David Woodhouse, global strategic and Lincoln Design director, says the ’19 Lincoln Continental Coach is based on the iconic ’61 Continental that represented a step toward a smoother, more functional design than the...
Ford is offering to transfer workers at the Sterling Heights, MI, plant to positions that could be available at a nearby axle plant and in Romeo, MI; Lima, OH; and Chicago, the UAW says.
The midsize car segment of about 1.8 million units, plus the compact segment, which accounts for another 1.8 million units, remain substantial and very attractive targets, says Toyota North America’s CEO.
GM’s announcement that it plans to close five plants, including those in Baltimore, Detroit, Lordstown, OH, and Warren, MI, was a stinging blow for the union and reminiscent of other plant closings by GM in the years...
With a base price of $61,000, Rivian plans to go after affluent buyers who might consider vehicles built by Tesla or Jaguar Land Rover, company spokesman Michael McHale says.
The university is conducting research which, using artificial intelligence and data stored in the cloud, can help predict human and vehicular behavior to benefit the sophisticated guidance systems needed in autonomous...
Joe Hinrichs, Ford executive vice president-global operations, says demand for midsize pickups has grown steadily in recent years and has surpassed a half-million annual sales.
A new ecosystem is developing around user experience, according to Ford’s Chris Atkinson, who says engineers and designers are making decisions now about technology that will appear on cars in five years.
J.D. Power research has found Asian consumers are less skeptical of autonomous-vehicle technology than are Americans or Germans, where the motoring cultures have deeper roots, says Kristin Kolodge, executive director...
Joseph Hinrichs, Ford executive vice president-global operations, is concerned about the ramifications of missing deadlines for completing NAFTA negotiations, and says automakers are pressing Washington for a broad...
