Month: September 2021

MUNICH — Hyundai is considering whether to expand its full-electric Ioniq sub-brand to smaller cars based on the E-GMP platform, including a successor to the Kona small SUV, the brand’s marketing chief said. “It would make sense to extend all the benefits associated with the E-GMP platform to smaller vehicles,” Thomas Schemera, global head of marketing
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7:23 AM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Alex Palou earned the first pole of his IndyCar career and put himself in position to reclaim the championship lead Sunday at Portland International Raceway. Palou turned a top lap of 58.7701 seconds in Saturday qualifying on the 1.964-mile, 12-turn permanent road course built in 1960. The
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What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD? What does it compare to? The 2022 Chevrolet Silverado is a big bruiser of a heavy-duty pickup truck that can be had as a 2500 or 3500 in various trim levels and with either gas or diesel V-8 power. It squares off against other heavy
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Tesla had nearly twice as many electric vehicles registered in the U.S. during the first seven months of 2021 as the rest of the industry combined — accounting for two out of every three EV registrations. Tesla’s U.S. registrations soared 75 percent through July to reach 168,021. Because Tesla doesn’t report monthly sales results or
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Pro driver Randy Pobst hot laps the 2015 Subaru WRX STI around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Motor Trend’s 2014 Best Driver’s Car Powered by Mobil 1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialMobil1). Read more here: http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/1409_2014_best_drivers_car_contenders_part_2/ The Subaru WRX is one of 10 contenders competing for the title of 2014 Best Driver’s Car. The winner will be announced on
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MUNICH — Seat will not get a small battery-powered car from Volkswagen Group’s MEB-Small electric platform. Seat’s sister brand Cupra and VW Group’s core VW brand both unveiled concepts for entry-level full-electric cars from the platform at the Munich auto show. The production versions of the Cupra UrbanRebel  and VW ID Life are expected to
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6:53 PM ET Associated Press MOHNTON, Pa. — Cruz Pedregon topped Funny Car qualifying for the first time in more than six years Saturday at the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals, the first event of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs. The 57-year-old Pedregon, a two-time season champion and two-time event winner at Maple
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Twenty-five young and talented automotive executives have been honored as Rising Stars within the automotive industry by Automotive News Europe. The award ceremony took place on Sept 7. Since the program was started in 2011, Automotive News Europe has awarded more than 200 Rising Stars. The 11th annual Rising Stars awards recognize fast-climbing auto leaders who are
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What kind of vehicle is the 2022 GMC Acadia? What does it compare to? The GMC Acadia mid-size SUV seats up to seven passengers and compares to other three-row crossovers such as the Ford Explorer, Toyota Highlander, Kia Telluride, and Nissan Pathfinder.  Is the 2022 GMC Acadia a good SUV? Review continues below Overall, the
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In a bid to get important products to the market faster, General Motors accelerated the timetables for billion-dollar investments at two Canadian assembly plants, CAMI Assembly and Oshawa Assembly. But to do so, GM has taken unusual steps to get the plants up and running sooner. In July, GM confirmed that German supplier Kuka will
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In this article 2057-HK Z550-CN WeRide’s Robovan, an autonomous vehicle designed for urban logistics. WeRide has partnered with automaker Jiangling Motors and delivery firm ZTO Express, for the Robovan project. WeRide GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese autonomous driving start-up WeRide has partnered with a top carmaker and delivery company to launch a self-driving cargo van. The
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8:12 PM ET Associated Press MOHNTON, Pa. — Brittany Force broke the Maple Grove Raceway speed record Friday to lead Top Fuel qualifying in the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals, the first event of the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs. Seeking her seventh straight No. 1 and ninth of the season, Force had a
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Short of Apple’s secretive foray into automated and electric vehicles, perhaps the most interesting ongoing mystery in the automotive industry revolves around Sony Group Corp. and its Vision-S prototype. The Japanese entertainment and consumer electronics behemoth dropped the surprise of CES in January 2020, unveiling an all- electric sedan that made public its ambitions in
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