by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 3, 2018
Even as the price of gasoline rises, the six big car makers that dominate the U.S. market, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. N.V. Ford Motor Co., General Motors, Toyota Motor Co., American Honda and Nissan, all reported sales increases for June with the help of strong sales...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 3, 2018
With the Fourth of July holiday upon us, the price of gasoline has declined slightly since the start of the summer driving season but is now expected to go higher as the price of crude oil begins to climb. At $2.86 per gallon, gasoline prices are at their highest...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 2, 2018
In a development that leaves the future North American Free Trade Agreement hanging by a slender thread, Andreas Manuel López Obrador was elected president of Mexico in a landslide victory that could lead to sweeping change in Mexican politics. The leftist Obrador is...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 2, 2018
For months word has circulated that General Motors was preparing to kill one of the cars that helped launch the company’s resurgence from bankruptcy, the Chevrolet Volt. But GM is making a game effort to silence the chatter with the announcement of a series of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 29, 2018
This country’s international auto dealers, who sell brands from Asia and Europe, fired a broadside shot against the Trump administration’s plans to impose a heavy tariff on cars imported into the U.S. America’s auto dealers, domestic and international,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 28, 2018
Cars of various kinds have come to seem kind of ordinary or even passed their prime even though still much go and fit anywhere 99% of motorists go day in and day out with a minimum fuss and great efficiency. But they are also kind of boring, which is one of the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 28, 2018
New vehicle sales in June appear to be holding steady but are expected to decline during the second half of the year, analysts reported this week. Cox Automotive said it expected June to rise 2.1% from last year, resulting in a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 16.9...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 27, 2018
Uber has been granted a 15-month probationary license by a British court on Tuesday, which will allow it to continue operating in London. The ride-hailing service argued successfully that Uber had made significant changes to its business and corporate culture after...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 26, 2018
The rising risk of a global trade war has prompted Daimler AG, the parent of Mercedes-Benz Cars, to reduce its earnings guidance for 2018. Daimler said has “made a new assessment of the earnings” potential for the year 2018 and reduced its earnings...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 26, 2018
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles confirmed it will sell both an older body-style version of its popular Ram Truck alongside the new version during the upcoming model year. The company had signaled its intention to keep both trucks in production during the transition....
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 25, 2018
The United Auto Workers wasted no time attacking General Motors’ plans to build the 2019 Chevrolet Blazer in Mexico. GM’s confirmation the new Blazer would be built in Mexico came just as blue-collar workers assigned to the second shift at the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 22, 2018
General Motors offered a look at its 2019 Chevrolet Blazer, which it hopes will fortify its line-up of crossover vehicles. The new 2019 Blazer offers a more expressive design, more functionality and more of the latest technology for to help protect the driver and...
