What defines the modern flagship sedan? Is it luxury, space, power, or technology? That question doesn’t have an easy answer, but it was one BMW was faced with when creating the seventh-generation 7-Series. An upper-class icon, the redesigned model combines all four of those attributes with an available electric powertrain and driving dynamics that need
Month: November 2022
LONDON — Jaguar Land Rover will resume marketing spending after production levels for key models started to return to normal. The automaker had reduced its marketing spending in recent months as it struggled to fulfil orders for in-demand models such the new Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender due to chip shortages
Getting stuck with an all-wheel-drive vehicle is already an embarrassing situation, but a Shelby F-150 driver in Nevada made it even worse for himself, failing to escape from wet concrete. The incident happened on October 19 in the city of Henderson in Clack Country, Nevada. A bystander caught it on camera which in turn got
Slowing inflation reported this week appeared to temper the gloomy outlook on Carvana Co. that had set in since the online used-car retailer reported sharply disappointing third-quarter results earlier this month. Carvana’s $508 million net loss sent the company’s shares tumbling to an all-time low of $6.50 early this week. Shares sank more than 53
Volvo Cars’ CEO Jim Rowan sees electric vehicles reaching price parity with their fossil fuel-burning counterparts a lot sooner than many. How soon? Roughly two to three years from today. Furthermore, Rowan said: “There’s no way that any company should be relying on government subsidy to be successful.” The former Dyson CEO, who took the
Jimmy Johnson decided to come out of retirement, the 2023 Honda Accord made its online debut, and the 2024 Volvo EX90 kickstarted the automaker’s electric future. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here on Motor Authority. Jimmy Johnson announced he’s coming out of retirement in 2023. Just months after announcing his retirement, the racer said
In this article PSNY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Polestar 3 Courtesy: Polestar Swedish electric-vehicle maker Polestar said Friday that its third-quarter operating loss narrowed from a year ago as revenue more than doubled, and it confirmed that it still expects to deliver 50,000 vehicles in 2022. But the company warned that higher costs
By Johnna Crider Posted on November 11, 2022 Redwood Materials is teaming up with Audi to make it easier for consumers to recycle household devices that have a lithium-ion battery. In September, Redwood launched its Consumer Recycling Program and asked consumers to recycle the devices in their homes. Some of these devices range from electric
LONDON — MG Motor has merged its UK business with its mainland European sales operations as the Chinese-owned company continues its rapid sales expansion in the region. MG had originally separated its longer-standing UK business, which offers both combustion engine and electric models, with that of its continental European business, which focuses on all-electric cars
Police officers from Oregon recently had to use at least seven spike strips on a speeding vehicle before they could finally stop and arrest the driver. Deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office first spotted a woman driving at 112 mph (180 km/h) on Friday on I-5 South near the town of Merlin, shortly before
Jewelers have spent decades convincing consumers that little things mean a lot, but a Lexus dealership in suburban Boston has found that the adage applies to more than fancy baubles. Lexus of Watertown has been delivering surprise, custom-built boxes full of branded tchotchkes from its parts inventory to some wholesale parts and service customers and
Driverless cars have been just around the corner for nearly a decade. Yet after ambitious promises by CEOs of automakers and startups and buy-in from investors to the tune of more than $200 billion, there is not yet one fully autonomous vehicle on public roads in the U.S. today. And it isn’t even all that
5:00 PM ET In the heat of the moment, Charles Leclerc labelled Ferrari’s decision to send him out on the wrong tyres in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix as “f—ing unbelievable,” but later revealed he had accepted the tyre choice before heading out on track in Q3. Using intermediate tyres when the rest of
martin-dm | E+ | Getty Images Car buyers are usually aware that their new vehicle will start losing value as soon as it’s driven off the dealership’s lot. These days, depending on the car, depreciation may be a lot less than it was in past years, according to a new study from iSeeCars.com. With supply-chain
Polestar posted a smaller third-quarter operating loss as revenue more than doubled and the company cut spending, but the electric-vehicle maker warned that higher raw material costs would start to hurt later in the year. The Swedish automaker posted an operating loss of $196.4 million, down from $292.9 million a year ago, while revenue rose
Getting stuck in traffic is never fun, but a Range Rover Sport driver apparently thought they found a creative shortcut. According to Turkey’s Ülke TV, the driver was traveling from Karaköy to Eminönü and tried to get around traffic by driving on the tramway. Surveillance video obtained by OdaTV shows the driver sped down the
Audi’s original dedicated electric vehicle, the E-tron, launched in 2019, is getting a reboot for 2023 that includes updated styling, more range and a new name: the Q8 E-tron 55 and Q8 E-tron Sportback. A more energy-dense 114-kilowatt-hour battery pack replaces the 95-kWh unit in the same space. Power outputs are unchanged. The 55, with
Self-driving vehicles may take a long time to hit the road in large numbers. The sensors driving much of their progress, however, are starting to go mainstream. Lidar technology is trickling into human-driven vehicles in some cases. In others, it’s finding scale in different industries. The latest example of lidar for human-driven vehicles came earlier
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Tesla opening its charging standard to the industry, Twitter/Elon madness affecting TSLA stock, Tesla’s solar scale back, and more. Sponsored by EcoFlow: EcoFlow’s Black Friday Sale is here with up to 50% off on a wide
11:22 AM ET Carlos Sainz will drop five places on the grid at the Brazilian Grand Prix after Ferrari incurred a penalty for fitting a new engine to his car. Sainz will use his sixth engine of the season this weekend, meaning he is three engines over his original quota of three for the year.
This 1967 Pontiac Bonneville is one of the great old station wagons, and one of Freiburger and Dulcich’s favorite (read: worst) cars they’ve put together on Roadkill Garage. Watch as they take it to the Bonneville Salt Flats, and later put it in a competition with another old wagon! Watch full episodes of Roadkill Garage
Bugatti is close to completing the last of its Chirons, after which the company will start building the Mistral, a roadster sharing its platform with the Chiron and destined to be Bugatti’s last car powered by the quad-turbo 8.0-liter W-16 that first appeared in the Veyron almost two decades ago. Bugatti presented the Mistral for
In this article CVNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People try their luck at winning a car from the Carvana vending machine at SXSW festival in Austin, Texas on March 12, 2016. Michelle Castillo | CNBC Shares of Carvana on Thursday put up their best day in roughly three months – representing a small,
STOCKHOLM — A key to helping Volvo Cars’ EVs achieve price parity with comparable combustion-powered models will be an affordable small SUV the automaker plans to reveal in 2023. Volvo showed a teaser image of the vehicle at the end of its introduction of the new EX90 flagship electric large SUV here Wednesday. The EV
A Suzuki Vitara driver has had his day in court for his appalling behavior in February, when he was caught on dashcam deliberately impeding an ambulance trying to respond to an emergency. According to the Thames Valley Police, the South Central Ambulance Service was dispatched to respond to a call about a man who had
WASHINGTON — Three House lawmakers have joined a push in the Senate to delay certain sourcing and manufacturing requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credit for consumers buying new electric vehicles. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., introduced a bill — known as the Affordable Electric Vehicles for America Act — in September that would create
Ned Curic joined Stellantis in 2021 as chief technology officer from Amazon, where he led Alexa Automotive. The former Toyota and Microsoft executive is charged with executing Stellantis’ plan to generate $20 billion in software-related revenue by 2030, from services and subscriptions, features on demand, and data and fleet services. Curic spoke with Automotive News
The 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 is the most aerodynamic vehicle the Korean brand has ever made, delivering an impressively low 0.21 drag coefficient. The vehicle’s slippery shape plays a big part in the Ioniq 6’s high efficiency that enables it to cover 614 kilometers (381 miles) of range on a full battery charge (WLTP). Besides
3:33 PM ET Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton has praised his former rival Max Verstappen for his dominant championship-winning performance this year. Verstappen secured his second title last month with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix and has won 14 of the 20 races so far this year, breaking the record for the most wins in
In this article TWTR TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk, who is also CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla and U.S. defense contractor SpaceX, told employees of the social media business on Thursday that he recently sold shares of Tesla
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