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Late last night, on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show media previews, Lincoln introduced a substantial mid-cycle refresh of the midsize MKZ sedan. One glance at the MKZ’s new nose confirms that the design direction that we saw on the Continental…

When General Motors announced at CES in January that it was investing $500 million in ride-hailing service Lyft, part of the rationale was to jointly develop a mobility-on-demand service using autonomous vehicles. It now appears the first…

When any product has been in continuous production for decades on end, change or lack of it can become extremely controversial. This is especially true when the product in question is a sports car. Two decades after Porsche added a radiator to the…

Volvo is a car maker that built its brand on on advancing safety for more than half a century. In 2008, the company stated a vision that by 2020, no one should be killed or seriously injured while driving or riding in its products. You’d be hard…

Over the past several weeks, Ford, GM and other automakers and suppliers have been working aggressively to leverage their purchasing, engineering and supply chain management capabilities to ramp up production of needed supplies to address the…

There’s no arguing the fact that the American car buyer’s appetite for cars, particularly sedans is on the wane. It’s far from gone with more than three million midsize cars moving off dealer lots in 2016. But the trend is clear and GM has recognized…

If ever you needed proof that car buyers rarely make rational choices, just compare the sales of minivans to SUVs. For most people that need to haul groups of people on a regular basis and don't have substantial towing needs, the minivan is far more…

Beginning in fall 2017, students and staff at the University of Michigan will have a new way of getting around at least part of the sprawling campus, a pair of driverless shuttle vans. Two Navya Arma shuttles will be operated by the Mcity autonomous…

General Motors GM shared the first details of its third-generation electric vehicle architecture and Ultium battery system just about a month ago, but it won’t be the only automaker using this new EV hardware. Honda is now planning to build two new…

One of the most iconic visual indicators of self-driving vehicles is the spinning light imaging, ranging and detection Lidar sensor that is usually mounted on the roof. One of the top players in the development and manufacturer of automotive Lidar…