Category: Motor Age Articles

German carmakers appealed on Monday for tariff-free trade to preserve jobs in Europe and the United States, as the country’s auto industry association reported exports of German light vehicles from the United States to China dropped 37 percent last yea…

Volkswagen Group is adding a second plant in Tennessee to build electric vehicles for Volkswagen and potentially other brands, with an $800 million investment expected to create 1,000 jobs at the German automaker’s only U.S. assembly operation.

Volkswagen has signed an agreement with U.S. Soccer to be its presenting automotive partner through 2022.

The Genesis G70 won the 2019 North American Car of the Year at the Detroit auto show, while the Ram 1500 took truck honors and the Hyundai Kona was named top utility vehicle of the year.

Chevy believes much of Silverado’s future growth will come from new customers to the pickup segment, so it’s reaching out to nontraditional audiences.

Economic gadfly Greg LeRoy says giving automakers tax breaks doesn’t work.

Co-owner Joey Huang, a trained dentist, switched employees to a health plan that increased coverage while cutting premiums by thousands of dollars a year. The savings helped fuel an expansion.

GM President Mark Reuss described Cadillac as being “the tip of the corporate spear on EVs” in an effort that will be about beauty, innovation and leadership.

Part of Nissan’s investigation into the Carlos Ghosn scandal focuses on how some U.S. dealerships were awarded.

German supplier ZF Friedrichshafen’s push into vehicle manufacturing will intensify as its joint venture for full-electric, connected and automated shuttles starts production of the e.GO Mover this year.