by Michael Strong | Dec 11, 2019
President Donald Trump began banging the drum for replacement of the North American Free Trade Agreement before he became president. Once elected in 2016, he made it a focal point of his first year in office, and as of now, it’s one step closer to reality. The initial...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 11, 2019
What was once a limited line-up of products has morphed into one of the broadest arrays of offerings in the luxury market, and is continuing to grow, as Mercedes-Benz has shown with the recent debut of the GLB crossover. But the German automaker also is making sure...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 11, 2019
Think of it as “déjà vu all over again,” as baseball legend Yogi Berra was fond of saying. If these renderings of the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas ring a bell, that should be no surprise. The updated, three-row version of VW’s big SUV will pick up some of the key design cues...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 11, 2019
General Motors aims to maintain its dominance in full-size sport-utility segment, GM executives said, as the company unveiled the 2021 Chevrolet Suburban and Chevrolet Tahoe at a private event in Detroit. GM invented the sport-utility vehicle when it introduced the...
by Michael Strong | Dec 10, 2019
A Japanese government agency recommended a 2.4 billion yen fine for Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. because the automaker underreported the compensation of Carlos Ghosn, the automaker’s former chairman and CEO, for four years. The fine, about $22 million, is the second-largest...
by Michael Strong | Dec 10, 2019
China’s auto sales continue to slump as the world’s largest market saw sales drop for the 17th month in a row. In November, new energy vehicles (NEVs) also fell for the fifth straight month. Overall, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said the...
by Michael Strong | Dec 10, 2019
Despite a rise in November sales, U.S. auto dealers are less optimistic about the fourth quarter than they were last year at this time. However, they are optimistic about the next 90 days, mirroring the sentiment they expressed last year at this time. According to the...
by Brian Armstead | Dec 9, 2019
The makers of the Ultimate Driving Machine produce a few other types of driving machines as well, the company’s Rolls-Royce and Mini products contribute to the company’s bottom line as well as its reputation as an automaker. The company invited a slew of auto...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 9, 2019
Even though UAW workers are back on the job after ratifying their new contract with General Motors, their six-week strike continues to create headaches – and not just for the largest of the domestic automakers. Dealers are struggling to cope with customers who are, in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 9, 2019
Long the world’s largest best-selling automaker, General Motors has been on a decadelong retreat, and it’s set to downsize even more now that it has agreed to sell off its Togliatti assembly plant, effectively ending its participation in the once-promising Russian...
by Michael Strong | Dec 6, 2019
Americans are driving more and more each year and many of those billions of miles traveled come as part of the daily commute to and from work, and new research reveals that comes at a higher price than some might expect. An average person in the U.S. spends nearly...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 6, 2019
Hollywood’s Walk of Fame is one of Tinseltown’s favorite tourist attractions, with thousands of stars embedded in concrete honoring some of the movie industry’s most famous celebrities, everyone from Clark Gable to Mickey Mouse – and now, the Chevrolet Suburban, the...
