by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 14, 2020
Audi is preparing to launch new performance-oriented variants of a couple of its popular SUVs in the U.S. for the new model year. The 2020 Audi SQ7 serves as the first performance variant of the brand’s newly updated three-row SUV to be sold in the U.S. The Audi SQ8...
by Michael Strong | Jan 13, 2020
Talk about lost in translation! Subaru is red-faced after a special edition of its strong-selling Forester went on display at the Singapore Motor Show. The new Forester Ultimate Customized Kit Special edition was created by a local distributor hoping to attract...
by Michael Strong | Jan 13, 2020
Once the world’s hottest automotive market, China is now the world’s hottest disappointing market as new vehicle sales fell 8.2% in 2019, with Ford China getting hit hard, posting a 26.1% fall and General Motors declining 15%. The country’s new vehicle sales have...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 13, 2020
Car dealers are growing increasingly concerned about vehicle affordability, according to a new report from the National Automobile Dealers Association’s monthly sales report. “All in all, the year ended strong with 17.1 million units,” said NADA chief economist...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2020
General Motors took a big risk with the redesign of its familiar Corvette sports car for 2020, migrating from a front to mid-engine layout. The approach is clearly paying off, the two-seat Chevrolet struggling to meet consumer demand. If anything, the order bank could...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 13, 2020
With Super Bowl LIV less than four weeks away, we’re already hearing about some big plans for game time ads, many of them sponsored by the auto industry. One spot has yet to be considered – but it’s already kicking up plenty of buzz. If new reports prove accurate, the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 10, 2020
And you thought CES was all about TVs, smartphones, cameras, drones and other consumer electronics? Well, if you consider the automobile as a “smart device on wheels,” as Byton CEO Daniel Kirchert likes to say, then you’re probably right. And that’s a good thing...
by Michael Strong | Jan 10, 2020
Geely Automobile Principal Li Shufu is apparently still looking for some good deals after the holiday season, and has his eye on another luxury automaker: Aston Martin. The Chinese company already holds a controlling stake in Volvo Cars and more than 10% of Daimler...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 10, 2020
The part consumers touch the most in any vehicle, the interior, is going through something of a revolution as new technology is brought inside the vehicle to help enhance safety and provide new or additional options. Visteon Corp., a supplier of automotive electronics...
by Michael Strong | Jan 9, 2020
The battle for the annual luxury sales crown appears to have been won by Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, which sold 2.34 million passenger cars in 2019, a 1.3% increased, edging out perennial competitor BMW. Daimler laid claim to the title gain with its ninth consecutive...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2020
One of the largest safety scandals in automotive history may finally be resolved with the move to recall vehicles equipped with yet another 10 million faulty Takata airbags used by 14 different automakers. That marks the final phase of an agreement reached between the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 9, 2020
Even in the upscale slices of the segment, the rapid proliferation of compact utility vehicles has made it difficult for the various brands to separate their identity from competitors. However, Acura has succeeded in putting some distance between the 2020 Acura RDX...
