DETROIT – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the UAW reached a tentative agreement on a four-year labor contract covering wages, benefits and job security for 47,200 workers, the union and company said Saturday. The UAW did not immediately provide details of the deal but it’s expected to follow the framework set by contracts the union has ratified
Month: November 2019
NHS Scotland’s ambitions for a greener vehicle fleet have been strengthened thanks to Scottish Government support of £1.36 million to fund 112 new electric cars. This will increase the number of Ultra-Low Emission vehicles in the NHS shared service fleet by almost 80%. These vehicles will replace existing fossil-fuelled vehicles across a number of NHS
The new Audi RS6 Avant is finally coming to the US market, which means that fans of the supercar-baiting wagon now have no excuse in not buying one – apart from not being able to afford it. Audi’s mega wagon is powered by a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine that also happens to be mild-hybrid; power
Many in the automotive industry are talking about the need to consolidate to overcome the challenges of emissions regulations and autonomous cars, but Carlos Tavares is doing something about it. In 2017, PSA acquired Opel/Vauxhall from General Motors and within 18 months the money-losing German/British brands were recording 5 percent operating margins. This year, Tavares
The arrival of Tesla Inc.’s latest attempt at automotive disruption — a high-performance cargo hauler called the Cybertruck — left Wall Street analysts befuddled and its would-be pickup competitors snickering. CEO Elon Musk had trumpeted the electric pickup for years, promising futuristic Blade Runner-inspired looks and specs that top offerings from the Detroit 3. The
Lamborghini this week unveiled a new concept car. It’s a single-seater packing a hybrid V-12 powertrain, and we wouldn’t be surprised if it delivers Formula One-rivaling performance. 2021 Volkswagen ID 4 (Crozz) spy shots – Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien One of the upcoming vehicles we spied this week was Volkswagen’s Tesla Model Y fighter, the
The all-new mid-engine C8 Corvette’s impressive $59,995 starting price is only good for the first year, as we reported back in August, and unless it goes up by $20,000, Chevrolet will continue to lose money on low-trim cars, a senior GM source tells MotorTrend. We had a feeling the $59,995 starting price was too good
The 2020 X3 offers thrilling performance in top trims, but even the base car is noteworthy. Starting from an average score of 5, the 2020 X3 gets points above average for a good ride and powertrains that range from very good to excellent. It’s an 8 out of 10. The base engine is a 248-hp
Trevor Bauer can consider himself a lucky man. At 28, he has a very successful and lucrative career as a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He has amassed a $30 million fortune during nine seasons of playing baseball at the highest level for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds. A 28-year-old guy who
MUNICH — BMW and its partner, Great Wall Motor, said on Friday that they plan to build a plant in China with a capacity of 160,000 cars a year. The factory will produce electric cars for BMW’s Mini brand and models for Great Wall. The 650 million-euro ($716 million) plant is due to be completed
DETROIT — Perched at the top of McLaren Automotive’s product lineup is the Ultimate Series, an elite group of hypercars built in scarce production runs with prices that start in the high six figures. That’s far out of reach for most of the North American vehicle market, but McLaren is expanding the segment rapidly —
One of the more striking seated electric scooter designs we’ve come across lately is ready to expand outside of China. With its sights set first on Europe, can the Doinnext Bo electric scooter succeed? Shanghai-based Doinnext has already found local success with its slick-looking electric scooter, the Bo. Even with the huge competition from large
The 2020 Mazda CX-30 has its work cut out for it. The small crossover will have to pick up the slack of the Mazda3 sedan and hatchback, which have seen sales dip more than 20 percent through October. In addition to positioning the CX-30 as one of its volume models, Mazda also hopes it can
Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has said it will shed at least 10,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to fund the switch to electric cars. Daimler personnel chief Wilfried Porth told journalists the number of jobs lost would be “in the five figures”. The move comes days after rival Audi said it would
PARIS — Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi plan to appoint a general secretary at the helm of their partnership to boost cooperation and reboot joint operations after the departure of former alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn. Renault is trying to repair relations with its Japanese partners after they were shaken by Ghosn’s arrest in Tokyo a year
Tesla Model 3 remains in the race for the #2 best-selling car in California in 2019, just 277 behind the Toyota Camry. New car sales in California over the first nine months of 2019 have experienced a mild decline (down 5.1% to 1.43 million YTD), but the plug-in (BEV/PHEV) and hybrid (HEV) segments were positive.
After its unveiling at the end of last month, the all-new 2020 VW Golf Mk8 has finally arriving in the hands of reviewers, beginning across the pond in Germany, though, you’ll be happy to know that this first drive is in English. Here, we have a full 50-minute in-depth review of the new Golf by Autogefühl.
PARIS/BEIJING — PSA Group and Chongqing Changan Automotive are preparing to sell their stakes in a Chinese joint venture that builds cars for PSA’s DS upscale brand. PSA is looking to sell out of the venture, a spokesman said on Thursday. The company said it plans to continue sell DS cars in China, without giving
With the used-vehicle market firing on all cylinders, dealers are fiercely competing for prime inventory. This comes even as a record number of vehicles roll out of leases and return to the market — buyer demand has kept pace with supply, industry analysts note. And with no silver bullet for acquiring used cars and trucks,
Hollywood’s “hero” cars are often desirable vehicles in their own right, but some receive an undeniable boost from their time on the silver screen. These five icons will be familiar to any car or film buff, and they certainly got a little help from their time in the spotlight. According to British insurance marketplace Compare
A vehicle’s design is the first thing that speaks to you and eventually piques your curiosity (or doesn’t). In the case of the refreshed 2019 Fiat 500X, its bubbly, chic looks set it apart from everything else in the subcompact SUV segment. And now, with the addition of standard all-wheel drive and a new 1.3-liter
The 2020 Lexus IS is polished and poised, but ultimately short on compelling qualities. The 2020 Lexus IS was once a gym rat, but its consistent routine means its predominantly European competition has bypassed this once-compelling four-door compact sedan. The allure of a decent value and the option of a strong, smooth V-6 engine don’t
Cue the Benny Hill music. The amusing story of the week, month and probably year comes from Russia and it involves a BMW X6 engulfed in flames and a sewage truck that might have wanted to join the fire department during its younger years. Now, we’ll go into specifics in a moment, after catching our
LOS ANGELES — Alfa Romeo, battling a 27 percent U.S. sales decline this year, admitted to “shortcomings” in its U.S. product lineup and promised the 2020 model-year versions of the Giulia midsize sedan and Stelvio compact crossover will begin to fix them. Bob Broderdorf, director of Alfa Romeo North America, told an audience of media
DETROIT — Since taking the CEO job at Adient in October 2018, Doug DelGrosso has been operating as a kind of field surgeon — cutting away situations of the past that left the seating giant with billions in losses, applying a tourniquet to its bleeding business units and ultimately asking the company’s employees to endure
By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 28, 2019 Tesla may just have figured out the perfect way to bolster its charging infrastructure during the holidays, a time when more drivers are taking long trips and relying on the company’s Supercharger Network. Based on images and videos captured by the Tesla community, it appears that the
This time on Dirt Every Day Extra, Fred Williams and Dave Chappelle show the parts of the axle found under a Toyota Land Cruiser and discuss modifications to make them ready for an upcoming project. We’ve provided this free episode on YouTube to give you a taste of Dirt Every Day Extra so you can
You know those laurels trimming AMG’s logo? No one at the company is resting on them. There’s a flurry of activity underway in Affalterbach, with efforts focused on bringing range-topping and all-new vehicles to the road. That’s what we learned in our interview with Michael Knöller, AMG’s head of product management and sales, at this
Editor’s note: The first name of Doug Ostermann, FCA’s business development chief, was incorrect in an earlier version of this story. TURIN — PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will continue to operate as competitors until their planned $50 billion merger gets approval by the various antitrust authorities around the world, a process that could take
Used electric cars are bucking industry trends by appreciating — rather than depreciating — in value, according to research by the UK’s CarGurus.co.uk Every day the site analyses millions of data points on hundreds of thousands of UK used car listings to calculate each car’s Instant Market Value (IMV) or fair retail price. Using this
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