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Chattanooga to Build US VW Electric Vehicles
Globally, Volkswagen Group plans to commit almost $50 billion (44 billion euros) through 2023 toward the development and production of electric vehicles and digital services. The Volkswagen brand alone has fore-cast selling 150,000 EVs by 2020 worldwide, increasing that number to 1 million by 2025. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, electric vehicles, electronics, environment, fuel economy or emissions, marketing, new vehicle
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Chattanooga, connected vehicles, ID. CROZZ SUV, Ken Zino, new vehicle reviews, volkswagen of america
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Cadillac EV Teased in Detroit. First of BEV 3 Platform Variants
GM announced Cadillac – after being taught a hard lesson by Tesla in 2014 when Cadillac spectacularly failed with a $75,000 version of the Chevy Volt – will be at the forefront of GM’s electrification Continue reading
GM Projects Strong Earnings, Improved Cash Flow in 2019
In 2019, despite a diminishing car market, GM expects the overall U.S. market to remain strong, projecting total industry sales in the low 17-million range. The company will benefit from a full year of volume from GM’s all-new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty full-size pickups. The trucks have contributed to retail market share growth in the light- duty pickup segment every month since August, with average transaction prices that have surpassed those of key competitors. Continue reading
Posted in economy, electric vehicles, financial results, news analysis
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, connected vehicles, cruise, GM 2019 business plan, GM 2019 Earnings forecast, gm china, gm earnings, honda, Ken Zino, new vehicle reviews
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Ford to Restructure European Business Once Again
Near term, Ford is cutting costs by a reduction of surplus labor across all functions – salaried and hourly. A change in management structure, announced in December, already is underway through Ford’s hoeing and weeding its global salaried workforce. Continue reading
California, Federal Fines and extended Warranties and Fixes Cost Fiat Chrysler at Least $800m for Diesel Cheating
Companies and their board of directors may not believe in global warming, but regulators backed by ruinous fines along with alarmed shareholders and customers are making them act as if they do. Continue reading
Posted in environment, fools 'n frauds, fuel economy or emissions, litigation, news analysis
Tagged 2014-2016 diesel Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram 1500, auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, carb, connected vehicles, dieselgate, fiat Chrysler, Ken Zino, new vehicle reviews
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First Look: 2020 Explorer Adds More Driver-Assist Systems
Traditional virtues for a rear-wheel drive vehicle introduction might be overshadowed by added new smart technology that foreshadows Ford’s quest to produce and sell autonomous vehicles. Continue reading
GM to Work with Evgo, ChargePoint, Greenlots on EV Charging
GM plans to aggregate dynamic data from each of the EV charging networks “so owners of the all-electric Chevrolet Bolt EV can have a more seamless charging experience with their GM vehicles.” No mention of the data use and identification which could include unknowing invasion of privacy for owners using the stations. Continue reading
GM Rejects Unifor Proposals for Oshawa Plant Closing
The study shows there would be an immediate fallout in 2020, with Ontario’s GDP expected to fall by $5 billion and a decline in Ontario government revenues of $330 million. In the long-term, Ontario’s economy would shrink by an average of $4 billion each year to 2030, leading to a reduction in Ontario government revenues of nearly a half billion and federal government revenues of just over half a billion a year. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, labor issues, manufacturing, news analysis, transportation
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Canadian auto jobs, connected vehicles, General Motors Unifor Meeting, Jerry Diaz, Ken Zino, new vehicle reviews, Ontario GDP, oshawa assembly plant, SaveOshawaGM.ca, unifor
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Almost Showtime for the Last Winter Weather NAIAS
Next year the 2020 NAIAS moves to June, starting the week of the 8th. Continue reading
Was 2008 the Year When Carlos Ghosn Went Rogue? Ghosn’s Former Speechwriter on What He Did for Nissan – And What That Did to Him
That made it like golf in the fog. In order to anticipate his thinking, I had to imprint in my brain his voice, his Latinate mode of expression and every word ever said by or about him. Ten years later it’s still all there. And since his arrest in Japan last November, all that verbiage has continuously run through my mind as I try to make sense of this shocking event. Continue reading
Ford Police Interceptor Claws Back the Profitable Business that Dearborn Abandoned by Killing the Crown Victoria in 2011
As of last year, The Explorer based Police Interceptor accounted for nearly two-thirds of police vehicle sales in the United States. The limousine business also abandoned when Ford Killed the Lincoln Town car is another losing matter. Continue reading
Posted in electric vehicles, electronics, engineering, fuel economy or emissions, marketing
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, connected vehicles, Expedition SSV, F-150 Police Responder, F-150 SSV, Ford Police Interceptor, hybrids, Ken Zino, new vehicle reviews, Police Responder Hybrid Sedan, Transit PTV and SSV Plug-In Hybrid Sedan
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Non-Representative Government? Religions of the 116th Congress
By a wide margin, the largest difference between the U.S. public and Congress is in the share who are unaffiliated with a religious group. In the general public, 23% say they are atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” In Congress, just one person – Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., who was recently elected to the Senate after three terms in the House – says she is religiously unaffiliated, making the share of “nones” in Congress 0.2%. Continue reading
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Ford Again Expands Takata Air Bag Recall to 1,000,000 Vehicles
This safety recall represents the addition of previously recalled vehicles to include more model years within the geographic zones defined earlier by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Continue reading
Ford Motor 2018 US Sales drop -3.5% to 2.5 Million. Cars at 486,000 dive -18%. Trucks Up Again
The continued stronger mix of trucks and SUVs at Ford Motor meant an expanded transaction pricing for another new record of $38,400 in December, a $1,600 increase compared to December last year. This outperforms the industry average of a $470 increase for the overall industry at $34,000 per vehicle. Continue reading
Japanese Pony Car – 2020 Toyota Supra NAIAS World Debut
Toyota President Akio Toyoda tested the Supra on the Nürburgring and other racing venues to give his personal feedback, but Toyota didn’t reveal his lap times. Continue reading →