by Michael Strong | Aug 20, 2019
Social media is flooded with first day of school pictures and the airwaves are equally saturated with commercials touting sales for all of the goods those kids will need to after the pics have been taken. For the older ones, shopping may include more than clothes,...
by Michael Strong | Aug 19, 2019
Can you have nostalgia for nostalgia? As it wraps up its 25th anniversary cruise there are those who remember the early days of the Woodward Dream Cruise fondly, but there are those who wonder now after more than two decades if it has, well, jumped the shark. For many...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 14, 2019
With more and more customers looking for ways to customize their personal transportation, Ford Motor Co. has stepped up with new options, including an all-new sporty package for the Ford Ranger. The FX2 Package adds off-road style and capability to the two-wheel-drive...
by Michael Strong | Aug 13, 2019
Few industries see the disparity between the best quality vehicles and the brands most favored by consumers like the automotive industry does. That difference came to the fore again as AutoPacific announced its 2019 Vehicle Satisfaction Award winners: Lincoln, Ram and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 13, 2019
U.S. dealers had nearly 3.8 million unsold vehicles in stock at the beginning of August, a 71-day supply that was the highest for the month in nearly three decades. With U.S. auto sales on the decline for only the second time since the Great Recession, automakers are...
by Michael Strong | Aug 8, 2019
In July, new vehicle sales in the U.S. ticked up slightly as buyers finally decided to take advantage of the good deals afforded them by three consecutive months of interest rate cuts by auto lenders; however, interest rates are likely as low as they’re going to get....
by Michael Strong | Aug 7, 2019
Ford Motor Co. agreed to pay $17 million to owners of vehicles with MyFordTouch and MyLincolnTouch to settle a class-action suit. The suit was filed on behalf of owners angry about the lack of functionality of the system. More than 360,000 owners or vehicle leasees of...
by Michael Strong | Aug 6, 2019
Unless you aren’t a parent, when August hits it basically means one thing: Back-to-School shopping. Notebooks, pencils, school uniforms, new car … new car??? In some cases, good transportation is on the list of “necessary” purchases. The question is what’s a good...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 5, 2019
(This story has been corrected to note that Honda is trimming production of just two of the four models being built on the Marysville line.) Honda is slashing production of the Accord and Civic models at its flagship U.S. assembly plant in Marysville, Ohio, a move...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 5, 2019
A new survey by the Original Equipment Suppliers Association and Harbour Results Inc. indicates that business for tooling industry linked to the automotive industry is slowing with North American capacity utilization at its lowest mark since 2016 when the data was...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 1, 2019
Sales of new vehicles held their own during July with help from cuts in interest rates and increased marketing efforts by carmakers, that are finding it more difficult to gain ground. Nevertheless, Toyota, Honda, Subaru and Hyundai all posted modest gains. Detroit’s...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 1, 2019
The group interested in purchasing General Motors’ now-closed assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio, is close to completing the deal, according to Vice President Mike Pence. But a spokesman for the United Auto Workers said the union’s current labor agreement with GM gives...
