BERLIN — Germany’s foreign ministry plans to tighten the rules for companies including automakers that are deeply exposed to China, making them disclose more information and possibly conduct stress tests for geopolitical risks, a confidential draft document seen by Reuters said. The proposed measures are part of a new business strategy towards China being drawn
Month: November 2022
A U.S. driver is poised to enter Formula 1 for the first time since 2015, when Alexander Rossi drove for Marussia. Current Formula 2 driver Logan Sargeant is set to join Williams in 2023 after securing enough points in the 2022 F2 season to gain an FIA Super License, which he achieved on Saturday at
3:55 AM ET Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc hailed a big step forward as Formula One championship runner-up on Sunday and hoped to go one better next season. The Monegasque finished second to Red Bull’s double world champion Max Verstappen in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. “Considering where we were last year, it’s a really big
Everyone has experienced the feeling of embarrassment. For some of us, those moments have come while behind the wheel. We’ve even asked you about some of those moments. Sadly for one jacked-up truck driver at a drive-thru, the ancient proverb that pride comes before a fall proved all too true, almost literally. Inside of this
At least a dozen employees at Rivian Automotive Inc. have accused the electric-vehicle maker of safety violations at its Illinois plant, according to complaints filed with federal regulators. The complaints were filed in conjunction with the UAW, which has been trying to organize the non-union plant for the past year. Rivian says its safety performance
Bergstrom Automotive shows the industry how a dealership group can establish the intangible idea of culture and thrive. John Bergstrom, who founded the company in 1982 with brother Richard, takes customer service extremely seriously. He traces it to his Scandinavian mother, who “taught the five of us how to behave,” Bergstrom recalled. Relatives were greeted
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The German car industry’s bid to take the electric-vehicle crown from Tesla veered off course this week with stumbles for Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz. VW plans to delay its key Trinity flagship EV project by at least two years after software fumbles, according to a person familiar with the situation, calling into question its ambitious 52
12:22 PM ET ABU DHABI — Lewis Hamilton ranks his 2022 season among the worst three of his career, but says he is not overly concerned about missing out on a race victory this year. The seven-time champion recorded his worst ever position in the driver standings after finishing sixth, 35 points adrift of teammate
A stunt most of us have tried in video games like Grand Theft Auto or Crazy Taxi was replicated in real life by a Nissan Altima driver in Venice, Florida. The middle-aged man drove up the car carrier’s ramp and ended up crashing near the top, thankfully without being injured. According to the Venice Florida
The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest overhaul of U.S. automotive policy in a generation. If all goes according to plan, it will transform what Americans drive on the streets — and create economic boomlets for the states that manufacture those new vehicles and components. At least that’s the plan. This new law is so
Hal “Tex” Earnhardt Jr. built an auto retail empire in Arizona from a single Ford store in 1951. Earnhardt was a rodeo cowboy in his early 20s when he entered the industry after working at his family’s Chandler, Ariz., gas station. And he integrated his passion for rodeos with his passion for the car business.
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mary Barra, CEO, GM at the NYSE, November 17, 2022. Source: NYSE General Motors expects its new electric vehicle profits to be in-line with cars and trucks with traditional engines by 2025 – years ahead of schedule and what many thought was possible. GM CEO
Italy’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, has openly invited Tesla to invest more in the Mediterranean country. Speaking at a webinar organized by one of Italy’s largest newspapers, Salvini heavily praised Elon Musk calling him one of the world’s “main innovative geniuses”. Salvini also discussed how he felt it was a shame Tesla is
Ford has filed a patent application for roof-mounted airbags that would deploy from a vehicle’s headliner and surround occupants for added crash protection. The application was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on April 7, 2021, and published Oct. 13, 2022. It shows ring-like housings mounted above each of the seats,
Volkswagen has set up accounts on fast-growing Twitter alternative Mastodon amid questions over the future of the social network under Elon Musk. VW confirmed it created the handles @VWGroup and @Cariad_Tech on Mastodon for communications related to its group and software unit, respectively. “Mastodon is an attractive platform that we would like to try out,”
6:56 AM ET Formula One race winners will now be given a medal by the FIA to mark the achievement, starting with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Trophies will still be given out to the winning driver and constructor on the podium normal. With the majority of those trophies being kept by teams, F1 wanted
Just before 11:00 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, November 15, the Morris Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 responded to a call on Interstate 80, in central Pennsylvania. It was only several hours and thousands of gallons of water later that the Tesla that started the fire could finally be moved off the road safely.
Police in Michigan said a group of more than 20 people broke into a vehicle holding lot last week, had a shootout with a security guard before making off with 13 vehicles and led officers on a lengthy high-speed chase. One of the thieves died after crashing a 2022 Ford Mustang he had taken, according
In this article TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An image of new Twitter owner Elon Musk is seen surrounded by Twitter logos in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on 08 November, 2022. STR | Nurphoto | Getty Images New Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk announced that he will reinstate the Twitter
By Johnna Crider Posted on November 19, 2022 Audi provided a behind-the-scenes look at its S1 e-tron quattro Hoonitron designed for Ken Block’s first Electrikhana video on Friday. In August, the Audi S1 e-tron quattro Hoonitron made its U.S. debut during Monterey Car Week. The all-electric vehicle is being featured in Ken Block’s first Electrikhana
Entry-level luxury crossovers are an interesting proposition as they beg the question of why get a Chevy or Ford, when you can get a BMW or Mercedes for a little extra money. Unfortunately, cheap could be used to describe more than their price tags as many early examples came up short in the luxury department.
Jaguar Land Rover said it was looking to recruit workers who have been fired by technology companies such as Meta Platforms and Twitter to fill digital and engineering vacancies. The automaker wants to hire about 800 workers across the UK, U.S., Ireland, India, China and Hungary, JLR said in a statement on Friday. The jobs
9:09 AM ET Ferrari Formula One boss Mattia Binotto said on Saturday he was relaxed about his future with the team and had discussed recent speculation that he was facing the sack with company chairman John Elkann. Ferrari issued a statement earlier this week dismissing as “totally without foundation” media reports in Italy that Binotto
A New York cyclist got in trouble after removing a piece of plastic from an illegally obscured license plate of a Chevrolet Suburban in Brooklyn. He was arrested by NYPD officers after being charged with 4th-degree criminal mischief for allegedly damaging the plate. Notably, the SUV driver who was inside the vehicle during the incident
While auto retailing is projected to shift toward electric vehicles by the end of the decade, that future is now for California dealers trying to keep up with demand for electric vehicles, both new and used. A critical step for Del Grande Dealer Group in Northern California is speaking the same language as its customers
In this article BB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT BlackBerry was once at the top of the smartphone market in the U.S. In 2010, almost half of smartphone subscribers in the U.S. used BlackBerrys, according to Comscore. The phones were well-known for having a tactile keyboard and for BlackBerry’s advanced cybersecurity — often favored
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes Amazon getting in hot water for selling kits to hot-rod electric bikes, reviews of interesting new electric bikes, Erik Buell’s electric motorcycle starts taking reservations, there’s an upcoming electric
When Sony Pictures announced the “Gran Turismo” video game series would spawn a movie, it said the plot would center on a teenage gamer who becomes a real-world racing driver. It turns out that plot is based on a true story. A recent Sony tweet confirming the start of filming said the movie, which is
LOS ANGELES — Fulfilling the decades-old desire of Volkswagen’s U.S. dealers to have a pickup to sell is now in the hands of a 53-year-old native Argentinian. After running the automaker’s North America operations for just over two months, he believes that desire is valid. But getting from “we want” to “we have” may prove
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