Month: June 2022

Getty Images Ford has chosen a plant in Valencia to build its next generation electric vehicles in Europe, as the company reorganises its operations. The US automaker selected the site over a rival facility in Saarlouis, Germany. The company plans to only sell electric cars in Europe by 2030, ahead of a planned EU ban
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Bruton Smith, a longtime car dealer and pioneer in public automotive retail, as well as NASCAR hall-of-famer, racetrack owner and philanthropist, died on Wednesday. He was 95 and died of natural causes, according to Sonic Automotive Inc., the public dealership group he founded. Smith launched Sonic Automotive of Charlotte, N.C., as a public company in November
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8:22 AM ET Valtteri Bottas almost walked away from Mercedes and Formula One at the end of 2018 after falling into a “dark place” at his failure to challenge Lewis Hamilton for the championship. When Nico Rosberg retired after winning title in 2016, Bottas was the man drafted in to replace him, but he struggled
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FedEx Corp has 150 BrightDrop zero-emissions delivery trucks rolling on Los Angeles streets and highways as it transitions from EV testing to adoption. The partnership with BrightDrop, an 18-month-old General Motors subsidiary, advances FedEx toward its goal of making 100 percent of its pickup and delivery fleet vehicle purchases electric by 2030. “You start off
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Roadkill has always been dedicated to the artistry, styling, and raw beauty of all things burnout related. David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan have long considered themselves masters of “burnout-ology,” yet they have never actually entered a burnout competition…until now. Armed with a rusted out ’76 Camaro, they enter the burnout competition at the Spring Break
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Cars.com revealed on Tuesday its annual American-Made Index for 2022, which ranks vehicles by how American-made they really are. According to the index, based on data collected in April and May, 95 of the 379 automobiles produced in the U.S. auto market made the independent ranking. The ranking considered manufacturing employment compared to automakers’ footprint,
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10:18 AM ET Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc says he is not worried about Max Verstappen’s 49-point lead over him in the championship after nine races. Red Bull has won the last six races in a row, with Verstappen taking five victories and his teammate Sergio Perez, who is second in the championship and three points
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What kind of car is the 2023 Honda HR-V? What does it compare to? The Honda HR-V epitomizes the crossover segment by straddling the style difference between a hatchback and SUV, while prioritizing  affordability. The small crossover competes against the Volkswagen Taos, Subaru Crosstrek, and Hyundai Venue. Is the 2023 Honda HR-V a good car?
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This installment of the Roadkill Extra engine-building series gets a bit theoretical: What is compression ratio, how does it affect engine performance, and how can it be altered? But it’s also very practical, as David Freiburger explains every detail you need to understand in order to use a compression-ratio calculator. Tune in and tune up!
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Chinese manufacturer Bafang is a titan of the electric bike motor industry, and thus news swirling around the company generally trends toward new motor announcements. But the latest headline-grabbing product unveiling from Bafang isn’t a motor at all, but rather an internally geared hub designed to provide automatic shifting on both electric and non-electric bikes.
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