by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 17, 2020
Maserati is planning to use hybrid and battery-electric propulsion systems on future models even as its operations remain firmly planted in Italy. The brand’s electrification initiatives begin this year and the first hybrid car to be built will be the new Maserati...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 17, 2020
General Motors will accelerate its global retrenchment by shutting down its Australian brand Holden, the automaker announced Monday, while also pulling the Chevrolet brand out of Thailand and selling its manufacturing complex there to China’s Great Wall Motors. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 17, 2020
Test-driving a new car might sound like an ideal job – and there are certainly some nice perks. But there also can be some risks – as we learned while heading off-road in the new 2020 Kia Seltos last week. Keep a sharp eye out for Oscar the Grouch, we were warned,...
by Michael Strong | Feb 14, 2020
Already facing a tough start to 2020 due to the Lunar New Year holidays, China’s auto sales plummeted 18% due to the aforementioned holiday and the coronavirus outbreak that forced people into their homes crashing auto production and sales. The decline marked the 19th...
by Michael Strong | Feb 14, 2020
Not long ago, General Motors informed its 44,000 hourly workers that they’d be taking home as much as $8,000 in profit-sharing payments. Now it’s the company’s nearly 69,000 salaried employees turn to be rewarded. The company will be paying bonuses to its “white...
by TDB Staff | Feb 14, 2020
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by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 13, 2020
Luxury knows no boundaries, it seems, as high-line automakers extend their brands to take in everything from designer sunglasses to exclusive condominium complexes. Then there’s Mercedes-AMG, Daimler’s high-performance brand announcing today that it is teaming up for...
by Michael Strong | Feb 13, 2020
Tesla officials have maintained for some time that they have no plans to raise any new funds, including through a new stock sale. So naturally, the company is now issuing $2 billion in new shares. The EV maker’s stock price has increased dramatically – by triple – in...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 13, 2020
Last month, Nissan predicted its third-quarter earnings report would be bad, and the official filing reveals they were correct, and that future results are unlikely to improve much without making some dramatic moves. For the first nine months of the fiscal year,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 13, 2020
For decades, the automotive industry lived by the adage, “safety doesn’t sell.” How times have changed. Today, picking a safe vehicle – especially one with the latest high-tech hardware onboard – has become the new mantra for most buyers. And the Insurance Institute...
by TDB Staff | Feb 12, 2020
Affiliate Disclosure x Please note that The Detroit Bureau and its partners may be compensated if you purchase the recommended services. Are the proud owner of a Toyota? You are a plurality! According to Motoring Research, the Japanese manufacturer had...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 12, 2020
Detroit’s urban distress has captured the attention of both homegrown artists and creatives from other parts of the world attracted multiple narratives of strife, decay and regeneration. Now the City of Detroit at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. hope to use FCA’s new,...
