by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 23, 2020
Former United Auto Workers Vice President Norwood Jewell reported to a federal correctional institution in Oxford, Wisconsin, to begin a 15-month for violations of the federal Labor Management Act. Jewell, 62, was sentenced to a prison term last August after he...
by Michael Strong | Jan 22, 2020
Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda are recalling 6 million vehicles to deal with two separate airbag issues, including some Takata airbags. Toyota will fix 3.4 million vehicles around the world with ZF airbags that may not inflate due to the problem. The problem is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 22, 2020
Fully driverless, without even a steering wheel and pedals for backup, the battery-powered Cruise Origin might look like it rolled off the set of a science fiction film but it is all but ready to go into production, officials with the San Francisco-based autonomous...
by Michael Strong | Jan 21, 2020
Tesla Inc. officials didn’t take long to deny accusations about unintended acceleration levied in a petition filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The California-based EV maker says the claims are false, and are the work of one of the...
by Michael Strong | Jan 17, 2020
Tesla Inc.’s gotten plenty of attention for problems with crashes related to its Autopilot technology, and now it’s facing another potentially big problem: unintended sudden acceleration. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is engaging in a...
by Michael Strong | Jan 16, 2020
The long-awaited revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement was passed by the U.S. Senate Thursday, and now heads to the desk of President Donald Trump for his approval. The new deal between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, which Trump has dubbed the United...
by Michael Strong | Jan 15, 2020
The Trump administration inched closer to setting lower fuel economy and emissions rules that those mandated by the previous administration after the agencies reviewing the standards sent their final recommendations to the White House. The process has been ongoing for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2020
With Congress seemingly deadlocked over proposed federal guidelines for autonomous vehicles, the Trump Administration has rolled out plans of its own – but they call for the industry to stick with its own voluntary standards. The announcement by Department of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 9, 2020
One of the largest safety scandals in automotive history may finally be resolved with the move to recall vehicles equipped with yet another 10 million faulty Takata airbags used by 14 different automakers. That marks the final phase of an agreement reached between the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 8, 2020
While Daimler AG was chalking up the oohs and aahs in Las Vegas for its flashy concept vehicle that was done up with an assist from one of Hollywood’s most famous directors, a group of hard-hearted gnomes back in Germany were preparing another surprise for the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2020
This story has been updated. Meeting with reporters for the first time since his unexpected arrest in November 2018 – and his bold escape from Japan 13 months later, former Renault-Nissan Alliance boss Carlos Ghosn laid into both Japanese prosecutors and the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jan 8, 2020
Carlos Ghosn, the once high-flying head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, is set to give his first news conference today since his arrest on financial corruption charges in November 2018. The long-time executive made a daring escape from Japan shortly before...
