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...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 17, 2020
When the product planners at Lexus prepared the brief for the Lexus GS 350 F Sport, they had a clear definition for the car, and it shows in the design of the final product The 2020 GS F Sport’s design is crisp, while the sedan is well-equipped with a quiet, confident...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 17, 2020
General Motors Co. Chairman Mary Barra and United Auto Workers President Rory Gamble were among a small group of executives and labor leaders who met with President-elect Joe Biden, discussing the need for equity and worker safety as the U.S. economy begins to rebuild...
by Michael Strong | Nov 16, 2020
The end of the calendar year kicks off the beginning of awards season in the auto industry, the latest being Motor Trend’s annual “Car of the Year” award, which for 2021 is going to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Mercedes was quick to announce its capture of the latest...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 16, 2020
General Motors has become the latest automaker to face the need to recall a battery-electric vehicle due to the risk of fires, the move announced this weekend impacting more than 68,000 of its Chevrolet Bolt EVs. “During our initial investigation we have...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Nov 16, 2020
If you haven’t been in a Hyundai Elantra in recent years you could be in for a surprise, especially if you’re now thinking of one of the early “cheap and cheerful” models that easily got lost in a crowd and largely appealed to buyers on a tight budget. The 2021...
by Larry Printz | Nov 16, 2020
With the arrival of the 2021 Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai has definitively proven it’s out for blood from compact car kings Honda and Toyota. If you need proof of how far Hyundai has come since arriving on these shores in 1985, you need only look at the first-generation...
by Michael Strong | Nov 13, 2020
Ford is competitive in a variety of segments, but one area where it dominates is in the commercial vehicle market, specifically its Transit model. The automaker made news Thursday with the debut of its E-Transit model, which is expected to arrive late in 2021. Until...
