by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 13, 2020
General Motors cleared the way for all of its salaried and contract employees to work from home starting March 16, in a bid to shut down the spread of COVID -19, which has disrupted life across the United States. However, the company plans to keep operating the...
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 Joseph Szczesny | Mar 12, 2020
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is taking new measures across its facilities in Italy to support the nation’s campaign to contain the COVID-19 crisis, which is paralyzing Italian society as the numbers of people infected by the virus have exploded. “As a result of taking...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 11, 2020
Until now sales of electric vehicles have been fenced in or left out of markets in various parts of the United States. But Ford Motor Co. says the all-electric Mustang Mach-E has drawn reservations from all 50 U.S. states during the first three months of the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 10, 2020
The world debut of its refreshed 2021 Odyssey is now scheduled to take place at next month’s New York International Auto Show. Throughout the years, Honda has sold more than 1.1 million Odyssey minivans and the 2021 version of Honda’s “Ultimate Family...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 10, 2020
For decades going all the way back 1970s, the U.S. economy has been haunted the threat of a spike in oil prices. But it’s teetering on the verge of a plunge in oil prices that threatens both the energy sector and simultaneously the automotive sector, which is putting...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 10, 2020
Despite dealing with arraignment in federal court on federal criminal charges, the United Auto Workers is facing new challenges. The UAW executive board has hired a Washington, D.C to investigate claims of sexual harassment and discrimination against one of its own,...
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 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 Joseph Szczesny | Mar 5, 2020
The lengthy investigation into the UAW by federal prosecutors finally reached the top of the organization today with the two charges filed against former union President Gary Jones. Jones was charged with leading the efforts to embezzle more than $1 million from the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 5, 2020
Reid Bigland, the talented executive instrumental in making the Ram Brand into a powerhouse during the last decade, has elected to retire from his posts with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. The announcement also marked the end of legal tussle between FCA and Bigland,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 4, 2020
General Motors is carefully monitoring the coronavirus outbreak around the world in a continuing effort to minimize its impact on the company’s employees and operations, GM executives said. “It’s real,” GM President Mark Reuss told reporters as he...
