4:10 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Lando Norris has accused Max Verstappen of intentionally trying to block him ahead of their qualifying laps at the Japanese Grand Prix after the pair nearly collided on track at the start of Q3. The incident is being investigated for a potential breach of Article 33.4, which outlaws erratic
Month: October 2022
The city of Garden Grove, California is going on the offensive to tackle street racing and street takeover events. For a month starting in late August, the police department says that it’s issued a whopping 823 citations including 273 over excessive or loud exhausts. It also impounded 28 vehicles and arrested nine drivers suspected of
Ayman Moussa is doing more with less. The co-owner of Carnamic in Hayward, Calif., leverages technology and a lean organizational structure to operate his eight Bay Area stores with about half the employees of a typical dealership. The group, which has Nissan, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Hyundai and Kia stores, sold 4,286 new and used vehicles last
DUBLIN, Va. —Freightliner has led its U.S. diesel big rig rivals for years, commanding a market share no competitor could catch. But the nascent transformation to electric trucking provides other players an opening, and Volvo has jumped ahead. Sales of electric trucks are still almost immeasurable compared to the roughly 150,000 heavy-duty diesel trucks manufacturers
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk Mike Blake | Reuters Tesla shares dropped nearly 16% during what CEO Elon Musk called a “very intense 7 days indeed” to one of his 108 million followers on Twitter. Tesla shares closed at $265.25 on Friday, Sept. 30. At market’s close one
Foxconn has announced two more vehicles for Foxtron, a fledgling electric-vehicle brand launched a year ago by the Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant during its annual Hon Hai Tech Day. The two vehicles include the Model V pickup truck and Model B compact hatchback. The company previewed both in teaser videos and confirmed the reveal for
The Solar Energy Industries Association, the nonprofit trade association of the US solar industry, just flagged a proposed change to the 2024 International Building Code by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that would do more harm than good to the US solar industry. Bureacratic overreach on solar Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the SEIA, published
Renault CEO Luca de Meo will hold talks with his Nissan counterpart Makoto Uchida over the French automaker’s plan to sell part of its combustion engine business to China’s Geely Automobile Holdings, the Financial Times reported. The plan is opposed by Nissan, which does not want technology that it jointly developed with Renault shared with
Oct 6, 2022 Associated Press Santino Ferrucci will return to full-time IndyCar racing next season in A.J. Foyt’s flagship car after two seasons filling in as a substitute driver for other teams. AJ Foyt Racing said Thursday that Ferrucci will drive the No. 14 Chevrolet, which is fielded out of Foyt’s headquarters in Waller, Texas.
A large number of EVs caught in the path of Hurricane Ian could have their waterlogged batteries erupt into flames, causing serious problems for firefighters since they require special training in order to be dealt with. Jimmy Patronis, Florida Chief Financial Officer and Fire Marshal, used his Twitter profile to warn about the EV-related challenges
Four growing dealership groups, including two of the largest in the country, completed acquisitions in the second, third and fourth quarters. Here’s a look at the deals involving domestic and import stores in California, Michigan, Texas, and Indiana. Four of the deals involved a group ranked on Automotive News‘ list of the top 150 dealership
Amazon.com Inc. is shutting down tests of its home delivery robot, the latest sign that the e-commerce giant is starting to wind down experimental projects amid slowing sales growth. Work on Scout, an autonomous machine launched about three years ago, has already been halted, according to a person familiar with the situation. Amazon spokesperson Alisa
In this article PSNY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car company, has announced that the world premiere of its next car, the Polestar 3 electric performance SUV, will be in October 2022. Polestar 3 is the company’s first SUV. Courtesy: Polestar Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar said Friday that
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made the announcement shareholders had been waiting for since 2017, when the Semi Class 8 electric truck was first unveiled in prototype form. Musk says Tesla is finally starting production of the Semi, with deliveries to begin December 1, when Pepsi will receive the first trucks. The CEO made the announcement
The executives chosen as 2022 Automotive News Europe Eurostars set themselves apart by exceeding expectations in a year marked by conflict, supply issues and rising costs. Knut Kroesche, President Digital Business and Mobility Services at Cariad, is the 2022 Eurostar winner for Connectivity and User Experience. For his full profile, please click here. Automotive News
2:15 AM ET Fernando Alonso set the pace in a wet first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix as Mick Schumacher crashed out after the chequred flag. Persistent rain throughout the morning saw practice get underway in full wet conditions at Suzuka, resulting in limited running during the hour-long session. 1 Related Alonso emerged
Drivers on the 405 Freeway in Orange County, California recently came across a bizarre sight as an Audi with front end damage was spotted riding on three wheels. The disbelief in Chad Towersey’s voice is immediately apparent as he pulls up alongside the crossover to find the front passenger side tire and wheel missing. Instead,
Johan de Nysschen is leaving his job as Volkswagen Group’s North American COO, saying he has “done everything I have set out to do here.” De Nysschen, 62, who previously worked for Audi, Infiniti and Cadillac, framed his departure from VW as a retirement from the auto industry after a three-decade career, indicating that he
An employee works on the production line of semiconductor wafer at a factory of Jiangsu Azure Corporation Cuoda Group. China has stepped up investment into its chip industry in a bid to be self-reliant in crucial technology needed for electric vehicles, smartphones and more. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images U.S.-China tensions have
Mercedes-Benz’s current GLE-Class Coupe only arrived for the 2021 model year but the automaker is already out testing an updated version. Our latest spy shots show a prototype for an updated version of the AMG GLE 53 Coupe, which we should see debut alongside updated versions of the GLE-Class Coupe and AMG GLE 63 Coupe
By Maria Merano Posted on October 5, 2022 General Motors (GM) recently welcomed former Tesla executive Jon McNeill to its Board of Directors. Based on McNeill’s comments after the announcement, he will play a significant role in GM’s efforts to increase its presence in the EV market. “General Motors and Mary Barra are marching towards
The new Porsche 911 GT3 RS is unlike any other before it, pushing its track-focused nature to new extremes in the relentless pursuit of performance. However, in essentially transforming the GT3 RS into a road-going GT3 race car, has Porsche made it a little less enjoyable to drive? Powering the new 911 GT3 RS is
BERLIN — Porsche became Europe’s most valuable automaker on Thursday, overtaking former parent Volkswagen Group as the price of the sports-car maker’s newly listed shares rose. Although Porsche shares had fallen fallen below its listing price on Monday to 81 euros, in line with a wider fall in markets, they rose to 93 euros ($91.95)
9:30 AM ET Finding opportunities in F1 limited, Callum Ilott moved to IndyCar for the 2022 season. Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Years from now, Callum Ilott just might be hailed as IndyCar’s pied piper. Fresh from a breakout season with the upstart Juncos Hollinger Racing team, the 23-year-old Englishman could be the agent of
New research from Purdue University has helped develop a white paint that has a solar reflectance of 97.9 percent, which can help keep objects painted with it cooler. A development of an older formulation, the paint can now be applied thinly enough to be useful in automotive, aeronautical, and other applications, according to Xiulin Ruan,
When Nissan’s long-awaited second all-electric model, the Ariya, rolls into stores by early next month, it will have to do so without the federal support that has powered EV adoption in the U.S. for more than a decade. The Inflation Reduction Act alters the eligibility rules for a long-standing $7,500 EV tax credit. Designed to
Autonomous driving technology developer Mobileye will supply advanced driver-assistance systems and automated vehicle technology to three additional brands under Geely Holding Group. The three brands are set to launch electric vehicles next year, which will be fitted with its SuperVision technology, the Intel subsidiary said last week, without identifying the brands. The technology enables a
In this article GM XOM OXY DE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Jessica Rinaldi | Reuters Jennifer Grancio was among the leaders at Engine No. 1, the upstart investing firm focused on climate and energy transition, that bested ExxonMobil in a 2021 proxy contest upset
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Luxury brands have embraced electric vehicles, but they’ve typically been far from affordable. Audi is working to change that with the 2023 Q4 e-tron, which is being billed as “approachable premium.” That’s more than just marketing hyperbole as the crossover starts at $48,800 and this makes it a steal, when you consider the entry-level Ford