by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 11, 2019
Think of it as “déjà vu all over again,” as baseball legend Yogi Berra was fond of saying. If these renderings of the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas ring a bell, that should be no surprise. The updated, three-row version of VW’s big SUV will pick up some of the key design cues...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 11, 2019
General Motors aims to maintain its dominance in full-size sport-utility segment, GM executives said, as the company unveiled the 2021 Chevrolet Suburban and Chevrolet Tahoe at a private event in Detroit. GM invented the sport-utility vehicle when it introduced the...
by Michael Strong | Dec 10, 2019
A Japanese government agency recommended a 2.4 billion yen fine for Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. because the automaker underreported the compensation of Carlos Ghosn, the automaker’s former chairman and CEO, for four years. The fine, about $22 million, is the second-largest...
by Michael Strong | Dec 10, 2019
China’s auto sales continue to slump as the world’s largest market saw sales drop for the 17th month in a row. In November, new energy vehicles (NEVs) also fell for the fifth straight month. Overall, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said the...
by Michael Strong | Dec 10, 2019
Despite a rise in November sales, U.S. auto dealers are less optimistic about the fourth quarter than they were last year at this time. However, they are optimistic about the next 90 days, mirroring the sentiment they expressed last year at this time. According to the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 10, 2019
Gone are the days when automakers tried to make their car-based crossovers look like conventionally boxy SUVs. The industry trend has been to opt for ever more swoopy shapes that attempt to overcome the inherent design limitations of two-box vehicles. So, imagine our...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 10, 2019
An experimental app-based ride-hailing service apparently has found the way to San Jose. Bosch and Mercedes-Benz said their joint effort to develop an urban automated driving app-based ride-hailing service using automated Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicles has launched in...
by Michael Strong | Dec 9, 2019
General Motors’ closure of its Lordstown, Ohio plant met with much criticism, but the company seems to looking to provide a soft landing for the folks who seemed to depend on it financially as the company revealed it’s providing the new owners of the site with a $40...
by Brian Armstead | Dec 9, 2019
The makers of the Ultimate Driving Machine produce a few other types of driving machines as well, the company’s Rolls-Royce and Mini products contribute to the company’s bottom line as well as its reputation as an automaker. The company invited a slew of auto...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 9, 2019
Even though UAW workers are back on the job after ratifying their new contract with General Motors, their six-week strike continues to create headaches – and not just for the largest of the domestic automakers. Dealers are struggling to cope with customers who are, in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 9, 2019
Long the world’s largest best-selling automaker, General Motors has been on a decadelong retreat, and it’s set to downsize even more now that it has agreed to sell off its Togliatti assembly plant, effectively ending its participation in the once-promising Russian...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 9, 2019
A half dozen law firms from around the United States have filed class-action lawsuits claiming Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. defrauded shareholders withholding information about FCA’s efforts to bribe officials of the United Auto Workers. The lawsuits are asking...
