by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 5, 2018
Daimler AG management insists the diesel engine has bright future, but the company’s shareholders are growing more skeptical and are raising questions about whether they should remain part of the company’s product portfolio in the face of stringent, new emission...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 5, 2018
Daimler AG continues to enjoy record success even as it spends heavily on new investments to prepare the company to meet future challenges in an auto industry that is changing quickly and dramatically even as it adjusts to new shareholders. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 4, 2018
Toyota and Subaru have started development of a replacement for the two-seat sports car that both companies produce jointly and currently sell under different names. The Japan Times reported the two automakers have agreed to extend their collaboration to produce...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 3, 2018
Even more than some relief on fuel-economy standards, carmakers have said over and over again they want to settle the issues around the North American Free Trade Agreement. However, President Donald Trump threatened to discard the agreement in a series of Easter...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 3, 2018
The auto industry broke out of its winter doldrums during March as General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and Volkswagen all reported sales increases and for now set to rest fears that sales of new vehicles were beginning to fade. GM, which also announced it...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 2, 2018
The clash now looming between the federal government and the State of California about fuel-economy standards for new vehicles is raising the possibility automakers one day might have to build two different sets of the same vehicles for various parts of the nation....
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 2, 2018
An appeals court ruled in favor workers suing the United Auto Workers and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. in a case tied to the ongoing investigation of misuse of training funds by FCA and UAW officials. The suit was brought by a group of former temporary part time...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 30, 2018
The atmosphere around the New York International Auto Show was fizzy and upbeat with the industry firmly believing it’s heading for another strong year in 2018, but there are some caution flags flying as well. Nariman Behravesh, chief economist for IHS Markit,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 30, 2018
Despite a devastating scandal, adverse political environment and big defeats in key organizing drives in the auto industry, the United Auto Workers succeeded in adding nearly 15,000 new members in 2017. The UAW reported the figure in its Labor Organization Annual...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 29, 2018
Hyundai is moving to shore up model line with a brand-new version of the Santa Fe. The 2019 Santa Fe made its official U.S. debut during the press days at the New York International Auto Show and will go on sale this coming summer. The all-new Santa Fe and Santa Fe...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 29, 2018
Volvo Cars new subscription service that kicked off by offering the XC40 is already succeeding. Anders Gustafsson, president and CEO of Volvo Cars USA, said during the company’s press conference at the New York International Auto Show that the company’s new...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 29, 2018
Subaru rolled out at the 2019 Subaru Forester in New York and with the three “mores” drivers want: more room, more power and more features. The fifth generation of the popular sport utility vehicle is the roomiest, most capable and most versatile Forester ever made...
