by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 7, 2020
There was a time when the Chrysler brand targeted the pinnacle of the automotive market, taking aim at the same luxury buyers as rivals Cadillac and Lincoln. These days, the closest it can come is loading up its Pacifica minivan with high-line touches like...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 7, 2020
Another top officer of the United Auto pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Detroit to federal criminal charges. Vance Pearson, a former UAW director and a former member of the UAW’s International Executive Board, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring with other...
by Michael Strong | Feb 7, 2020
With a long history in America, camper vans are gaining in popularity and Mercedes-Benz is looking to jump on the trend and introduced its first-ever pop up camper van for the U.S. market at this year’s Chicago Auto Show. Harkening back to those glory days,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 6, 2020
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. demonstrated the earning power of the Jeep and Ram brands during the during the fourth quarter as the company’s net profit and earnings per share climbed 35% thanks to a strong showing by the company’s truck lines. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 6, 2020
There was a time when the minivan was seen as the pinnacle of the automotive market, U.S. buyers snapping up more than 2 million of them annually. But these days, those people-movers are almost an afterthought, family buyers largely migrating to SUVs and CUVs. “Maybe...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 31, 2020
Stretching for nearly a mile from one end to the other, the Frankfurt Messe, the city’s convention center complex, is one massive affair. And, yet, for decades the auto industry filled up almost every inch of the complex, even setting up additional, temporary display...
by Michael Strong | Jan 30, 2020
Looking for ways to become more efficient, UPS is eliminating delivery drivers through a new partnership with Waymo in the Phoenix area. The pilot program will have the delivery giant using Waymo’s self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans to deliver packages from UPS...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 28, 2020
With more than 4,000 people in China now infected by the coronavirus and more than 100 dead, Chinese authorities are taking major steps in a bid to halt the spread of the disease, among other things limiting travel and shutting down some schools and factories where...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 27, 2020
In today’s high-tech automotive world, horsepower is taking a back seat to processing power for many new car buyers. And, by that measure, the new Uconnect 5 infotainment system Fiat Chrysler is launching is the digital equivalent of the Dodge Hellcat. One of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 24, 2020
The White House is reversing itself on federal fuel economy standards, a draft resolution now calling for mileage to rise 1.5% annually through 2029 after originally scheduled to freeze at 2020 levels. The revisions come in the face of strong opposition from...
by Michael Strong | Jan 23, 2020
Buying a new vehicle is exhilarating and exciting, but it can also be exhausting and maddening. Searching the internet is increasingly the go-to move for new car buyers, but almost no paperwork is signed until at least one trip to a dealership is made. New buyers like...
by Michael Strong | Jan 17, 2020
Toyota revealed Friday it plans to shift production of its popular Tacoma midsize pickup to Mexico from the U.S. as part of a larger reallocation of resources during the next two years. The passage of the new NAFTA allows automakers to build vehicles in Mexico without...
