Two ads for the Land Rover Defender have been banned in the United Kingdom over concerns that they could mislead viewers into thinking the vehicles would keep drivers from going over a cliff. The ads showed a Defender parking at the end of a cliff as the vehicle’s backup sensors make a beeping sound. Two
Month: May 2022
8:00 PM ET Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz chat after locking out an all-Ferrari front row for the Miami Grand Prix. Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images MIAMI — The championship battle between Ferrari and Red Bull continues to swing back and forth. Charles Leclerc‘s performance on Saturday at the Miami Grand Prix
MUNICH — Polestar and Tesla were the big winners in a German market hit badly by supply shortages in April. Germany’s new-car registrations fell 22 percent to 180,264 last month, according to KBA motor transport authority data. Polestar’s registrations were up 203 percent and Tesla sales grew 34 percent. Polestar and Tesla boosted sales despite
The classic Range Rover has long been considered as a status symbol among the world’s wealthy but as we all know, money can’t buy taste. Case in point, this rather odd Range Rover which resides in the UK. Images of the car were recently shared to Reddit and show that the Range Rover has been
SEOUL/DETROIT — Hyundai Motor Co.’s highly anticipated plans to build an EV assembly plant in the U.S. appear to be focused on Georgia. The Korean automaker has held discussions with officials in Georgia, near existing plants for the Hyundai and Kia brands, people with knowledge of its plans told Reuters. Hyundai COO Jose Muñoz told
In this article UBER Uber posted a $5.9 billion loss in the first quarter of 2022. Philip Pacheco | AFP via Getty Images Uber will cut back on spending and focus on becoming a leaner business to address a “seismic shift” in investor sentiment, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told employees in an email obtained by CNBC.
By Maria Merano Posted on May 8, 2022 Ford plans to sell 8 million of its Rivian shares. The lockup period for Rivian’s IPO will expire on Sunday, May 8. The lockup period refers to when early investors cannot sell their shares after a company’s IPO. Sources told CNBC‘s David Faber that Ford will sell
As brands rush to tell consumers about what electric vehicles can offer, Ford Motor Co. is trying to bring “frunk” into the cultural lexicon. “Frunk” is slang for front trunk, or the empty space under the hood where most gasoline-powered vehicles have an engine. The frunk is representative of how the arrival of mainstream EVs
5:47 PM ET Britain’s Jamie Chadwick won the season opener in Miami with fellow Brit Jessica Hawkins third, and Marta Garcia of Spain second. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Britain’s Jamie Chadwick made a perfect start to her bid for a third W Series title by winning the season-opening race of the all-female championship with a last lap
We recently drove the Fiat 500 RED and besides our full review, we decided to write another story where we answer all of our readers’ questions about this cute, retro-flavored urban EV from Italy. Sethspost asked if you can still get an ICE-powered one without a battery Starting with the basics, while the new 500 is
SHANGHAI — Quanta Shanghai Manufacturing City would seem like an ideal site to implement China’s “closed-loop” management system to prevent the spread of COVID that requires staff to live and work on-site in a secure bubble. Sprawled over land the size of 20 football fields, the campus houses factories, living quarters for 40,000 workers, some living
A BMW driver in Poland decided to test out his drifting skills at a gas station, only to end his perfect pendulum slide by meeting face to face with a cop car. As captured by a security camera at a gas station in Siercza, Poland, the driver of a BMW 3-Series slides the vehicle around
Stellantis challenged groups of college students to devise apps that use real-time vehicle data to “gamify” driving. The April “hackathon” in Detroit yielded numerous creations meant to encourage safer behavior behind the wheel and make commutes more engaging. The winning team was awarded $15,000 for an app that dishes out points for safe driving techniques,
In this article VOW3-DE Covering an area of 6.5 million square meters, VW’s huge manufacturing facility in Wolfsburg uses two cogeneration plants that provide it with heat and power. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of Volkswagen told CNBC Wednesday that the German automotive giant was keeping its options open in terms
Ford has filed a patent application for a system to remotely rev engines. Remote engine start has been around for awhile, but a patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 5 describes revving the engine beyond idle speeds while stationary. This would be controlled by a device such
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11:41 AM ET MIAMI – J.J. and T.J. Watt could have picked any team to attend their first Formula One race with, but they never had eyes on anyone else at the Miami Grand Prix than American team Haas. J.J’s tweet last year about his new-found love for Formula One, spurred by Netflix’s blockbuster hit
MIAMI — McLaren has had talks with Audi but is not for sale, team boss Zak Brown said on Friday in response to Volkswagen Group’s announcement that its Audi and Porsche brands would be entering Formula One. A source told Reuters in March that Audi was ready to offer around 500 million euros ($527.55 million)
One of the rare 2022 Lucid Air Dream Edition models has been wrecked and sadly found its way onto Copart. Lucid capped production of the Air Dream Edition to just 520 units and while it isn’t clear if this variant is the ‘Performance’ or the ‘Range’ model, it has obviously seen better days and will
Stellantis challenged groups of college students to devise apps that use real-time vehicle data to “gamify” driving. The April “hackathon” in Detroit yielded numerous creations meant to encourage safer behavior behind the wheel and make commutes more engaging. The winning team was awarded $15,000 for an app that dishes out points for safe driving techniques,
The first place many consumers encounter self-driving vehicles will not necessarily be in their driveways. They might instead see autonomy at work in vehicles that haul away their trash or deliver their mail. That’s the premise of a new collaboration between Oshkosh Corp. and Robotic Research Inc., two companies that intend to focus on automating
In this article F RIVN Production of electric Rivian R1T pickup trucks on April 11, 2022 at the company’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC Ford Motor is selling 8 million of its Rivian Automotive shares, with the insider lockup for the stock of the once high-flying electric vehicle maker is set to
Audi reports that its car sales during the first quarter of 2022 decreased by 16.8% to 385,084, although a year ago the first quarter was “above-average.” According to the manufacturer, the two main causes behind the noticeable decline are supply shortages and renewed COVID-19 lockdowns in China. With this as background, all-electric car sales of
9:50 PM ET Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said he has no intention of removing his body piercing despite being given just a two-race exemption to resolve the issue. Hamilton said on Friday that he was prepared to be banned from racing in this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix after governing body the FIA issued a
BMW is shipping new cars without Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality after the automaker switched chip suppliers in a move that helped it navigate the ongoing semiconductor shortage. Customers are being asked to wait for an over-the-air update that will install new software “by the end of June at the latest,” BMW said in
The CX-50 is one of the newest models in the Mazda’s range, with US deliveries having just started. However, the first example of the SUV has already appeared on Copart after sustaining damage in both the front and the rear end following a collision. The Mazda CX-50 was unveiled in November 2021, with production in Huntsville, Alabama
For Basil Family Dealerships in western New York, selling big trucks and vans to commercial clients is big business. Basil is one of many retail groups across the country to make a successful business out of selling and outfitting light-duty trucks and cargo vans for electricians, plumbers, landscapers and other commercial clients. From dump trucks
In this article NKLA Nikola Motor Company Source: Nikola Motor Company Electric heavy-truck maker Nikola said Thursday it shipped its first semitrucks to customers in April, and that it now has purchase orders and letters of intent for over 500 of its battery-electric Tre trucks. The company is also working with clients including Anheuser-Busch Inbev
Ferrari this week revealed the latest one-off creation resulting from its Special Projects program. The new car is called the SP48 Unica, and it’s based on the F8 Tributo. 2023 Ferrari Purosangue spy shots – Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien Ferrari also made headlines this week with the announcement of a new V-12 engine. The automaker didn’t
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