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Auto Tech Check: ’20 GMC Acadia AT4

Technology improvements to the ’20 Acadia as part of its midcycle refresh are subtle but practical.

UPS Orders 10,000 BEVs From Arrival

UPS said last year it had more than 10,000 alternative-fuel vehicles on the road worldwide and has ordered more from...

GM Confirms Hummer Electric Coming

The BEV pickup, to be sold under the GMC brand, will boast an enormous 11,500 lb.-ft. of torque, GM claims.

Osram Lighting Helps Power Refreshing Rinspeed MetroSnap

The concept provides an especially relevant canvas to illustrate the extensive role lighting, displays, facial recognition and biometric and biomonitoring...

Getting a Glimpse of the Future at Aptiv’s Las Vegas Technical Center

Center supports the company’s AV operation and partnership with Lyft to provide rides in autonomous vehicles to passengers in Las...

Uber Takes Self-Driving to the Streets of Nation’s Capital

After setbacks, the Washington, DC, deployment signals Uber is back in the AV race.

Fewer Car Lines to Sell Indirectly Helping Increase the Rise in U.S. New-Vehicle Transaction Prices

Further encouraging price-conscious consumers to consider used vehicles is that several automakers have been paring cars from their portfolios, thereby...

First-Quarter 2020 North America Production Outlook Basically Flat with Year-Ago

If North American demand, especially in the U.S., does not pickup in the first quarter, there is a strong likelihood...

World Sales Down 4.2% in 2019

Demand cooled around the world, led by a steep decline in China sales. 

January U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales Slightly Improve on Q4-2019’s Sluggishness

Long-time low inventory, combined with an ever-increasing mix of higher-cost vehicles in inventory, potentially could bog down sales, but January’s...