Former Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson said in 2021 that the automaker’s replacement for theXC90 would have a name that deviated from its longtime use of letter and number combinations. “This car will have a name, more like a [newborn] child,” Samuelsson said during a presentation of the company’s EV-centric future on June 30. Last
Month: October 2022
12:18 PM ET Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen gave Red Bull a blast of radio rage after the team told him to abort his final qualifying lap at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday and he ended up eighth. “Why? Why?,” screamed the Dutch 25-year-old as he was told to pit instead of going
Whether it’s a superhero movie, a bank heist flick or a tense spy thriller, there’s a good chance the film you watch this weekend will show the gruesome destruction of at least a couple of cars. But what most of us don’t know is the lengths Hollywood and the TV studios go to to make
A package of new- and used-vehicle warranties with new certified pre-owned programs is helping Spitzer Automotive Group of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida get customers in the door during a period of low inventory. Last year, the group introduced its “Spitzer Shield,” a suite of benefits that includes a nationwide lifetime powertrain warranty on new vehicles
HANOVER, Germany — While the auto industry struggles to convince consumers that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have a place in daily transportation, truckmakers see huge potential for the technology. It’s a matter of chemistry, Andreas Gorbach, Daimler Trucks’ technical chief, said at IAA Transportation 2022. No battery chemistry will ever outperform how much energy engineers
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla demonstrates an early prototype of the Optimus humanoid robot at its AI Day 2022 on Sept. 30 Screenshot Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other leaders from the automaker’s AI and hardware teams spoke at the company’s 2022 AI Day, an engineer-recruiting event in Palo
Lamborghini this week replaced its Urus with an updated version dubbed the Urus S. There’s new styling in combination with extra power, and buyers also have a longer list of personalzation options to choose from. 2023 BMW XM BMW launched a rival to the Urus in the form of the XM. It’s the first standalone
Steve Dulcich’s teenage dreams finally come true as David Freiburger surprises him with a new project: a 1965-ish VW Dune Buggy! The guys have mastered the American engine; now it’s time they take on something new, or at least new to them. The “Boon Duggy” has a German-engineered four-cylinder 1200 boxer engine boasting a furious
Kia has been smashing it out of the park lately regardless of what it builds, whether that’s an all-electric sedan like the EV6 or the super-boxy near-production EV9 SUV. The all-new Niro looks to continue the trend by taking many of its new styling cues from the spicy Habaniro concept. It’ll come with three different
NEW DELHI — A comprehensive trade deal between India and the European Union could pave the way for Mercedes-Benz to produce more cars in the South Asian nation, potentially making it an export hub, Mercedes’ India chief, Martin Schwenk, told Reuters. In June, the EU and India relaunched talks for a free trade agreement with
8:45 AM ET SINGAPORE — No further action has been taken against Lewis Hamilton for wearing a nose stud during qualifying day for the Singapore Grand Prix, although his Mercedes team has been fined €25,000 for submitting a scrutineering form that declared Hamilton was not wearing jewellery. Hamilton explained after qualifying that he was wearing
Police in Georgia have arrested the driver of a Nissan GT-R who was observed traveling at speeds of over 150 mph (242 km/h). The incident happened on September 24 at approximately 10:30 p.m. when an officer from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office observed two vehicles approaching him on the highway at a high rate of
U.S. sales at Kia and Genesis rose in September as the auto industry’s inventory woes continued to ease, though growing economic challenges threaten what was supposed to be a more robust second-half rebound as the industry enters the fourth quarter. Volume last month rose 6.4 percent to 56,270 at Kia, setting a September record for the
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk showed off on Friday a prototype of its humanoid robot “Optimus,” predicting the electric vehicle maker would be able to produce millions and sell them for under $20,000 — less than a third of the price of a Model Y. Musk said he expected Tesla would be
Remember the good ol’ days of hearing the ice cream truck’s jingle coming down the street and running outside with a fistful of quarters to grab your favorite tasty treat? Yea, me neither, as I’m in my early 30’s and that stuff was mostly phased out by the time we were kids. Why pay a
In this article STLA-IT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tim Kuniskis, CEO of Dodge Brand, Stellantis, introduces the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept all-electric muscle car at its world reveal during Dodge’s Speed Week at M1 Concourse on August 17, 2022 in Pontiac, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Since the Dodge Charger was
John Elkann, the scion of Italy’s Agnelli clan, sees potential for a “new Tesla” to emerge from the current wave of energy transition at a time his family’s Exor holding is investing in startups, including some focused on cleaner sources. “There is a lot of excitement in energy transition, and not just for automotive, at
Sep 29, 2022 Associated Press Conor Daly ended the 2021 IndyCar season without a job and unsure where his racing career was headed. Just about a year later, he’s brought a new sponsor to motorsports that not only shored up Daly’s future but now has him prepared to make his NASCAR Cup Series debut. Daly
A TikToker going by the handle srt_ray6.4 recently posted video footage of an interaction he had with a police officer who claimed that the exhaust on his Dodge Challenger Hellcat was not in line with state regulations relating to decibel levels, despite the car allegedly being stock. In two videos, compiled by YouTuber SoCal Super,
Owners of Hyundai vehicles that have been targeted by thieves who’ve demonstrated on social media how to hot wire the company’s late-model cars and crossovers will be able to purchase a Compustar anti-theft security kit for $170 starting Oct. 1. All 820 dealers in Hyundai’s U.S. network are authorized to install the kit, the company
The Austin Police Department recently posted a crazy story on its official Facebook page, and it involves a Tesla employee, Tesla Superchargers, and ICEing. For those who aren’t familiar with the latter, it’s essentially blocked an EV charger with a gas car. However, sometimes it escalates, the driver refuses to leave, and crazy incidents occur.
In this article INTC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mobileye’s CEO Amnon Shashua poses with a Mobileye driverless vehicle at the Nasdaq Market site in New York, July 20, 2021. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Mobileye, an Intel-owned company that makes chips, maps, and software for self-driving cars, has filed for an IPO, according to