday during which it was widely expected that the 65-year-old executive was going to lay out evidence...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 21, 2019
The Japanese government played a central role in the breakdown of merger talks between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Group Renault earlier this month, according to a report by the Bloomberg news service. The agreement, proposed by FCA last month, was widely expected...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 18, 2019
After plunging last month to levels not seen since 2016, Tesla shares have been rebounding in recent days. And though a Tuesday morning rally wound up the day in negative territory by the time the final bell was rung, shares are still up more than 4% in recent days,...
by Michael Strong | Jun 12, 2019
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 1.2 million of its popular Explorer sport-utility vehicles due to a defect that could reduce the driver’s ability to steer the vehicle. The problem stems from an issue with the rear suspension toe link. The automaker noted that the affected...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 7, 2019
In an unusual move, 17 automakers, including giants General Motors, Ford and Toyota, have sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him not to move ahead on plans to roll back federal fuel economy standards – a move that puts the industry more in line with...
by Michael Strong | Jun 6, 2019
Seems like you can get just about everything at Walmart these days, and if you own an electric vehicle, you can even get your vehicle charged up while you’re there … well, at some of them anyway. The world’s largest retailer is home to 120 new chargers from...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 6, 2019
Less than two weeks after proposing a merger-of-equals with Renault that would have formed the world’s third-largest automaker, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles withdrew the offer late Wednesday citing government interference in the proposed deal. “We went in different...
