Elon Musk talks at the Automotive World News Congress at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Tesla is closing its office in San Mateo, California, and eliminating an estimated 200 jobs there, CNBC has confirmed, as part of a broader cost-cutting effort at the electric vehicle company. At the San Mateo
Month: June 2022
NEWARK, Calif. — Lucid Motors, the direct-to-consumer electric vehicle startup, is expanding its “studio” store locations to major U.S. cities, including recent openings in Seattle and Denver. But there are still current and future reservation holders who are too far away to easily test drive the Air sedan and its new Grand Touring trim. So
6:12 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has condemned three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet for using a racially abusive term about him in an interview. The 69-year-old Brazilian used the derogatory term in a podcast in Portugese, which came to light this week, following last year’s British Grand Prix where title rivals Hamilton and Max
German industrial giant Siemens is investing more than $100 million in Volkswagen Group‘s Electrify America unit, becoming the first outside investor in the North American network of electric vehicle charging stations. Including new funds from its parent Volkswagen, the Electrify America unit would receive a total injection of $450 million, the companies said in a
Just in time for the 2022 riding season, Nukeproof, a performance bicycle company from Ireland, is updating the specifications for its MegaWatt electric mountain bike range. An “over-forked” RS variant with a 180mm travel RockShox ZEB Ultimate has been added to Nukeproof’s upgraded MegaWatt portfolio for 2022. In comparison to the other MegaWatt versions, which
Here’s a premise you haven’t seen before from the Roadkill guys: this time, Freiburger bought a car without Finnegan knowing, and Finnegan picked the road trip without Freiburger knowing. Result: the Monster Carlo! It’s a 1980 Chevy Monte Carlo lowrider with full hydraulics—perfect for lifting it up high to fit some Super Swamper off-road tires
Revolution is in Cadillac’s blood as the brand made a bold transformation two decades ago with the CTS. Designed for a new generation of customers, the model ushered in an edgy Art & Science design as well as a sportier driving experience that continues to this day. While the CTS has given way to the
BERLIN – Volkswagen Group sees a strong second half of 2022 and expects progress in catching up with rival Tesla as easing chip shortages start to offset supply chain bottlenecks and rising costs, the automaker’s CEO, Herbert Diess, said. “We are earning more than ever,” Diess said at a works meeting, adding VW is ramping
BMW’s current M3 sedan and related M4 coupe have only been with us for a bit over a year, but hotter versions of both cars are coming to showrooms soon. An M4 CSL was revealed in May but will have a production run of only 1,000 units. Don’t worry if you miss out as some
A state trooper in Boston, Massachusetts used his Ford Explorer Interceptor to stop a driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 91 earlier in the month. Authorities were alerted to a Honda Accord traveling in the wrong direction at approximately 5:30 p.m. on June 10 and Trooper Matthew Trombley promptly jumped into action. Boston Herald
DETROIT — Cox Automotive on Tuesday cut its full-year new vehicle sales outlook by nearly 1 million vehicles to 14.4 million, the latest forecaster to lower estimates amid persistent supply constraints. It’s the second time this year Cox has lowered its sales forecast, which initially stood at 16 million vehicles. IHS Markit and LMC Automotive
2:04 PM ET Associated Press Justin Marks‘ own mother heard the rumor and texted her son, the owner of Trackhouse Racing, to find out if Helio Castroneves will be running the Daytona 500 for the NASCAR team. That would be the logical spot for the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner who has longed to give NASCAR
Sweden’s Northvolt, whose customers include BMW and Volkswagen Group, is planning to go public within the next two years as battery demand for electric vehicles booms. The company is “well positioned” for an initial public offering, founder and Chairman Carl-Erik Lagercrantz said in an interview. The venture, which has been valued at around $12 billion
By Maria Merano Posted on June 27, 2022 The Rivian Adventure Network (RAN) launched its first fast chargers in Colorado and the company plans to open sites in California next. The EV automaker plans to open three fast charging sites this week. Customers are just starting to share their experiences with the first Rivian Adventure Network site
Beijing is offering subsidies for purchases of electric vehicles and other new-energy vehicles to replace old cars, the latest attempt by local authorities to boost consumption in a slowing economy. The financial aid provided by the city ranges from 8,000 yuan ($1,196) to 10,000 yuan for qualified buyers who scrap or resell cars owned for
Being the 10-year-old son of Ben Affleck certainly has its perks but the actor’s 10-year-old appears to have got a little overly eager when he jumped into the driver’s seat of a Lamborghini Urus. Affleck recently visited a Beverly Hills luxury car rental dealership with his son Samuel and partner Jennifer Lopez over the weekend
Ford Motor said Monday it will recall about 2,900 F-150 Lightnings because a software issue could result in a failure to provide adequate warning of low tire pressure. The recall is the first for the Ford electric pickup. Ford said the truck’s tire pressure monitoring system light might not illuminate when intended. It also might
6:20 PM ET Associated Press NORWALK, Ohio — Ron Capps took the No. 1 position in Funny Car qualifying at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. The defending series champion who’s coming off a victory last week at Bristol, Tennessee, Capps had a run of 3.901 seconds at 328.38 mph Friday in his Toyota GR
Consumers want safeguards at the forefront for vehicles with automated technology such as lane centering, automated lane changing and driver monitoring, new data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. “There does seem to be a genuine interest in this technology. But there’s also a bit of healthy skepticism around the general understanding that
Volkswagen has shared news that its ID family of all-electric vehicles has now grown by one. The German automaker revealed the ID. AERO – a concept previewing Volkswagen’s future of electric sedans, as its production version is expected to arrive worldwide beginning in 2023. As Volkswagen’s global ID. family of EVs continues to grow, so does
Maruti Suzuki believes electric vehicles are not the answer to reducing carbon emissions in India, the world’s third-biggest releaser of greenhouse gases, at least not in the immediate future. India’s largest automaker believes that vehicles powered by hybrid technology, natural gas and biofuels present a better path toward a cleaner future than full-electric cars considering
There are a lot of attention-grabbing stunts on social media these days, with people going to extremes in order to gain likes and increase their follower count. The latest clip that went viral shows a guy doing pull-ups while hanging from the door of a Bugatti Chiron – and weirdly, it wasn’t the first time he
Record gasoline prices have some U.S. consumers considering electric vehicles earlier than anticipated, but the surge has not roiled the industry or prompted the kind of seismic shift in buying habits seen during previous price increases. In 2008, the cost of gasoline peaked at more than $4 per gallon, and consumers abandoned hulking SUVs and
BMW’s iX electric SUV in China was the first global car brand to include the automobile version of Tencent’s WeChat messaging app, according to the Chinese tech company. Tencent BEIJING — Chinese internet giant Tencent wants to sell technology which the company says will help foreign automakers that want to sell cars in China’s massive electric vehicle market. BMW and some
Volkswagen has only just shown us its 2024 ID.Buzz but the automaker is already close to revealing another member of the growing ID family of electric vehicles, a mid-size sedan that’s headed to the U.S. in 2023. The sedan will fill in for the Passat, which bows out here after 2022, and will likely go
8:33 PM ET Associated Press NORWALK, Ohio — Mike Salinas won the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on Sunday to take the Top Fuel points lead from Brittany Force. Salinas won for the fourth time this season and seventh overall, beating Josh Hart in the final with a 3.706-second run at a track-record 333.58 mph.
In the most recent episode, Bjørn Nyland range tested the Volkswagen ID.5 GTX with a 82 kWh battery. Actually, two cars were tested, as the first one happened to have a faulty battery module (lower usable capacity) and had to be returned. The Volkswagen ID.5 GTX with 21″ wheels was tested in dry conditions at
LONDON – Last-mile transportation provider B-On, led by former BMW board member Stefan Krause, plans to build on its acquisition of electric delivery van maker StreetScooter Engineering. Krause told Automotive News Europe his next aims are to add an electric three-wheel van maker and to develop an “urban mobility” passenger vehicle. Krause, who was BMW’s
A California man is accused of having stolen two cars from San Francisco Bay Area car dealerships within days of one another using fake IDs to fraudulently apply for loans to purchase the vehicles. Later identified as Philip Cedric Espina, the 24-year-old man is accused of having gone to a dealership in Walnut Creek and
TOKYO — Infiniti is preparing a dramatic brand makeover to jump-start the struggling Japanese premium player for a new era of growth and a belated leap into the battery-electric race. Outlining the plan publicly for the first time, Infiniti Chairman Peyman Kargar told Automotive News the campaign will kick off in this fiscal year and
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