BMW’s M3 sedan has spawned a wagon sibling for the first time, and sadly there are no plans to bring this particular longroof to the U.S. Elsewhere it will go on sale in November and buyers will have a whole assortment of official M Performance upgrades to choose from, which can either be added at
Month: July 2022
4:20 PM ET Associated Press Colton Herta posted a fast lap of 59.2698 seconds in Saturday’s qualifying at Toronto, becoming IndyCar’s first two-time pole winner this season. The Californian will start from the No. 1 spot for the ninth time in his career and first since competing in Long Beach, California, in April. A different
MADRID — Mercedes-Benz plans to invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.23 billion) in its Vitoria plant in northern Spain after workers backed a new labor agreement, unions UGT and CCOO said. About 57 percent of the plant’s nearly 5,000 workers voted in favor of a deal that defines working conditions and pay raises until 2026, allowing
Sports cars are rarely known for their practicality, and small ones even less so, which is why Japanese YouTuber Koooo Drive & Camp’s Toyota GR86 being used as a camping vehicle is so impressive. To start, the sheer amount of camping gear that was able to fit in the car is a feat all by
Carvana is again prohibited from selling used cars in Illinois after the Secretary of State Police reinstated a temporary suspension. The state says the online seller has been issuing car buyers temporary registration permits from outside Illinois, not using a licensed third-party to transfer titles and not processing the registration paperwork through the Secretary of
GAF Energy, the sister company of GAF, the largest roofing and waterproofing company in North America, will build a 450,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas, to meet growing demand for its “world’s first” nailable solar shingle, the Timberline Solar Energy Shingle, which launched in January. The new factory, which will be GAF Energy’s second, will
In this article JMAT-GB A sign for a hydrogen fuel pump at a train refueling station in Germany. Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be used in a number of industries. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images A U.K.-headquartered firm said Monday it was building an £80 million ($95.9 million) “gigafactory”
5:44 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Bobby East, a three-time USAC national champion driver, has died. He was 37. The United States Auto Club announced Friday that East died Wednesday. It didn’t provide details of the death. East, whose father was a noted short-track car builder, won SAC Silver Crown championships in 2004,
What kind of car is the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV? What does it compare to? The Chevrolet Blazer EV is a battery electric version of the Blazer mid-size crossover SUV. Though it shares nothing but a name with the gas version, the electric crossover SUV with Camaro vibes competes with the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Kia
The sedan landscape has changed dramatically as a number of automakers have trimmed their lineup, while Buick and Ford have exited the segment altogether. Full-size sedans have been among the hardest hit as the Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Impala, Ford Taurus, Kia Cadenza, and Hyundai Azera have all fallen by the wayside. Furthermore, the Chrysler 300
PRAGUE — Automakers will need to adjust their manufacturing strategies to account for a constant stream of disruptions affecting everything from supply chains to product distribution, Toyota Europe’s executive vice president for manufacturing, Marvin Cooke, said. “We have been through an unprecedented period of challenges, and the previous normality is gone,” Cooke said as the
Police in the region of Waterloo, Ontario, about an hour west of Toronto, said they received more than 30 reports of tires being deflated in the area this weekend. All of the reports came from the owners of SUVs. A group called the “Tyre Extinguishers” has taken responsibility for the act and, in a letter
Fox Motors of Grand Rapids, Mich., said it acquired three Ken Garff Automotive Group dealerships in the Detroit area on Monday, continuing the company’s move into the southeast Michigan market that began in December. The deal between two of the country’s largest dealership groups includes one Cadillac and two Stellantis dealerships and marks Ken Garff
Another quarter is behind us and it’s time to check the three largest all-electric car manufacturers and their results. Tesla remains the largest player in the battery-electric vehicle (BEV) market, but a lot is happening behind, as BYD strengthens, while Volkswagen Group (including Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Skoda and SEAT) tries to rebound. Before we start, let’s
In this article NKLA CEO and founder of U.S. Nikola, Trevor Milton speaks during presentation of its new full-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell battery trucks in partnership with CNH Industrial, at an event in Turin, Italy December 2, 2019. Massimo Pinca | Reuters Electric truck maker Nikola once again fell short of winning shareholder approval to
Not all of us can afford to collect classic cars, but purchasing stamps with your favorite wheels printed on them can also be fun. The U.S. Postal Service periodically issues stamp collections featuring an automotive theme, and the latest features some of our favorite pony cars. Known as the Pony Cars Forever collection, it’s comprised
5:40 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Scott Dixon had been waiting more than a year to join Mario Andretti in second place on IndyCar’s career wins list. The only one ahead of him now is A.J. Foyt. The six-time series champion finally snapped a 22-race winless streak Sunday when he held off pole sitter
PRAGUE — Hyundai plans to launch a full-electric, entry-level car in Europe – just not yet. The automaker is working on a battery-powered minicar, but it will take some time to develop a production-ready version, said Hyundai Motor Europe’s marketing chief, Andreas-Christoph Hofmann. Automakers in Europe are developing affordable small electric cars as lawmakers tighten
By Maria Merano Posted on July 17, 2022 Volkswagen delivered 217,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the first half (H1) of 2022, up 27% year-over-year. In H1 2021, VW had 170,900 BEVs. The European automaker’s BEV delivery shares reached 5.6%, up from 3.4% in H1 2021. “We successfully continued our electric ramp-up despite challenging conditions,
Painting a car is not easy. In fact, I’ve tried and failed miserably in the past and as you can see from these images, so has the person that painted this Audi A5 Sportback. We don’t have many details about what is going on here, other than what these Facebook images themselves show. But from
Ford Motor Co.’s 2023 F-150 Raptor R adds eye-popping V-8 punch to the automaker’s off-road lineup, but won’t supplant the Ram 1500 TRX as the apex predator of the full-size performance pickup segment. Ford said the Raptor R’s 5.2-liter V-8 engine will generate 700 hp and 640 pound-feet of torque, just below the TRX’s 702
In this article F 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Ford DETROIT — As Ford Motor ramps up production of its electric F-150 pickup, it’s not giving up on offering new, highly profitable performance models with gasoline engines. The Detroit automaker Monday morning unveiled the F-150 Raptor R, a new version of its high-performance, off-road pickup
9:18 PM ET Associated Press MORRISON, Colo. — Leah Pruett raced to her first Top Fuel victory for Tony Stewart Racing, powering past Shawn Langdon in the final of the NHRA Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Pruett, who is married to Stewart, had a 3.884-second run at 316.38 mph in the final for her 10th
Tesla Inc.’s top artificial intelligence executive and a key figure behind its driver-assistance system Autopilot is leaving the electric-car maker after a months-long sabbatical. Andrej Karpathy, who joined Tesla in 2017, announced his departure in a series of tweets Wednesday. He was senior director of AI and led the Autopilot computer-vision team that’s tried for
Suzuki is known for offering smaller-sized models, but its European range has an anomaly in the form of a rebadged Toyota RAV4 PHEV / Prime. The Suzuki Across benefits from a punchy and efficient plug-in hybrid powertrain and is offered in a single but well-equipped trim level as an alternative to its twin brother. We
Saudi Arabia’s PIF sovereign wealth fund will become the second-largest shareholder of Aston Martin with a nearly 17 percent stake in a capital raise aimed at paying off debt and shoring up its business. Aston Martin said it planned to raise 653 million pounds ($773.15 million) through PIF’s 78 million pound investment and a separate
What do you get when you combined a Pontiac Solstice with an original Pontiac GTO? The answer is this, a weird mashup between the two that you may love or you may hate. This particular Solstice appears to have been built in the U.S. quite some time ago but only recently came across our radar.
Carvana Co. may be back on a growth trajectory, but what investors really want to see is how well it’s controlling its costs. With consumer confidence falling and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to fight the surge in inflation, Carvana and other online used-vehicle retailers may see little growth in demand in the coming
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Sporting an 8.0-liter V-10, the original Dodge Viper seriously outgunned the contemporary Chevrolet Corvette C4. So General Motors decided to drop a V-12 into the ‘Vette as a possible way to compete. First spotted by Road & Track, this video from YouTube channel DtRockstar1 shows the V-12 Corvette prototype—dubbed “ZR-12″—at the National Corvette Museum in
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