The Truth About Cars

JUNE 23, 2023

Numerous Stellantis brands accrued far fewer complaints than other marquees, including Alfa Romeo, and was followed by a slew of nameplates owned by General Motors. But the general trend was still that the automotive industry seems to be having serious trouble building automobiles without issues. Power's 2023 U.S.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The plaintiffs represent a series of class actions suits asserting that vehicles sold by Ford, Honda, General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen have “recorded and intercepted [owners’] private text messages and call logs.” Image: General Motors] Become a& TTAC insider. That’s not the case today.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 3, 2023

There has been loads of speculation about what the United Automobile Workers would be asking for during this year’s contract negotiations, with the assumption being that demands would be fairly lofty. Much of this was fueled by statements made by UAW leadership, especially those coming from President Shawn Fain.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 9, 2024

Stellantis will be working with BlackBerry on a new virtual cockpit they believe will allow for faster development and lower production costs. Customers were already using their phones for most of the connectivity features offered on modern automobiles and often found them more intuitive than the vehicular UX offered by the manufacturer.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 19, 2023

However, the new model (leaked by China's Auto Home ) has moved away from those elements to embrace some of the visual trappings we’ve been seeing from the latest products offered by Chevrolet. Asian consumers still seem broadly interested in traditional automobiles and the brand itself maintains a desirable image there.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 12, 2024

We evaluated partial automation systems from BMW, Ford, General Motors, Genesis, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Tesla and Volvo,” IIHS President David Harkey said. Most of them don’t include adequate measures to prevent misuse and keep drivers from losing focus on what’s happening on the road.”

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 17, 2023

The first of those is broken down into electrified automobiles that have at least 40 percent of the battery's critical mineral values extracted and/or processed within the U.S. Interestingly, only General Motors and Tesla managed to hit those caps and they’re some of the biggest winners under the new scheme as well.

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

A nd thanks to the Energy Blog , here is another announcement from a consortium consisting of Misubishi and GS Yuasa. Finally, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is working to promote greater use of electric vehicles, which is the ultimate in environmentally-friendly automobiles.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 10, 2023

While this is presumably good news for people who have absolutely had it with dealerships marking up their products, some are growing concerned by how much electric vehicle inventories are outpacing their gasoline-reliant counterparts. That’s been enough to make it one of the top ten best-selling automobiles in North America.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The union has expanded strike efforts in recent weeks and has intentionally targeted important facilities operated by General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Stellantis — with the latter company seeing picket lines form at the Toledo Assembly Complex responsible for the highly lucrative Jeep Gladiator and Wrangler.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford has asked union members to come together and end the UAW strike before it hampers the business’ ability to invest in future products and facilities. I still believe the automobile industry is a major force for good in our country.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Author: Alwin Antony We know for a fact that there is a race going on in the electrification of automobiles globally. The Race Among The Automobile Manufacturers The internal combustion engine (ICE) has powered our cars for over a century and is being gradually replaced by electric vehicles (EVs).

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Demanding dealers to make sizable investments can help improve the customer experience and help move product. But asking for too much can likewise mean offending the people that move said product. Part of Ford’s new certification process also requires dealerships to agree to fixed pricing.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By relying on General Motors’ Ultium battery platform, Honda gets to field an EV boasting a competitive range while bragging to regulators about products being manufactured in North America. However, external pressures are beginning to force the issue, and this seemed an agreeable solution for the company.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But this often happens without either side of the argument having a firm understanding of how much information is actually being obtained inside today’s automobiles. That’s three times as much time per product than we normally do. Never mind how creepy that is. Stellantis brands (e.g. Even still, we were left with so many questions.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

ECOtality Advertisement With General Motors, Nissan and Daimler – among others – all racing to come out with electric cars by 2010, it’s clear that electric cars are the solution and will soon be the norm. New investments in battery technology and production are announced daily.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Credit: GM) General Motors and Segway plan to take a two-wheel concept vehicle for a spin around New York City on Tuesday. Photos: GM, Segway purr about PUMA Martin LaMonica is a senior writer for CNETs Green Tech blog. In the Hawkins Electrical Guide, copy right 1928, there is a entire chapter on electric Automobiles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

percent tariff, the changes would effectively make those products prohibitively expensive. Hawley has correctly identified that there’s been an influx of Chinese-made automobiles onto Western nations of late. For example, over half of the General Motors vehicles sold inside Mexico are actually assembled in China.

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