by Michael Strong | Oct 14, 2019
Harley-Davidson suffered another setback with its first-ever battery-electric motorcycle, LiveWire, stopping production of new cycle due to a production problem. The Milwaukee-based motorcycle maker discovered a “non-standard condition” with LiveWire, forcing the...
by Michael Strong | Oct 14, 2019
While the U.S. and China continue to try to work through their differences on a new trade agreement, the two largest automotive markets in the world remain in lockstep as China’s new vehicle sales in mirrored those of the U.S. in September: down. Total auto sales fell...
by Michael Strong | Oct 11, 2019
Hyundai’s luxury unit, Genesis Motors North America ended its hunt for a new CEO, selecting former Audi of America president Mark Del Rosso. He begins his tenure Oct. 21. Much of Del Rosso’s 25-year career has been spent at luxury automakers. He enjoyed two stints at...
by Michael Strong | Oct 11, 2019
Perhaps tired of waiting on the UAW to vet its latest proposal, General Motors released the details of its offer directly to its striking workers, hoping $9 billion in new investments might sway the opinions of its picket line-walking employees. Of the new total, $7.7...
by Michael Strong | Oct 11, 2019
Ford Motor Co. reported its third quarter sales in China slid 30.3% compared with the year-ago results, similar to General Motors’ results for the same period. GM reported its quarterly sales results for China on Thursday. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker...
by Michael Strong | Oct 10, 2019
Nissan kicked off production of the European version of its new Juke sport-utility vehicle in northern England as questions swirled about the potential impact Brexit will have on its operations there. The Sunderland plant is the largest automotive factory in Great...
by Michael Strong | Oct 10, 2019
As General Motors watches as much as an estimated $50 million disappear due to the UAW strike, it got more bad news as its third quarter sales in China fell 17.5%. It’s the fifth straight quarterly sales decline for the company. GM delivered 689,531 vehicles in China...
by Michael Strong | Oct 9, 2019
After a tough set of sales results for automakers last month, zero percent financing appears to be coming back with a vengeance in October. U.S. News & World Report released its “Best Deals” for the Columbus Day holiday and while just a few months ago, it was...
by Michael Strong | Oct 9, 2019
Tesla’s often been called a Silicon Valley tech company that makes cars instead of an automaker and two happenings this week may illustrate why, at the very least, Tesla’s a different kind of company. The company sent a warning to all owners in California to charge...
by Michael Strong | Oct 8, 2019
BMW is expanding its performance portfolio for 2020 with a new four-door version of the M8, actually two iterations: the 2020 BMW M8 Gran Coupe and M8 Gran Coupe Competition as well as a limited edition model. The two-door versions made their debut in June, but now...
by Michael Strong | Oct 8, 2019
One of the automotive industry’s more impressive streaks has come to an end: Subaru’s run of consecutive months of increasing sales ended with September’s decline at 93 months. The Japanese automaker reported a 9.4% decline last month. It was a difficult month for the...
by Michael Strong | Oct 7, 2019
Just about a month after introducing its new logo, Volkswagen rolled out an updated badge for its R-Line performance line. The new badge will appear for the first time on the Atlas Cross Sport R-Line in North America. The R-Line debuted in 2002. In addition to the new...
