by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 15, 2019
We’ll got our first official look at the all-new, mid-engine Corvette later this week but Chevrolet is already dropping hints about what we’ll learn when the first-ever mid-engine sports car makes its debut during a California news conference. For one thing, the first...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 15, 2019
The United Auto Workers kicked off 2019 labor negotiations with the union taking a hard line, reminding officials from the Ford Motor Co. that automakers they have enjoyed a period of prosperity and a restless union membership is looking for its share in the new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 15, 2019
With his car rapidly running out of energy, Robin Frijns took the checkered flag to win the final race of the Formula E series on Sunday, capping a two-race weekend marking the end of the series’ fifth season – though the complicated scoring system for the world’s...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 15, 2019
A key German minister swooped into the “deep South” last week to call attention to the huge investment in the State of Alabama by Mercedes-Benz to blunt a renewed push for European tariffs. The visit to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, by German Minister for Economic and Energy...
by Michael Strong | Jul 12, 2019
Just a few days after it was revealed that Toyota Motor Corp. would convert its $1.6 billion Alabama plant to SUV production from car production, the company is reportedly planning to spend as much as $398 million to optimize its San Antonio truck plant. The plant,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 12, 2019
Toyota Motor Corp. and Denso Corp. are planning to establish a joint venture for research and advanced development of next-generation, in-vehicle semiconductors. The two companies will study the details and aim to establish the new company in April 2020, the pair...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 12, 2019
Ford and VW today formally unveiled an expanded “collaboration” they hope will position them as leaders in autonomous and electric vehicle development, even while helping slash the massive expenses required to bring those technologies to market. The announcement comes...
by Michael Strong | Jul 11, 2019
Fiat Chrysler had planned to leverage its new partner, Renault, to bring its electric vehicle program up to speed; however, with that deal basically dead, it plans to invest nearly $800 million in a battery-electric Fiat 500. Pietro Gorlier, chief operating officer...
by Michael Strong | Jul 11, 2019
Despite the moves by domestic automakers to shift their production away from sedans, many executives at competing automakers have pledged ongoing support to the car market. It wasn’t too long ago that Bob Carter, executive vice president – sales for Toyota Motor North...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 11, 2019
After a painfully slow start, the Genesis brand is finally showing a bit of momentum, with year-over-year sales gains for the past five months. That said, it’s still barely an asterisk on the luxury market sales charts – and likely to stay that way until it catches up...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 11, 2019
Unpretentious is a word that seems to have dropped from the American vocabulary, but all the same Lexus has earned a reputation for delivering a comfortable brand of luxury vehicles of peerless quality that are also tasteful and smartly equipped. But in recent years,...
by Michael Strong | Jul 10, 2019
Tesla Model 3 owners now have a choice, at least when it comes to charging their vehicles. After making its mainstream vehicle only chargeable using the company’s Supercharging network, Tesla’s allowing Model 3 owners to also use CHAdeMO adapters too. However, the...
