by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 6, 2019
Hollywood’s Walk of Fame is one of Tinseltown’s favorite tourist attractions, with thousands of stars embedded in concrete honoring some of the movie industry’s most famous celebrities, everyone from Clark Gable to Mickey Mouse – and now, the Chevrolet Suburban, the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 5, 2019
Hyundai Motor Co. wants to transform itself into a “smart mobility solution provider” by 2025, and it is committing $52 billion to get there. The “Strategy 2025” program will see a significant amount of that money invested in electrifying its line-up – a move that...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 5, 2019
General Motors is teaming up with supplier LG Chem to form a new joint venture that will see them invest “up to” $2.3 billion to produce batteries for GM’s planned wave of battery-electric vehicles. The project will get underway with the construction of a new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 4, 2019
Buick, it seems, is taking a cue from its crosstown rival, Ford. With crossovers overwhelmingly dominating sales at General Motors’ premium brand, Buick is about to drop the last two conventional passenger car models in its line-up, meaning that it will be an all-SUV...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 4, 2019
It’s frequently said that the shift to battery power will free up automotive designers and engineers to do things impossible when you have a big internal combustion engine gobbling up space. We’ve seen some creative ideas of what that might mean during the last...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 3, 2019
With the world’s most aggressive EV mandates in place, China has become the largest market for plug-based vehicles, and demand could ramp up even more rapidly if government regulators follow through on a proposal that would call for 25% of the new vehicles sold there...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 3, 2019
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a fondness for tweeting, even though it has caused him some serious problems – including the court case beginning this week about his use of the term, “pedo guy,” to describe a British diver who helped rescue members of a youth soccer team...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 2, 2019
For a brand long known for its striking designs, the Jaguar F-Type has often been called one of the most beautifully styled cars the British marque has ever brought to market, the true spiritual successor to the 1960s-era E-Type. How to update such an iconic model is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 2, 2019
Volkswagen’s menacing ID.R racer has set five records in four countries, on three continents, everywhere from Pike’s Peak to the Nurburgring, as well as the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed – so it came as no surprise when it was named the “Electric Race Car of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 29, 2019
BMW is abandoning the range-extending version of its i3 city car, the automaker has confirmed, a senior executive saying the concept “has no future” as the Bavarian automaker prepares to expand its all-electric line-up. First introduced in 2014, the REx version of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 27, 2019
Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot Citroen plan to sign a binding merger agreement in the coming weeks, according to communications each company sent to its employees. The move would lock down the deal the two carmakers reached last month and further downplays concerns...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 26, 2019
General Motors is “on track” to meet its goal of having 20 battery-electric vehicles in production by 2023, a senior executive said, despite the fact that it hasn’t introduced a new BEV since launching the Chevrolet Bolt EV three years ago. Expect to see a flood of...
