by Michael Strong | Mar 9, 2020
Once thought of as nonfactors in the automotive industry, millennials have quickly become a driving force and a new study shows that the industry hasn’t kept up with the generational group’s expectations. Born between 1981-96, the group once more interested in their...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 9, 2020
Daimler AG continues to add to its fleet of electric vehicles in North America in effort to demonstrate their capability. Daimler Trucks launched new electric models of Freightliner trucks for customer testing in North America. The experimental Customer Experience...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 9, 2020
There are hundreds of autonomous vehicles now operating on U.S. roads, Lyft and Waymo currently using them in their ride-sharing services in Las Vegas and Phoenix, respectively. Yet only about 12% of Americans are ready to fully trust the technology, according to a...
by Michael Strong | Mar 6, 2020
Fiat Chrysler is following the advice of the vaunted Beach Boys and “go to Kokomo” and invest $400 million to convert the idle transmission plant to build engines that used to be produced in Italy. The Indiana plant will build the GMET4 engine, a 2.0-liter inline...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 6, 2020
General Motors’ semi-autonomous Super Cruise has been on just one vehicle since it made its debut on the big Cadillac CT6 sedan debuted in 2017, but it’s about to start showing up on a lot more products, with a goal of adding it to three more products later this year...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 6, 2020
(This story has been updated with an additional comment from Anthony Levandowski’s attorney.) Anthony Levandowski, one of the pioneers in autonomous vehicle technology has filed for Chapter 11 protection, a move taken in response to a court order to pay $179...
by Michael Strong | Mar 6, 2020
Despite warning that Brexit could harm its manufacturing operations in Great Britain, Nissan is pushing ahead with production of its new Qashqai small SUV at its Sunderland, England plant with a $67.8 million investment. The Sunderland plant is the largest in Britain,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 6, 2020
Volvo Cars has taken another step forward in its electrification strategy by inaugurating a battery assembly line at its manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 5, 2020
(This story has been updated to reflect the fact Ford will do the Transit’s development entirely in-house.) Ford Motor Co. has confirmed that it will add an all-electric version of its big delivery van, the Transit, starting in the 2022 model-year. It will join...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 5, 2020
During a series of meetings this week, General Motors officials – including CEO Mary Barra and Pres. Mark Reuss – set out to convince both the news media and Wall Street that the company’s $20 billion bet on the future of mobility is on the right track. As she has...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 4, 2020
The Cadillac Celestiq will take General Motors forward into the past. In a return to the days when the most exclusive luxury products featured hand-built coachwork bodies, the low and sleek sedan will allow extensive customization. But what will become the brand’s new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 4, 2020
General Motors’ CEO Mary Barra has frequently declared that the automaker is “on a path to an all-electric future,” and officials for automaker today provided a rare deep dive into its electrification program, covering everything from the new battery technology it is...
