by Brian Armstead | Oct 17, 2019
I’ve been writing about the automotive industry for 22 years, and I’ve enjoyed some great experiences traveling and test driving a myriad of cars, trucks and SUVs. On the car side, some of my favorite experiences have been on racetracks worldwide. Certain...
by Michael Strong | Oct 11, 2019
Perhaps tired of waiting on the UAW to vet its latest proposal, General Motors released the details of its offer directly to its striking workers, hoping $9 billion in new investments might sway the opinions of its picket line-walking employees. Of the new total, $7.7...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 11, 2019
Talks between the United Auto Workers and General Motors foundered late Thursday despite a meeting earlier in the week between GM Chairman Mary Barra and senior negotiators from the company and the union. Barra had asked for the meeting, which is held in a conference...
by Michael Strong | Oct 9, 2019
After a tough set of sales results for automakers last month, zero percent financing appears to be coming back with a vengeance in October. U.S. News & World Report released its “Best Deals” for the Columbus Day holiday and while just a few months ago, it was...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 8, 2019
It’s easy to forget that, just four years ago, the midsize pickup segment seemed destined to dry up and vanish as more and more competitors tossed in the towel. It took two new offerings from General Motors, the reborn Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon siblings, to...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 8, 2019
The United Auto Workers strike has taken another bite out of General Motors production as the company was forced to shut down part of its engine plant in Ramos Arizpe due to a shortage of parts made in factories hit by the walkout. GM spokesman Dan Flores said...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 2, 2019
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. reported that sales held steady during the third quarter while those of Ford Motor Co. dropped in line with analysts’ forecasts while strike-bound General Motors Co. sales rose while the company offered only a minimum of third quarter...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 2, 2019
General Motors Co. is facing mounting losses as the strike by the United Auto Workers continues to cut into the company’s production of new vehicles throughout North America. Compounding issues for GM is the fact it was forced to close its assembly plant and a...
by Michael Strong | Oct 1, 2019
New vehicle sales in the U.S. fell during September despite the Labor Day holiday typically being one of the biggest sales weekends of the year. This, however, that didn’t hold as the holiday sales were rolled into August and this month has three fewer selling...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 30, 2019
When all is said and done the F-150 is undoubtedly the most famous vehicle built – save the Mustang – by the Ford Motor Co. since Henry Ford brought out the Model T more than 100 years ago. But the F-150 pickup has been the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for more...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 30, 2019
The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Co. is entering its third week with the two sides deadlocked in standoff about the key issues such as wages, health care and status of temporary workers. “We’re still in a holding pattern,” said one source familiar...
by Michael Strong | Sep 27, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission will collect a $40 million settlement from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and its U.S. unit after the agency determined the automaker falsified its monthly sales reports for the better part of five years. From 2012 through 2016,...
