by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 23, 2020
U.S. car sales are grinding to a halt, demand expected to be off by around 40% for March overall and as much as 60% in April, according to analysts – but despite the pandemic-led slowdown, automakers are continuing to run big-buck advertising campaigns. “Automotive ad...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 23, 2020
General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler, with the approval of the United Auto Workers, have asked for volunteers from among blue-collar employees to keep their parts warehouses all across the country during the unfolding pandemic. All three automakers have shuttered...
by Michael Strong | Mar 20, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has caused major disruptions across the U.S. for automakers and the lives of those working for car companies not to mention those who own or are seeking to own vehicles. Thus far, automakers have taken a two-pronged attack when it comes to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 20, 2020
The coronavirus epidemic is having a drastic impact on the auto industry, manufacturers largely shutting down their North American production operations through at least March 30, even as sales are expected to drop by more than half next month. But buyers are also...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 20, 2020
Tesla bowed to pressure from local authorities, saying it will close its big car plant in Fremont, California, and a second in New York State. The closures will start March 23, the company said in a release. It did not say when it will reopen the facilities, but most...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 20, 2020
Companies with permits to test autonomous vehicles in California with a safety driver reported they drove nearly 2.9 million miles during the most recent reporting period, according to disengagement reports recently submitted to the state’s Department of Motor...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 19, 2020
What started out seeming to be just a small, downward blip quickly has turned into a rout. Last Sunday, U.S. car sales were off 36% and could be down 41% for the entire month of March, according to Tyson Jominy. But that’s just likely the start of a systemic shock...
by Michael Strong | Mar 19, 2020
Premium brand Audi reported solid financial results for 2019 despite slowing global sales, reporting an operating profit for the year. It also acknowledged 2020 was going to be a challenge prior to the coronavirus pandemic and is now uncertain how it will affect its...
by TDB Staff | Mar 19, 2020
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by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 19, 2020
The harsh sun normally bathing the cactus-covered sands of Tucson have vanished, a leaden sky threatening to burst open as we fire up the new 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid and head out for a day’s drive through the scrub brush – and the housing developments pushing ever...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 19, 2020
The Alameda County Sheriff has ordered Tesla Inc. to stop building cars at its Fremont, California plant. “Tesla is not an essential business as defined in the Alameda County Health Order. Tesla can maintain minimum basic operations per the Alameda County Health...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 19, 2020
The pandemic has all but shut down cities such New York and San Francisco, it’s also affecting oil prices that are falling at a rate where producers are hoping for relief from what analysts describe as a “perfect storm.” Gas Buddy noted this week the national average...
