by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 16, 2021
Airports are getting busier these days as more Americans take to the sky, despite another surge of COVID-19. But travelers who don’t carefully prepare before heading out could be in for a shock, especially if they try to book a last-minute car rental. Someone arriving...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 16, 2021
Affordability will become a significant issue for the automotive industry in the not-too-distant future, according to one of the industry’s top analysts. “We’re starting to price people out of the market,” said Carla Bailo, president and chief executive officer of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 16, 2021
Stellantis, the new company created by the merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA, is moving aggressively to prepare for an electrified future, CEO Carlos Tavares said during the company’s first annual meeting this week. During 2021, the newly merged company expects to...
by Jim Stickford | Apr 15, 2021
Having all new vehicles be EVs by 2035 is not only better for the environment, better for creating a new industrial manufacturing base and better for American’s wallets, it’s actually doable. Those are the conclusions coming out of a new study titled “2035 Report 2.0:...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 13, 2021
Dozens of Michigan-based companies, including industry giants General Motors and Ford Motor Co., issued a strongly worded statement Tuesday objecting to Republican-sponsored bills that would make it more difficult to vote in Michigan and other states. This marked the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 12, 2021
Proponents of President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan have focused on the promise of creating millions of jobs — as many as 2 million in the auto industry, according to some estimates. Not everyone is convinced. If anything, some traditional automotive...
by Michael Strong | Apr 8, 2021
New vehicle sales are on the rebound in the U.S. as the country slowly emerges from the pandemic. Many of those are buyers are looking for a good vehicle for their families — some of which may be growing as a result of all the enforced togetherness. A variety of...
by Michael Strong | Apr 7, 2021
Uber’s preparing to spend $250 million to increase drivers’ pay, including offering payment guarantees and other incentives to lure new drivers to the service and entice the existing ones to work more often. The effort comes as Uber and rival Lyft report their drivers...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Apr 7, 2021
Even before taking office in January, then President-elect Joe Biden faced heavy pressure to tighten federal tailpipe regulations, reversing cuts enacted by his predecessor, Donald Trump. Michael Regan, the new EPA administrator, said this week updated emissions...
by Michael Strong | Apr 2, 2021
Add “former” to the title of Waymo CEO John Krafcik, who announced today he’s left the company. The former Hyundai Motor America chief spent five years heading up the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Google, which, according to his farewell on LinkedIn, “was called...
by Michael Strong | Apr 2, 2021
After a lengthy run up, gas prices dipped — slightly — this week. The national average fell 2 cents per gallon compared with the week prior to $2.86 per gallon. The change hit most parts of the country as 45 states saw prices decline or stay flat compared to a week...
by Joseph Szczesny | Apr 2, 2021
The shortage of semiconductors is forcing Detroit’s automakers to trim production, including production of pickup trucks that are increasingly short supply, in the mid-April. Ford Motor Co. has already gone through a series of forced shutdowns due to the ongoing...
