All car companies have had to admit to having some stinker cars but a few automotive disasters also had a much more tragic effect that just poor sales. Bad engineering, production setbacks, strange styling, safety issues, and poorly timed launches have all been responsible for turning some promising cars into costly corporate failures. In a […]
The Legacy and Visionary Concepts of Pontiac Automotive Design
Pontiac is an epitome of American automotive history and boasts of an incredible history of performance, flamboyance and pioneering automobile manufacturing. Pontiac was originally founded as the Pontiac Buggy Company in 1893, and in the fall of 1907, The Pontiac debuted as a bare-bone 1,000-pound high wheeler with a water-cooled two-cylinder motor that produced a […]
Hertz Stock Tumbles as Financial Pressures Mount
Hertz Global Holdings is encountering one of the most challenging phases in the company’s recent history as a confluence of financial pressures impacts the firm. Once a dominant force in the global vehicle rental market, Hertz is now having to contend with a combination of factors that have led to a substantial sell-off in the […]
A Tour of the BMW Museum’s Most Significant Cars
For any serious car enthusiast, a trip to the BMW Museum is much more than just a detour on a larger sightseeing tour of Munich. In the BMW Museum, one can admire a wide range of cars from different eras. However, one will see few concept cars and many production vehicles at the facility. In […]
Tesla’s Q2 Report: A Bold Bet on an AI-Powered Future
We all tune into every Tesla earnings call knowing the company is something far bigger than a standard automobile maker. Investors, analysts and tech geeks pore through the report trying not to just learn how many vehicles the company was able to ship or how much it was able to earn, but where Tesla is […]
BYD’s Electric Dominance: 17 Million Vehicles and Accelerating
The global automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation and new energy vehicles are becoming an integral element of future mobility. Companies are no longer focusing only on the quantity of production and brand image. They are striving for technical innovation, production performance, battery power and other factors associated with popularity and ongoing demand. BYD […]
Polestar’s U.S. Exit Creates Final Opportunity for Buyers
It’s an exciting and dynamic time in the electric vehicle segment as automotive brands continue to unveil updated technologies, refreshed designs and novel ways to drive. In that context, word that Polestar would be ceasing the sale of new vehicles in the U.S. Caught many by surprise. While Polestar has become known as an EV […]
Automakers Eye Marelli Parts in Strategic Supply Chain Rescue
The delicate collapse of Marelli Holdings, a troubled supplier of auto parts to both Stellantis and Nissan Motor Co., has set the giants circling for assets, another sign of how interconnected the global auto-manufacturing industry has become. It’s far from a typical deal as automakers seek to safeguard their supply chains during a time of […]
Tesla’s Road Ahead: Navigating Innovation and Human Stakes
When the noise of the stock price, the number of cars on production and every new announcement from the company dies down, the one name that often gets brought up for Tesla is “settlement.” Earlier this year, the automotive tech titan settled a lawsuit stemming from the 2023 death of a 71-year-old pedestrian hit by […]
Lucid Motors to Cut 18% of U.S. Workforce, Eliminates COO Role
Electric vehicle maker Lucid Group announced it’s taking a significant step to reshape operations by laying off about 18 percent of its U.S. Workers. Monday’s move is part of cost-saving measures outlined by new Chief Executive Officer Silvio Napoli and included the immediate elimination of the Chief Operating Officer position held by Marc Winterhoff. It […]