by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 19, 2019
Jaguar Land Rover brought the 2020 Land Rover Defender to Los Angeles for its North American debut ahead of its launch in the U.S. market next spring. Everything about the new Defender’s design is aimed at bestowing the vehicle with a sense of what designers call...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 19, 2019
Alfa Romeo has struggled to attract American buyers even though it has offered some impressive vehicles. But despite falling sales, which are down 27% through the first nine months of 2019, Fiat Chrysler Automobile N.V. isn’t giving up. For the 2020 model year, FCA is...
by Michael Strong | Nov 18, 2019
Ferrari’s long history of stunning automotive design gave today’s designers plenty of inspiration for the newest model from the company, the Roma. The fifth car the company’s introduced this year, it draws its design cues from the company’s offerings from the ’50s and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 18, 2019
The new Mustang Mach-E marks the most aggressive move yet by Ford into the emerging market for electrified vehicles – and it certainly won’t be the last considering it plans to invest $11.5 billion in the technology between now and 2022. The automaker is developing an...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 18, 2019
With the focus of the auto industry shifting west for the opening this week of the Los Angeles Auto Show, California is taking the lead in moving forward with a lawsuit that will block efforts by the Trump administration to roll back federal fuel efficiency standards....
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 16, 2019
Members of the United Auto Workers ratified a new four-year contract with the Ford Motor Co. that is patterned after the agreement the union reached earlier with the General Motors Co. The final tally released by the union showed that 56.3% of the union members voted...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 15, 2019
Reeling from a scandal that has taken a heavy toll on the union’s credibility and reputation, acting UAW President Rory Gamble announced a series of what he described as ethics reforms. The union also plans to sell a house attached to its education center in Northern...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 15, 2019
Daimler AG is preparing to cut as many as 1,100 jobs as it prepares to deploy a new sustainable business strategy with a clear commitment to carbon dioxide-neutral mobility. “We are positioning the company for the transformation with a clear strategy for the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 14, 2019
A new study from Edmunds reveals that the decision by Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. to bail out of small cars isn’t working out quite as planned. A year after both carmakers announced plans to cut production of small passenger cars, analysts at Edmunds found...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 13, 2019
After a lengthy wait, Hyundai has finally confirmed plans to produce the Santa Cruz pickup which, in concept form, was one of the stars of the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The compact truck will be produced at the automaker’s Montgomery,...
by Michael Strong | Nov 13, 2019
As the U.S. continues to look for places where it can raise the speed limit, thanks to faster and more fuel efficient vehicles, the Netherlands just announced it will cap the country’s speed at 100 kmh, or 62 mph. In a move reminiscent of the United States’ shift to...
