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 20, 2020
Some parts of the country are in the next round of pandemic-related lockdowns so traveling for the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend is expected to decline this year. However, there is plenty of research that shows the folks that are planning to trek over the hills...
by Larry Printz | Nov 20, 2020
Are you planning to travel during the upcoming holiday season? According to the American Automobile Association, as many as 50 million Americans plan to travel 50 miles or more for Thanksgiving with about 95% – or 47.8 million – estimated to be doing so by car, a 4.3%...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 19, 2020
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class long has served as the brand’s flagship, a highly polished example of what German luxury is all about — but for those who want to take things a big step beyond, there’s the new Mercedes-Maybach S580 making its formal debut today. While...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 19, 2020
Correction: This story has been amended. GM is currently testing only the battery system for the Cruise Origin at its proving grounds. General Motors expects to begin testing preproduction models of the self-driving Cruise Origin at its Michigan proving grounds next...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 19, 2020
It’s been a tough year for auto buyers and automakers alike. But, if anything, demand for full-size pickups has been running at a frantic pace. Detroit automakers continue to dominate the market and despite strong competition from its crosstown rivals, Ford Motor Co....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 18, 2020
The United Kingdom will bar the sale of all new gas and diesel-powered vehicles starting in 2030, the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson moving up an earlier ban by a decade. As part of Britain’s new “green industrial revolution,” the sale of hybrid vehicles...
by Michael Strong | Nov 18, 2020
While Tesla’s financial picture continues to be rosy, the California-based EV maker’s struggle with safety issues keeps clouding that view, including a growing federal investigation into camera failures. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 18, 2020
This would have been a big week for the auto industry but the annual Los Angeles International Auto Show was scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, there’s a lot happening and Subaru is one of several automakers sticking with the original schedule – in...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 18, 2020
It’s been nearly two decades since Infiniti rolled out its first two crossover-utility vehicles, the innovative FX and EX models. A lot has happened since then and, if anything, Nissan’s luxury brand has slipped into the shadows. But now, it says, it’s betting “the...
by Michael Strong | Nov 18, 2020
A small group of designers at Honda may have the worst job in the automotive industry: updating the Civic to meet the expectations for the company and the public for the 11th-generation version of the top-selling compact. American Honda unveiled the prototype of the...
