by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 25, 2018
In a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a law that allows companies to challenge the validity of costly patent infringement claims with the potential to disrupt technology in everyday use. Basically, tech companies and automakers have...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 24, 2018
Efforts to reach an agreement on revisions to the North American Free Trade Agreement appear to have hit another speed bump. President Donald Trump said on Monday he may ask Mexico to halt the flow of undocumented migrants from Central America into the U.S. as a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 24, 2018
Rising demand is helping push up the price of gasoline by an average of 5 cents per gallon across the U.S. The federal Energy Information Administration’s latest data indicates consumer gasoline demand is at 9.857 million barrels per day, which is at the highest level...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 23, 2018
Big passenger cars have seemingly gone out of style perhaps for good. After all Toyota admits the average age for the buyers of its full-size sedan, the Toyota Avalon, is 64, hardly the age of trend setters in our youth-oriented culture. But with the fifth-generation...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 20, 2018
While pickup trucks share some of generic similarities, the stylistic differences are always critical and one of the trend setters since it first appeared has been the Chevrolet Colorado. The Colorado seems to be a perfect size for working in urban spaces since...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 20, 2018
General Motors has reached out to Silicon Valley to obtain a new recruit for the company’s board of directors while also adding to its lines of credit. The election of eBay CEO Devin Wenig to the board’s slate of nominees will bring GM’s Board of Directors to 11...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 20, 2018
During the last few years, Mercedes-Benz has followed a dual strategy, promoting its high-end luxury cars while expanding into the compact segments as it overtakes key rivals such as BMW and Audi. Mercedes is now building the new A-Class at the Mercedes-Benz plant in...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 19, 2018
Carsharing is expected to re-shape the automotive business, but it is also creating business opportunities that go beyond the rides offered by companies such as Uber and Lyft. Cargo, self-described as an “in-car commerce” platform for the rideshare...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 18, 2018
Unlike some of its major rivals, Toyota isn’t ready to give up on the passenger car market. If anything they are getting new models ready that are expected to build on the company strong position in car side of the business, Toyota officials said this week as they...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 18, 2018
Gasoline continues to get more expensive across the U.S. even though the beginning of the summer driving season is still more than a month away, according to the survey of prices at the pump by AAA. With the price of gasoline averaging $2.71 per gallon, prices are at...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 17, 2018
Ford Motor Co. saw its sales in China, the world’s largest automotive market, drop by 11% during March, while General Motors eked out a 2% gain as its sales continue to grow. GM, which will now report its China sales quarterly rather than monthly in the future, said...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 17, 2018
Geely owner Li Shufu urged Daimler AG, in which he recently became one of the largest shareholders, to consider further strategic partnerships. Li Shufu, who is also the owner of Volvo, recently became a major shareholder of Daimler after acquiring a 9.69 % stake in...
