by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 30, 2020
Texas is the most dangerous place for children to ride in a motor vehicle, according to a new study. Go Safe Labs, a non-profit transportation safety group, recently completed a national traffic safety study revealing the top 10 least safe states for car accidents...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 28, 2020
Members of Unifor, the union representing auto workers in Canada, ratified a new three-year contract with the Ford Motor Co. The final tally, according to Unifor, shows 81% of the union members voted for the new collective agreements that include $1.95 billion in...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 25, 2020
Sales of new cars and light trucks continue maintain an upward trajectory on a month-over-month basis in September in the face of the pandemic and an increasingly sluggish economy. However, Bank of America analysts estimated that U.S. light vehicle sales in September...
by Michael Strong | Sep 24, 2020
The frenzy of electric vehicle companies going public has expanded to include related enterprises, namely ChargePoint Inc., which is going public in a $2.4 billion deal. ChargePoint, which operates a massive electric vehicle charging network, said Thursday it will...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 24, 2020
The State of California, in a move that is certain to kick off a major legal, philosophical, economic and political row, plans to ban the sale of motor vehicles that use gasoline or diesel fuel by 2035 as part of its effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions that...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 22, 2020
Ford Motor Co. and Unifor, the Canadian union representing some 6,200 blue-collar auto workers at the company’s plants in Ontario, have fashioned a new tentative labor contract. Jerry Dias, Unifor president, in a press conference carried on Facebook, said details of...
by Michael Strong | Sep 21, 2020
The North American International Auto Show for 2021 is moving from its projected June date to now late September in what organizers are calling a “reimagined indoor and outdoor show.” Public days for the show will now be Sept. 28 – Oct. 9, 2021 with the media preview...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 21, 2020
The Uber test driver behind the wheel when a vehicle equipped for autonomous operation struck and killed and a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona in 2018 will now face trial next year on charges of negligent homicide. The accident in Tempe marked the first time anyone had...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 18, 2020
Despite the continuing scandal that has damaged the United Auto Workers’ reputation, the administration caucus, which has filled every top elected office for decades, is keeping its tight grip on power within the union. In the latest test of the caucus influence,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 15, 2020
The U.S. highway death rate surged by 20% during the first half of this year, even as Americans sharply reduced travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. If the preliminary federal data holds, it would mark one of the sharpest rises in motor vehicle deaths on a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 11, 2020
After helping promote electric vehicles by siting EV chargers in cities and along highways, Electrify America is expanding its product portfolio with the launch of a new business unit called Electrify Home. The new unit is designed to help EV owners make it easier to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 11, 2020
Donald Trump, speaking to a rally of campaign supporters in Michigan on Thursday, made a long list of false claims about the auto industry, among other things saying he “saved” it during his first term. Pressing to keep swing state Michigan in the Republican camp...
