by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 31, 2019
Little more than a year ago, the Alfa Romeo brand seemed poised to become one of the stars in the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles portfolio. At a well-attended event in Milan in June 2018, former FCA Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne positioned the Italian marque as one of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 30, 2019
Ford plans to launch a major update of its now-familiar Sync infotainment system next year, an update it expects will not only make it more competitive with today’s smartphone technology but also allow it to add new features to future products in order to keep them...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 29, 2019
Even with the long strike by the United Auto Workers cutting off delivery of new vehicles to General Motors dealers nationwide, overall sales of new vehicles have remained on a steady course during October, analysts report in monthly sales forecasts. Cox Automotive is...
by Joseph Szczesny | Oct 25, 2019
Racing has been a part of the automotive business since the very beginning and one of the company’s celebrating its close ties to racing is Toyota. David Wilson, president of Toyota Racing Development, told the Automotive Press Association that racing is an integral...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 24, 2019
With its little Leaf, Nissan was the first automaker to introduce a mass market all-electric vehicle. But nearly a decade after its introduction, and despite a recent bump in the EV’s range, Nissan has been at risk of falling behind in a market set to see a flood of...
by Michael Strong | Oct 24, 2019
Ford’s push to hype the much-discussed, oft-speculated-about “Mustang-inspired” all-electric sport-utility vehicle carried on Thursday with the automaker dropping a short teaser video announcing its arrival at the L.A. Auto Show next month. The video doesn’t reveal...
by Michael Strong | Oct 23, 2019
While Ford was lamenting a 57% drop in earnings, Tesla offered up the other side of the coin revealing a surprise third-quarter profit due to record deliveries, impressive cost cuts and improved production schedules that sent the stock soaring in after-hours trading....
by Michael Strong | Oct 23, 2019
Honda Motor Europe is following its recent announcement to end diesel vehicle sales by revising its plan to sell only electric and hybrid cars in Europe in the next few years. The Japanese automaker made noise earlier this year when officials said they planned to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 22, 2019
Two new products that were expected to put a halo around Ford Motor Co’s third-quarter earnings are, instead, set to drag the company down. A series of problems at the automaker’s Chicago Assembly Plant have caused serious delays in ramping up production of the 2020...
by Michael Strong | Oct 22, 2019
Despite the fact that Americans are driving more than ever, U.S. traffic fatalities fell 2.4% last year to 36,560; however, pedestrian deaths were at their highest point in nearly 30 years. Traffic deaths were down for the second straight year, according to the...
by Michael Strong | Oct 21, 2019
Nearly 750,000 vehicles were stolen in the United States in 2018, which is a 3.1% drop from the year prior, according to Federal Bureau of Investigations statistics. Officially, there were 748,841 vehicle thefts – nearly 75% were cars – in the United States in 2018,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 21, 2019
Ford plans to reveal its first long-range battery-electric vehicle, a “Mustang-inspired” SUV, at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month, but it’s been tight-lipped about details. One of its partners was a little more loose-lipped, however. In a press release announcing...
