In this article VOW3-DE Technicians work in the assembly line of German carmaker Volkswagen’s electric ID. 3 car in Dresden, Germany, June 8, 2021. Matthias Rietschel | Reuters Car manufacturers including Ford, Volkswagen and Daimler are still struggling to deal with the impact of the global chip shortage, with executives from each of the companies
Month: September 2021
The 2022 Acura NSX Type S is the ultimate version of the second-generation NSX, serving as the model’s swan song. Acura recently released a video detailing how the limited-edition Type S was developed. As a refresher, the Type S gets a number of changes, including more power and revised aerodynamics. The 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 gets
Freiburger and Finnegan think this is the best episode so far! It’s the longest, too. This show has it all: a Mad-Max-vibe 1968 Dodge Charger built with motorhome parts, sideways Dukes-style action, lots of low-buck wrenching, hilarious snafus, and cameo appearances by the Macho Grande from episode 8, the ’66 Buick Special convertible from a
The executives chosen as 2021 Automotive News Europe Eurostars set themselves apart by exceeding expectations in a very challenging year. Jean-Marc Chery, president and CEO of chipmaker STMicroelectronics, is this year’s Eurostar winner for Supplier CEO. For his full profile, please click here. Automotive News Europe and Capgemini Invent will honor a new winner each
Police in Richmond, Va., were on the hunt last week for a tire slasher who seems to harbor a very specific automotive grudge. More than a dozen Subarus parked on the streets of a historic neighborhood had their tires cut overnight. Some vehicles had two tires sliced open, while on others all four were flat.
11:17 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin held off Kyle Larson after their cars hit nose to tail racing to the finish line Sunday night in the Southern 500 to open the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Hamlin won for the first time this season after entering the week seeded seventh in the
A Ford Mustang has been involved in a rather bizarre incident at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver. Images shared to Twitter show a white Mustang resting on a row of steps leading down to a pedestrian crossing. Watch Also: Ford Mustang Slams Into A Kia Sorento And Makes A Run For It
Bridgewater Chevrolet in New Jersey had roughly 200 vehicles on its lot last week when the remnants of Hurricane Ida ripped through the state. Dealer David Ferraez figures they’re all a loss. The Bridgewater store is one of dozens of dealerships in recovery mode after Ida’s high winds and torrential rains damaged structures, caused power
MAASAI MARA, Kenya — In the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the Toyota 4×4 Land Cruiser of tour guide and driver Sylvester Mukenye glides silently past a herd of grazing elephants, then past a pride of lions lying in the grass. The animals are completely unperturbed by the proximity of the vehicle because its diesel engine
In recent days, Bjørn Nyland was able to complete a comprehensive set of tests of the Made-in-China (MIC) Tesla Model Y Long Range All-Wheel Drive, which storms into Europe now. The range was measured for two different wheel sets (18″ and 19″), which makes the tests even more interesting. However, we will start with a
In this article ZE594-CN BYD’s Han electric car, pictured here at the 2021 Shanghai auto show, is one of the most popular new energy vehicles in China. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC GUANGZHOU, China — BYD sold 61,409 new energy vehicles in August, more than four times the amount sold a year ago, as demand for
MUNICH — Soaring demand for semiconductors means the auto industry could struggle to source enough of them throughout next year and into 2023, though the shortage should be less severe by then, Daimler’s CEO said on Sunday. Automakers, forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to shut down plants last year, face stiff competition from the sprawling
8:10 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Noah Gragson held off Harrison Burton in a two-lap overtime shootout at Darlington Raceway on Saturday for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season. Gragson began his week by extending his deal to drive the series for JR Motorsports in 2022 and capped it with
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Honda HR-V? What does it compare to? You may think you want a big, bulky SUV, but in reality the Honda HR-V probably does everything you need. This versatile small crossover is comparable to the Hyundai Kona, Subaru Crosstrek, and Toyota C-HR. Is the 2022 Honda HR-V a
A Ford Mustang, GMC Acadia, and GMC Savana have all been damaged in a bizarre crash that occurred in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Images shared to Twitter by the Sandy Springs Police shows the three cars wedged together at an exit on the I-285 heading East. The police’s Twitter account states that the three vehicles all
Mercedes-Benz is aiming for a sweet spot of the luxury-sedan market with its newest electric vehicle — the midsize EQE. The gasoline-powered E-Class sedan has been a longtime cornerstone of Mercedes’ lineup, and the automaker is eager to hang on to those buyers as the market shifts to EVs. Midsize sedans are the second-largest luxury-car
LOS ANGELES — The in-vehicle experience is poised for one of its biggest transformations to date, with the wider adoption of 5G technology. Nearly every company tied to the automotive sector, from tech startups to staples such as Jeep, are preparing for high-speed, high-capacity, low-latency wireless tech to enhance in-vehicle experiences for both passengers and
By Maria Merano Posted on September 5, 2021 Tesla Giga Berlin seems to be revving to start operations soon, and the company is hoping that its first Germany-made cars will roll off the line this October. As Giga Berlin prepares to awaken, Germany has also started discussing the amount of state aid Tesla will receive
An E10 petrol pump in Kettering, England, photographed on September 1, 2021. Joe Giddens | PA Images | Getty Images The U.K. government has started the rollout of E10 gasoline to pumps, claiming the fuel, which contains ethanol, could cut carbon dioxide emissions from transport by 750,000 tonnes each year. This equates to removing 350,000
Any self-respecting off-road vehicle comes with impressive water-fording capability, something Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe showed off in a recent video posted to Twitter. It shows a Rivian R1T wading through water nearly up to the top of its hood. Rivian’s website lists a wading depth of more than three feet but, as the saying goes,
Italy is in talks with the European Union on ways to shield supercar makers, including Ferrari and Lamborghini, from the planned phase-out of combustion engine vehicles by 2035. While the Italian government fully backs Europe’s commitment to cut emissions by phasing out the most-polluting engines, “in the gigantic cars market there is a niche, and
8:10 PM ET Associated Press BROWNSBURG, Ind. — Heavy rain Saturday wiped out the final two qualifying sessions of the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. The fields for the eliminations Sunday were set from the single qualifying session Friday when the father-daughter duo of John and Brittany Force dominated. The 72-year-old
To celebrate the fast-approaching release of the 25th installment in the James Bond franchise, “No Time To Die,” Aston Martin has installed a replica of the original 1965 Corgi DB5 model toy box at Battersea Power Station in London. The box is a faithful recreation of the original that housed the 1965 toy made to
The battery cell “is tomorrow’s combustion chamber,” Porsche CEO Oliver Blume declared at parent Volkswagen Group’s Power Day. The VW event, which came not long after Tesla’s Battery Day in September 2020, marked the first of a series of announcements from European automakers that laid out their plans to replace internal combustion engines with battery-
TOKYO — When its newfangled e-Palette people mover hit a visually impaired judo wrestler in the athlete village for the 2020 Paralympic Games last month, Toyota proposed a rather ironic safety solution for a supposedly self-driving vehicle: more humans and more human oversight. The boxcarlike shuttle buses — a public display of Toyota’s interest in
In this article F DETROIT – U.S. sales of Ford Motor’s new vehicles last month declined by 33.1% from a year earlier due to an ongoing global shortage of semiconductor chips that’s wreaking havoc on the automotive industry, the company said Thursday. The Detroit automaker’s sales capped off a dismal month of U.S. auto sales
Life has a tendency to throw us curveballs and the latest one came in the form of Toyota announcing plans to discontinue the Avalon, less than 24 hours before a 2021 Avalon TRD was dropped off at my doorstep. While the timing was less than ideal, there’s no reason to pout as the TRD variant is
When automotive executives gather in Munich this upcoming week for Europe’s first major car show in two years, they will do more than just lift the veil on shiny sheet metal. These are occasions where big deals tend to get done. Consider one of the last times the auto world descended on a European city
If you’ve been following the twists and turns that have led to this weekend at Zandvoort, you’ll already know that fans of Formula One have been given a rollercoaster ride of races. But, with tensions running high at the head of the field, one Lewis Hamilton supporter decided to troll the opposition by hiring a
The Tesla owner killed along with a friend last spring in a fiery crash outside Houston had almost twice his state’s legal limit of alcohol in his system, an autopsy report first obtained by Bloomberg News shows. The gruesome deaths of anesthesiologist William Varner, 59, and Everette Talbot, 69, in the wealthy neighborhood of The