12:22 AM ET Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — Mike Salinas led Top Fuel qualifying Friday night in the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park. Salinas had a 3.754-second run at 323.19 mph on the final pass. He has four event victories this season. “The way we’re doing this, we’re taking it one round at
Month: August 2022
What kind of vehicle is the 2023 GMC Sierra 2500HD? What does it compare to? The 2023 GMC Sierra HD is a full-size, heavy-duty pickup that compares well with the Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, Ram 2500, and Ford F-Series Super Duty. Is the 2023 GMC Sierra 2500HD a good truck? Review continues below Capable, comfortable, and
PARK CITY, Utah — Going back to the auto industry’s first production car with an electric self-starter, in 1912, and the first mass-produced V-8, in 1915, Cadillac has introduced some of the most novel advances to make driving and owning a car more convenient and enjoyable. The sunroof, memory power seats and air suspension are
Stellantis has a lofty agenda as it pushes aggressively into electrification while also striving to generate more revenue through software and to improve the ownership experience with over-the-air updates. But this ambitious to-do list may not even be the trickiest task looming for Stellantis. The company is working to conquer another goal that has perplexed
In this article GM 2023 GMC Canyon Denali GM DETROIT — General Motors on Thursday revealed its redesigned GMC Canyon as a more premium offering than the current midsize pickup, including a new off-road AT4X model that will expand the vehicle’s pricing range. The new AT4X model features off-road performance parts as well as unique
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) officially announced today a massive new battery plant investment in Europe. The Chinese manufacturer intends to invest €7.34 billion ($7.5 billion) to build a 100 GWh EV battery plant in Debrecen, Hungary. Once approved at the shareholder meeting, construction of the first production facilities will start before the end
MACCLESFIELD, England — Large corporations are jumping on the green bandwagon, which in turn is pushing firms that lease and manage car fleets to convert to electric vehicles faster than they had ever thought possible. In late 2020, fleet management company ALD set a to have 30 percent of its new cars electrified by 2025
2:41 PM ET Associated Press Bubba Wallace locked down his future with 23XI Racing on Friday and now is eyeing a spot in NASCAR’s playoffs for the first time in his career. Wallace and 23XI announced a multiyear contract extension that keeps Wallace in the No. 23 Toyota that was the foundation of Denny Hamlin
What kind of vehicle is the 2023 GMC Canyon? What does it compare to? The redesigned 2023 GMC Canyon mid-size pickup truck shares its bones with the Chevy Colorado and its beating heart with the larger GMC Sierra, but GM has positioned the Canyon as the more off-road ready truck. We’ll see how it stacks
How the new EV tax credit rules work The revamped EV tax credit adds increasingly stringent rules on where battery critical minerals are extracted and processed, and where battery components are made or assembled for vehicles to be eligible. » For critical minerals: Before 2024 and after the U.S. treasury secretary issues the proposed guidance: 40%
Prohibiting drivers from using handheld devices leads to lower traffic fatalities, according to an analysis of NHTSA data by driver education company Zutobi. Zutobi ranked states by a “distracted driving severity score” based on state population, the number of distracted driving-related fatalities in 2020 and the percentage of fatalities due to distraction. New Mexico ranked
Dr. Steven Scott Cliff, nominee to be administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Russell Building on Thursday, December 16, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Department of Transportation said on Friday that Steven Cliff, the head
The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning got a price, we drove the 2023 Nissan Z, and Honda teased the 2023 Pilot. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Ford announced details of the 2023 F-150 Lightning. The base price will increase $7,000 over the 2022 model year and range will get boosted by
By William Johnson Posted on August 12, 2022 After announcing a series of price hikes for the Ford F-150 Lightning lineup, Ford CEO Jim Farley has responded to concerns. According to CNBC, Jim Farley has responded to criticism of price hikes that apply to the in-demand Ford F-150 Lightning. The vehicle’s price hike, raising as
SHANGHAI — China’s CATL plans to build a 7.3 billion euro ($7.6 billion) battery plant in Hungary, as the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker gears up to meet growing demand from global automakers. CATL said that construction of the 100 GWh (gigawatt hours) plant in the eastern Hungarian city of Debrecen, its biggest overseas
What kind of vehicle is the 2023 Mini Cooper? What does it compare to? The Mini Cooper name applies to a bunch of models: two- and four-door hatchbacks, a long-roof model with spilt rear doors called Clubman, and a convertible. Shop these fun cars against the Kia Soul and BMW X1, among myriad others. Is
Building a car like the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ that can achieve 304 mph (489 km/h) is an incredible achievement, but even most hardcore car-guys with only a passing interest in aircraft will probably concede it’s less incredible than an airplane’s ability to haul a couple hundred off people over thousands of miles of
WASHINGTON — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles from the 2020-22 model years after allegations of exploding seat belt pretensioners that have been linked to three injuries. The investigation could affect an estimated 275,000 vehicles and will initially cover the: • 2021-22 Hyundai Elantra and Elantra Hybrid • 2021 Hyundai
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei released figures Friday that showed its first quarterly increase in revenue since 2020. Pictured here on July 8, 2022, is a Huawei flagship store in Shenzhen, Guangdong province of China. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei released figures Friday that showed its first quarterly
BRUSSELS — The European Union said it was “deeply concerned” about proposed tax credits for purchases of electric vehicles in the U.S. because they would be biased against foreign producers and may breach World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. Under a provision of the $430 billion climate and energy bill that was passed by the Senate
We haven’t heard much about the Rodin FZero track car since it was first shown in 2019, but New Zealand-based Rodin Cars now says it’s targeting a 2023 production launch. According to specifications in a recent press release, the FZero will still be powered by the twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-10 first mentioned in 2019. But now
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan? What does it compare to? The refreshed 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan fights in the most hotly contested automotive segment right now: compact SUVs. That puts it up against popular vehicles like the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, and Hyundai Tucson. [embedded content] Is the 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan a
GPS navigation has transformed how we get from place to place, but it’s not infallible and we’ve probably all been given bad directions at some point in our lives. While this is typically just a minor inconvenience, it turned into a life-threatening scenario for a family in Australia. According to the New South Wales Police
The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act that President Joe Biden signed into law this week gives automakers hope that the semiconductor industry will now be able to keep up with surging auto industry demand. The law provides about $52 billion in subsidies for semiconductor research, design and production in the U.S., including $2 billion set
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In this article RIVN RIVN Rivian electric pickup trucks sit in a parking lot at a Rivian service center on May 09, 2022 in South San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive maintained its full-year guidance for deliveries Thursday and reported second-quarter revenue that was higher than Wall Street
SHANGHAI — China’s auto sales surged 30 percent in July from a year earlier to 2.42 million units, extending a recovery that began in June with the help of eased COVID curbs and government incentives. Sales for the first seven months, though, were still 2 percent lower than the corresponding period in 2021, data from
7:25 AM ET Alyssa RoenigkESPN Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). LORETTA LYNN LOOKED at the land and saw a home. In 1966, the country music star and her husband, Mooney,
Rivian Automotive is facing scrutiny over its operating costs, capital expenditures and cash burn as part of second-quarter earnings after the market close Thursday, as the EV maker boosts production at its Illinois factory and plans for a second plant in Georgia. Irvine, Calif.-based Rivian increased vehicle deliveries in the second quarter to 4,467, from
Tuners have still not found a way to extract more power out of electric vehicles – unless they are hackers who do things to the vehicles that the manufacturer might frown upon. The new Brabus EQS, based on the Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ certainly looks the part (arguably more aggressive than even Mercedes’ own AMG-badged EQS)
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