California Moves to Block Trump Fuel Efficiency Standard

California Moves to Block Trump Fuel Efficiency Standard

With the focus of the auto industry shifting west for the opening this week of the Los Angeles Auto Show, California is taking the lead in moving forward with a lawsuit that will block efforts by the Trump administration to roll back federal fuel efficiency standards....
Live from Los Angeles!

Live from Los Angeles!

The 2019 Los Angeles International Auto Show kicks off the North American auto show season. This year’s event features a variety of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids as well as bunch of high-performance beasts. Scores of top executives, designers and reporters...
CEO Musk Says Tesla to Build New Gigafactory Near Berlin

CEO Musk Says Tesla to Build New Gigafactory Near Berlin

Tesla will build its new production facility, Gigafactory 4, near Berlin, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Tuesday. Musk revealed the location of the new plant during an awards ceremony in Germany, according to Reuters. He said it will be close to the Berlin...
Toyota Defies the Downturn

Toyota Defies the Downturn

It’s been a tough year for the auto industry. And not just in the U.S., where sales are off by nearly 2% this year. China, the world’s largest automotive market, is expected to end the year with an 8% decline, according to the China Association of Automobile...
PSA-FCA Plan to Retain All Brands After Merger

PSA-FCA Plan to Retain All Brands After Merger

If the merger of PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is completed as expected, there are no plans to eliminate any brands that now belong to the two companies. PSA CEO Carlos Tavares, the architect of PSA’s turnaround who is in line to take the operational helm in the...
GM Sells Lordstown Plant to Workhorse

GM Sells Lordstown Plant to Workhorse

Now that the ink on its contract with the UAW is dry, General Motors pulled the trigger on another deal, selling its Lordstown, Ohio plant to an electric vehicle maker. No terms were released on the sale to Lordstown Motors, the company created by Workhorse Group to...
FCA Makes Splash at SEMA as Jeep Takes 4×4 Award

FCA Makes Splash at SEMA as Jeep Takes 4×4 Award

The annual SEMA meet up must be like nirvana for Fiat Chrysler’s Mopar brand, and the automaker’s specialty parts division isn’t disappointing this year bringing 14 vehicles to the show, including featuring two pickup truck concepts as well as Jeep Wrangler Rubicon...