by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2020
With Super Bowl LIV less than four weeks away, we’re already hearing about some big plans for game time ads, many of them sponsored by the auto industry. One spot has yet to be considered – but it’s already kicking up plenty of buzz. If new reports prove accurate, the...
by Michael Strong | Jan 10, 2020
Geely Automobile Principal Li Shufu is apparently still looking for some good deals after the holiday season, and has his eye on another luxury automaker: Aston Martin. The Chinese company already holds a controlling stake in Volvo Cars and more than 10% of Daimler...
by Michael Strong | Jan 10, 2020
Skiers and snowboarders were all atwitter with this year’s Farmer’s Almanac, which predicted “piles of snow.” This also means that the folks who get up early to plow parking lots and side streets may be busier than usual too. Fortunately, Ford says it has them covered...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 10, 2020
Barely two weeks ago, Elon Musk cracked a marijuana joke as Tesla’s stock surged to $420 a share – that number a long-time doper’s slang for weed. He’ll have to come up with another way to celebrate what’s happened since then, hitting a peaks of nearly $500 a share...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 10, 2020
The part consumers touch the most in any vehicle, the interior, is going through something of a revolution as new technology is brought inside the vehicle to help enhance safety and provide new or additional options. Visteon Corp., a supplier of automotive electronics...
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 Michael Strong | Jan 9, 2020
The battle for the annual luxury sales crown appears to have been won by Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, which sold 2.34 million passenger cars in 2019, a 1.3% increased, edging out perennial competitor BMW. Daimler laid claim to the title gain with its ninth consecutive...
by Michael Strong | Jan 9, 2020
The investigation into kickbacks and bribery within the UAW is widening as federal agents are said to be looking into links between newly appointed UAW President Rory Gamble, former VP Jimmy Settles and a union vendor. The Detroit News reported that the probe is...
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 9, 2020
Even in the upscale slices of the segment, the rapid proliferation of compact utility vehicles has made it difficult for the various brands to separate their identity from competitors. However, Acura has succeeded in putting some distance between the 2020 Acura RDX...
by Michael Strong | Jan 8, 2020
If pressed, Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk might tell you he thinks that his California-based EV maker is every bit the company that General Motors and Ford are, and after a bump in the company’s stock price in early afternoon trading, he’s technically correct. For the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 8, 2020
After a period of silence, Faraday Future is using Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for a low-key demonstration of its vehicle’s capability, starting with key executives driving one of the company’s prototype electric vehicles from its base near Los Angeles to...
