by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 16, 2019
More than 11 million vehicles globally are expected to be equipped with connected-car technology, often known as V2X, by 2024, according to a new study by IHS Markit. The technology is meant to allow vehicles to talk to one another, as well as an infrastructural...
by Michael Strong | May 14, 2019
Nissan Motor Corp. officials earlier predicted that 2018 would be a difficult year for the company, and the final numbers show they were right to be worried as operating profit for the automaker dropped 57.3%. The Japanese automaker was plagued with a variety of...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 3, 2019
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported profits dropped 41% in the first quarter as a slump in sales in key markets cut the company’s revenues by 5 percent. The automaker attributed the decline to the normal production challenges related to an array of new product launches...
by Michael Strong | May 1, 2019
Despite the efforts of automakers to make using a cell phone less intrusive and less distracting for drivers, tickets issued for distracted driving are on the rise and so is the price increase for your insurance premium: Nearly 10,000% since 2011. Drivers cited for...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 1, 2019
Nissan and Subaru posted sales increases during April, but Fiat Chrysler and Toyota sales fell in April as deliveries of new vehicles continued drop under pressure from rising prices and higher interest rates. For Subaru of America, April was another solid month with...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 30, 2019
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will team up with Google and Samsung in a push to put connected car technology in all of its vehicles by 2022, the automaker announced on Tuesday. The new system being developed by the three partners will use and update FCA’s current Uconnect...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 25, 2019
Brisk sales of pickup trucks are propping up the sales of new vehicles during April, according to new estimates from analysts. The analysts from Edmunds, the car shopping website, forecast that 1,357,024 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in April for an...
by Michael Strong | Apr 24, 2019
As U.S. auto safety regulators are attempting to wind down the ongoing Takata airbag debacle, they are now investigating nearly 12.3 million vehicles with airbags that may not inflate during a collision. The vehicles are equipped with airbags produced by ZF-TRW,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 23, 2019
A major Silicon Valley tech firm is setting up a base in Detroit, Google spinoff Waymo taking over a plant in the Motor City where it plans to convert vehicles to operate as part of its autonomous ride-sharing service. Waymo CEO John Krafcik first announced in a blog...
by Michael Strong | Apr 23, 2019
For years, the knock against electric vehicles has been finding a place to charge up and how long it’ll take EV owners to do so. Google Maps is now taking the sting out of some of those problems. “If you’ve ever driven to an electric vehicle (EV) charging station only...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 19, 2019
U.S. auto sales suffered a severe chill over the winter. Demand was widely expected to slip slightly after posting an unexpected increase in 2019, but the market has been surprisingly weak and many of the industry officials gathered for this week’s media preview at...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 18, 2019
José Muñoz, the widely admired Nissan chief performance officer forced out in the wake of the scandal surrounding former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, is moving to South Korea, where he will become the global chief operating officer at Hyundai Motor Co. The...
