Category: Motor Age Articles

Tesla said it reduced the amount of hours it’s producing Model S sedans and Model X crossovers after getting rid of the option for customers to order the vehicles equipped with entry-level batteries.

The battery-electric Polestar 2, expected to go into production in 2020, will deliver 400 hp and have an estimated range of 350 miles. The car also embeds Google’s Android operating system into its infotainment unit. 

After three lawsuits alleging rampant racism at a General Motors plant in Toledo, Ohio, and firings in response, African-American workers say the offensive behavior continues.

A Missouri dealership repeatedly made major misrepresentations about cash down payments, sales taxes, options and features on vehicles it sold, according to a federal lawsuit filed by Capital One Auto Finance, which bought dozens of such loans.

Cadillac is re-entering sports sponsorships with a multiyear deal with the PGA of America.

Unifor members formed a blockade outside of GM’s Canadian headquarters in Oshawa, Ont., to protest the automaker’s plans to end production at a nearby assembly plant. Unifor President Jerry Dias says it’s “going to get ugly very quickly.”

After leading Ford for 20 months, Jim Hackett is still struggling to win over Wall Street. Bill Ford is defending his CEO’s strategy and appealing for patience.

With the increasing possibility of the U.K. leaving the EU in March without a trade deal in place, the money-losing British ultraluxury brand Bentley sees its profit goal for this year at “fundamental risk.”

BMW and Daimler are combining Daimler’s Car2Go and BMW’s DriveNow as well as ride-hailing, parking and charging services.

The European Union is prepared to hit $22.7 billion of U.S. goods with tariffs should President Donald Trump follow through on a threat to impose duties on EU cars and auto parts.