Okay, actually he pleaded to something worse, but the Lamborghini is the part that brought David T Hines to the public’s attention. In July, stories started surfacing about someone buying a Lamborghini Huracan with Paycheck Protection Program loans. A part of the government efforts to minimize the impact of the novel Coronavirus on businesses, the […]
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The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the auto show calendar into chaos and things have gotten so crazy that the Los Angeles Auto Show has now moved back to November. The show didn’t say much about the move, but this year’s event is now slated to run from November 19-28 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. […]
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Ford’s #FinishStrong campaign is kicking into high gear as the company will use the Super Bowl to encourage people to mask up and stay strong during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. As part of this effort, the company will be running regional Super Bowl ads in coronavirus hot spots of Florida, Texas and Southern California. The […]
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TomTom has released their 2020 Traffic Index which examined congestion in 416 cities spread across 57 countries and six continents. The report is particularly interesting this time around as it shows the massive impact the coronavirus had on our lives. Thanks to lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, congestion decreased in 387 cities globally last year. Unsurprisingly, […]
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The North American International Auto Show has been cancelled for the second year in a row. The 2020 event was supposed to be the inaugural summer show, but it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and the TCF Center being transformed in a field hospital. Last fall, organizers announced the show would return in […]
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Shortly after abandoning plans for an Indian joint venture with Mahindra, Ford has announced they’re restructuring their South American operations. The big news is the closure of the Camaçari, Taubaté and Troller plants in Brazil. Main production at the Camaçari and Taubaté plants will “cease immediately,” although some parts production will continue for a few […]
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2020 is officially in the rearview mirror and a handful of automakers have released their fourth quarter and year-end sales results. Kicking things off is General Motors, which sold 771,323 vehicles in the fourth quarter and 2,547,339 vehicles for the entire year in the United States. While total deliveries were down 12 percent on a […]
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In 2019, Ford and Mahindra announced plans for a joint venture that would “develop, market and distribute Ford brand vehicles in India” as well as Ford and Mahindra branded vehicles for “high-growth emerging markets around the world.” Mahindra was set to own a controlling stake in the joint venture and Ford would transfer most of […]
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With coronavirus cases expected to surge after the holidays, Ford is trading car commercials for an ad urging Americans to “Finish Strong.” Billed as a “public call to action,” the campaign calls on Americans to remain vigilant until COVID-19 vaccines are more widely available. The centerpiece of the campaign is a 30-second commercial that was […]
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It’s no secret that a car is stolen every 40 seconds in the United States, but there’s been an alarming trend in a number of major cities. We’re talking about carjackings, which are far more serious and can sometimes have fatal results. While it’s hard to get an accurate picture on how bad things have […]
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