by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 19, 2020
The Alameda County Sheriff has ordered Tesla Inc. to stop building cars at its Fremont, California plant. “Tesla is not an essential business as defined in the Alameda County Health Order. Tesla can maintain minimum basic operations per the Alameda County Health...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 19, 2020
The nation’s two largest domestic automakers are exploring ways they could help offset the worsening shortages of ventilators and other medical supplies needed to cope with the worsening coronavirus pandemic. Ford and General Motors say they are currently “exploring”...
by Michael Strong | Mar 18, 2020
Often mentioned as a potential competitor to Tesla, Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio Inc. saw its shares plummet after officials said there were serious concerns about the company’s viability. The EV maker’s shares dropped more than 16% after it was revealed that...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 18, 2020
Like dozens of other automakers, Kia was left high and dry by the cancellation of the Geneva International Motor Show earlier this month due to the coronavirus pandemic. That left it scrambling to figure out how to launch one of its most important new products this...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 18, 2020
The number of automakers shutting down or reducing output at their production facilities continues to grow in the U.S. and Europe. Daimler AG, BMW Group and Toyota have joined several other automakers in suspending production in Europe, as well as work in selected...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 18, 2020
Using a livestream webcast as a substitute for the originally planned media event in Los Angeles, Hyundai pulled the covers off its new, 2021 Elantra sedan Tuesday night. The event still took place at the Lot Studios in West Hollywood, but only a handful of Hyundai...
by Michael Strong | Mar 17, 2020
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is advancing toward some standardization of federal safety rules for driverless vehicles, asking for public comment on the potential mandates. The agency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking March 17, seeking input...
by Michael Strong | Mar 17, 2020
Automakers around the world are rapidly increasing the number of electric vehicles they plan to bring to market, and perhaps none more aggressively than Volkswagen. However, this shift comes with a complication: battery supplies Most automakers use batteries with...
by Michael Strong | Mar 16, 2020
The wheels of justice turn slowly until you add in the coronavirus epidemic, then they grind to a halt as they did when the $2.2 billion court case involving Tesla CEO Elon Musk was put on hold due to the outbreak. A new trial date has not be set. Shareholder groups...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 16, 2020
While the very name, Volkswagen, may bring to mind images of the Beetle, the Golf and the GTI, what’s drying buyers to VW showrooms these days is a very different sort of product. Sport-utes like the Tiguan and newer Atlas model dominate demand. It should be no...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 13, 2020
For most people I suspect electric vehicles remain something of a mystery for the simple reason they have never had a chance to drive one in everyday life. However, my recent test of the 2019 Kia Niro EV reinforced the basic fact that electric vehicles are practical...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 13, 2020
This could be a very big year for the electric vehicle market – at least if the coronavirus epidemic and Wall Street crash don’t short-circuit overall U.S. new car sales. There is an assortment of all-new battery-electric vehicles heading to showrooms before the end...
