7:26 AM ET Associated Press HOBART, Australia — A 59-year-old driver was killed in a crash at the Targa Tasmania rally Wednesday, a year after three competitors died in the annual race. The Australian man and a female passenger were in a 1989 Porsche 944 S2 when it crashed over an embankment on a closed
Month: April 2022
Some of the world’s greatest inventions were accidental, including the choice of pink food coloring for bubblegum. Ford appears to have repeated that narrative and maybe it should double down on this bubblegum pink Mustang Mach-E? The result of a production error in which the paint shop forgot to clear the paint guns after painting
The 2023 Nissan Z will compete in the Japanese Super Taikyu Series’ 24-hour race at Fuji Speedway, scheduled for June 4. Two cars will enter the ST-Q class, Nissan’s Nismo performance division said in a press release Thursday. One will be raced by a Nismo factory team, the other by privateer team Max Racing. Three
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Ford published its Q1 2022 earnings this week, and it showed a net loss of $3.1 billion. The company points to its investment in Rivian stock as the reason for the loss. Rivian’s shares plummeted, which caused a big hit on Ford’s profitability. However, the automaker continues to stick to its full-year guidance, even amid
Stellantis said it will build a new battery-electric car at its plant in Kragujevac, Serbia. The EV will replace production of the Fiat 500L, Stellantis said in a statement. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares and Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic signed a 190-million-euro ($200 million) deal on Thursday to invest in EV production at the factory. The
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. New car sales in Scotland fell by 7.5% last month as dealers struggled to get hold of vehicles from manufacturers. Just 21,069 were registered in March, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT). Scottish motor traders
The inhospitable terrain of the Mojave Desert provided a formidable challenge for embryonic autonomous-vehicle technology during the DARPA challenges of the mid-2000s. Now the federal agency behind those formative competitions has plans for further testing AV tech in similar off-road environments, with the latest developments coming in simulation. The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, better
BEIJING/SHANGHAI – Baidu and Pony.ai said on Thursday they had received permits to deploy robotaxis without humans in the driver seat on open Chinese roads for the first time, in another instance of Beijing’s support for the autonomous-driving sector. The permits are the latest set of approvals the municipal government has handed out over the
Consumers notice spiking gasoline prices every time they drive to the pump. But energy industry analysts say the current spike in diesel prices is historic — and is pushing up the cost of all kinds of goods. Diesel prices are hovering around all-time highs, forced upward by the same circumstances that have fueled gasoline’s rise.
4:10 AM ET Formula One race directors Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich have both tested positive for COVID-19, raising questions about who will take charge of next week’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix, British media reported on Wednesday. A well-placed source confirmed to Reuters that the news, first reported by the Daily Telegraph and Sky Sports
Chicago police have arrested a man after he stole an ambulance and led authorities on a chase through the city. Benjamin K. Herrington, 46, stole the Chicago Fire Department ambulance after seeing it parked in front of the firehouse in the 200-block of West Cermak Road in Chinatown. CCTV footage captured the moment that Herrington
By Maria Merano Posted on April 27, 2022 Elon Musk received invites to move the social media platform’s HQ from California to Texas or Florida. Governor Greg Abbott from Texas and Mayor Lenny Curry from Jacksonville, Florida, presented their arguments to Elon Musk via Twitter. Gov. Abbot argued that Musk’s other companies already have a
Getty Images Car production in the UK has continued to fall as manufacturers struggle with global supply chain problems. Almost 100,000 fewer cars were built in the first three months of 2022 compared to last year. Manufacturing has dropped by nearly a third, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The SMMT
LONDON – Morgan Motor Company has hired Lamborghini executive Massimo Fumarola as CEO as part of an expansion push. Fumarola takes over from current CEO and Chairman Steve Morris, who becomes executive chairman of the niche sports-car maker, which is based in the UK. Morris described the appointment as “extremely important” for the company. “Massimo
Tesla Inc. co-founder Elon Musk won’t have to hand over as much as $13 billion in shares of the EV maker he got in a buyout of SolarCity, after a judge found he isn’t liable for backing the deal. Delaware Chancery Court Judge Joseph Slights III concluded that the multibillionaire properly used his influence with
WASHINGTON — A group of 12 U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday urged Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to develop a comprehensive federal framework for autonomous vehicles, according to a letter seen by Reuters. “We lag behind in shaping a regulatory framework that will foster this innovation while simultaneously protecting and encouraging all of the important benefits
In this article TSLA Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China August 29, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters A federal judge has knocked down Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bid to terminate a settlement agreement that he struck with the Securities and Exchange Commission after the agency charged
3:10 PM ET Formula One’s 46-year wait for a woman driver is likely to continue for some years but next week’s Miami Grand Prix could be a significant springboard for the all-female W Series, according to founder Catherine Bond Muir. The single-seater championship, which uses F3 cars and partnered with Formula One in 2021, has
Mattel and Warner Bros. Pictures on Monday announced plans for a Hot Wheels movie that’s set to bring the tiny toy cars to the big screen. The movie will be produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production company, which was responsible for the most recent incarnations of the “Star Trek,” “Star Wars,” and “Mission: Impossible”
Fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has said he wants to stand trial on charges of financial wrongdoing in order to clear his name. He spoke to the BBC after France issued an international warrant for his arrest, citing allegedly suspect payments. Mr Ghosn said he was “expecting” the move though he was “surprised at
Tesla announced the expansion of its virtual power plant (VPP) powered by its Powerwall to several new states and regions in Australia. Australia, and especially South Australia, has had a lot of power issues over the years as it retires aging infrastructure and tries to manage a high penetration of renewable energy, which destabilized energy
TOKYO — The Nissan Z car, a 400-hp, twin-turbo symbol of the struggling Japanese automaker’s revival, is the latest product launch to be derailed by global supply chain woes. The Z was expected to land in the home market in June, but Nissan Motor confirmed April 27 that the Japan-market launch “will be changed to
LONDON — McLaren Automotive has hired Ferrari executive Michael Leiters as its CEO. Leiters, 50, replaces Mike Flewitt, who resigned from the British sports-car maker in October. Leiters stepped down as Ferrari’s chief technology officer in December as part of a leadership reorganization at the Italian luxury brand. At Ferrari, Leiters oversaw the development of
In this article LCID With 1,050 horsepower, the new Grand Touring Performance edition becomes the most powerful version of Lucid’s electric Air sedan. Lucid Motors Lucid Group said that the government of Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy up to 100,000 of its electric vehicles over the next ten years. Saudi Arabia’s public wealth fund holds
6:10 PM ET Associated Press Roger Penske has tweaked qualifying for next month’s Indianapolis 500 to add a shootout that will determine the first four starting rows for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Penske told The Associated Press the tweaks will create a high-pressure atmosphere on the second day of qualifying. “We’re going to have
A fire that broke out on the road in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, was reportedly put out several hours after it started and appears to have completely destroyed not just the transport truck but the Lucid Air Dream Edition it was carrying as well. Fortunately, no injuries have so far been reported. The cause of the fire
NIO announced that on April 26, the 200,000th electric car rolled off the production line at the JAC-NIO Advanced Manufacturing Centre in Hefei, China. The jubilee vehicle happens to be the recently introduced NIO ET7 flagship, which noted its first deliveries in March (163 units). It’s a significant milestone for NIO, especially since it took
Getty Images Car maker Nissan is to stop producing vehicles under the Datsun name, which has a more than century-long history. It was one of the brands that helped Japanese car makers become established globally after the Second World War. Despite selling millions of cars around the world, the Datsun name was phased out in
Renault will transfer its 68 percent stake in AvtoVAZ to a Russian science institute for a nominal sum, Interfax cited Russian Trade Minister Denis Manturov as saying on Tuesday. Renault will have the right to buy the stake back within the next five to six years, Interfax added, citing Manturov. He also said that Renault’s
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