Tesla placed last in J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study (IQS), which ranks overall brand quality with a numeric score, according to CarAdvice. The lower the score, the better. “Tesla placed last in this year’s IQS with a score of 250. …
Amazon has reportedly agreed to purchase self-driving startup Zoox for more than $1 billion. The move would allow the retail giant to expand its reach into autonomous vehicle technology. “A majority of Zoox investors are getting their money back, with …
General Motors will lay off 680 workers at its Tennessee assembly plant and do away with the third shift due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plant employs 3,700 people and the layoffs are effective July 1. …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews Matt Gould, Co-founder, HTI Institute and leadership coach about strategies for dealerships and their senior managers for managing through the pandemic and beyond. It’s all about relationships, and shared accountability, says Gould.
Customer experience is still an important focus for car buyers and vehicle owners — even amid COVID-19, according to Norris McDonald of Wheels.ca. McDonald said there are other companies, like LubeVan Mobile Auto Services Inc., that offer similar services to …
A deal has been struck between European Union countries and lawmakers that will enable the countries to team-up and sue companies for defective products, according to Reuters. Furthermore, there are “built-in safeguards to guard against the excesses of U.S. class …
A federal judge considers the litigation of General Motors’ racketeering lawsuit against FCA “a waste of time and resources,” and has ordered the CEOs of each company to reach a “sensible” resolution. GM’s accusations stem from a five-year federal investigation …
Nevada may join California’s vehicle emissions standards rather than adopt the Trump administration’s lax standards. The California Clean Car Standards have been adopted either in full or in part by 14 other states. Nevada is considering the ZEV program and …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews Glen Demetrioff, President & CEO of Rapid RTC, about the company’s new Live Dealer product that enables chat, voice, and live one- or two-way video with customers to help with digital retailing efforts.
France has established a new emissions fraud agency known as the Surveillance Service for the Vehicle and Motor Market (SSMVM). The agency’s creation follows the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal and comes as a result of a European Union directive. According to …
Many of Japan’s public transport users who have a licence but have not driven a car in a long time or do not own a vehicle, are looking to purchase a vehicle amid the COVID-19 pandemic. These types of consumers …
Ford and FCA are on the path to resuming pre-COVID-19 production schedules only five weeks after the OEMS restarted its North American operations industry-wide. “The return to normal operating patterns signifies strong consumer demand, that automakers have been able to …
