by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 1, 2021
The Toyota Yaris hybrid was named Car of the Year during a virtual presentation of the Geneva International Motor Show on Monday. But the victory was a narrow one, the 59 members of the CoTY jury also giving strong support to the new, all-electric Fiat 500 and two...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 1, 2021
More than five years after the start of the international “Dieselgate” scandal badly damaged Volkswagen’s reputation, the United Nations Global Compact agreed to reinstate the company as a participant in its environmental protection efforts. The compact dropped the...
by Jim Stickford | Feb 26, 2021
When it comes to gas prices at the pump, what goes down will eventually come up. Motorists are paying some of the highest gas prices seen in over a year, according to AAA and GasBuddy.com. With the forced shutdown of Gulf Coast and some Midwest refineries due to...
by Larry Printz | Feb 26, 2021
There are many forgotten automakers, companies that existed for a few years before fizzling out. Truthfully, there were thousands, yet only one, owned and run by Blacks: C.R. Patterson & Sons, which launched its first model, the Patterson-Greenfield, in 1914. It’s...
by David Loji | Feb 26, 2021
At about 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, a red GTI rolled out of the “Segmento Poniente” assembly line at the VW de México plant in the city of Puebla. This particular unit came equipped with the DSG dual clutch transmission. It was unique – the very last VW Golf made...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 26, 2021
A drop in fleet sales appears to have cut total new-vehicle sales by 3.7% in February when adjusted for selling days, analysts claim. Reporting the same numbers without adjusting for the number of selling days translates to a decrease of 11.1% from February 2020....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 24, 2021
Feeling stressed out by the pandemic? You’re certainly not alone. New research by Ford Motor Co. finds 64% of Americans under more stress than a year ago. “We found that adapting to the pandemic isn’t easy,” said Ford’s in-house “futurist,” Sheryl Connelly,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 24, 2021
For many years, the auto industry lived by the mantra, “Safety doesn’t sell.” Today, however, picking a safe vehicle has become top priority for just about all buyers, whether they’re looking for a family van or a high-performance sports car. The good news is that...
by Jim Stickford | Feb 23, 2021
People looking for something productive to do during the dark days of winter and the continuing COVID lockdowns might want to go shopping for a new car because there are some great deals out there. Buyers at this time of year typically go for the new-to-me new car...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 23, 2021
A group within the United Auto Workers challenged the union’s established leadership, asking a federal judge for a larger voice in reforming the UAW. One of the key requests in the petition by the United All Workers for Democracy or UAWD is for a voice in the...
by Larry Printz | Feb 22, 2021
Aston Martin named Girard-Perregaux, the legendary watchmaker, the official watch of the British carmaker. The two luxury brands plan to collaborate on limited-edition timepieces. “We are celebrating an astonishing 230 years of watchmaking, whilst Aston Martin...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 22, 2021
This is going to be a big year for battery-electric vehicles, with a wave of new products heading to market and forecasters predicting record sales. It certainly won’t hurt demand that the overwhelming majority of current owners expect to buy or lease another BEV when...
