by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2020
With Congress seemingly deadlocked over proposed federal guidelines for autonomous vehicles, the Trump Administration has rolled out plans of its own – but they call for the industry to stick with its own voluntary standards. The announcement by Department of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2020
One of the largest safety scandals in automotive history may finally be resolved with the move to recall vehicles equipped with yet another 10 million faulty Takata airbags used by 14 different automakers. That marks the final phase of an agreement reached between the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 8, 2020
While Daimler AG was chalking up the oohs and aahs in Las Vegas for its flashy concept vehicle that was done up with an assist from one of Hollywood’s most famous directors, a group of hard-hearted gnomes back in Germany were preparing another surprise for the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2020
This story has been updated. Meeting with reporters for the first time since his unexpected arrest in November 2018 – and his bold escape from Japan 13 months later, former Renault-Nissan Alliance boss Carlos Ghosn laid into both Japanese prosecutors and the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2020
Carlos Ghosn, the once high-flying head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, is set to give his first news conference today since his arrest on financial corruption charges in November 2018. The long-time executive made a daring escape from Japan shortly before...
by Michael Strong | Jan 7, 2020
Federal prosecutors took the investigation into the UAW to another level describing the union’s two previous presidents, Gary Jones and Dennis Williams, as being part of a “racketeering enterprise.” The new charges were leveled in new court documents filed as part of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2020
It may just be Jan. 2, but the new year, and new decade, are getting off to quite a start, at least for the automotive world where the burning question is: How did Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, sneak out of Japan? The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 31, 2019
Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, has jumped bail and fled from Japan to his family’s homeland of Lebanon, adding another unexpected twist to a tale of alleged corruption that began with his surprise arrest after landing at...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 30, 2019
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. appears to be preparing to ask a federal judge in Detroit to dismiss the blockbuster lawsuit General Motors filed against FCA just before Thanksgiving. A review of court papers in the case show that Judge Paul Borman ordered FCA to...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 26, 2019
BMW Group, which is in the midst of a heated sales race with Mercedes-Benz for the top spot in luxury sales in the U.S., is being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company confirmed. The inquiry is focused on the company’s sales...
by Michael Strong | Dec 23, 2019
If the massive recalls by General Motors and Takata in recent years have taught the public anything, it’s that vehicle owners are bad about bringing those vehicles to get the fixes necessary to make those cars, trucks and utes safe. Now, the Center for Auto Safety, a...
by Michael Strong | Dec 19, 2019
General Motors issued two recalls covering more than 900,000 vehicles due to software and fire problems. The first recall covers more than 550,000 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Cadillac CT6 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles due to a potential software issue that could...
