by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 25, 2019
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. is taking another step forward with in-vehicle technology by launching Uconnect Market, a new in-vehicle commerce platform that gives customers the ability to order food, find the nearest gas station, save money on fuel purchases or make...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 24, 2019
Daimler AG has been forced to cut its 2019 earnings outlook after increasing the money set aside to cover issues related to its diesel vehicles by hundreds of millions of euros. “Daimler AG reassessed the earnings expectations for the 2019 financial year for the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 21, 2019
The United Auto Workers and the French supplier Faurecia have reached a tentative agreement that ended a brief walkout at a critical parts plant in Saline, Michigan. Brian Rothenberg, UAW director of communications, confirmed that a tentative settlement had been...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 21, 2019
A Congressional subcommittee heard testimony this week that the Trump administration proposed changes to the existing emissions and fuel economy requirements would reduce employment in the auto industry and open the car business to junk science. Josh Nassar, the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 20, 2019
With the prospect of declining sales on the horizon, carmakers are eager to find ways to distinguish their vehicles from the competition and to find a way to target potential buyers with specific tastes and wants. The 2020 Ford Explorer ST is an effort to do both....
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 20, 2019
Ford Motor Co. celebrated the one-year anniversary of the acquisition of Michigan Central Station in Detroit by opening an information center at The Factory at Corktown, a few blocks from the station. “We’ve learned a lot from local residents and businesses over the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 19, 2019
“Framing John DeLorean,” the new movie about the fallen auto executive, has an awkward title and cinema purists are likely to be put off by its mix of talking heads, bits from news film and videos and scenes re-acted by actors. It almost seems that the producers of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 18, 2019
Since starting life as something of an experiment by Ford Motor Co’s product planners more three decades ago, the Explorer has become one of the company’s major sources of revenue. The Explorer might not have a following as large as the F-150 but the fan base is large...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 17, 2019
Volkswagen AG is preparing to launch an initial public offering of shares in its heavy truck unit, Traton, that could raise as much as $2.1 billion. Overall, the Volkswagen said in a statement that it would sell about 10% of Traton at a price that underwriters have...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 17, 2019
The United Auto Workers narrowly lost its bid to organize blue-collar workers at the Volkswagen AG assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The vote, 833 against the union to 776 for the UAW, was closer than the 2014 effort but still fell short. Some 51.8% of workers...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 14, 2019
When Toyota Motor North America rolls out its vehicle line-up for the 2020 model year, they’ll sport two new features: Automatic Engine Shut Off and Automatic Park, as well as have options for a few others. Starting with 2020 model year vehicles, Toyota will phase in...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 14, 2019
Nissan has hired away the top designer at the Lincoln brand from the Ford Motor Co. to serve as its new design chief in North America. David Woodhouse, who has overseen Lincoln design during Ford’s recent efforts to revive the brand, will serve as vice president,...
