by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 2, 2020
This story has been updated. Automobili Pininfarina has unveiled a special edition of its pure-electric hyper GT, the Battista Anniversario. It celebrates the 90th anniversary of Battista “Pinin” Farina’s launch of the coachbuilding business and design house. “For...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2020
As automakers prepare to roll out scores of new battery-electric vehicles over the next several years they’re coming to recognize that, for many potential buyers, performance matters as much as range and cost. Borrowing a page from the Tesla playbook, Audi is getting...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 2, 2020
It’s been said that “the show must go on,” and so it seems will be the case with the Geneva International Motor Show. There’s been a worldwide rush to cancel or delay major conferences, sporting events and other public gatherings as the coronavirus...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 2, 2020
Honda is expanding its CR-V model line with the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, which is scheduled to begin arriving in dealerships this week. Like the rest of the 2020 CR-V line-up, the 2020 CR-V Hybrid benefits from new headlight designs, new alloy wheel designs for EX and...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 28, 2020
BMW’s M-Series has built up a unique mystique that places them near the very top of the automotive heap. But you always have to wonder if the performance can live up the aura around the M-designation, which is one the reasons I welcomed the opportunity to drive M340i....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 28, 2020
Automakers around the world are preparing to rapidly ramp up production of electrified vehicles, including Kia, but they are running into some major stumbling blocks, including a global shortage of batteries. That’s a big problem for the South Korean carmaker which...
by Michael Strong | Feb 27, 2020
Those lukewarm to electric vehicles often cite the lack of public charging stations as one of the reasons for remaining quite happy with their gas- or diesel-powered vehicles. However, the State of Utah may eliminate range anxiety from the discussion. In Utah, the...
by Michael Strong | Feb 27, 2020
Subaru of Indiana is investing in $158 million in of its Indiana plants, creating 350 new jobs in the process. The investment is being used to add a new service parts facility and transmission assembly shop at its Lafayette, Indiana plant. The new facilities will be...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 27, 2020
More than six decades after the first Chevrolet Impala rolled off the assembly line, the last of the big sedans will be built at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant today. The full-size four-door, along with other models like the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, have...
by Michael Strong | Feb 26, 2020
The popularity of ride-hailing services isn’t just hurting other forms of transportation like taxis or buses, but it’s also creating more pollution in the process, prompting a call for those groups to move to zero-emissions vehicles. According to a new report from the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 26, 2020
General Motors Co.’s autonomous vehicle subsidiary, San Francisco-based Cruise, has obtained a permit to transport passengers in its autonomous vehicles from the state of California. As part of the program, Cruise must provide data and reports to the California Public...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 26, 2020
With spring fast approaching, that can only mean one thing for auto show fans: next week marks the start of the annual Geneva Motor Show. The annual event is one of the automotive world’s most significant events, partly due to traditional Swiss neutrality encouraging...
