CLOSE LOS ANGELES — Buick revealed details on engines and features for the brand’s upcoming 2020 Encore GX compact SUV ahead of the auto show here. Sized between the little Encore and not-quite-so-little Envision, the Encore GX will feature a pair of turbocharged three-cylinder engines. 2020 Buick Encore GX (Photo: Buick) Three-cylinder engines are rare… Continue reading Buick reveals power, features of 2020 Encore GX compact SUV
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Fire danger causes Nissan to recall over 394,000 vehicles
Associated Press Published 10:20 a.m. ET Nov. 15, 2019 Detroit – Nissan is recalling over 394,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a brake fluid leak could cause them to catch fire. Because of the fire risk, the company is urging owners to park the vehicles outdoors and away from structures if the antilock brake light… Continue reading Fire danger causes Nissan to recall over 394,000 vehicles
Automaker Daimler to save $1.54B by cutting manager posts
Berlin – German automaker Daimler says it plans to slash costs 1.4 billion euros ($1.54 billion) by cutting every tenth managerial position and other austerity measures. CEO Ola Kallenius told reporters in London on Thursday that the EU’s stricter specifications on carbon dioxide emissions and the transition to more electric vehicles are putting the squeeze… Continue reading Automaker Daimler to save $1.54B by cutting manager posts
UAW ‘making progress’ with Fiat Chrysler ahead of Ford ratification deadline
The United Auto Workers is “making progress” in talks with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, the union’s FCA Department director said Tuesday in a letter to local union leaders. The update from UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada comes ahead of a ratification vote deadline of Friday at Ford Motor Co. Ford would be the second Detroit… Continue reading UAW ‘making progress’ with Fiat Chrysler ahead of Ford ratification deadline
Fiat Chrysler extends Windsor Assembly’s third shift through March
Approximately 1,500 workers on the third shift at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Windsor Assembly Plant will have jobs through the first three months of the year, the automaker said Wednesday. “FCA confirms that the third shift at the Windsor Assembly Plant will be extended until the end of Q1 2020,” spokeswoman Jodi Tinson said in a… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler extends Windsor Assembly’s third shift through March
Jeep Wrangler finally has a diesel engine: Here’s what’s great about it
CLOSE V6 delivers plenty of rock-climbing torque; 30% increase if fuel economy expected Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Auto Critic There’s never been a diesel-powered Jeep Wrangler before, but after 20 minutes behind the wheel of the new 2020 Wrangler EcoDiesel, it’s hard not to ask yourself, “What took ’em so long?” Developing 442 pound-feet… Continue reading Jeep Wrangler finally has a diesel engine: Here’s what’s great about it
Chrysler prodded dealers to absorb glut of 40,000 unordered cars
Gabrielle Coppola, Bloomberg Published 10:23 a.m. ET Nov. 12, 2019 | Updated 10:27 a.m. ET Nov. 12, 2019 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has been manufacturing more cars and trucks than its U.S. dealers are willing to accept, at one point creating a nationwide glut of about 40,000 unordered vehicles and stoking tension with some of… Continue reading Chrysler prodded dealers to absorb glut of 40,000 unordered cars
Tesla plans to build next factory in Berlin, Elon Musk says
Chiara Remondini and Christoph Rauwald, Bloomberg Published 3:58 p.m. ET Nov. 12, 2019 | Updated 4:04 p.m. ET Nov. 12, 2019 Elon Musk told an award ceremony crowd that Tesla Inc. plans to build its next factory near the German capital of Berlin, sending a stark message to some of the world’s most prestigious automakers… Continue reading Tesla plans to build next factory in Berlin, Elon Musk says
Lordstown Motors CEO says workforce will be union
CLOSE A banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors’ Lordstown plant Nov. 27, 2018, in Lordstown, Ohio. (Photo: John Minchillo/Associated Press) Steve Burns expects the workforce at the former General Motors Lordstown Assembly Plant to be union workers when production on an electric pickup starts anew there next year.… Continue reading Lordstown Motors CEO says workforce will be union
UAW, Ford change tentative deal, giving bigger raises to nearly 10,000 workers
CLOSE UAW International acting president Rory Gamble speaks to the Detroit Free Press about issues with corruption, negotiations and future of UAW. Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press Contract negotiators for Ford Motor Co. and the UAW rewrote a passage in their tentative agreement — while members are voting on the deal — that will increase pay for nearly 10,000… Continue reading UAW, Ford change tentative deal, giving bigger raises to nearly 10,000 workers