Tag Archives: Week

‘Tis the Season It’s road salt season in the parts of the United States that experience winter. That’s bad news for everyone who worries about keeping their car rust-free, but particularly for the owners of certain vehicles built by Honda. The company has recalled 430,000 cars due to a risk …

Here Comes the Sun As we’re writing this, the FDA seems likely to approve a coronavirus vaccine, and Ford isn’t taking any chances when it comes to distribution. The company announced last month that it had purchased 12 ultra-cold freezers capable of storing Pfizer’s thermophobic vaccine. It’s the first step …

Bad News FirstFord announced late Friday that the Bronco SUV will not launch next Spring, as promised, but will be delayed until Summer 2021 due to issues related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Sasquatch manual-transmission edition won’t be available until the 2022 model year. It’s not surprising that pandemic-related …

Marc UrbanoCar and Driver No News is Good News We can’t be sure, because we’ve turned off our phones and stopped checking our e-mails, but if history is any guide, not much has happened in the world of cars during this Thanksgiving week. But we’d never let a federal holiday …

Highs and Lows Elon Musk suffered a setback when a COVID-19 diagnosis kept him from attending the launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1, which carried four astronauts to the International Space Station. The launch was a success, and four astronauts were safely delivered to the ISS, and Musk’s luck continued when …

Let’s start deep in the e-weeds. The FCC proposed a rule this week that would allow Wi-Fi providers and other unlicensed users to access a band of radio frequencies once reserved entirely for short-range communication between cars and roadway infrastructure, like a car receiving a signal from a crosswalk telling …

Know who had a good week? Fiat Chrysler. It avoided a strike by agreeing to make significant long-term investments in the Windsor, Ontario plant where the Chrysler Pacifica and Voyager and Dodge Challenger and Charger are built. Elsewhere: This Week in Sheetmetal While we eagerly await next week’s promised unveiling …

In which we were more than a little surprised to discover that elsewhere in the world, an auto show happened. Check out the 14 most interesting cars and concepts from Beijing, and then check out what else went down this week. Dollars and Sense TransUnion’s latest report on the financial …

In which we all talk a lot about EVs even though no one is really buying them. Another week, another seven dollars. Unless you’re Elon Musk, in which case the saying goes: Another week, another multi-billion-dollar loss in stock valuation. It’s hard to say whether the news in the world …