Dealers in West Virginia are pushing for major changes to the state’s franchise law that would define their role in vehicle reservations and when a dealership should be compensated after over-the-air updates are performed by an automaker. West Virginia’s House of Delegates last week unanimously passed the bipartisan bill known as HB 4560, which is
Month: March 2022
Consumers check out Huawei’s first HarmonyOS car, the Aito M5, at a store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, on Jan. 3, 2022. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — The first electric car with Huawei’s HarmonyOS operating system is set to begin deliveries at a ceremony on Saturday in Shanghai, according to an
By Joey Klender Posted on March 5, 2022 Tesla CEO Elon Musk Tweeted on February 18 that the company’s second “Giga Fest” event would be held at Gigafactory Texas on April 1. In less than four hours, the calendar had flipped to the 19th, at least in my time zone, and Musk pushed the event
Polestar this week unveiled a convertible sports car concept called the O2. The concept is based on a shortened version of Polestar’s own aluminum bonded platform debuting in the Polestar 5, and with any luck we’ll see it enter production to take on Tesla’s second-generation Roadster. 2022 Ford Everest Ford revealed its 2022 Everest, a
Honda may have discontinued the Fit in North America after the 2020 model year, but the clever hatch lives on for the rest of the world where it’s sold as the Jazz and this week, a European specification 2022 Jazz Crosstar e:HEV joined the Carscoops fleet so we will be examining how practical a car
BERLIN — Volkswagen Group has chosen its headquarters, the central German city of Wolfsburg, as the location for its new factory to buld the Trinity electric flagship sedan for the VW brand. Construction is set to begin in spring 2023, VW said on Friday. VW said it was investing about 2 billion euros ($2.18 billion)
3:55 AM ET The Haas Formula One team has terminated its contract with Russian driver Nikita Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali. The decision was taken in the wake of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and means no Russians are signed up to drive in F1 ahead of the new season. “Haas F1 Team has elected
Dramatic security camera footage has emerged online showing the moment that an allegedly stolen sedan was crashed into the side of a Dollar General store. Many key details about the incident remain unclear. However, a post on Reddit suggests the crash occurred roughly a month ago and involved a black Genesis. We also know that
The vehicles and auto parts endangered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine may seem thousands of miles away from being a real problem. But the war could bring new worries to an issue that’s already bedeviling automakers: the global microchip shortage. Ukraine is the source for 70 percent of the world’s output of neon. Neon
Chinese billionaire Li Shufu is on a fundraising blitz as he pursues ambitious goals for his global automotive empire. Smart car technology company Ecarx Co., whose backers include Li and his Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., is considering seeking a U.S. listing via a merger with a blank-check company, according to people with knowledge of
Recent upticks in traffic deaths have sparked worry among safety advocates, government officials and even the industry itself. The toll — 1.36 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled — has been called “a national crisis” by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. That said, riding in cars is currently far safer than it was
Iconic motorcycle company Indian has teamed up with the equally iconic electric bike manufacturer Super73 to leverage the branding of the former with the high power e-bikes of the latter. The result? An Indian-themed e-bike known as the eFTR Hooligan 1.2. No motorcycle license necessary. Indian Motorcycle has teased us with electrification plans before in
Wiring supplier Leoni has set up a task force to deal with the disruption of cable deliveries caused by the Ukraine crisis. Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have been forced to drastically reduce production in Germany after supplies of wiring harnesses from Leoni’s two factories in Ukraine dried up. Wire harnesses bundle up to
The vehicles and auto parts endangered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine may seem thousands of miles away from being a real problem. But the war could bring new worries to an issue that’s already bedeviling automakers: the global microchip shortage. Ukraine is the source for 70 percent of the world’s output of neon. Neon
Russian self-driving tech company Yandex has placed its operations in the U.S. on hiatus. The company said Friday it has paused testing of its robotaxi fleet in Ann Arbor, Mich., and is no longer making restaurant deliveries with its six-wheeled sidewalk Rover bots on college campuses across the country. “Our AV test fleet in Ann
The original Acura NSX revolutionized the supercar industry by combining performance, reliability, and (relative) affordability in a way that no previous supercar had done until then. While the current-generation NSX has never reached the iconic status of its predecessor, the new Type S variant is a serious bit of kit. Unveiled by Acura in August
A Ferrari Formula One car raced by Michael Schumacher is currently for sale through DuPont Registry. The asking price? A cool $4.9 million. It’s not one of the cars with which Schumacher won his five championships with the Scuderia, but it’s still an impressive piece of racing history. This Ferrari F300 was Schumacher’s ride during
11:59 PM ET Associated LAS VEGAS — Chandler Smith used a brilliant final lap Friday night to hold off both Daytona winner Zane Smith and boss Kyle Busch to win the Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was the third victory in 40 career starts for Smith, a 19-year-old from Georgia who
A Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has been badly damaged after slamming into a Toyota pickup truck in West Marin, California. The California Highway Patrol Marin Area reports that the driver of the white Corvette was traveling west on Point Reyes-Petaluma Road behind several slower-moving vehicles. He then attempted to pass three vehicles at the same time
In this article 7267.T-JP 6758.T-JP Kenichiro Yoshida, Chairman, President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, speaks as he introduces the VISION-S 02, an SUV prototype vehicle, as the VISION-S 01, announced in 2020, is on display during a Sony press event for CES 2022 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 4, 2022 in
According to a recent report by Green Car Congress, Volkswagen will transform its Technical Development (TD) division to put a much greater emphasis on vehicle software. The plan has a goal of reducing development time significantly. VW says the new initiative will be a complete revamp of the development process. It will be focused on the
Russian self-driving tech company Yandex has placed its operations in the U.S. on hold. The company said Friday it has paused testing of its robotaxi fleet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is no longer making restaurant deliveries with its six-wheeled sidewalk Rover bots on college campuses across the country. “Our AV test fleet in Ann
WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it denied a General Motors request that would have allowed the automaker to avoid fixing headlight glare problems on about 725,000 U.S. sport utility vehicles. If the agency had agreed to declare the problem inconsequential, GM would not have been required to notify customers
Russian self-driving tech company Yandex has placed its operations in the U.S. on hiatus. The company said Friday it has paused testing of its robotaxi fleet in Ann Arbor, Mich., and is no longer making restaurant deliveries with its six-wheeled sidewalk Rover bots on college campuses across the country. “Our AV test fleet in Ann
4:14 AM ET Aston Martin will have to put a “performing structure” in place to convince four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel to stay on beyond the end of the season, the squad’s new team principal Mike Krack said. Vettel, a 53-time race winner who joined the team from Ferrari in 2021, is out
Books about cars can often cost more than actual cars, but even the expensive ones are just bits of shredded tree designed to look good on your coffee table. But this incredible Ferrari book doesn’t need a coffee table. It comes with an incredible stand styled to resembled the rocker covers and exhaust headers of
In this article TSLA A Tesla Model Y is seen in a production hall of the Tesla Gigafactory during the open day. In Grünheide, east of Berlin, the first vehicles are to roll off the production line from the end of 2021. Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images Tesla has gained approval to
By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 4, 2022 After announcing some notable upgrades for SpaceX’s Starlink internet service, Elon Musk shared some useful tips on how Starlink terminals can be protected from potential attacks. Musk initially posted a warning on Twitter, stating that Starlink is so far the only non-Russian communications system that is still
BERLIN — A dearth of supply from the Ukraine of wire harnesses, a key component for vehicle manufacturing, will lead to production cuts at Volkswagen Group’s Audi division. Production of A4 and A5 models at Audi’s home plant in Ingolstadt, Germany, will be suspended from March 7-11. In Neckarsulm, production of A6 and A7 models
Max Verstappen fans will be pleased to learn the reigning world champion won’t be leaving Formula One anytime soon. Red Bull Racing announced on Thursday that Verstappen will continue driving with the team through 2028, at which point he will be 30 years old. Verstappen’s current contract with Red Bull runs through 2023, though he’s