by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 31, 2020
Kia already has begun electrifying its line-up and, like most competitors, it plans to roll out an array of new models during the next few years – including a flagship SUV first teased at the Geneva Motor Show in 2019. Now, what is known inside the South Korean...
by Michael Strong | Jul 30, 2020
Automaker after automaker has lined up and reported second quarter losses in the past several days, except Tesla — and now Ford Motor Co., sort of. Ford turned a Q2 profit, reporting $1.1 billion in net income on revenue of $19.4 billion. However, if you take out a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 30, 2020
While the company’s first model, the all-electric Ocean SUV, is still nearly two years away from going to market, Fisker Inc. today announced plans to launch four products by 2025 – and seven longer-term. In a brief statement accompanying this image, Fisker said it is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 30, 2020
“What is in a name?” asked Shakespeare. When it comes to an automotive nameplate, the answer is: a lot. Manufacturers invest tidy fortunes to build up recognition for a brand or model, and don’t walk away from a good one without a very good reason. So, we were...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 30, 2020
The pandemic-shortened Formula E season just wrapped up, but the all-electric racing series will be back on track soon, according to organizers – and that’s good news as far as Jaguar Land Rover is concerned. The British automaker has been an active proponent for...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 30, 2020
The construction of the new battery plant near Lordstown, Ohio is one of the main pillars of General Motors’ electric vehicle strategy took another step forward with the first pieces of steel being raised. GM chairman Mary Barra said steel construction at the all-new...
by Michael Strong | Jul 29, 2020
What’s in a name, a fairly well-known writer once asked, adding “That which we call General Motors, by any other name – like Ultium – would sound as sweet ….” Perhaps William Shakespeare would have waxed poetically about GM and its much-ballyhooed electric vehicle...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2020
General Motors will officially unveil the new, all-electric GMC Hummer “later this fall,” the automaker announced Wednesday. Plans for the “world’s first super truck,” as CEO Mary Barra described it, were teased during a high-profile Super Bowl...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2020
It’s been a tough year for auto shows, virtually every major global event this year, from New York to Paris to Beijing, canceled in the face of the coronavirus crisis. And what will happen in 2021 is far from certain, but the coming year could get off to a bad start....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2020
General Motors was able to circle the wagons and beat back the full brunt of the coronavirus pandemic during the second quarter, solidly outperforming the gloomy outlook forecast by Wall Street. With factories shuttered for two months and sales sagging to Great...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2020
Hard to imagine but the Lexus brand has now been around for more than 30 years and has proved that the Japanese can go head-to-head with anyone when it comes to delivering the sort of features luxury buyers expect. That said, while Lexus vehicles are reliable, quiet,...
by Michael Strong | Jul 28, 2020
(This story has been updated with new information.) Safety advocates pushing for new technology that would alert drivers if they leave a child in their vehicle after leaving it say the new devices could lower the cost of sensor technology in current and coming...