by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 27, 2020
The Jeep name is worth its weight in gold — perhaps more as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles extends its efforts to market the name with help from Amazon just in time for Cyber Monday. Throughout the years, Jeep has become an iconic four-letter word, quickly recognizable as...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 25, 2020
Ford Motor Co. is putting the sales and promotion of its new vehicles in the hands of Suzy Deering, a former eBaby executive with broad experience in online sales, as new CEO Jim Farley continues to shake up the company’s executive ranks. Deering will join Ford as...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 25, 2020
While car dealers across the country prepare for a burst of activity during the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, sales of new vehicles are continuing to recover during November, according to an analysis by TrueCar Inc. and its ALG Inc. subsidiary. The analysis...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 24, 2020
Chances are if you stood on a street corner almost anywhere in the industrial world and asked boulevardiers to describe a luxury car they would depict something remarkably close to the 2020 Maserati Quattroporte S Q4. After all, the Quattroporte looks like a luxury...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 24, 2020
Rivian, the upstart maker of electric truck and sport-utility vehicles, sold out the Launch Edition of its new battery-electric truck, which is scheduled to appear next summer. In a tweet, Rivian said, “Thank you to our community of pre–order holders for the support...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 23, 2020
Despite the continuing pain from the pandemic, signs point to a solid rebound in sales and production of new vehicles in 2021 and 2022, according to economists from the University of Michigan. Economists presenting at U-M’s 68th annual economic outlook conference,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 20, 2020
Despite a flurry of rumors and social media posts that excited investors far and wide Thursday, Nikola has not finalized any kind of a deal with General Motors Co. “We have not closed yet. Don’t have any other update,” GM spokesman James Cain said in an e-mail to...
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 Joseph Szczesny | Nov 18, 2020
Competition for attention in a specific, rough-riding piece of the midsized truck market is becoming more intense that competition is clear when examining the 2021 GMC Canyon that will compete with the Toyota Tacoma TRD and the Ford Ranger FX4. GMC initially pulled...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 17, 2020
Former United Auto Workers Vice President Joe Ashton, who also held a seat on the General Motors Board of Directors, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his part in a scheme that stole $4 million earmarked for training and education of union members employed by...
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...
