by Michael Strong | Jun 23, 2020
Volkswagen unveiled its redesigned flagship model, the Arteon, revealing an updated exterior and what officials believe to be a significantly upgraded interior for the 2021 model year. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows. The automaker is expanding the line-up to add a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 23, 2020
In a year when so many things have been tossed up in the air, one thing remains consistent: the 50 U.S. and Canadian journalists who are part of the North American Car and Truck of the Year, or NACTOY, jury, will have plenty of new products to evaluate before...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 23, 2020
The North American International Auto Show, forced to cancel its debut June outing, will be back in 2021, organizers promised on Tuesday, adding that they are looking at ways to handle the event should the coronavirus pandemic drag on through next year, as a number of...
by Michael Strong | Jun 23, 2020
The melding of cars and computers took another step forward with Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia announcing a new partnership that will make the luxury vehicles nearly as much computer as car starting in 2024. That’s when all Mercedes vehicles will be built using the...
by Michael Strong | Jun 23, 2020
The Trump administration as well as Congress have been offering up some pricey plans to help move the country back toward economic stability in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Moving Forward Act is the first of these sweeping reform packages was recently...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 23, 2020
The Ford Ranger was named the most “American-Made” vehicle, nudging past the Jeep Cherokee, in the latest annual study by Cars.com. But the 2020 American-Made Index had a new player land in its upper ranks, Tesla landing three of the top 10 models. Honda, meanwhile,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 23, 2020
The state of Nevada is joining California and more than a dozen other states in a coalition advocating for tougher clean car standards that are supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality. Governor Steve Sisolak is preparing rules that would...
by Michael Strong | Jun 22, 2020
Just as Tesla said it was accelerating the timeframe for production of its battery-electric semi and rival Nikola showed off its BEV model, the way these things are going to get charged up on the West Coast has just become a little clearer. Nine electric utilities and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 22, 2020
Volkswagen is planning to launch a blitz of new, all-electric vehicles between now and mid-decade, the little ID.3 unveiled last fall set to be followed soon by the ID.4 SUV that will become VW’s first long-range model targeting the U.S. market. While the German...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 22, 2020
Construction has finally wrapped up but the new office complex in Franklin, Tennessee remains largely empty, like other companies across the U.S., Mitsubishi Motors North America’s move to its new headquarters held up the coronavirus pandemic. But that’s not the only...
by Michael Strong | Jun 22, 2020
After pushing the production of electric vehicles for the past few years, China’s government is taking a step back, easing mandates and providing flexibility for automakers to get back on their economic feet in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Government...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 22, 2020
The Volkswagen Group is pouring more money into the development of solid-state batteries, which are expected to propel electric vehicles in the future. VW announced its increasing its stake in QuantumScape and making an additional investment of up to $200 million in...
