The calendar has only just ticked over to February and already a Ford Mustang has crashed into a crowd during a car meet in the U.S. This accident comes just a week after a black Mustang GT crashed into a crowd during a gathering at a Lamborghini dealership in Sarasota, Florida. It’s unclear where exactly
Month: February 2022
In this article VRM Vroom Online used-car retailer Vroom will advertise during the Super Bowl for a second consecutive year, with the help of pop singer and dance choreographer Mandy Moore. The 30-second spot called “Flake” continues Vroom’s theme from last year about “flipping” car buying and selling on its head — but in an
A friend of mine who works in powertrain at Ford told me recently the company has just one more new engine coming. And that’s it. Ford, like most other automakers, is shifting its powertrain lineup from gasoline and diesel engines to electric motors in the coming years. Ford has greatly reduced the number of engineers
BERLIN – Volkswagen Group does not expect the global shortage of semiconductors to end this year although it should further ease slightly in the second half, the automaker’s head of purchasing said. “The volatile situation will affect us at least beyond the first half of this year,” Murat Aksel, the head of procurement for VW
DETROIT — Michigan “desperately” needs more software developers to compete in a fast-changing auto industry racing to develop self-driving vehicles and new mobility innovations, Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. said. “We need to lean into the software development as a state if we’re going to be the leader,” Ford said in an
By Simon Alvarez Posted on February 6, 2022 When rumors of the Tesla Model S Plaid started emerging, many were excited to see the company’s new flagship sedan. It takes something special, after all, to dethrone the Model S “Raven” Performance, a vehicle that is already capable of humbling supercars on the quarter-mile. But while
We regularly feature some down and dirty sexy cars on this site, but we want Carscoops to be a place for fans of all ages (and backgrounds, races, religions and genders,) so usually try to come up with a reacharound, I mean workaround, when faced with the prospect of publishing potentially offensive content. Unless it’s
Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Used-car prices may be starting to soften, research suggests. After surging through the pandemic by as much as 50%, prices in the used-car market showed some easing in the last three weeks of January, according to car-shopping app CoPilot, which tracks daily prices at dealerships across the country.
The RV industry is starting to join the race toward zero emissions. Thor Industries Inc. and Winne-bago Industries Inc. each revealed concepts for electric RVs at the Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa last month. The companies identify electrification as a priority for the next generation of motor homes and towable trailers. Thor told Shift that
SAN FRANCISCO — Automakers including GM Motors, Ford and Hyundai predict a near two-year chip constraint will ease in the second half of 2022, but automotive chipmakers, on the other hand, expect a recovery to take longer. During their quarterly results reporting over the past two weeks, GM CEO Mary Barra projected the semiconductor shortage would
Toyota Motor North America is working to help its retailers become more competitive with aftermarket parts suppliers on collision repairs. In December, Toyota became the latest automaker to join CollisionLink, a tool offered by Richfield, Ohio-based vendor OEConnection. The tool gives participating dealerships electronic visibility into an entire body shop estimate — not just the
Porsche was out testing an electric Macan that’s set for launch in 2023. The electric Macan is a true next-generation design, but it won’t immediately replace the current gas-powered crossover as Porsche plans to sell both side-by-side for a few years. 2024 Porsche 911 Carrera facelift spy shots – Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien Porsche was also
1:22 PM ET Associated Press The father-son tandem of Petter and Oliver Solberg beat the surprisingly competitive American team of Colton Herta and Jimmie Johnson on the the frozen Baltic Sea to win the Race of Champions Nations Cup. Team Norway was led Saturday by 47-year-old Petter Solberg, the 2003 World Rally champion and two-time
Canadians have been credited with inventing everything from pagers to Hawaiian pizza, but we’ll let them keep ‘Mobility Scooter Frogger’ all to themselves. In a clip noticed by Redditors, two people can be seen waiting at an intersection for their turn to cross the street. After a Chevrolet Cruze pulls up and stops, the person
Nissan is returning to Super Bowl advertising after a seven-year hiatus with an star-studded commercial led by “Schitt’s Creek” actor and co-creator Eugene Levy. Nissan Nissan Motor is returning to Super Bowl advertising after a seven-year hiatus with a star-studded commercial led by “Schitt’s Creek” co-creator and actor Eugene Levy. The 60-second spot features the
Good news for enthusiasts who get their kicks off-road — Ford is building a faster, stronger Bronco Raptor with burlier suspension and a bigger, turbocharged V-6. Get our first look impressions right here. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3KS0HqU #Ford #FordBronco #MotorTrend MotorTrend is the ultimate streaming destination for gearheads coupled with the latest automotive research and news. Get
DETROIT — Google is latching onto the mobility tech hub Ford Motor Co. is developing at Detroit’s long-abandoned train station in Corktown. The tech giant and the automaker are set to announce Friday that Google will provide its cloud-based technological services at Michigan Central, the new name for Ford’s mobility innovation campus centered on the
Volkswagen Group plans to cut nearly all night shifts at its main plant in Germany as Europe’s largest carmaker continues to battle the semiconductor crisis. VW will cut the night shift, which provides workers extra pay, from the start of the second quarter on three assembly lines in Wolfsburg, the automaker said Friday, confirming a
How do you get people to think about their next car in a pandemic, when showrooms are closed and motor shows are canceled? Volvo’s agency in Belgium has come up with a plan. The Brussels Motor Show 2022 was due to take place in January but was postponed for a whole year due to COVID. So
SAN FRANCISCO — Ford Motor Co. plans to suspend or cut production at eight assembly plants in the U.S., Mexico and Canada throughout next week because of microchip supply constraints, a spokeswoman said. The plants produce some of Ford’s biggest sellers and most popular vehicles, including the Ford-150, Ranger, Bronco, Explorer and Mustang Mach-E. The changes
Admit it, you know it’d be fun to be chief engineer on your own train. You’ve probably never even thought about it before, but if I said “Here, have your own train. Go nuts!”, you’d jump at it. I know I would. And through the magic of the internet and a crazy little corner of
5:57 AM ET Haas has become the first Formula One team to release images of its 2022 car ahead of the upcoming season. Built to the sport’s new technical regulations, the Haas VF22 is a dramatic departure from last year’s car with all new design concepts mandated by F1 and the FIA to improve wheel-to-wheel
The 707 hp Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is one of the most powerful and meanest SUVs ever conceived and when it gets into the wrong hands, carnage can ensue. Case in point, this video recently filmed in Los Angeles, California. The following video has been doing the rounds on social media and shows the driver
In this article NVTS A charging port is seen on a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 4Matic electric vehicle at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 13, 2019. Mark Blinch | Reuters Navitas Semiconductor, a company that makes technology for super-fast phone chargers, says electric vehicles are its next big bet. “The same
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is creating a new subsidiary to market and manage its mobility tech hub in downtown Detroit to make the innovation district Ford “agnostic,” a company executive told Crain’s Detroit Business, an affilaite of Automotive News. Ford has formed Michigan Central Innovation District LLC, which will manage how the Ford-owned Michigan
PARIS — Peugeot’s global sales increased by 5 percent in 2021 to 1,214,851, the Stellantis brand said, driven by strong gains outside of Europe, its biggest market, where sales grew only slightly. Sales in Peugeot’s newly enlarged Europe region, which includes Eurasia, were 943,805. That represents a gain of about 3 percent for what was
DETROIT — With the financial pain of the global microchip shortage largely behind them, General Motors and Ford Motor Co. are racing to become leaders in electric vehicles even faster than planned with the help of growing profits from their internal combustion vehicles. Last year’s results — record adjusted earnings for GM and nearly $18
We played in the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor, slid behind the wheel of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS, and saw the reveal of the Aston Martin DBX707. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We found ourselves behind the wheel of the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor during a Minnesota snow storm and experienced
Norway starts the year 2022 with a decrease in new passenger car registrations by almost 23% year-over-year in January to 7,957. It’s the lowest result since 2009. Also, plug-in electric car registrations decreased to 7,199 (down 13.6%), but the market share improved to 90.5% (near record). Interesting is what happened with all-electric (BEV) and plug-in
7:31 AM ET “The Colosseum. Oh, you should see the Colosseum, Spaniard. Fifty-thousand Romans. Watching every movement of your sword. Willing you to make that killer blow. The silence before you strike. And the noise afterwards. It rises. It rises up like … like a storm. As if you were the thunder god himself.” —