by Michael Strong | Dec 6, 2019
Americans are driving more and more each year and many of those billions of miles traveled come as part of the daily commute to and from work, and new research reveals that comes at a higher price than some might expect. An average person in the U.S. spends nearly...
by Michael Strong | Dec 6, 2019
Uber revealed more than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during its 1.3 billion U.S. rides last year, including 235 rapes. Those reports include incidents where riders and drivers were attacked. The ride-hailing company issued a long-awaited study Thursday...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 6, 2019
The auto industry in the United States could chalk up another year of 17 million sales this year, Bob Carter, Toyota Motor North America vice president of sales said during an appearance in Detroit. Carter noted during remarks at holiday reception that Toyota was...
by Michael Strong | Dec 5, 2019
Nissan Motor Co. plans to help stem the tide of difficult financial results by having its North American operations shut down for two days in January. The Japanese automaker’s suffered through a difficult year financially as well as trying to plow through issues...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 5, 2019
Hyundai Motor Co. wants to transform itself into a “smart mobility solution provider” by 2025, and it is committing $52 billion to get there. The “Strategy 2025” program will see a significant amount of that money invested in electrifying its line-up – a move that...
by Michael Strong | Dec 5, 2019
Former UAW Vice President Rory Gamble was named president of the union, succeeding Gary Jones, who resigned in the wake of an ongoing federal investigation into financial mismanagement within the organization. Gamble will retain the spot until 2022. Prior to being...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 5, 2019
General Motors is teaming up with supplier LG Chem to form a new joint venture that will see them invest “up to” $2.3 billion to produce batteries for GM’s planned wave of battery-electric vehicles. The project will get underway with the construction of a new...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 5, 2019
The conversation around luxury vehicles has been dominated by German makes for what seems like forever. But if you take the time to drive one of the new vehicles from Acura, Honda’s upscale marque, you can’t help but wonder why. For example, at first glance, the 2020...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 4, 2019
Buick, it seems, is taking a cue from its crosstown rival, Ford. With crossovers overwhelmingly dominating sales at General Motors’ premium brand, Buick is about to drop the last two conventional passenger car models in its line-up, meaning that it will be an all-SUV...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 4, 2019
Former United Auto Workers Vice President Joe Ashton, who once served on General Motors’ board of directors, faces up to 37 months in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty Wednesday to federal criminal charges. Federal prosecutors charged Ashton with money...
by Michael Strong | Dec 4, 2019
In Washington D.C. a deadline is not really a deadline, which makes sense since the Commerce Department recently declared a Mini Clubman poses a significant risk to national security. The deadline referenced was the recently expired time limit that the Trump...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 4, 2019
It’s frequently said that the shift to battery power will free up automotive designers and engineers to do things impossible when you have a big internal combustion engine gobbling up space. We’ve seen some creative ideas of what that might mean during the last...
