by Michael Strong | Oct 4, 2019
For years now, several European cities have been forcing gas- and diesel-powered vehicles out of city centers, or at least announcing plans to do so. Paris, London and others have been leading the charge on cleaning city and reducing carbon emissions. Now, the...
by Michael Strong | Oct 4, 2019
Tesla Inc. is facing charges that it should have issued a recall of 2,000 vehicles after a software upgrade reduced the driving range of the vehicles and made them more susceptible to non-crash fires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it...
by Michael Strong | Oct 4, 2019
If you bought an electric vehicle and made a claim for the $7,500 tax credit on your taxes, you might want to pull out those old returns as a tax watchdog says tens of millions of dollars in credits were claimed inappropriately. According to an audit by the Treasury...
by Michael Strong | Oct 3, 2019
Tesla is going to have to have a whopper for a fourth quarter from a production standpoint to meet CEO Elon Musk’s goal of delivering at least 360,000 vehicles in 2019. The California-based EV maker reported Wednesday that it delivered 97,000 vehicles during the third...
by Michael Strong | Oct 3, 2019
Mitsubishi Motors is looking to make a big impact at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show with the introduction of a new crossover concept as well as a special wagon concept, releasing teaser photos of the two vehicles. The Japanese automaker reports the Mi-Tech Concept...
by Michael Strong | Oct 2, 2019
Tesla’s $2 billion plant under construction in Shanghai is expected to begin producing Model 3 sedans by the end of the month; however, it’s unclear if that will be soon enough for it to help the EV maker hit its full-year production targets. The plans call for the...
by Michael Strong | Oct 2, 2019
The uncertainty about Great Britain’s plans for leaving the European Union appear to have another automaker contemplating shutting down and leaving. Nissan, which builds its Qashqai small SUV in northern England, will reconsider its decision to build the little ute in...
by Michael Strong | Oct 1, 2019
New vehicle sales in the U.S. fell during September despite the Labor Day holiday typically being one of the biggest sales weekends of the year. This, however, that didn’t hold as the holiday sales were rolled into August and this month has three fewer selling...
by Michael Strong | Sep 30, 2019
Tesla owners are occasionally surprised some mornings when they slide behind the wheel and the California EV maker has issued a new over-the-air update overnight. In fact, the company rolled out its latest set of updates and upgrades called Software Version 10.0 last...
by Michael Strong | Sep 27, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission will collect a $40 million settlement from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and its U.S. unit after the agency determined the automaker falsified its monthly sales reports for the better part of five years. From 2012 through 2016,...
by Michael Strong | Sep 27, 2019
Jaguar Land Rover plans to shut down production at its plants in Great Britain for a week in November, following the example of two other automakers, as it plans for the impact of Brexit. BMW and Toyota have already announced plans to shut down their plants for a week...
by Michael Strong | Sep 26, 2019
Nearly 18 months after splitting with General Motors, former Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen landed at Volkswagen as the COO of the North American region. De Nysschen, who will start Oct. 1, reports to Scott Keogh, head of Volkswagen Group of America. The new...
