by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 17, 2020
Audi is stepping up its research on automated driving by opening a new research-and-development office in Silicon Valley focused on advanced driver assistance systems. The company expects to hire 60 engineers to concentrate on artificial intelligence, software...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 16, 2020
The auto industry runs, more less or less but mostly more, on the axiom that you can’t have too much of a good thing so it’s no real surprise that Kia has brought out the Seltos, a compact crossover vehicle. After all, a different compact crossover, the Kia Soul, was...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 15, 2020
In an unusual joint announcement, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider and UAW President Rory Gamble revealed they planned to meet June 30 to begin negotiations on reform of the United Auto Workers Union. The joint statement said they “(s)eek to work together to restore...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 15, 2020
Indian industrial conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra’s plans to launch sales of a utility vehicle in the U.S. have suffered a significant setback in its ongoing legal fight with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. Mahindra appears to have come out on the short end again...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 12, 2020
Nearly a full week after a cyberattack that shut down operations in different parts of the world and wreaked havoc on its IT systems, Honda now has its plants in Ohio back up and running at full capacity. The automaker has offered only a few scant details of the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 12, 2020
After an abrupt decline in ad spending during the stay-at-home orders designed to stop the spread of COVID-19 and the cancellation or postponements of key advertising vehicles such as the NCAA Basketball Tournament and the NBA playoffs, auto advertising surged during...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 11, 2020
Even as carmakers pull back some new products in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BMW Group is pushing ahead with its electrification strategy, confirming plans to release the BMW iX3 by the end of 2020. Production of the BMW first pure electric model will get...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 10, 2020
The headline in this story has been revised to more accurately reflect the story’s content. The German government is moving ahead with a stimulus package that includes generous help for electric vehicles. Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, said the package,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 9, 2020
Jaguar Land Rover is the latest automaker to look for additional credit to help it get through this sales downturn created by the COVID-19 pandemic; however, instead of using what many consider “conventional” banking partners, JLR secured a $705 million line of credit...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 8, 2020
President Donald Trump renewed earlier threats to levy heavy tariffs on new vehicles imported from Europe. Trump has periodically threatened to raise tariffs on such vehicles since he took office in 2017. His threats have been heard less frequently since last fall as...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 5, 2020
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. will offer retirement packages as it moves to trim 1,500 jobs the company’s assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, setting the stage for a contentious round of negotiations with Unifor, the union representing FCA’s Canadian workers. “As...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jun 3, 2020
Former United Auto Workers President Gary Jones faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $1 million dollars in union funds and tax evasion. Jones, 63, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to embezzle UAW dues money and...
