by Michael Strong | Jan 3, 2020
The competition among electric vehicle makers continues to get tougher, especially when it comes to raising funds to keep the company moving forward. A new Chinese EV maker is just the latest company to raise the bar. Lixiang Automotive filed for a U.S. initial public...
by Michael Strong | Jan 3, 2020
Attendees at this year’s CES will see a unique fleet of BMW i3s whizzing around Las Vegas with a driver and a backseat passenger. Backseat? The new i3 Urban Suite concept is designed with a driver’s seat in a conventional position; however, the rest of the little city...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 3, 2020
This story has been updated with additional results from more automakers. Sales of new vehicles in the United States topped 17 million units for the fifth consecutive year despite a strike at General Motors and sales declines by big manufacturers such as Fiat Chrysler...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 3, 2020
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has been slow to embrace electrification. Indeed, former CEO Sergio Marchionne was so skeptical of the technology he once asked potential customers not to buy the company’s first all-electric model, a version of the little Fiat 500. But in a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2020
It may just be Jan. 2, but the new year, and new decade, are getting off to quite a start, at least for the automotive world where the burning question is: How did Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, sneak out of Japan? The...
by Michael Strong | Jan 2, 2020
Fiat Chrysler is joining forces with the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council and Plug and Play, the largest global innovation platform for startups and corporations, to create a new innovation hub in Detroit. Plug and Play Detroit powered by AmplifyD is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 2, 2020
This could be a make-it-or-break-it year for Genesis. The luxury spinoff of Hyundai has been struggling to carve out a niche for itself in the U.S. market and, while sales were up a bit in 2019, it remains a distant third-tier player despite the raves received for...
by Michael Strong | Jan 2, 2020
Despite a strong push of new product in North America, South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors reported their lowest sales results in seven years in 2019 due to poor results in China. They pair missed their forecast numbers for a fifth consecutive year,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 2, 2020
If you were making a list of companies that struggled during the past 10 years, Mitsubishi would probably show up on it, given the near death of its American operations at the start of the decade. But Mitsubishi, with a bit of grit, a bit luck and its ability to hang...
by Michael Strong | Dec 31, 2019
Just a day after getting a look at part of the new 2021 Ford Bronco, another part of the new SUV has been put on display: The grille. The Bronco6G.com forum posted the picture of the headlight and today the website followed that up with the grille from what some...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 31, 2019
Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, has jumped bail and fled from Japan to his family’s homeland of Lebanon, adding another unexpected twist to a tale of alleged corruption that began with his surprise arrest after landing at...
