The 2022 BMW 2 Series coupes are on their way. Dynamic testing, drivetrain, and suspension tuning on the two-door compact are nearing conclusion. Production begins in the late summer of 2021. The new BMW 2 Series is being described as more…
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GM had to shut down the Blazer ine at its Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico due to the semiconductor shortage, but Equinox production will continue. Much of the focus on automakers being forced to shut down plants due to semiconductor…
SK Innovation paid $1.8 billion to LG Energy as part of a settlement so it can produce EV batteries at this soon-to-be-complete plant in Georgia. South Korean battery makers LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation finally settled a two-year old…
Bruce Meyers, creator of the Meyers Manx, passed away Feb. 19. (Photo credit: Historic Vehicle Association.) If California never existed, and you had to create the ultimate Californian, he would be Bruce Meyers: surfer, artist, war hero, boatbuilder, Baja racer,…
Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo, who wanted the company to focus its efforts on electric vehicles, may be out. Word out of Japan is that Honda Motor Co. will name a new chief executive officer as early as this week,…
Could the next-gen Ford Mustang coupe come only as a battery-electric model? Ford Motor Co.’s gotten such an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the all-electric Mustang Mach-E, it’s rumored to be making the next-generation of the sports car a fully electric…
Is this the last logo that will use the Chrysler name? Chrysler is dead. Perhaps a bit dramatic, but nevertheless, the merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and Peugeot S.A. became effective today, resulting in Stellantis N.V. Shares of the…
Fewer and fewer people are relying on taxis to get them around town due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Taxi business in New York City has dropped by 90% since the start of the pandemic, even as mass transit ridership has…
Chevrolet saw its line-up of pickups help the bowtie brand through pandemic-plagued 2020. If Charles Dickens were to write a summary of 2020, he might borrow a line from one of his classic novels, suggesting “It was the best of…
Fiat Chrysler and PSA shareholders are expected to approve the merger of the two companies forming Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest automaker. This story has been updated to reflect the merger’s approval in separate votes by Fiat Chrysler and PSA…