Nick Bunkley Leader of the Automaker Team, overseeing coverage of GM, Ford and Stellantis for Automotive News [email protected] 313-446-0360 See All Staff Page Recent Stories Penske to replace Indy 500 fan's smashed car A fan whose car was smashed by a flying tire is getting a new ride, courtesy of the track owner who happens to be one of the country's biggest dealers. Musk: Running 3 companies at once is ‘quite painful' He has just one part-time assistant and handles most of his own scheduling because "it's impossible for someone else to know what the priorities are." Russia-held Whelan thinks he'll be released President Joe Biden last month said his administration would continue fighting for the BorgWarner security director 'until we get him home.' Ferrari on self-driving cars: ‘We don't care' The ultraluxury brand doesn't plan to make software that will take over for the driver but is working toward releasing an EV by 2025. 11 charged with stealing cars from 26 dealerships in Ohio At one dealership, prosecutors said, some of the suspects gave a salesperson their real names while casing the showroom before stealing from it the same night. Survey: Most dealerships have no EVs and some don't want any Two-thirds of dealerships said they didn't have any EVs in stock. Of those stores, 45 percent said they wouldn't sell EVs even if they could get some. Interfering autonomous cars irritate emergency responders In March, a San Francisco firefighter reported having to smash the window of a driverless vehicle to make it stop approaching a fire. NYC battles Hyundai, Kia thefts with AirTags The Apple tracking devices wouldn't make stealing a vehicle more difficult but could lead police to it afterward. Dealer pays most ever for Palm Beach home Michael Cantanucci of New Country Motor Car Group paid a record $170 million for an oceanfront mansion. Ford ad comes to life for deaf mother, son Actors from a commercial for Ford's BlueCruise system were given their own Mustang Mach-E on singer Jennifer Hudson's talk show. New-car smell might be dangerous, study finds Researchers who tested the air inside new vehicles discovered high levels of chemicals linked to cancer. GM CEO Mary Barra's 2022 pay worth $29M Barra, the highest-paid Detroit 3 CEO for an eighth consecutive year, has now received total compensation of more than $200 million since assuming the top job in 2014. GM to stop making Chevy Bolt EV in late 2023 GM is spending $4 billion to overhaul the Bolt plant for production of electric Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups starting next year. Rick Hendrick buys first Corvette E-Ray for $1.1M The North Carolina dealer and racing team owner has spent nearly $6 million buying VIN 001 Corvettes at recent auctions. Ford to sell F-150 Lightning in EV-loving Norway Ford will begin selling the F-150 Lightning in Norway, where EVs accounted for 80 percent of new-vehicle sales last year. Load More
Nick Bunkley Leader of the Automaker Team, overseeing coverage of GM, Ford and Stellantis for Automotive News [email protected] 313-446-0360 See All Staff Page