Two days ago GM doubled the number of vehicles included in its recall related to an ignition switch defect that is now linked to 13 deaths. The National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration has…
ThinkstockWestport Innovations Inc. (NASDAQ: WPRT) has a lot to be thankful for after what was a poor earnings report. The quarterly report was nothing stellar, and this year is going to be one of…
ThinkstockVolvo may nearly be out of business, but it has come up with one of the most unique features available from the world’s car companies. It can deliver food to its vehicles. According to…
Ford and GM, the two largest car companies selling vehicles in the United States, are losing market share to smaller competitors, which means the turnaround of each, now almost five years old, has been…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is going to the capital markets for a serious capital raise. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker is planning to raise $1.6 billion in a convertible senior…
courtesy of Chrysler GroupAmong the brands that received “report cards” in a new Consumer Reports, Jeep posted a score that was the lowest among makers of cars and light trucks. Jeep received an average…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsAs if Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) needed another boost this week, Consumer Reports magazine has named the company’s Model S sedan as its overall Top Pick for 2014. Test performance,…
Like any good momentum stock, electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors continues to rocket higher, defying critics, short sellers and even some of the major firms on Wall Street. What's not to like?
ThinkstockWhile the weather in much of the country has been weighing down new car sales since the beginning of the year, analysts at J.D. Power and LMC Automotive expect the spell to break in…
Ford must have a great deal of trouble selling its inventory of 2014 Fusions. The automaker has started to offer among the most aggressive incentive packages in the industry so far this year.
Drive in the oil-rich nations of the Middle East to avoid accidents. But avoid Central Africa, where accident rates are high. So says a new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Not mentioned in the Tesla earnings release is the ongoing threat that the the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration could decide that the Tesla Model S battery is a threat to passengers because of…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been a stock on fire. Now we have the Elon Musk earnings report that comes with very strong production guidance for 2014. The electric car maker…
The former vice-chairman of General Motors, Bob Lutz, has been named chairman of the board of directors of VIA Motors, a privately held maker of electric vehicles based in Orem, Utah.
The ACEA said on Tuesday that the demand for new passenger cars in the European Union increased for the fifth consecutive month. Registrations rose 5.5% in January, relative to the same period of last…