by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 30, 2020
Maserati has become the latest automaker to lay out plans to go all-electric, the high-performance luxury arm of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles saying it will get there by mid-decade. Facing increasingly stringent fuel economy and emissions mandates around the world,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 30, 2020
Embattled electric truck startup Nikola Corp. managed to salvage a deal with General Motors, the two companies confirmed Monday morning, though it has been scaled back substantially from the agreement they initially announced in September. The original plan was a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 30, 2020
German carmakers have made major investments in electric vehicles and now the German government is preparing to help sell those new EVs with a new round of incentives. Earlier this month, Germany rolled out a program that extends its environmental subsidies for...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 25, 2020
Ford Motor Co. is putting the sales and promotion of its new vehicles in the hands of Suzy Deering, a former eBaby executive with broad experience in online sales, as new CEO Jim Farley continues to shake up the company’s executive ranks. Deering will join Ford as...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 25, 2020
Nearly 10,000 Tesla Model X and Model Y SUVs are being recalled for a series of safety-related defects underscoring the automaker’s ongoing problems with quality and reliability. Tesla has faced an array of issues affecting its four product lines, ranging from...
by Michael Strong | Nov 24, 2020
Chrysler fans with good memories remember the last time the company was involved in a “merger of equals,” and how it worked out so when the phrase was tied to the partnering of Fiat Chrysler and PSA there was some skepticism. Turns out they had reason to be skeptical....
by Michael Strong | Nov 24, 2020
Tesla CEO Elon Musk keeps looking the EV maker’s long-term expansion plans, revealing that a compact car is a priority for the European market. Musk, speaking at an online battery conference hosted by the German government, came to the realization during a recent trip...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 24, 2020
Ford’s new CEO Jim Farley has plenty of challenges facing him in the coming year, and many of them can be traced back to the automaker’s ongoing quality and reliability issues that are hurting both its reputation and its bottom line. The depth of the problem was...
by Michael Strong | Nov 23, 2020
After a lengthy push against federal safety investigators to avoid it, General Motors is spending $1.2 billion to recall 5.9 million U.S. vehicles equipped with Takata airbag inflators that could potentially explode. GM sought to avoid the costly recall, petitioned...
by Michael Strong | Nov 23, 2020
General Motors is switching sides, moving to support California in its efforts to fight attempts by the Trump administration to revoke the state’s ability to set its own emissions rules in court. The Golden State’s rules are more stringent than federal mandates, even...
by Michael Strong | Nov 23, 2020
A human rights group affiliated with the United Nations claims the Japanese government should compensate former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn for actions related to his arrest and lengthy detention two years ago. The United Nations Human Rights Council’s Working Group on...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 23, 2020
Despite the continuing pain from the pandemic, signs point to a solid rebound in sales and production of new vehicles in 2021 and 2022, according to economists from the University of Michigan. Economists presenting at U-M’s 68th annual economic outlook conference,...
