by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 10, 2020
For decades going all the way back 1970s, the U.S. economy has been haunted the threat of a spike in oil prices. But it’s teetering on the verge of a plunge in oil prices that threatens both the energy sector and simultaneously the automotive sector, which is putting...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 10, 2020
Worries about the spreading coronavirus epidemic has led a number of automakers to curb travel and scale back some of their public events, General Motors announcing it will cancel the April 2 debut of Cadillac’s first all-electric model, the Lyriq. GM had already...
by TDB Staff | Mar 10, 2020
Affiliate Disclosure x The Detroit Bureau and its partners may be compensated if you purchase the recommended services. This allows us to provide in-depth research at no cost to you. Among luxury car brands, Audi has a reputation for standout design and...
by Michael Strong | Mar 9, 2020
The U.S. auto industry appears to be waiting for the other shoe to drop when it comes to the coronavirus as nothing’s really happened yet, but all sectors of the industry are keeping a watchful eye on things. The number of reported cases in the U.S. continues to rise...
by Michael Strong | Mar 9, 2020
Once thought of as nonfactors in the automotive industry, millennials have quickly become a driving force and a new study shows that the industry hasn’t kept up with the generational group’s expectations. Born between 1981-96, the group once more interested in their...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 9, 2020
There are hundreds of autonomous vehicles now operating on U.S. roads, Lyft and Waymo currently using them in their ride-sharing services in Las Vegas and Phoenix, respectively. Yet only about 12% of Americans are ready to fully trust the technology, according to a...
by TDB Staff | Mar 9, 2020
Affiliate Disclosure x The Detroit Bureau and its partners may be compensated if you purchase the recommended services. This allows us to provide in-depth research at no cost to you. Florida offers a beautiful driving experience, with its sunny skies and scenic...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 9, 2020
Volkswagen is counting on the help of Academy Award nominee Paul Giamatti and actor Kieran Culkin as it starts the rollout of its new Atlas Cross Sport line. The two actors star in a three-part short film series, “The Accountant,” which helps introduce the new...
by Michael Strong | Mar 6, 2020
Fiat Chrysler is following the advice of the vaunted Beach Boys and “go to Kokomo” and invest $400 million to convert the idle transmission plant to build engines that used to be produced in Italy. The Indiana plant will build the GMET4 engine, a 2.0-liter inline...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 6, 2020
General Motors’ semi-autonomous Super Cruise has been on just one vehicle since it made its debut on the big Cadillac CT6 sedan debuted in 2017, but it’s about to start showing up on a lot more products, with a goal of adding it to three more products later this year...
by Michael Strong | Mar 6, 2020
Despite warning that Brexit could harm its manufacturing operations in Great Britain, Nissan is pushing ahead with production of its new Qashqai small SUV at its Sunderland, England plant with a $67.8 million investment. The Sunderland plant is the largest in Britain,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 6, 2020
Volvo Cars has taken another step forward in its electrification strategy by inaugurating a battery assembly line at its manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The new...
