by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 15, 2020
A new estimate by analysts suggests the auto industry could be headed for another soft patch as the surge of COVID-19 sweeps across the Sunbelt, where some of the largest markets for new cars are located. “The surge in COVID-19 cases across the country is negatively...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 14, 2020
At a time when mobility has become a buzzword for the future of transportation, passenger cars –sedans, coupes and convertibles – still retain a huge space at the heart of the world’s automotive culture as carmakers compete for buyers around the world. Thus it ought...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 13, 2020
General Motors is scaling back production of midsized pickup trucks as concerns that COVID-19 continue to cast a long shadow over the industry’s production plans. GM confirmed that it is temporarily dropping the third shift, employing 1,250 workers, at its truck...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 10, 2020
Daimler AG CEO Ola Källenius used the company’s virtual annual meeting this week to show off new technology being used in the next generation S-Class sedan, predicting it will set new standards for luxury vehicles. Källenius said 48-volt battery will be standard and...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 9, 2020
General Motors’ lawsuit claiming rival Fiat Chrysler had corrupted officials of the United Auto Workers union in a bid to gain a competitive advantage, has been dismissed by a federal judge in Detroit. GM filed the high-profile lawsuit last November, but Judge Paul...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 8, 2020
The pandemic remains a challenge of historic proportions, Daimler AG executives said during a shareholders meeting conducted via the Internet after it was postponed from its original date in April as COVID-19 spread across Europe. During the meeting, shareholders were...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 7, 2020
After proving that Americans would buy cars made in Europe, Volkswagen has struggled, seemingly for years to connect or re-connect. It has been a bit like a hitter in baseball who is always swinging behind the pitch or a quarterback in American football who can’t...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 7, 2020
General Motors Co. appears to have won a small victory in its legal battle with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. as the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals accepted GM’s petition to set aside a judge’s order mandating GM CEO Mary Barra and FCA CEO Mike Manley meet face...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 6, 2020
Mercedes-Benz is pushing ahead with what the company describes as its “electric first” strategy by taking an equity stake in a Chinese maker of battery cells – Farasis Energy. The announcement of the new partnership represents another “important milestone towards...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 3, 2020
European carmakers have been focused on electric vehicles and the COVID-19 pandemic has put new pressure on vehicle emissions. Despite this, many carmakers – Daimler AG specifically – have not given up on the diesel engine. Mercedes-Benz Vans this week announced it...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 2, 2020
The second day of sales results saw the final member of the Big Three – Ford – report second quarter results that mimicked those of their Detroit-based rivals: down. Ford’s overall Q2 sales were down 33.3%, the company revealed, adding that its retail business...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 1, 2020
Car sales plunged across the board during June, capping off the auto industry’s worst quarter in decades as the economic shutdown brought on by the pandemic battered sales of new vehicles in the U.S. General Motors said its sales dropped 34% in the second quarter...