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Steve Wozniak Doesn’t Believe Self-Driving Cars Will Happen Anytime Soon
Steve Wozniak Doesn’t Believe Self-Driving Cars Will Happen Anytime Soon

15 Nov 2018, 16:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Apple co-founder says “Tesla owns the world” thanks to its charging infrastructure, but he no longer believes anything Elon Musk says about driverless cars

 
FCA Shareholder Talks About Possible Merger, Selling Fiat, Spinning Off Brands
FCA Shareholder Talks About Possible Merger, Selling Fiat, Spinning Off Brands

12 Nov 2018, 12:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Selling the European business, renaming the group to JeepRAM, merging with General Motors or Ford, spinning of Maserati and Alfa Romeo. What gives, though?

 
U.S. Customers Start Favoring Pickup Trucks Instead Of Luxury Cars
U.S. Customers Start Favoring Pickup Trucks Instead Of Luxury Cars

7 Nov 2018, 09:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The U.S. automotive market is unique in its own right, and to this effect, increasingly more people favor luxed-up pickups instead of luxury cars

 
Volkswagen Thinking About Expanding U.S. Production Capacity
Volkswagen Thinking About Expanding U.S. Production Capacity

6 Nov 2018, 09:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / More U.S. production capacity is one of the most pressing matters for Volkswagen, but given time, we'll see how the cookie crumbles

 
Bentley EV To Launch Before 2025
Bentley EV To Launch Before 2025

6 Nov 2018, 04:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / To reduce the carbon footprint of the L-series V8 and twin-turbo W12, Bentley has confirmed that it would launch its first-ever EV before 2025

 
General Motors To Continue Making Old Silverado, Sierra Well Into 2019
General Motors To Continue Making Old Silverado, Sierra Well Into 2019

5 Nov 2018, 13:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Silverado and Sierra may be all new for 2019, but production of the K2 generation will continue into 2019 to satisfy consumer demand

 
Volkswagen MEB Platform Could Be Shared With Ford
Volkswagen MEB Platform Could Be Shared With Ford

31 Oct 2018, 21:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If Volkswagen will share the MEB with Ford, then both manufacturers have the potential to beat Tesla at its own game through more competitive pricing

 
Ram Reconsidering Mexico For Pickup Truck Production
Ram Reconsidering Mexico For Pickup Truck Production

29 Oct 2018, 19:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ram wants to make more light- and heavy-duty pickup trucks, and if everything goes to plant, the Saltillo plant in Mexico is where those trucks will be made

 
Jaguar Land Rover Opens Slovakia Plant Amid Brexit Woes
Jaguar Land Rover Opens Slovakia Plant Amid Brexit Woes

25 Oct 2018, 21:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When Jaguar Land Rover gives the middle finger to the British Parliament over Brexit, it's safe to assume the British automotive industry knows better

 
Tesla Outsells Lexus In Europe
Tesla Outsells Lexus In Europe

24 Oct 2018, 20:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Have you ever imagined Tesla selling more vehicles than Jaguar on a global level? But how about more than Lexus in Europe?

 
Daimler AG Could Phase Out smart Brand To Focus On Mercedes-Benz U-Class
Daimler AG Could Phase Out smart Brand To Focus On Mercedes-Benz U-Class

24 Oct 2018, 20:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The future of smart is uncertain, but knowing Daimler AG, the small-car manufacturer will live on to see another day. Be it as smart or as Mercedes-Benz

 
Ford Says Ranger Won't Steal Sales From F-150 Pickup Truck
Ford Says Ranger Won't Steal Sales From F-150 Pickup Truck

23 Oct 2018, 16:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Because the F-150 is $2,735 more expensive than the 2015 model year, Ford thinks that the time is right for the Ranger to step into the picture

 
Magneti Marelli Now Belongs To Japanese Company Calsonic Kansei
Magneti Marelli Now Belongs To Japanese Company Calsonic Kansei

22 Oct 2018, 14:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / From FCA to Calsonic Kansei, which is owned by the private equity firm KKR, it appears that Magneti Marelli is looking forward to a brighter future

 
Tesla Secures Land For Shanghai Gigafactory In China
Tesla Secures Land For Shanghai Gigafactory In China

18 Oct 2018, 19:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / By 2020, the Shanghai Gigafactory will be up and running, churning out the Model Y as quickly as possible for the Middle Kingdom and other Asian countries

 
Ford Reorganizing U.S. Business, Layoffs Planned Over Tariffs On China
Ford Reorganizing U.S. Business, Layoffs Planned Over Tariffs On China

12 Oct 2018, 11:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford has kicked its reorganization into overdrive, planning to cut off thousands of jobs in the United States to streamline operations and strengthen profit

 
Electric Cadillac Due In 2021
Electric Cadillac Due In 2021

7 Oct 2018, 17:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Like the rest of General Motors, Cadillac prepares for the electric future in its own, special way. The EV is expected to go official in 2021

 
BMW Pickup Not Happening Anytime Soon
BMW Pickup Not Happening Anytime Soon

7 Oct 2018, 08:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Unfortunately no, BMW isn't interested in developing a pickup truck right now, not even if Toyota were to help the German automaker

 
Mercedes-AMG Dropping V12, Moves Ahead With V8 Engine
Mercedes-AMG Dropping V12, Moves Ahead With V8 Engine

7 Oct 2018, 07:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The V12 is no longer an option for Mercedes-AMG, which will electrify the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 before going fully electric

 
Audi to Manufacture 20,000 e-tron SUVs in 2019
Audi to Manufacture 20,000 e-tron SUVs in 2019

5 Oct 2018, 15:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 20,000 examples per year doesn't sound like much in comparison to Tesla, but for Audi, producing the e-tron at this rate is a challenge

 
Ford Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of River Rouge Complex
Ford Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of River Rouge Complex

28 Sep 2018, 19:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After a century of production, the River Rouge Complex is still going strong, preparing for the introduction of the F-150 Hybrid