by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 7, 2020
Chinese car sales appear to be coming back strong as the Asian giant’s coronavirus crisis fades away, demand rising by as much as 0.9% year-over-year, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, or CAAM, said in a preliminary report. That would mark a massive...
by Joseph Szczesny | May 7, 2020
Intel Corp. acquired Moovit for approximately $900 million to boost the tech company’s position as a complete mobility service provider when teamed with Mobileye, Intel’s advanced driver assistance system and autonomous technology unit. Moovit is an Israeli...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 6, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has changed daily life in many dramatic ways. For we auto scribes, it has meant a temporary halt to our near constant, cross-country travel, racing from one new car program to another. The good news is that we’ve been able to keep a relatively...
by Michael Strong | May 6, 2020
Ford is sending out its first shipment of respirators, designed in-house with 3M, to health-care workers in Seattle fighting COVID-19. After pledging to help, Ford partnered with 3M to develop and produce the powered air-purifying respirators, or PAPRs, using only...
by Michael Strong | May 5, 2020
Honda is taking the battle against COVID-19 to the streets of the Motor City, delivering 10 specially outfitted Odyssey minivans to the City of Detroit to transport people potentially infected with COVID-19, as well as healthcare workers. The vans are designed to...
by Michael Strong | May 5, 2020
Like its Detroit-area rivals, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles took a massive first-quarter earnings hit due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, posting net loss of $1.84 billion for the period with more to come. The loss is in contrast to a $520 million profit for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 4, 2020
The air over Los Angeles has been unusually clear over the past two months, a silver lining amidst the pandemic shutdown. But there’s hope that this becomes the norm, rather than the exception in the years ahead. Toyota has been playing a role in cleaning things up...
by Michael Strong | May 4, 2020
The compact sport-utility market is more competitive than ever, and Ford Motor Co. introduced its latest iteration of the Escape for 2020 and immediately became a top competitor — especially the automaker’s hybrid model. I spent a week behind the wheel of the 2020...
by Michael Strong | May 1, 2020
The relationship between Ford Motor Co. and startup electric vehicle maker Rivian just got a little tighter as Alexandra Ford English was announced as the newest member of Rivian’s board of directors. She is currently the director of corporate strategy at Ford — and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | May 1, 2020
It’s a lousy year, let’s face it, for classic car fans. Traditional events like the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the Greenwich Concours, the Quail: a Motorsports Gathering, and other A-List events have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and others,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 30, 2020
In a bid to trim costs, consolidate data collection and boost efficiency, the Volkswagen Group is developing its own cloud computing platform with help from Amazon that could save hundreds of millions. The company initially launched its cloud server with Volkswagen...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 30, 2020
When Ford Motor Co. restarts its U.S. manufacturing operations on May 18, company officials expect what they’ve described as a “benchmark playbook” will ensure that workers can count on being safe despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Senior Ford officials...
