by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 27, 2019
General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers continued to struggle with key issues with view visible signs of progress. GM did back away from an earlier decision to cancel the health insurance of the more than 48,000 striking union members but the union didn’t...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 26, 2019
Analysts now estimate the new vehicle sales will wind up dropping in September when the final numbers are totaled up next week. With two fewer selling days and an early Labor Day holiday, the car shopping experts at Edmunds forecast September will be a down month for...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 26, 2019
Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz has announced that his state will adopt the strict emissions and mileage mandates set by California, echoing a decision taken by New Mexico officials just the day before. The tougher mandate “just makes sense,” Minnesota Gov. Walz said in...
by Michael Strong | Sep 25, 2019
Nissan is recalling 1.2 million vehicles from model years 2018 and 2019, including its top two sellers Rogue and Altima, for a problem with their backup cameras. The Japanese automaker admitted the mirrors are not in compliance with current safety standards in a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 20, 2019
Despite meeting regularly since the strike began, negotiators from the United Auto Workers and General Motors appear stuck on key issues ranging from health care to pay for temporary workers and investments in new technology. The key roadblock to ending the strike,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 19, 2019
California will lose its ability to set tougher fuel economy standards than those set by Washington, two senior members of the Trump administration announced Thursday morning, proclaiming that move, along with a planned rollback of federal mileage rules, will result...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 19, 2019
Labor strife isn’t just affecting General Motors Co. in the United States where 49,000 workers of the United Auto Workers have gone on strike, but also in Mexico where employees at the company’s critical assembly plant in Silao have petitioned to have the plant’s...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 18, 2019
President Donald Trump issued a clear signal that his administration will move forward with plans to both rollback federal fuel economy standards and strip California of the right to set its own emissions standards, something that was first approved by Congress nearly...
by Michael Strong | Sep 18, 2019
Toyota has expressed its pleasure to pick up the passenger car sales that the Big Three is willingly giving up by scuttling all of its sedans in the next few years to focus on utility and trucks sales. However, the Japanese automaker isn’t giving up truck sales...
by Michael Strong | Sep 17, 2019
Despite interest rates falling for most of the year, the Federal Reserve appears set to cut them once again despite the concerns by some are concerned about inflation and other issues. Weakening economic data, trade disputes, and global uncertainties, the Fed is...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 16, 2019
More than 49,000 United Auto Workers Union employees have walked off the job at General Motors facilities across the U.S., launching their first strike at the nation’s largest car company in a dozen years. With the talks complicated by factors including an ongoing...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 12, 2019
New vehicle prices have been rising fast in recent years and are now running closer and closer to $40,000 – but there are other things to consider if you’re looking to buy a new vehicle, and if you factor in things like interest rates and insurance, the typical new...
