American auto sales used to be dominated by the big three US auto manufacturers, GM, Ford and Dodge or now Stellantis for a very long time. This trend has been slowly shifting to foreign cars over the last several years and in 2021 for

It looks like LG is getting back into the automotive EV battery market with a recently reported joint venture with Honda Motor Co. This joint venture is rumored to potentially cost $3.4B and produce around 40 gigawatt hours of batteries. This would be enough

Well this video is the first of the new year. People thought that 2020 was bad then 2021 came along and said hold my beer. Of course, this year in the auto industry has been mostly defined by the (insert chip shortage montage) and

The President signed an executive order on Wednesday that will make the Federal government transition to the acquisition of 100% electric vehicles by 2035. Reuters is reporting the executive order states that all light duty vehicle acquisitions will be electric by 2027. The Federal

Honda has recalled over 700,000 Pilots, Passports, and Ridgelines because of a problem with the hood opening during driving.  Honda stated that a gap in the front seal between the hood and grill that are used for air flow to the engine may be

Chevrolet announced this week that Bolt production will be down the rest of the year. GM is having trouble replacing all of the batteries in recalled bolts let alone produce new vehicles.  Keep in mind that this is still one of the first attempts

The UAW has been plagued with corruption and scandals throughout their history. A Few months back I mentioned that Rory Gamble was the first UAW President in many years to step down from the post without any charges being brought against him. Keep in

Ford Pro just launched the pilot program for their new 2022 E-Transit. This is a 100% electric cargo van tailored for commercial use. Penske Truck Leasing and National Grid are among the first companies to participate in the program. Ford has not disclosed any

A recent study from a company named We Predict is claiming that EV cost less to repair over the first 3 years than a gas powered equivalent.  They say that even though first year costs are higher, by year 3 EV service costs totals

Stellantis announced today that they will be entering a joint venture with Samsung SDI to produce battery cells and modules in the US. It looks as though Stellantis is really ramping up battery production as this announcement came within a week of them signing

First lets touch on the parts shortage and plant closures. Toyota has announced that they will be cutting global production in November. They will be cutting production by about 15% but the global procurement manager said, “I think we are over the worst period.”

3rd Quarter sales numbers have been released by the US auto manufacturers.  It looks like some manufacturers are starting to dig out of the hole created by covid-19 and the lockdowns in 2020. Most notably is Toyota North America which is showing a huge

GM’s 2 Lansing assembly plants are scheduled to be up and running next week. GM will be idling their Blazer production at one of their Mexico plants stating continued chip shortages as the culprit. GM’s CEO Mary Barra is named chair of the Business

The White House is getting involved in the ship shortage again. This time they are considering invoking Cold War-era nation security laws to make companies in chip production release their data pertaining to inventory and sales numbers. Gina Raimondo, US Commerce secretary, provided companies

In a continuing theme, auto manufacturers are still cutting output as the microchip shortage rages on. Toyota, who was the least affected automaker at the beginning of the shortage seems to have run out of the stock they had to keep them afloat.  Over