8:08 AM ET Alyssa RoenigkESPN Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Action sports icon Travis Pastrana is talking with a reporter at the Daytona International Speedway media center on Wednesday afternoon
Month: February 2023
Lexus SC 430 Is A Left-Field Choice For A Pickup Conversion | Carscoops Someone created a pickup truck out of a second-gen Lexus SC by Thanos Pappas 2 hours ago by Thanos Pappas The second-gen Lexus SC (2000-2010) is not the most practical vehicle of choice but an owner from the US found a way
Lithia Motors Inc., once the smallest publicly traded dealership group before embarking on a multiyear dealership buying spree, surpassed longtime No. 1 AutoNation Inc. in new vehicles sold in 2022. Lithia retailed 271,596 new vehicles last year, up 4.2 percent, and more than 40,000 vehicles more than AutoNation, which retailed 229,971 new vehicles, a 12
With 620 horsepower, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS is a handful to drive. We trained our high speed video cameras on the GT2 RS as it takes a high speed corner to analyze the science of the most powerful 911’s speed. Read the full story here: http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/1112_the_science_of_speed/ Shot by: Jim Gleason Edited by: Jim Gleason
Electric bicycles and scooters are particularly attractive means of alternative transport. This is largely thanks to their accessibility, not just in terms of low pricing and affordable operating costs, but also due to the fact that they don’t require registration or even a license to use. That is, for now, at least. You see, a
As the importance of automotive software grows, the industry will need to do more to attract top talent in the field amid stiff competition from Silicon Valley — and quickly, experts and industry executives said. “It’s not like there aren’t a lot of great people working in this space, but compared to the density you
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 – A defective battery that caused a Ford F-150 Lightning in the company’s possession to catch fire earlier this
STUTTGART — Investment and other tools to accelerate the industrial transition to a decarbonized future are welcome, but trade barriers are not, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius said, referring to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. “Trade barriers, please no,” he said during a news conference on the automaker’s full-year results. With $369 billion of subsidies largely
10:16 AM ET With qualifying and the Duels in the books, the NASCAR world is counting down to Sunday’s Daytona 500. Sean Gardner/Getty Images DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It is time for the 65th running of the Daytona 500, NASCAR‘s biggest event on its biggest stage, kicking off what many believe could be one of the
Someone Has Already Trashed Their New BMW M3 Touring | Carscoops This wrecked 2023 BMW M3 Touring has a price tag of almost $80,000 in Switzerland by Brad Anderson 1 hour ago by Brad Anderson The BMW M3 Touring is a car that enthusiasts have been waiting decades for and with deliveries kicking off a
Gary Cowger, a former president of General Motors North America who repaired the automaker’s relationship with the UAW after a crippling strike and mentored future CEO Mary Barra, died Friday at his home in Dallas. He was 75. Cowger had battled cancer for two years before his death, Judy DeMars, his former secretary at GM,
By William Johnson Posted on February 16, 2023 Rivian has patented an air-conditioned EV charger that attempts to increase charging speeds by heating or cooling a vehicle’s battery during charging. One hurdle in the way of unlocking faster charging for EVs is the problem of battery temperature. As an EV’s battery charges, particularly at high
WASHINGTON — Tesla Inc. is recalling nearly 363,000 U.S. vehicles equipped with or pending installation of its Full Self-Driving beta software because of an increased risk of crash. The recall covers certain 2016-23 Model S and Model X electric vehicles as well as certain 2017-23 Model 3 and 2020-23 Model Y vehicles. NHTSA on Thursday said
In this article AN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Vehicles are displayed for sale at an AutoNation car dealership on April 21, 2022 in Valencia, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images A solid fourth-quarter earnings report from AutoNation on Friday propelled the car dealer’s stock to a new all-time high and its best day
Honda is turning the CR-V Hybrid into an 800-hp race car. The completed project vehicle, simply dubbed Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer, will be revealed on February 28. Teaser photos released by Honda hint at a vehicle that only bears a superficial resemblance to the road-going CR-V Hybrid. The entire rear section of the body—including the
PARIS — A new 48-volt mild hybrid system from Stellantis will debut on the Peugeot 3008 and 5008 SUVs in the second quarter, with CO2 emission reductions of up to 15 percent. The mild-hybrid system is based on a 1.2 liter three-cylinder gasoline engine with 136 hp that is mated to a new dual-clutch six-speed
9:13 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — IndyCar driver Conor Daly raced Floyd Mayweather Jr. into the Daytona 500 for a second consecutive year by bobbing and weaving his way through myriad issues for the ill-prepared team. Daly’s attempt to make his first Daytona 500 was announced only last week as part of
Thieves Make Off With Corvette, Challenger, And Tahoe From North Carolina Dealer | Carscoops The Hendrick Automotive Group is offering a $10,000 reward to help find the thieves by Brad Anderson 20 hours ago by Brad Anderson A number of expensive GM models were stolen from the Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet dealership in east Charlotte,
AutoNation Inc.‘s fourth-quarter net income slipped 26 percent to $286.4 million while total revenue gained 2 percent to $6.7 million. The company said it expects prices for new and used cars to decline this year as manufacturers crank up volumes and offer more incentives to price-sensitive buyers. AutoNation, which pivoted to selling more used cars
Missing in action for over 10 years, the beloved Ford Taurus SHO returns at this year’s Chicago Auto Show.
Tesla has released a blog post defending itself against allegations that it fired employees at Gigafactory New York over a push to unionize. As we reported earlier this week, workers doing Autopilot data annotation at Gigafactory New York announced their intent to unionize. Yesterday, the organizers behind the unionization effort filed a complaint with the
Forget the Super Bowl ads starring Will Ferrell, the Jeep remix of “Electric Boogie” and the spot from Elon Musk’s chief critic. The most interesting transportation-related commercial to debut this Super Bowl season is one that never actually aired on network television. If you missed an advertisement called “The Distance” making the rounds on social
In this article TSLA MSFT DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT James Bullard, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, delivers a speech in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new,
Volkswagen brand is raising the prices for models with combustion engines by an average of 4.4 percent, the automaker’s dealers in Germany have been told. VW said “significant cost increases in the procurement of raw materials, energy and equipment” was the reason for the price hikes in a letter to dealers obtained by Automotive News
3:34 PM ET Alpine has rounded out Formula One’s launch season by becoming the 10th and final team to reveal its 2023 car. The Alpine A523 ran on track for the first time during a private shakedown at Silverstone on Monday, but the French team waited until Thursday to reveal the car at an event
Bay Area Cyclists Being Targeted By Motorists Who Try To ‘Door’ Them | Carscoops Drivers are accused of speeding up to get alongside cyclists and opening their doors on them by Sebastien Bell 2 hours ago by Sebastien Bell Cyclists around the San Francisco Bay Area claim that they are under attack from motorists who
The growing complexity of car electronics delivered Visteon Corp. a record sales year, but the shortage of a specific type of semiconductor has prevented the automotive supplier from capitalizing on demand. The supplier of cockpit electronics, with roots as a unit of Ford Motor Co., finished the year with $1 billion in sales for the
Tesla not only beat all US luxury automakers on car sales for 2022 as a whole, but also beat them by a ridiculous margin. BMW was the former champ, and while its sales dropped by over 5% year over year, Tesla’s sales grew by more than a whopping 40%. Looking at every luxury brand that
Even as the global microchip shortage slowly improves, some automakers are still feeling pinched more acutely than others, new data shows. Honda told shareholders this month the semiconductor shortage is bottoming out — but that it has nonetheless cut its global sales expectation for the year ahead. BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Nissan have not been
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk speaks on stage during the Westworld Featured Session during SXSW at Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2018 in Austin, Texas. FilmMagic | HBO | Getty Images Tesla is voluntarily recalling 362,758 vehicles equipped with the company’s experimental driver-assistance software, which is marketed
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