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Ford, FCA, GM, and the UAW have come together to create a task force focused on thwarting the spread of COVID-19 in their factories. The group will work on ways to keep their employees safe as the virus further threatens production. The decision to form the task force follows criticism of the manufacturers for keeping […] More
What’s the role of a car publication in the midst of a global pandemic? This is not a rhetorical question—I’m really asking. Do you know? This kind of thing has never happened before, and we’re off the map. We began disaster planning a couple of weeks ago, asking ourselves what we would write about and […] More
David McNew + AFP/Getty Images Musk sent a companywide email to Space-X employees downplaying the risk of the coronavirus. The CEO told employees that if they’re feeling sick, they ought to stay home, but earlier in the week stated on Twitter that the fatality rate was “greatly overstated.” As of the publication of this article, […] More
If a fix works, why not bring it back when everything else feel like it’s breaking? Hyundai received kudos for its Assurance program during the Great Recession, so it’s bringing a modified version back during the coronavirus pandemic. This time, the luxury arm Genesis gets in on the action as well, with both offering 90-day […] More
The chief strategist at Volkswagen says vehicle-to-grid technology will open up new business opportunities for the automaker. Cars that support the technology can store excess power and sell it back to the electrical grid in times of need. The Nissan Leaf already supports this technology, but the feature also needs to be supported by the […] More
Volvo has created an ad for the XC40 Recharge EV that will appear in a special Music Issue of The New York Times Magazine. The magazine cover also has content that is unlocked by the app. It works with a feature called Google Lens to give it a multidimensional appearance. The Google Lens feature is […] More
Providence Journal via Facebook A Tesla Model 3 driver in Rhode Island has a vanity plate on his car that reads (as shown above) “FKGAS,” and the DMV administrator is trying to recall it on grounds of vulgarity. The Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing on the man’s behalf, the Providence Journal […] More
Some relief from the onslaught of rough coronavirus news comes from the fact that, for now, the U.S. auto industry is operating relatively normally. The situation in China and Europe, especially Italy, provides a preview of what might happen here in the coming weeks and months. Car sales in China were down almost 80 percent […] More
