by Michael Strong | Jul 17, 2018
Ford Motor Co. and Takata agreed to a $299.1 million settlement to allow the automaker to cover economic damages tied to the supplier’s faulty inflators. The deal covers about 6 million Ford vehicles with the inflators. Takata produced airbag inflators that became...
by Michael Strong | Jul 13, 2018
The car that was once considered the second coming of the Model T is now at the end of its run: Tata Motors killed the Nano. The small four-door car that was developed because Tata’s Motors Chairman Rajan Tata saw a family of four trying to navigate a street on a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 20, 2018
New vehicle quality has reached an all-time high according to the latest J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey, and the 2018 IQS reveals a number of surprising trends, starting with the fact that three Korean brands lead this year’s study. The latest IQS, which looks at...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 19, 2018
Reflecting the massive shift from sedans and coupes to SUVs, CUVs and pickups, light trucks are doing a better job of pleasing buyers, at least if the 2018 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards are any indication. And SUVs are the most satisfying products of all, reports...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 24, 2018
It’s hard to tell whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s latest idea was more influenced by the old Soviet Union or the current resident of the White House. Like President Donald Trump, the billionaire entrepreneur has had his run-ins with the media, Tesla coming under...
by Michael Strong | May 22, 2018
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to twitter – as he often does – to defend his company and the Model 3 and explain problems that Consumer Reports told its readers about were easily fixed. The magazine, which stopped short of giving the Model 3 an endorsement, pointed out that...
by Michael Strong | May 21, 2018
Tesla’s Model 3 is slowly working its way on to the driveways of the tens of thousands of folks who ordered one — including Consumer Reports and Edmunds, and the results are not what the EV maker had hoped. Consumer Reports said it “found plenty to like about the...
by Michael Strong | May 2, 2018
Ford Motor Co. announced the expansion of an existing recall on its full-size Transit vans. The automaker is adding 26,000 more vehicles to the action, bringing the total number affected to just under 100,000 units. The newly added vehicles to the initial recall,...
by Michael Strong | Apr 30, 2018
Subaru Corp. said employees manipulated fuel economy and emissions figures on about 900 vehicles manufactured in Japan. The company has been investigating the issue since it first came to light last fall and issued a report of its findings last week. The revelation...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 25, 2018
With apologies to Charles Dickens, think of it as two tales of a car, suggests Sandy Munro, head of the suburban Detroit competitive analysis firm, Munro and Associates. How can such a breakthrough vehicle also have so many problems, he asks, during a lengthy look at...
by Michael Strong | Apr 19, 2018
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is borrowing from a famous ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll ditty in order to get Model 3 production levels back on track: they’re going to work around the clock. Musk ordered a weeklong shut down of the company’s plant in Fremont, California, to resolve once...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 6, 2018
Cadillac is covering both ends of the spectrum at this month’s New York International Auto Show, offering up both the new entry-luxury XT4 sport-utility vehicle, as well as a high-performance version of its flagship sedan, the new CT6 V-Sport. The two mark the start...
