Leo Michael Cartoons - Q2 2023

Technology is more prevalent in new cars, which creates more opportunities for problems to arise, and issues are cropping up with basic vehicle functions, according to J.D. Power's 2023 U.S. Initial Quality Study.l

Foxconn was supposed to help EV startups such as Lordstown Motors, Fisker and Monarch Tractor get to production faster. Commercial scale is still out of reach.

Two pathways have emerged as electric vehicle charging infrastructure expands across the U.S. Automaker partnerships will determine whether those technologies will coexist or whether one will push the other out, like VHS and Betamax. Tesla's standard appears to have the upper hand.

Once at the center of American life, AM radio stands in the middle of a tussle between automakers who want it gone and federal lawmakers who say it is key for emergency alerts during catastrophes.

Auto dealers and independent repair shops across the country face the same problem: a lack of mechanics.

Tesla boss Elon Musk, who has never used traditional advertising to sell cars, said that the automaker would try it and see whether it produced results.

Getting the software right is just the latest challenge facing automakers.

Stellantis' U.S. sales declined 9.1 percent in the first quarter after sliding 13 percent in 2022, but a deeper look shows its outgoing generation of Dodge muscle cars are still revving as they take one last lap in 2023 before production concludes at the end of the year.

In boardrooms and shareholder presentations, in auto plants and component manufacturing settings from Tokyo to Paris, automotive executives and factory leaders are pursuing ways to cut their CO2 emissions.

Constructing a public charging infrastructure is a time-consuming, complicated process that requires coordination and investment across sectors.

Tesla is willing to sacrifice profit for higher volume in the short term, said CEO Elon Musk, reaffirming the automaker's commitment to price cuts.

Twenty-seven percent of customers who paid more than sticker price told research firm GfK they would never buy that brand of vehicle again.

Senator Joe Manchin argues that the Biden administration's climate bill implementation over-emphasizes clean energy technology, turns away from fossil-fuel production and spends too much.

The UAW's convention revealed a new leadership ready to hit hard at the negotiating table when they sit across from Detroit 3 negotiators this fall.