by Michael Strong | Jul 23, 2019
The next time you get pulled over for speeding and are looking for a way to get out of the pricey citation, simply ask for a warning. According to a new study by CarInsurance.com, 41% of the time speeders ask for leniency, friendly men and women blue grant it. The...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 23, 2019
Already facing a number of lawsuits related to faulty transmissions, Ford has been hit with another class action, this one alleging the automaker falsified fuel economy numbers for its F-150 pickups. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...
by Michael Strong | Jul 23, 2019
AutoNation named Cheryl Miller, the company’s CFO, to take the reins as Chief Executive Officer — the auto retailer’s second person to hold the job in the four months since long-standing CEO Mike Jackson gave up the job. Miller is replacing Carl Libbert, who took over...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 23, 2019
Your locomotive in the shop? No problem. Or so it might seem if you can get your hands on one of Ford’s prototype all-electric pickups. While the truck is still several years away from production, the Detroit automaker is demonstrating off its potential muscle with a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 23, 2019
Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH have gained approval to experiment with an automated driving system that won’t employ a “safety driver.” Until now, experiments with self-driving vehicles by companies such as Waymo, Uber and Cruise Automation, GM’s automated-driving...
by Michael Strong | Jul 22, 2019
Now that its got its new product line-up right-sized in terms of sport-utility vehicles, Hyundai is expecting big things in the U.S. when it comes to sales and profits. While reporting its quarterly results, Hyundai officials laid out an aggressive plan to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 22, 2019
Jaguar has confirmed plans to add an all-new model at the top of its SUV line-up sharing its underpinnings with several upcoming Land Rover models. The British automaker also has confirmed it is looking into the possibly of adding several new “baby Jags,” which it...
by Michael Strong | Jul 22, 2019
Volvo Car Group is recalling about 507,000 vehicles around the world due to a potential fire risk. The recalled vehicles have a faulty engine component and affect a series of models from the company. The recall affects the S60, S80, S90, V40, V60, V70, V90, XC60, and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 22, 2019
Long known for its boxy wagons, Volvo is today becoming more and more of an SUV company, with its line-up of utility vehicles likely to continue expanding, according to the Swedish automaker’s CEO. Among the new models reportedly in the works: both a new flagship that...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 22, 2019
Ford Motor Co. is preparing to trim production and idle 200 employees in September at its Canadian assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario, building utility vehicles and could idle more employees at the plant in January 2020. Ford said cuts follow a slowdown in sales of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 19, 2019
With the Formula E track series gaining significant momentum as it heads into its sixth season, organizers are taking things to extremes. Extreme E, to be more precise, a new race series that might be thought of as the battery-powered alternative to the World Rally...
by Michael Strong | Jul 19, 2019
Toyota Motor continues to expand its electric vehicle battery development capability in China by partnering up with Chinese EV maker BYD Co. Ltd. The move is another step toward Toyota’s plans to expand its EV sales in the world’s biggest EV market. In a joint...
