GM Building Up EV Charging Network for Employees

GM Building Up EV Charging Network for Employees

by | Mar 4, 2020

General Motors is making electric vehicle charging for employees even more accessible by making plans to install an additional 3,500 new EV charging plugs at the company’s facilities in the U.S. and Canada. The expansion will triple the number of charging locations...
February Auto Sales Robust for Reporting Automakers

February Auto Sales Robust for Reporting Automakers

by | Mar 4, 2020

Monthly sales reports from several automakers indicated that new vehicle sales continued to roll along in February at a healthy clip. Hyundai, Kia, Subaru, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi all reported sizeable gains in February as sales of utility vehicles continued to...
Honda Grows CR-V Line-up for 2020 with New Hybrid

Honda Grows CR-V Line-up for 2020 with New Hybrid

by | 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...
First Drive: 2020 BMW M340i xDrive

First Drive: 2020 BMW M340i xDrive

by | 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....
U.S. New Vehicle Sales Holding Their Own in February

U.S. New Vehicle Sales Holding Their Own in February

by | Feb 27, 2020

TrueCar, online car-shopping platform and its data and analytics subsidiary, ALG, are predicting mild winter weather will boost sales of new vehicles 0.2% during February from a year ago when adjusted for the same number of selling days. After a slow start in January,...
Cruise Gets Okay to Carry Passengers in California

Cruise Gets Okay to Carry Passengers in California

by | 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...
GM Still Makes Big Contributions to U.S. Economy

GM Still Makes Big Contributions to U.S. Economy

by | Feb 25, 2020

The Center for Automotive Research estimates that General Motors’ 83,860 direct U.S. employees support another 681,000 jobs throughout the U.S. economy. The CAR study noted that of those jobs supported by the auto company, 207,420 jobs are at companies that feed parts...
Volvo’s Electrifies Across its Entire Model Line

Volvo’s Electrifies Across its Entire Model Line

by | Feb 24, 2020

Volvo Cars is growing its portfolio of electrified vehicles by making its 48-volt, mild hybrid powertrain available on every model for the first time. First introduced on the XC90 and XC60 SUVs last year, the mild hybrids are now also available on all other 90 and 60...
Pininfarina Moving Closer to Launch of Hypercar

Pininfarina Moving Closer to Launch of Hypercar

by | Feb 21, 2020

Pininfarina, one of the auto industry’s most storied names, is preparing for a special display of all-electric “hypercar” in Geneva next month. Luca Borgogno, Automobili Pininfarina’s chief design officer, said Pininfarina SpA is pushing ahead with the development and...