by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 19, 2019
Jaguar Land Rover brought the 2020 Land Rover Defender to Los Angeles for its North American debut ahead of its launch in the U.S. market next spring. Everything about the new Defender’s design is aimed at bestowing the vehicle with a sense of what designers call...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 19, 2019
Alfa Romeo has struggled to attract American buyers even though it has offered some impressive vehicles. But despite falling sales, which are down 27% through the first nine months of 2019, Fiat Chrysler Automobile N.V. isn’t giving up. For the 2020 model year, FCA is...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 18, 2019
With the focus of the auto industry shifting west for the opening this week of the Los Angeles Auto Show, California is taking the lead in moving forward with a lawsuit that will block efforts by the Trump administration to roll back federal fuel efficiency standards....
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 16, 2019
Members of the United Auto Workers ratified a new four-year contract with the Ford Motor Co. that is patterned after the agreement the union reached earlier with the General Motors Co. The final tally released by the union showed that 56.3% of the union members voted...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 15, 2019
Reeling from a scandal that has taken a heavy toll on the union’s credibility and reputation, acting UAW President Rory Gamble announced a series of what he described as ethics reforms. The union also plans to sell a house attached to its education center in Northern...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 15, 2019
Daimler AG is preparing to cut as many as 1,100 jobs as it prepares to deploy a new sustainable business strategy with a clear commitment to carbon dioxide-neutral mobility. “We are positioning the company for the transformation with a clear strategy for the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 14, 2019
A new study from Edmunds reveals that the decision by Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. to bail out of small cars isn’t working out quite as planned. A year after both carmakers announced plans to cut production of small passenger cars, analysts at Edmunds found...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 13, 2019
One of the hot topics in the automobile business for nearly a decade has been the discussion around when younger buyers will start buying new cars. However, new research from Sivak Applied Research, which was founded by Michael Sivak, a former researcher with the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 12, 2019
If the merger of PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is completed as expected, there are no plans to eliminate any brands that now belong to the two companies. PSA CEO Carlos Tavares, the architect of PSA’s turnaround who is in line to take the operational helm in the...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 8, 2019
Utility vehicles, both crossovers and traditional SUVs, have taken over the American Road and it’s beginning to long for the style, passion and performance that old-fashioned sports cars and sedans brought to the garage or parking lot. But some utility vehicles do...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 8, 2019
Ratification of the United Auto Workers tentative agreement with the Ford Motor Co. appears to have hit a speed bump as workers at the company’s big Chicago assembly plant voted to reject it by a decisive margin. The unofficial tally from the vote by both production...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 7, 2019
The United Auto Workers’ new acting president says he is open to requests from the union’s membership to put UAW leaders on trial for misconduct. Rory Gamble, the UAW acting president, said during an interview with thedetroitbureau.com he is committed to doing what...
