by Michael Strong | Apr 23, 2020
After initially extending subsidies for purchasing electric and other zero-emission vehicles to stimulate auto sales, China’s government plans to cut those incentives by 10%. China is the world’s largest market for EVs and the government has mandated the sales of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 23, 2020
Carmakers are beginning to move towards reopening plants shutdown by the coronavirus pandemic, which has battered the global automobile industry. Volkswagen of America announced its Chattanooga plant plans for employees to return to work May 3, following a six-week...
by Michael Strong | Apr 22, 2020
Amidst all the doom and gloom dominating everyone’s daily lives, comes another reason to remember that that better days are ahead: Earth Day! That’s right. Today is the day we celebrate Mother Earth and while it may not seem like there is much to be happy about, there...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 22, 2020
Hyundai continues to show off its ability to keep up with top competitor in the “hot hatch” segment, showing off the updated 2020 Veloster N in Seoul this week. Equipped with the all-new N 8-speed wet dual-clutch transmission, the 2020 Veloster N is...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 22, 2020
Two of the world’s biggest makers of big commercial trucks, Daimler AG and Volvo Group, are teaming up to work on the development of trucks powered by fuel cells. “Transport and logistics keep the world moving, and the need for transport will continue to grow....
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 21, 2020
General Motors and DTE Energy are teaming up to accelerate Michigan’s transition to renewable energy with a deal to source 500,000 megawatt hours of solar energy as part of DTE’s MIGreenPower program. Because of cloudy skies and cold winters, Michigan has never been...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 21, 2020
A team of physicists in Switzerland has built what they describe as the world’s first megapixel photon-counting camera and a first-of-its-kind image sensor technology, which could make lidar systems faster and more accurate. Lidar, a surveying method that...
by Michael Strong | Apr 20, 2020
Apparently Hyundai’s newest semi-autonomous technology feature, the oft-mimicked “Smaht Pahk” isn’t as bright as other self-parking technologies, forcing the South Korean automaker to recalled the nearly 12,000 vehicles with the option. Hyundai debuted the new tech...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 20, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is having a significant impact on the automotive product pipeline, leading manufacturers to delay the debut or rethink the timing of some new products while, in some cases, potentially canceling projects just in the pipeline, according to...
by Michael Strong | Apr 18, 2020
General Motors, criticized by President Donald Trump for taking too long in his eyes to begin production of ventilators, delivered the first round of those aforementioned medical devices Friday to Chicago-area hospitals. The automaker, which is partnering with...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 17, 2020
Slow off the blocks, Volkswagen has gotten serious about SUVs, and it wants to make that clear with this teaser image of the Tiguan which will undergo a major update for 2022. The compact crossover has slipped into the shadows of the bigger Atlas in the last several...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 17, 2020
Karma Automotive executives say it will be ready to release a new model, the Karma Revero GTE, in the spring of 2021. The GTE will be the company’s first all-electric vehicle and furthers the Southern California-based company’s signature luxury, sustainability and...
