Audi Brussels plant is teaching VW Group about EVs
Not all the changes from the E-tron to the Q8 E-tron happened on the assembly line. A major one involved the battery cells. The E-tron's initial cells came from supplier...
Lincoln Corsair tops Made in America Auto Index
Trailing the Corsair were the Tesla Model 3 Long Range, with a score of 82.5; Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, 81; and Chevy Colorado, 80.5. Four vehicles — the Jeep Cherokee Latitude...
Ford, GM, Ram gear up for truck competition
Likewise, GM isn't worried that Ford entered the market first, said Michael MacPhee, director of Chevy truck marketing."We don't have any hubris as it relates to the competition available for...
Rivian, Lordstown, Tesla try to shake up pickup market with fresh designs, features
When Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented the Cybertruck in 2019, the pickup's styling and specifications were shocking. The angular, pyramidlike shape was so extreme that some Tesla fans thought Musk...
Boulware: Excellence before expansion | Automotive News
Boulware, 48, said he initially had no intentions of a life in auto retail when he invested into a dealership. "In the off-season, I just wanted to go check on...
Key data that lay out forces shaping the auto industry
In the discordant, skeptical, argumentative era we're living in, two words are vital for any discussion: "according to."The truth is the truth when it comes to business information. Or maybe...
Audi Dominion credits Spanish-speaking staff for sales successes.
"Our clients are going to have a wide range of questions, needs, problems and concerns, and they'll need to seek direction," he said. "We need to have people who are...
Ex-GM exec Steve Kiefer fights for distracted driving reform
The Kiefer Foundation was launched after Kiefer's son Mitchel was killed in a car crash caused by a distracted driver in 2016, shortly after he graduated from Detroit Catholic Central...
Tesla used-car price bubble pops, weighs on new-car demand
The average price for a used Tesla in November was $55,754, down 17 percent from a July peak of $67,297. The overall used car market posted a 4 percent drop...
LIFO relief for car dealers passes Senate; no vote from House
As the 117th Congress winds down, the Senate on Thursday evening passed bipartisan legislation that would provide dealers LIFO tax relief. "Senate passage of the bill is great progress to...