by Michael Strong | May 29, 2020
Ford’s best-selling truck, the F-150, is about to become just another vehicle when it comes to the pandemic as its debut is being pushed back a week to June 25 — and it’ll be done online. The 14th generation of the pickup is just the latest high-profile vehicle to be...
by Michael Strong | May 29, 2020
Volkswagen AG is betting big – more than $2 billion – that the Chinese electric vehicle market – the largest in the world – will rebound, leading to growth for its burgeoning line-up of electric vehicles and ultimately to more profits. The German automaker announced...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 29, 2020
With the exception of the Mustang, Ford has all but abandoned the passenger car market—but it’s more than making up for that gap, it seems, by rolling out a steady stream of pony car variants for seemingly every possible buyer. We’ve already seen new versions of the...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 29, 2020
General Motors is preparing to step up production next week by adding shifts at truck plants in Missouri, Indiana and Michigan and starting production at crossover plants in the U.S. and Canada even as the number of COVID-19 deaths rise in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, an...
by Michael Strong | May 29, 2020
Super car maker McLaren Group is the latest automaker to highlight how hard the global pandemic has been on the industry, reporting its pre-tax loss in the first quarter jumped to 133 million pounds, or $164.3 million, from just 18 million pounds, or $22.2 million,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 28, 2020
The Memorial Day weekend is always a big one for the U.S. auto industry and was expected to be particularly strong this year, the industry anticipating a surge in demand thanks to hefty incentives and the end of pandemic lockdowns in much of the country. The problem...
by Michael Strong | May 28, 2020
When the next Spider-Man movie comes out in 2021 don’t be surprised if Peter Parker uses Smart Park to nestle his Sonata into a spot a la John Krasinski in the automaker’s Super Bowl commercial before meeting Mary Jane Parker somewhere. Sony Pictures Entertainment and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 28, 2020
While more and more automakers have been writing off their sedan lines, Acura sees the new 2021 TLX as critical to its future, even if it won’t match the sales numbers of SUV models like the RDX and MDX. In what has become the norm during the pandemic era, the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 28, 2020
Nissan reported a $6.2 billion loss for the fiscal year that ended on March 31, its first full-year deficit in 11 years and a signal to analysts that the automaker will face substantial headwinds as it launches its second turnaround plan since it was embroiled in...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 28, 2020
The fledgling fuel-cell partnership between Daimler Truck AG and Volvo AB is preparing to test its technology before the end of the year in a project with Rolls-Royce plc. The objective is to demonstrate emission-free alternatives to diesel engines, which are...
by Michael Strong | May 27, 2020
Less than 24 hours after Ford Motor Co. temporarily shut down plant operations at its Kansas City Assembly Plant after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 – the third time in the span of a week the company’s been forced to do so – it had to close a line at...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 27, 2020
After months of decline, shares of the three automakers forming the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance surged sharply on global exchanges Wednesday. Shareholders signaled their satisfaction with plans to save the long-running partnership that had been teetering on...
