by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 20, 2019
Throughout the course of the coming decade, ever more stringent emissions and fuel economy regulations are expected to “encourage” auto manufacturers to adopt a range of new powertrain technologies, anything from “mild” hybrids to full-electric, as well as hydrogen...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 20, 2019
The Jaguar Land Rover is counting on the 2020 Land Rover Defender to bring in new buyers that might not have considered buying a Land Rover in the past. The Defender last appeared in the U.S. 22 years ago but has lived on in memories of die-hard fans who loved the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 20, 2019
Audi, the largest of the Volkswagen Group luxury brands, is making an aggressive push to electrify its line-up, pulling the covers off its second all-electric model, the e-tron Sportback, at a preview marking the start of this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show. Set to go...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 20, 2019
Toyota was a pioneer of conventional hybrid technology with the launch of the original Prius almost two decades ago. But it has remained skeptical of more advanced battery technologies like plug-in hybrids and pure battery-electric vehicles. While we’ll have to wait...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 20, 2019
Barely a day after lifting the cover’s on the new Mustang Mach-E, Ford Motor Co.’s luxury arm is showing off its own electrified offering, the Corsair Grand Touring set to become Lincoln’s second plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle. Set to reach showrooms in summer 2021,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 19, 2019
Few manufacturers have made such a broad commitment to pure battery-electric propulsion as Volkswagen, the German automaker in the midst of a $12 billion program that will lead to nearly 50 different BEVs in global showrooms – through its various mainstream and luxury...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 19, 2019
Cinematic super-spy James Bond will finally be able to take the chase off-road and remain in an Aston Martin. Long associated with British luxury brand, 007 will get a new set of wheels in his upcoming adventure, the exclusive brand’s first sport-utility vehicle, the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 19, 2019
President Donald Trump once said “trade wars are easy to win,” something that has proved questionable considering the ongoing battle with China. Now, it appear he may have lost the ability to trigger another trade war with Europe and Japan over imported cars and car...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 19, 2019
This story has been updated with pricing information. Jaguar Land Rover brought the 2020 Land Rover Defender to Los Angeles for its North American debut ahead of its launch in the U.S. market next spring. Everything about the new Defender’s design is aimed at...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 19, 2019
Alfa Romeo has struggled to attract American buyers even though it has offered some impressive vehicles. But despite falling sales, which are down 27% through the first nine months of 2019, Fiat Chrysler Automobile N.V. isn’t giving up. For the 2020 model year, FCA is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 18, 2019
The new Mustang Mach-E marks the most aggressive move yet by Ford into the emerging market for electrified vehicles – and it certainly won’t be the last considering it plans to invest $11.5 billion in the technology between now and 2022. The automaker is developing an...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 18, 2019
With the focus of the auto industry shifting west for the opening this week of the Los Angeles Auto Show, California is taking the lead in moving forward with a lawsuit that will block efforts by the Trump administration to roll back federal fuel efficiency standards....
