by Michael Strong | Dec 6, 2019
Americans are driving more and more each year and many of those billions of miles traveled come as part of the daily commute to and from work, and new research reveals that comes at a higher price than some might expect. An average person in the U.S. spends nearly...
by Michael Strong | Dec 6, 2019
Uber revealed more than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during its 1.3 billion U.S. rides last year, including 235 rapes. Those reports include incidents where riders and drivers were attacked. The ride-hailing company issued a long-awaited study Thursday...
by Michael Strong | Dec 5, 2019
Nissan Motor Co. plans to help stem the tide of difficult financial results by having its North American operations shut down for two days in January. The Japanese automaker’s suffered through a difficult year financially as well as trying to plow through issues...
by Michael Strong | Dec 5, 2019
Former UAW Vice President Rory Gamble was named president of the union, succeeding Gary Jones, who resigned in the wake of an ongoing federal investigation into financial mismanagement within the organization. Gamble will retain the spot until 2022. Prior to being...
by Michael Strong | Dec 4, 2019
In Washington D.C. a deadline is not really a deadline, which makes sense since the Commerce Department recently declared a Mini Clubman poses a significant risk to national security. The deadline referenced was the recently expired time limit that the Trump...
by Michael Strong | Dec 3, 2019
The fallout from the diesel scandal continues to haunt Volkswagen as German prosecutors and investigators raided the automaker’s Wolfsburg headquarters as part of an ongoing diesel investigation. Prosecutors said investigators aimed to confiscate documents, Reuters...
by Michael Strong | Dec 2, 2019
Mercedes-Benz has been steadily withdrawing from participating in auto shows around the world, the latest being the 2020 New York International Auto Show in April. Now New York joins Detroit and Chicago on the list of major North American shows the German automaker...
by Michael Strong | Dec 2, 2019
Turns out that Elon Musk is quite the movie buff … and he likes action films. Musk recently unveiled Tesla’s newest vehicle, Cybertruck. The truck features some polarizing exterior styling. The truck, which could be described as wedge shaped, met with a chorus of...
by Michael Strong | Nov 27, 2019
It was big news when Ford Motor Co. announced it was partnering with Volkswagen on several projects, in particular electric vehicles. However, Ford’s first two EVs since that partnership haven’t involved the German automaker at all. The new Mustang Mach-E was...
by Michael Strong | Nov 26, 2019
If Elon Musk was looking to pick a fight during the introduction of the new Cybertruck by taking some verbal swipes at Ford and showing a Cybertruck beating a Ford F-150 in a tug-of-war, pulling it up hill even, it’s on! Well … kinda, maybe. During the presentation of...
by Michael Strong | Nov 26, 2019
Audi’s new 10-year labor agreement with two plants in Germany allows the automaker to cut 9,500 jobs during the next five years, with a promise of extending job guarantees and adding 2,000 jobs back as the company expands its production of electric vehicles. The...
by Michael Strong | Nov 25, 2019
For most folks, Thanksgiving means family, football and food. However, for about 49 million people, it will mean getting in the car and hitting the road for the holiday. This decision to travel for the Three Fs (family, football and food) can be miserable or...
