by Michael Strong | Dec 13, 2019
Ford Motor Co. issued a recall Friday for nearly 550,000 Super Duty pickups in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The action, which covers 547,538 trucks in the 2017 through 2019 model year, covers carpet flooring that could catch fire after a crash, the company said. The...
by Michael Strong | Dec 11, 2019
President Donald Trump began banging the drum for replacement of the North American Free Trade Agreement before he became president. Once elected in 2016, he made it a focal point of his first year in office, and as of now, it’s one step closer to reality. The initial...
by Michael Strong | Dec 10, 2019
A Japanese government agency recommended a 2.4 billion yen fine for Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. because the automaker underreported the compensation of Carlos Ghosn, the automaker’s former chairman and CEO, for four years. The fine, about $22 million, is the second-largest...
by Michael Strong | Dec 4, 2019
In Washington D.C. a deadline is not really a deadline, which makes sense since the Commerce Department recently declared a Mini Clubman poses a significant risk to national security. The deadline referenced was the recently expired time limit that the Trump...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 3, 2019
With the world’s most aggressive EV mandates in place, China has become the largest market for plug-based vehicles, and demand could ramp up even more rapidly if government regulators follow through on a proposal that would call for 25% of the new vehicles sold there...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 29, 2019
BMW is abandoning the range-extending version of its i3 city car, the automaker has confirmed, a senior executive saying the concept “has no future” as the Bavarian automaker prepares to expand its all-electric line-up. First introduced in 2014, the REx version of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 27, 2019
Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot Citroen plan to sign a binding merger agreement in the coming weeks, according to communications each company sent to its employees. The move would lock down the deal the two carmakers reached last month and further downplays concerns...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 26, 2019
Few new products have generated the level buzz touched off by last week’s unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck. Tesla is betting there’ll be significant demand for an all-electric pickup, but it’s not alone. At least seven other manufacturers, including established...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 25, 2019
Carlos Ghosn has never been one to relax. As the long-time head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, he spent much of his time winging around the world overseeing one of the auto industry’s largest empires. Today, despite being limited in his movements, he...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 19, 2019
President Donald Trump once said “trade wars are easy to win,” something that has proved questionable considering the ongoing battle with China. Now, it appear he may have lost the ability to trigger another trade war with Europe and Japan over imported cars and car...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 18, 2019
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....
by Michael Strong | Nov 13, 2019
As the U.S. continues to look for places where it can raise the speed limit, thanks to faster and more fuel efficient vehicles, the Netherlands just announced it will cap the country’s speed at 100 kmh, or 62 mph. In a move reminiscent of the United States’ shift to...
