by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2020
With a planned IPO expected to raise $1 billion or more, Fisker Inc. is laying out plans to get the first of as many as seven all-electric vehicles in production and the first, CEO Henrik Fisker told TheDetroitBureau.com in an exclusive interview, will be migrating to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 17, 2020
General Motors, on “a path to an all-electric future,” already has shown off nearly a dozen of the battery-electric vehicles it plans to introduce by 2023 – but it turns out the automaker was holding back, a new report by the automaker revealing its plans...
by Michael Strong | Jul 17, 2020
Tesla’s battle about using the name Autopilot in Germany is over and the EV maker lost, a German court ruling that using the name in advertising is misleading to customers. The Munich Regional Court ruled Tesla can no longer advertise its semi-autonomous driving...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 17, 2020
The first big automaker to release its financials for the second quarter, Daimler AG, the German maker of luxury cars, trucks and busses, reported a loss of for the second quarter, when as the pandemic took a heavy toll on the global economy. Daimler said the group’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 16, 2020
The original Acura NSX, launched back in 1990, was a breakout, Japan’s first real supercar. No wonder it took Honda’s luxury arm so long to find a suitable replacement. It looked at a variety of powertrain options before finally honing in on a distinctive, three-motor...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 16, 2020
All eyes were on Dearborn, Michigan this week for the reveal of the new Ford Bronco, but Land Rover had a debut of its own, showing two special versions of its most popular vehicle, the Range Rover Sport, as the fight for attention of rugged sport-utility vehicles...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 16, 2020
The auto industry is undergoing the most “significant transition” it has seen in a century, and General Motors doesn’t intend to be left behind, the automaker’s chief sustainability officer said during a media briefing ahead of the release of GM’s annual...
by Michael Strong | Jul 15, 2020
A new Red River battle is brewing between Texas and Oklahoma and California-based EV maker Tesla Inc. is going to be the winner. The two sides are working hard to lure the automaker to build its next U.S. Gigafactory in their state with Travis County, Texas offering...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 15, 2020
To listen to some manufacturers, the sedan is dead and needs to be buried. Just don’t tell that to Toyota. While the segment may have shrunk substantially, the Japanese automaker is happy to pick up the slack as automakers like Ford pull out of the sedan market,...
by Michael Strong | Jul 15, 2020
A week after the first rumblings, Fisker Inc. confirmed today its partnering with Apollo Global Management Inc. to take the electric vehicle maker public, netting the new Fisker $1 billion to help it get its first offering, the Ocean, into production. The company will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 15, 2020
Nissan is singing a new tune. With the arrival of the 2021 Ariya, Japan’s second-largest carmaker hopes to rebuild its once-lofty position as an innovator in the emerging market for battery-electric vehicles. The automaker was, in fact, the first to mass market a BEV,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 14, 2020
Officials in 15 states, as well as the District of Columbia, have joined forces on a plan aiming to phase out gas- and diesel-powered trucks during the next three decades, replacing them with zero-emission, or ZEV, alternatives. The plan picks up on a groundbreaking...
