by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 30, 2020
With the launch of a new 180 megawatt solar energy project in Arkansas, General Motors will gain the power needed renewable power to run two of its biggest assembly plants, with enough left over to partially operate a third. The deal with First Solar Inc. marks the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 30, 2020
Hyundai’s new RM20e is an 800-horsepower electric race car – but don’t dismiss it if you’re not a racing fan, as the Korean carmaker declares this hot hatch “conveys the next generation of Hyundai N performance.” The latest in a series of high-performance prototypes,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 30, 2020
There are plenty of once-powerful nameplates in the automotive junkyard though, occasionally, a suitable opportunity comes up for one to reemerge, and perhaps no old badge would seem more appropriate for a phoenix-like comeback these days than the Buick Electra. With...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 30, 2020
What was billed as “a partnership made in heaven” has taken a hellish series of turns for Nikola this month, and with the fate of its proposed alliance with General Motors now in limbo, the Phoenix-based startup is frantically trying to reassure investors on Wall...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 29, 2020
One thing you can count on with BMW is that there’ll be plenty of variants to follow the launch of every major product line. And so it is with the 4-Series coupe we first saw in June. Just a week ago the Bavarian automaker revealed the next-generation M4 and, today,...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 29, 2020
There will be 11 members of the new board of directors when Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA complete their merger but one name is notably absent: Michael Manley, the CEO of FCA who helped drive the deal between the two automakers. The announcement raises new...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 29, 2020
Hyundai’s latest mobility effort sounds like it was inspired by Star Trek. It’s newly created New Horizons Studio has the task of developing a line-up of products capable of going “places where vehicles have never roamed before.” The South Korean carmaker...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 29, 2020
Honda has big plans to electrify its line-up though, until recently, its emphasis has been on hybrids and PHEVs. But the automaker recently launched its little e minicar in Europe and Japan and is now showing off another all-electric concept at the Beijing Motor Show...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 28, 2020
After posting its worst loss in two decades, and despite the fact that it expects another deficit for the current fiscal year, Nissan’s embattled CEO was sounding downright upbeat during a presentation at the Beijing Auto Show, forecasting that the company will see a...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 28, 2020
The 2021 Genesis G80 will roll into U.S. showrooms next month, marking the refresh of the South Korean brand’s key product line, but it’s the coming year that will be the real test for the luxury marque with a wave of new products set to debut that will double...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 28, 2020
With the market showing strong interest in its first two models, Polestar is doing an about-face on what could become its third production line, officials announcing last weekend that it will now put the Precept concept vehicle into production. Originally meant to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Sep 25, 2020
Ferrari’s 812 Superfast certainly lives up to its name, the $335,000 front-engine super car launching from 0-60 in a mere 2.9 seconds, on the way to a 211 mph top speed. But, from a design standpoint, it leaves much to be desired, according to many reviewers. If you...
