by Michael Strong | Apr 13, 2020
Americans are filing for unemployment benefits at levels never seen before, struggling to keep up with their bills. Some segments are working with consumers to make things easier, but critics charged today that auto insurers are not doing enough to help. More than 80%...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 13, 2020
Ford Motor Co. and 3M are ramping up their ad hoc partnership in a race to fill the shortage of critical medical gear needed to address the coronavirus pandemic, including respirators, masks and face shields. Ford will add production of medical gowns, officials said...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 13, 2020
McLaren, the British maker of super cars, is considering the use of synthetic fuel as a replacement for high-octane gasoline. McLaren COO Jens Ludmann said his company is convinced that synthetic fuel could put a major dent in emissions in an interview with British...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 13, 2020
It was an era when death and destruction were the norm on the racing circuit, and it looked like Stirling Moss would become one of the many drivers who wouldn’t make it through the end of the season when his Lotus racer ran off the track at Goodwood in April 1962....
by Michael Strong | Apr 13, 2020
Less than a year after taking reins of AutoNation as President & CEO replacing Mike Jackson, Cheryl Miller is stepping down with Jackson filling in — temporarily. Miller is experiencing an undisclosed health issue, according to the company’s filing with the...
by Michael Strong | Apr 10, 2020
Three years ago, Nissan was part of an alliance positioned to sell more vehicles than any other automaker on the planet. Now, after a battle for leadership of the company, falling sales and the impact of a global pandemic, the automaker is restructuring to become a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 10, 2020
For the small cadre of Los Angelinos who’re actually venturing out from home these days, hitting the highway can come as a shock. Traffic on typically snarled roads like I-405 is almost non-existent. According to data from navigation service TomTom, Friday morning...
by TDB Staff | Apr 10, 2020
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by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 10, 2020
Karma Automotive with help from Nvidia has unveiled a SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicle. The vehicle, a van with the architecture of battery electric vehicle, is one of five platforms designed to offer new electric mobility solutions through an EREV (extended range...
by TDB Staff | Apr 10, 2020
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by Michael Strong | Apr 10, 2020
Saudi Arabia and Russia worked through their differences, leading to an agreement for a record cut in oil production worldwide in hopes of raising prices for crude oil and gasoline. OPEC agreed to cut 10 million barrels a day, about 10% of their production, while the...
by TDB Staff | Apr 10, 2020
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