by Michael Strong | Jul 2, 2020
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is becoming well known for his end-of-quarter emails trying to rally employees to meet production goals, while the final numbers may vary, the company produced more than 80,000 vehicles and delivered over 90K during the second quarter. He also sent...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 2, 2020
Dodge will continue its shift from mainstream to performance brand for the 2021 model-year, dropping both the Caravan minivan and Journey SUV, while increasing the power for its three remaining models, and adding a limited-run Hellcat version of the Durango...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 2, 2020
Ford is teaming up with Disney to help spread the word when it launches the new Bronco SUV later this month, renewing a partnership that dates back almost six decades. Interest in the Bronco resurrection has been growing to fever pitch, the nameplate currently the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 2, 2020
The second day of sales results saw the final member of the Big Three – Ford – report second quarter results that mimicked those of their Detroit-based rivals: down. Ford’s overall Q2 sales were down 33.3%, the company revealed, adding that its retail business...
by Michael Strong | Jul 1, 2020
The extended run up of Tesla’s stock carried it past its Detroit rivals some time ago, but the push into its current territory above $1,000 a share has helped it topple the “king” – Toyota – as the world’s most valuable automaker. The move could be seen by many,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 1, 2020
Car sales plunged across the board during June, capping off the auto industry’s worst quarter in decades as the economic shutdown brought on by the pandemic battered sales of new vehicles in the U.S. General Motors said its sales dropped 34% in the second quarter...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 1, 2020
The game is about to change for the North American auto industry as the new USMCA trade pact officially goes into effect. Formally known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, it replaces NAFTA, the three-nation deal that had encouraged the development of an essentially...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 1, 2020
The United Auto Workers and the U.S. Attorney’s office in Detroit will continue to discuss ways to reform the union in the wake of the initial meeting between UAW President Rory Gamble and Matthew Schneider, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 1, 2020
Say the word, hybrid, and there’s a good chance an image of the Toyota Prius will pop into your head. These days, there are plenty of gas-electric modelson the market, however, and Toyota itself is on the way to offering hybrid versions of virtually every product in...
by Michael Strong | Jun 30, 2020
Volkswagen has been scrambling to catch up with the rise of popularity of SUVs for years, and seemingly did so with the arrival of the Atlas a few years back. Now that the line-up is complete, it’s giving the foundation of that group of utes, the Tiguan, an update for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 30, 2020
We’ve been seeing a series of significant changes coming from the house of the Flying B of late, Bentley just last week finishing up production of its flagship Mulsanne saloon car, as the British prefer to call it. Now, the ultra-premium automaker is rolling out a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jun 30, 2020
Though production was pushed back slightly due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ford still expects to start rolling the first Mustang Mach-E battery-electric SUVs into showrooms before the end of the year. The Detroit automaker is not only opening up the order banks but...
