by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 14, 2020
(c) 2020 TheDetroitBureau.com Uber now will require drivers and delivery workers, as well as passengers, to wear masks, one in a series of steps the ride-sharing service is taking to both minimize the spread of the coronavirus and to win back customers who may be...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 14, 2020
Two months after much of the United States began entering lockdown there are clear signs of recovery by the U.S. auto industry – though the American market still could end 2020 down nearly 25% from last year’s levels. Automakers hoping for a rebound have been flooding...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 13, 2020
In the days after shelter-in-place orders went into effect in states like California, New York and Michigan, anyone still out on the road might have had a post-apocalyptic experience, traffic on many normally clogged roads like I-405 in Los Angeles all but vanished....
by Michael Strong | May 11, 2020
Tesla Inc. filed for an injunction against Alameda County, after it told the EV maker it couldn’t resume operations despite California Gov. Gavin Newsome permitting the resumption of manufacturing activities on a limited basis. “I’m not messing around. Absurd &...
by Michael Strong | May 8, 2020
Courtesy of the ongoing pandemic, Waymo is going back to the future with its Waymo one autonomous ride service. The company is going to resume sending the vehicles back out on the roads around Phoenix, but with drivers only — no passengers. The company suspended...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 8, 2020
How low can it go? When it comes to gas prices, it seems, we already may have hit bottom and could be seeing the numbers start to rise again, just as large portions of the country are set to come out of coronavirus lockdown. Both AAA and tracking company GasBuddy.com...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 7, 2020
Michigan Two months after shutting down their North American operations due to the coronavirus pandemic, General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler will be permitted to begin reopening their U.S. after getting the nod from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday....
by Michael Strong | May 6, 2020
Ford is sending out its first shipment of respirators, designed in-house with 3M, to health-care workers in Seattle fighting COVID-19. After pledging to help, Ford partnered with 3M to develop and produce the powered air-purifying respirators, or PAPRs, using only...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 5, 2020
Korean carmakers Hyundai and Kia have reopened their U.S. manufacturing plants, albeit on a single shift. The two Korean siblings closed the two plants in March, about the same time most of their competitors shuttered their North American operations due to the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 4, 2020
The air over Los Angeles has been unusually clear over the past two months, a silver lining amidst the pandemic shutdown. But there’s hope that this becomes the norm, rather than the exception in the years ahead. Toyota has been playing a role in cleaning things up...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 30, 2020
When Ford Motor Co. restarts its U.S. manufacturing operations on May 18, company officials expect what they’ve described as a “benchmark playbook” will ensure that workers can count on being safe despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Senior Ford officials...
by Michael Strong | Apr 29, 2020
As other automakers tersely offer up first quarter earnings results that were well below what was predicted even as recently as the end of February, Tesla’s report is sprinkled with optimistic thoughts and positive results — starting with a first-time ever GAAP...
