McLaren’s Track 25 business plan hits delays due to pandemic
McLaren Automotive's latest two models from its Track 25 business plan are still set to launch in 2020, but product plans beyond those are now murky as a result of...
Detroit 3 itches to restart, but suppliers struggle with liquidity issues
There also are monumental issues regarding efficiency to grapple with, Ostermann said. "We are trying to start up 200 vehicle programs in a matter of days or weeks," he noted....
Auto industry is forging a way forward as China recovers
Auto suppliers are also joining the digital push. Germany's ZF Friedrichshafen has started marketing aftermarket products through a live- streaming service hosted by Chinese e-commerce giant JD. VW executives say...
Trump to tour Ford’s ventilator assembly plant on Thursday
DETROIT -- President Donald Trump is coming to Michigan on Thursday to tour a Ford Motor Co. plant near Detroit where the automaker and GE Healthcare are assembling ventilators for...
Arity data shows traffic, accidents in pandemic vary by region
New data is shedding light on just how much the coronavirus pandemic has kept people from traveling. In the U.S., the disruption hit a peak in early April, when people...
Ogawa plans to build on the Lentz legacy at Toyota
Q: Tell us your feelings about being in the CEO position and your vision for the role. A: Firstly, I want to continue the legacy that Jim Lentz started, with...
Ford offers COVID-19 tests to symptomatic workers in 4 key states
Ford Motor Co. on Saturday said it will offer COVID-19 tests to hourly and salaried employees with suspected symptoms in four key states as thousands of workers prepare to return...
‘It’s not a one-size-fits-all strategy’
FLINT, Mich. -- When seating supplier Lear Corp. penned and then published its "Safe Work Playbook" on April 6, the idea of returning to work in Michigan seemed a distant...
Tesla tells employees it has county approval to reopen plant
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Tesla Inc. told employees it received approval to resume operations at its factory after Elon Musk threatened to move the company’s headquarters and future programs following...
ABT’s 434-HP Audi RS Q3 Is a Sweet Piece of Forbidden Fruit
The Audi RS Q3 has way too much power for its own good in standard guise—not that we’re ones to complain. Now, ABT is cranking up the heat with an...