by Michael Strong | Jan 24, 2020
Every year, Ford sells hundreds of thousands of F-Series Super Duty pickups to people like contractors, farmers, etc. who not only buy them because they can pull a small house up a hill, but more so lately because they like how they look. They’ve come to depend upon...
by Michael Strong | Jan 24, 2020
Tesla Inc. sells more electric vehicles than all other EV sellers combined and enjoys a larger market capitalization than General Motors and Ford combined. So what’s next? Passing Volkswagen! The recent meteoric rise in the company’s stock – it’s more than doubled in...
by Michael Strong | Jan 23, 2020
Buying a new vehicle is exhilarating and exciting, but it can also be exhausting and maddening. Searching the internet is increasingly the go-to move for new car buyers, but almost no paperwork is signed until at least one trip to a dealership is made. New buyers like...
by Michael Strong | Jan 22, 2020
Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda are recalling 6 million vehicles to deal with two separate airbag issues, including some Takata airbags. Toyota will fix 3.4 million vehicles around the world with ZF airbags that may not inflate due to the problem. The problem is...
by Michael Strong | Jan 21, 2020
The home of the U.S. auto industry – Michigan – is now going to allow Tesla Inc. to sell and service its EVs after the company and the state hammered out a compromise. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is expected announce Wednesday the plan that will allow the...
by Michael Strong | Jan 21, 2020
Tesla Inc. officials didn’t take long to deny accusations about unintended acceleration levied in a petition filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The California-based EV maker says the claims are false, and are the work of one of the...
by Michael Strong | Jan 20, 2020
Just two months after Tesla Inc. announced it would build its next gigafactory in Germany near Berlin, the company has secured the property for the new plant for about $45 million. The EV maker announced the European location for Gigafactory 4 will in Gruenheide, in...
by Michael Strong | Jan 20, 2020
Chinese government officials are offering a slightly rosier outlook for the country’s 2020 automotive sales, expecting them to come in at about the same number – about 25 million – this year as they did in 2019. China’s Industry Minister Miao Wei offered the forecast...
by Michael Strong | Jan 17, 2020
Toyota revealed Friday it plans to shift production of its popular Tacoma midsize pickup to Mexico from the U.S. as part of a larger reallocation of resources during the next two years. The passage of the new NAFTA allows automakers to build vehicles in Mexico without...
by Michael Strong | Jan 17, 2020
Tesla Inc.’s gotten plenty of attention for problems with crashes related to its Autopilot technology, and now it’s facing another potentially big problem: unintended sudden acceleration. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is engaging in a...
by Michael Strong | Jan 17, 2020
The U.S. auto industry enjoyed five consecutive years of selling more than 17 million vehicles annually, setting new records and, for the past two years, defying the predictions of analysts and executives alike. Analysts and executives alike are universally predicting...
by Michael Strong | Jan 16, 2020
Fiat Chrysler is looking to expand its presence in the world’s largest automotive market by partnering with Taiwan’s Hon Hai to manufacture electric vehicles as well as developing and, eventually, producting wirelessly connected vehicles. The two companies are...
