by Michael Strong | Mar 2, 2020
New vehicle sales in China were already slumping this year prior to the coronavirus outbreak, and now some Chinese municipalities are reverting to a tried-and-true method to spur auto sales: subsidies. Sales were predicted to fall 2% in 2020, but the China Association...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2020
It’s been said that “the show must go on,” and so it seems will be the case with the Geneva International Motor Show. There’s been a worldwide rush to cancel or delay major conferences, sporting events and other public gatherings as the coronavirus...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 2, 2020
Honda is expanding its CR-V model line with the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, which is scheduled to begin arriving in dealerships this week. Like the rest of the 2020 CR-V line-up, the 2020 CR-V Hybrid benefits from new headlight designs, new alloy wheel designs for EX and...
by Michael Strong | Feb 28, 2020
Despite new vehicle sales being down slightly to begin the year, the number of buyers wanting new sport-utility vehicles only seems to rise ever higher, and General Motors is struggling to keep up with demand. The company said Friday it will add 1,200 new workers to...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 28, 2020
BMW’s M-Series has built up a unique mystique that places them near the very top of the automotive heap. But you always have to wonder if the performance can live up the aura around the M-designation, which is one the reasons I welcomed the opportunity to drive M340i....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 28, 2020
Automakers around the world are preparing to rapidly ramp up production of electrified vehicles, including Kia, but they are running into some major stumbling blocks, including a global shortage of batteries. That’s a big problem for the South Korean carmaker which...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 28, 2020
The decline in the sales of minivans is prompting Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. to cut 1,500 jobs at a Canadian assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, across the river from Detroit by the end of June. The move will trim production at the plant from three shifts to two,...
by Michael Strong | Feb 28, 2020
This story has been updated with new information. The coronavirus has impacted automotive production and sales around the world and now it’s forced the cancellation of the Geneva Motor Show March 3, as Swiss government officials seek to control the potential...
by Michael Strong | Feb 27, 2020
Those lukewarm to electric vehicles often cite the lack of public charging stations as one of the reasons for remaining quite happy with their gas- or diesel-powered vehicles. However, the State of Utah may eliminate range anxiety from the discussion. In Utah, the...
by Michael Strong | Feb 27, 2020
Subaru of Indiana is investing in $158 million in of its Indiana plants, creating 350 new jobs in the process. The investment is being used to add a new service parts facility and transmission assembly shop at its Lafayette, Indiana plant. The new facilities will be...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 27, 2020
More than six decades after the first Chevrolet Impala rolled off the assembly line, the last of the big sedans will be built at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant today. The full-size four-door, along with other models like the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, have...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 27, 2020
The number of people killed in motor vehicle incidents last year dipped for the second year in a row – but that trend was countered by a rise in pedestrian fatalities, new data reveals. An estimated 6,590 people were killed were killed on or alongside U.S....
