Polestar has opened a pop-up snowroom in Finland. That’s not a typo. The electric vehicle maker’s newest retail location is built entirely out of snow — more than 105,000 cubic feet of it, harvested from a nearby ski resort. The cube-shaped building was constructed over just 20 days in Rovaniemi, which lies on the Arctic
Month: January 2023
Ford will cut more than 1,000 jobs in Germany as it switches its business in the region to selling only electric cars. The automaker plans to reduce the workforce at its European headquarters and factory in Cologne, Germany, by a four-digit number, sources told Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche. The job losses will be
BMW M4 Leads Police On Chase, Comes To A PIT-acular End | Carscoops The driver was charged with fleeing/attempting to elude, speeding, reckless driving, and failure to dim lights by Michael Gauthier 5 hours ago by Michael Gauthier High-speed chases normally involve boring vehicles, but the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has released footage of a
A federal jury has found two Napleton Automotive Group employees guilty of warranty fraud in a yearslong lawsuit between Hyundai Motor America and the dealership group’s West Palm Beach Hyundai store. But Hyundai will not be awarded damages because it engaged in wrongdoing that gives the automaker “unclean hands,” the jury ruled Thursday. The case
LAS VEGAS — To whatever degree one believes in cars as smartphones on wheels, CES showed plenty of evidence that video games are gaining important traction in the vehicles of today — and casting visions of a gaming-rich automotive experience in coming years. Holoride began offering its in-cabin virtual reality gaming in the U.S. this
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT GM CEO and Chairman Mary Barra and LG Chem Vice Chairman and CEO Hak-Cheol Shin at the automaker’s battery lab in Warren, Mich., where the companies announced a new $2.6-billion joint venture on Dec. 5, 2019. GM DETROIT – General Motors and LG Energy Solution
Aptera Motors has inched closer than ever to customer deliveries of its flagship solar EV donning the company name. During a webinar presentation earlier today, the California-based startup unveiled new details its Launch Edition solar EV – a unified configuration that includes all-wheel drive and 400 miles of range, but Aptera still has a few
Germany for decades led on well-engineered combustion cars. It’s now facing a watershed year in the quest to retain an edge in the age of electric vehicles. Europe’s biggest economy is under growing pressure to retool dozens of fossil fuel-era factories employing tens of thousands of workers in a race for clean-technology leadership with the
Asics Is Making Sneakers Out Of Recycled Airbags | Carscoops The “sustainable sneaker” retails for ¥16,500 ($128) by Thanos Pappas 5 hours ago by Thanos Pappas The current trend in the automotive industry is the extensive use of recycled and sustainable materials for the interior, but there are still a lot of car parts that
Lawyers who’ve taken Elon Musk to trial for securities fraud are worried he’ll go rogue when he takes the witness stand, by straying from court orders finding that his 2018 tweets about taking Tesla Inc. private were false. The Tesla CEO is scheduled to testify as early as Friday at the trial in San Francisco.
Auto retail technology giant Reynolds and Reynolds is the lead investor in Sheeva.AI’s $9.25 million series A funding round announced Thursday. Sheeva.AI is building an in-car payments software system that works off a vehicle’s location. The Tysons Corner, Va., company says its geolocation technology will allow drivers to seamlessly pay for fueling, electric vehicle charging,
In this article 1698-HK TSLA 700-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tesla store in Changzhou, China, in April 2022. Tencent, known as one of the world’s largest gaming and social media firms, invested in Tesla in 2017, taking a 5% stake for around $1.78 billion. Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket |
Porsche for a number of years has been offering retrofit upgrades for its classic models that add modern conveniences like navigation and even whole infotainment systems with support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity. Previously, such systems were limited to 911s from about the early 1960s up to the 996 generation, as well
Tesla’s red-colored Class 8 Semi truck has been spotted at a Supercharger in Northern California, backing up into a spot and waiting to be admired. The video, embedded below, was posted by Twitter user @teslacarsonly who was there at the scene, in Dublin, California. The elusive red Tesla Semi seems to be used more for
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Tesla needs to speed up production at its German factory after the automaker’s recent price cuts increased delivery times to customers, a local politician said. The expected delivery of the basic basic Model Y to customers in Germany is now February-March, according to Tesla’s website, as opposed to January-March before a price cut of 17
Hoonigan Issues Update After Ken Block’s Death, Releases Moving Tribute Video | Carscoops Hoonigan is also establishing The 43 Institute to carry Ken Block’s legacy by Brad Anderson 8 hours ago by Brad Anderson Ken Block’s tragic passing in early January shook the automotive and motorsport worlds to their core and after a couple of
DETROIT — General Motors could enter the baby pickup market with an electric entry smaller than the Ford Maverick and the Hyundai Santa Cruz. The automaker is considering a two-door pickup with a 4- to 4.5-foot-long bed and low roofline. The vehicle would be part of GM’s lineup of affordable EVs priced under $30,000. The
Elon Musk oversaw the creation of a 2016 video that exaggerated the abilities of Tesla Inc.’s driver-assistance system Autopilot, even dictating the opening text that claimed the company’s car drove itself, according to internal emails viewed by Bloomberg. Musk wrote to Tesla’s Autopilot team after 2 a.m. California time in October 2016 to emphasize the
Fotostorm | E+ | Getty Images There’s still a ways to go before used car prices come back down to earth. While prices were 8.8% lower in December from a year earlier, consumers continue to pay more for used cars than they would if typical depreciation expectations were in play, according to car-shopping app CoPilot,
By Johnna Crider Posted on January 18, 2023 Twitter auctioned off many of its memorabilia, office supplies, furniture, and more this week. The auction ended on Wednesday morning and included its large bird logo statue that sold for $100,000. When Elon Musk bought the platform for $44 billion, he later pointed out that the company
High-ranking Volvo Cars executive Henrik Green, who until last year was considered a strong candidate to rise to CEO at the automaker, will leave the company at the end of the month. Green’s position, head of advanced technology and sustainability, will be dissolved and his responsibilities will be distributed to other parts of the business.
8:55 AM ET The organisers of the Miami Grand Prix have announced a series of upgrades for the 2023 version of their event, including a resurfaced track and a new paddock location on the field of Hard Rock Stadium. Formula One’s inaugural Miami GP took place in the area surrounding the Miami Dolphins‘ Hard Rock
Thieves Target Ram 1500 Truck Plant Again, Police Capture 7 Suspects | Carscoops The suspects tried to flee, reportedly damaging a gate and patrol vehicle in the process by Michael Gauthier January 17, 2023 at 18:02 by Michael Gauthier Factory thefts continue to be a problem in Metro Detroit and that’s clear once again as
PARIS — The U.S. market will be crucial to Alpine’s ambitious revenue and sales goals, CEO Laurent Rossi said. The Renault sports car brand has aspirations to sell two models in the U.S., a midsize electric crossover and a larger, similar model, starting in 2027 or 2028. “The U.S. is the main destination for these
The investment division of Volvo Group has made an undisclosed investment in Canadian autonomous driving technology company Waabi Innovation. The investment by the company that manufactures Volvo and Mack heavy-duty trucks represents its view that the commercialization of autonomous driving will come in freight movement before passenger cars. “Volvo Group can add considerable strategic value
In this article HTZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles at a Hertz airport location. Photo by E.R. Davidson Hertz is teaming up with the city of Denver — and soon, it hopes, with other cities — to build out its charging infrastructure to support the ongoing transition to electric
The automotive, motorsports, marketing, and clothing communities are grieving the loss of rally and “Gymkhana” icon Ken Block, who died in a snowmobile accident on Jan. 3. On Wednesday, Hoonigan co-founder Brian Scotto and the rest of the Hoonigan crew released a video tribute on the outfit’s YouTube channel that included a brief business update.
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