Revived Italian sports car marque Bizzarrini is working on a new V-12 supercar, and we were given a teasing look this week. It’s called the Giotto, after Bizzarrini founder Giotto Bizzarrini, and Giorgetto Giugiaro has been tapped to help design the car. 2024 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R race car Chevrolet is jumping into the customer
Month: February 2023
Day 2 of our Subaru BRZ Week to Wicked build was all about the wheels, tires, and diffusers. We also gave the Subaru a complete lighting makeover! See the full recap here ➡️ http://www.superstreetonline.com/how-to/project-car/120-hours-week-to-wicked-2013-subaru-brz-day-2 #SuperStreet #WeekToWicked #SubaruBRZ
A pair of Automotive News Europe Rising Stars have had a successful start to 2023. Onto CEO Rob Jolly’s electric car subscription service has raised 100 million pounds ($121 million) to help it expanding its EV fleet in the UK. The credit funding line comes from global investment group CDPQ and independent asset manager Pollen
10:03 AM ET NEW YORK, U.S. — Red Bull has launched the car which will defend the Formula One title in 2023. While the colour scheme stayed true to previous seasons, Red Bull confirmed at the event at Manhattan’s Classic Car Club that it will run fan-designed liveries at the U.S. races in Miami, Austin
Video Shows UK Driver Ramming Police Officer On Motorcycle | Carscoops The driver pled guilty to 14 offenses and will be spending four years in jail by Michael Gauthier February 2, 2023 at 18:06 by Michael Gauthier London’s Metropolitan Police have released footage of a driver who intentionally slammed into an officer on a motorcycle
For more than two years, the U.S. auto industry has been an extraordinary case study in Economics 101: The balance between supply and demand. January illustrated what happens when the market shifts: Supply got better, but the demand that’s driven prices and profits since the microchip shortage began is beginning to soften under economic pressure.
Spartan Radar, an automotive software startup focused on leveraging radar technology for driver-assist systems and self-driving vehicles, closed its $17 million series B funding round on Wednesday. The funding will help the Los Alamitos, Calif., company deliver its flagship Ago software-based program that improves driver-assist systems’ resolution and range to market. It also will use
In this article TSLA TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his security detail depart the company’s local office in Washington, January 27, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Elon Musk and Tesla were found not liable by a jury in a San Francisco federal court on Friday in a class-action
By Joey Klender Posted on February 3, 2023 Tesla CEO Elon Musk was found not liable in a case where investors sought to recover losses after he Tweeted that he had secured the necessary funding to take the automaker’s stock private in 2018. Investors sued Musk, Tesla, and the company’s board, claiming that the CEO’s
SAN LUIS POTOSI, Mexico — BMW plans to invest 800 million euros ($866 million) in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi to produce high-voltage batteries and fully electric Neue Klasse models. The expansion, set to add around 1,000 new jobs at its operations in the Mexican state, is BMW’s latest push into electric
4:28 PM ET NEW YORK — Five years ago, all of this seemed impossible. Formula One broadcasts were just returning to ESPN airwaves, Netflix’s “Drive to Survive” series was still a year away from premiering, and the sport’s popularity in the U.S. showed few signs of emerging from a decades-long slumber. There was a four-year
Your BMW i4 Won’t Update If It’s Not On Flat Ground | Carscoops An owner found out the hard way that she couldn’t update her car while it was on an incline by Stephen Rivers 23 hours ago by Stephen Rivers Over-the-air updates for modern cars can make for a much better ownership experience. In
Legislation in Virginia aims to keep automakers from negotiating directly with consumers or going so far as to declare franchised dealers delivery agents. A pair of identical bills passed unanimously in both Virginia’s House and Senate late last month, and one of them may be headed for final passage as soon as next week, said
StoreDot, a startup developing fast-charging electric vehicle batteries, and Circulor, a supply chain tracing company, unveiled a partnership Tuesday aimed at increasing transparency in the EV battery supply chain. The companies will track carbon dioxide emissions from mining the necessary raw materials used in StoreDot battery cells and the cell manufacturing process. That will help
In this article F GM TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tesla Model Y on display inside a Tesla store at the Westfield Culver City shopping mall in Culver City, California, U.S., on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – The U.S. Treasury said Friday it is
Electric bicycle maker Magicycle has just unveiled its newest model, which is the most premium e-bike yet in the company’s lineup. The full-suspension Magicycle Deer also claims to be an “SUV e-bike,” though that term seems to get thrown around a lot lately. We’ve seen plenty of “SUV e-bikes” before, with some companies applying the
Audi’s latest A3 only started sales in the U.S. in 2021, but an updated version of the trendy compact is already out testing. That’s because the latest A3 has been on sale outside the U.S. since 2020, meaning it should be due for a mid-cycle update by late 2023 or early the following year. Prototypes
Collector Bruce Meyer discusses the history of the 1965 Ferrari Iso Bizzarrini, a car that won it’s class at LeMan and finished in the top 10 overall. Watch the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Live Stream on Sunday 8/21 @ 2pm PST Facebook – http://facebook.com/motortrendmag Twitter – http://twitter.com/motortrend Instagram – @motortrend Website – http://www.motortrend.com
STOCKHOLM — Chinese electric-car maker Xpeng is repositioning itself as a premium brand as it rolls out larger, more expensive models in its initial European markets while dropping some smaller cars. The Tesla rival launched in Norway in 2020 with the G3 compact SUV, which was renamed the G3i after a face-lift. The automaker had
DETROIT — General Motors and Netflix have created a co-branded Super Bowl ad promoting the companies’ collaboration to feature more electric vehicles on screen. The automaker said a 60-second spot called “EVs on Screen” will air in the second quarter of the Feb. 12 game. It stars actor and comedian Will Ferrell, who will be
Serial Tesla Road Rager Charged After Police Find Steroids And $30k In His Car | Carscoops Police found the suspect with $30,000 in cash and steroids after a months-long investigation by Stephen Rivers 9 hours ago by Stephen Rivers Nathaniel Walter Radimak pleaded not guilty to numerous criminal charges on Wednesday. He’s the man police
Asbury Automotive Group Inc. spent $2.7 million during the fourth quarter on “a significant acquisition that did not materialize,” the company said Thursday. Asbury’s sale of nine North Carolina stores in the fourth quarter was also partly agreed to in anticipation of the unconsummated purchase, CEO David Hult told analysts and investors on a call. Asbury did not
Automotive tech supplier Aptiv reported double-digit revenue growth and a surge in net income for the fourth quarter as the company continued to mitigate supply chain uncertainty. “Proactive initiatives and risk mitigation actions related to our supply chain have contributed to our ability to keep customers connected through significant disruptions,” CEO Kevin Clark said in
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford workers produce the electric F-150 Lightning pickup on Dec. 13, 2022 at the automaker’s Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center (REVC). Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor‘s new U.S. vehicle sales started 2023 on a stronger footing than a year earlier but were
Ever since the first Tesla Semis were delivered on December 1, 2022 to PepsiCo, the Class 8 electric truck has been spotted several times on the road, generating excitement among fans every single time. Up until now, only MotorTrend spotted more than one Tesla Semi in one place during its recent visit to Frito-Lay’s facility
Renault and Nissan will formally unveil the agreement to reshape their alliance on Feb. 6 in London, the companies. The deal will reshape the two-decade-old alliance to put the two carmakers on an equal footing. Renault will reduce its controlling stake in Nissan to 15 percent from 43 percent, while Nissan will take a share
ATLANTA — Mercedes-Benz USA’s longtime marketing boss and onetime interim CEO Drew Slaven has left the company. In a memo to the brand’s dealers reviewed by Automotive News, Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Dimitris Psillakis said the chief marketing officer had decided to retire. “After some extensive thought and in consultation with his family and colleagues at
10:14 AM ET Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, has officially opened the application process for a new team to join the grid by 2025 at the earliest. With F1’s worldwide popularity booming like never before, interest in joining the series is high. Editor’s Picks Under the bid process outlined by the FIA on Thursday,
Thieves In Stolen Audi Raid Through Canada Mall In GTA-Style Heist | Carscoops The vehicle was allegedly stolen more than 300 miles away and abandoned following the crime by Sebastien Bell 2 hours ago by Sebastien Bell York Regional Police, who serve an area just north of Toronto, Canada, are looking for a pair of
TOKYO — When Afeela, the new electric vehicle brand created by Honda Motor Co. and Sony Corp., starts delivering cars in 2026, it won’t just consider Honda and Acura dealers to service them. In the U.S., the new EV venture may also look to brands outside the Honda and Acura dealer networks — including retailers