by Michael Strong | Dec 13, 2019
Ford Motor Co. issued a recall Friday for nearly 550,000 Super Duty pickups in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The action, which covers 547,538 trucks in the 2017 through 2019 model year, covers carpet flooring that could catch fire after a crash, the company said. The...
by Michael Strong | Dec 13, 2019
General Motors is investing $1.5 billion to update its popular midsize trucks – Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon – including $1 billion at its Wentzville, Missouri plant. While revealing the amount it plans to spend to make remain competitive with the competition...
by Michael Strong | Nov 15, 2019
Newer isn’t necessarily better, especially when it comes to cars and how reliable they are. Keep that in mind when reviewing Consumer Reports latest “Auto Reliability Survey.” Updated models or entirely new replacements for outdated models certainly attract a lot of...
by Michael Strong | Nov 15, 2019
British supercar maker McLaren is known for its extensive use of advanced lightweight materials in its vehicles and is now looking to take its technology to the next level, as well as some of its neighbors too. The company has invested more than $63.2 million, or £50...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 12, 2019
It’s been a tough year for the auto industry. And not just in the U.S., where sales are off by nearly 2% this year. China, the world’s largest automotive market, is expected to end the year with an 8% decline, according to the China Association of Automobile...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 6, 2019
The threat of depreciation has always been one of the great killers of the buzz around new vehicles for practical minded buyers and the improving quality, reliability and durability really has not changed the equation much. Vehicle depreciation also is critical in the...
by Michael Strong | Oct 30, 2019
General Motors keeps adding things to the daily to-do list for Mark Reuss, named president of the company in January, who will now oversee the company’s regional operations: North America, South America, China and International. Reuss continues to report to Chairman...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 22, 2019
Two new products that were expected to put a halo around Ford Motor Co’s third-quarter earnings are, instead, set to drag the company down. A series of problems at the automaker’s Chicago Assembly Plant have caused serious delays in ramping up production of the 2020...
by Michael Strong | Oct 14, 2019
Harley-Davidson suffered another setback with its first-ever battery-electric motorcycle, LiveWire, stopping production of new cycle due to a production problem. The Milwaukee-based motorcycle maker discovered a “non-standard condition” with LiveWire, forcing the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 30, 2019
When all is said and done the F-150 is undoubtedly the most famous vehicle built – save the Mustang – by the Ford Motor Co. since Henry Ford brought out the Model T more than 100 years ago. But the F-150 pickup has been the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for more...
by Michael Strong | Sep 20, 2019
Fiat Chrysler’s popular Jeep Wrangler is being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after more than 3,500 owners complained to the company and the agency about steering issues. The problem affects potentially 270,000 of the 2018 and 2019...
by Joseph Szczesny | Sep 18, 2019
The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Co. has curtailed delivery of service parts used to repair cars and trucks at GM dealerships across the country, the company acknowledged. GM’s network of parts distribution centers and warehouses wasn’t really...
