by Michael Strong | Nov 12, 2019
Each year automakers introduce a slew of new vehicles, many of which are considered “green” or environmentally friendly, and while consumers will choose the ones they like best with their checkbooks, there are other ways to be recognized. Annually, the Green Car...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 12, 2019
If you live in the U.S., chances are you might not even give a second glance at the new pics of the K5 sedan which, Kia says, will be targeted specifically at the Korean market. But you might want to take a closer look, after all. Turns out what you see will likely be...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 12, 2019
It’s been a tough year for the auto industry. And not just in the U.S., where sales are off by nearly 2% this year. China, the world’s largest automotive market, is expected to end the year with an 8% decline, according to the China Association of Automobile...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 12, 2019
If the merger of PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is completed as expected, there are no plans to eliminate any brands that now belong to the two companies. PSA CEO Carlos Tavares, the architect of PSA’s turnaround who is in line to take the operational helm in the...
by Michael Strong | Nov 11, 2019
Some 10,000 UAW workers voting on a tentative contract with Ford Motor Co. will get a bigger raise than expected if the deal is approved. Voting is scheduled to end Nov. 15. The two sides revised a section of the proposed deal that could cost the automaker an...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 11, 2019
Karma Automotive – the phoenix-like resurrection of the original Fisker Automotive – has been struggling to get itself taking seriously. And it will continue that process during the L.A. Auto Show next week with the global debut of two new products. The pair includes...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 11, 2019
If there’s one benefit from the cold wave sweeping across much of the country this week, it’s the chance it will reduce the risk of children dying due to being left in hot cars. So far this year, 52 kids have died in such instances, a number that has rapidly...
by Michael Strong | Nov 11, 2019
Sales of new energy vehicles, or NEVs, in China continue to shrink with sales falling 45.6% in October, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The fall, which is blamed on the end of major subsidies paid to buyers, last month follows a 33%...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 8, 2019
Utility vehicles, both crossovers and traditional SUVs, have taken over the American Road and it’s beginning to long for the style, passion and performance that old-fashioned sports cars and sedans brought to the garage or parking lot. But some utility vehicles do...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 8, 2019
Ratification of the United Auto Workers tentative agreement with the Ford Motor Co. appears to have hit a speed bump as workers at the company’s big Chicago assembly plant voted to reject it by a decisive margin. The unofficial tally from the vote by both production...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 8, 2019
Volkswagen is accelerating its push into the all-electric market as it prepares to bring dozens of different models to market by mid-decade, and that includes a production version of the ID. Space Vizzion concept it will debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 8, 2019
There’s been plenty of speculation in recent months about the direction Jaguar Land Rover will take as it adapts to pressure to electrify its line-up. The Jaguar side already has the all-electric I-Pace and has confirmed plans to go battery-electric with the...
