by Michael Strong | Aug 26, 2020
As the end of August approaches, it means different things to different people, such as back to school, football season and Labor Day weekend. The Labor Day weekend is a signal for a variety of sales, including the auto industry when they often fire up the “good deal”...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 26, 2020
We’re still more than a week away from the official debut of the new Lucid Air battery sedan, but the startup automaker continues to tease us with more and more intriguing details. Today it revealed the BEV will be offered with a 113 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 26, 2020
Analysts are predicting sales of new vehicles are continuing to improve in August, though they remain stuck below the level recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic sent the economy into a lockdown. ALG Inc., a subsidiary of TrueCar Inc. and the industry benchmark for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 25, 2020
Porsche was one of the first automakers to launch a subscription service, its Passport program offering the ability to swap in and out of more than two dozen different models, albeit at fees of as much as $3,000 a month. The German automaker is offering customers a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 25, 2020
Tesla may be able to boost the amount of energy it can store in its batteries by as much as 50% during the next three to four years, CEO Elon Musk suggested in a tweet. Such a move could make battery-electric vehicles far more competitive with conventional,...
by Michael Strong | Aug 25, 2020
Despite lower traffic levels across the nation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the coming Labor Day weekend is predicted to see as many as 390 deaths and 44,000 serious injuries on America’s highways and byways. The National Safety Council said the estimate is...
by Michael Strong | Aug 24, 2020
People are coping with being cooped up inside in different ways, including expanding their families by adopting pets at a rapid rate. Adding a pet is a big responsibility, making sure you have everything you need at home is important – as is getting that new family...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 24, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has had a massive impact on life in America, with millions infected, more than 170,000 dead, and most Americans now taking steps to avoid becoming part of those statistics. Since the first COVID-19 cases started showing up across the country...
by Michael Strong | Aug 24, 2020
Volkswagen AG remains under the prying eyes of Germany’s motor vehicle authority KBA now courtesy of a probe of Porsche AG concerning potential manipulation of emissions data testing results of its gas-powered engines. Porsche’s parent, VW, has been through a series...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 24, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Uber’s former chief security officer with obstruction of justice for covering up a hack of the ride-hailing service’s computer system in 2016 and exposing the personal data of millions of users of the service and its drivers....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 21, 2020
It’s been a tumultuous year for the auto industry, something that would have been likely even if we didn’t have a deadly pandemic delivering such a shock. If anything, the slump in sales has forced automakers to take a good, hard look at their product portfolios...
by Michael Strong | Aug 21, 2020
Days after four children died in Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma after they were unknowingly left in hot cars, Tesla Inc. is asking the federal government for approval to use a new sensor that could help cut down on this issue. The EV maker petitioned the Federal...
