Ford Motor (F)’s decision to halt production and shipments of its electric pickup truck further undermines our confidence in the automaker. We have little patience left for more missteps and are ready to ditch this long-held holding if there isn’t a significant turnaround this quarter. The company on Tuesday announced it had issued a stop-shipment
Month: February 2023
Ram’s mid-size Dakota pickup truck (originally a Dodge Dakota) bowed out of production in 2011, and the automaker has now provided the first hint that a modern successor may be in the works. When asked by Pickup Truck + SUV Talk at last week’s Chicago auto show about the fate of a modern Dakota, Ram
PARIS — Renault’s new Espace midsize SUV will be 140 mm shorter than its minivan predecessor, but will have a slightly wider interior when it is revealed this spring, the automaker said. Renault released silhouette images of the Espace, which will be available in five- and seven-seat versions. The 4,270 mm long model is expected
7:25 AM ET Associated Press NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart will return to full-time competition this season — as an NHRA drag racer. Stewart, a three-time NASCAR champion, will run a Top Alcohol dragster for McPhillips Racing for the full 2023 NHRA season. Stewart, who turns 52 in May, will be sponsored by longtime
Canadian Hotel Offers Shaggin’ Wagon For Valentine’s Boudoir Photoshoots | Carscoops It’s also offering a “nooner” rate on Valentine’s Day for $69 CAD by Sebastien Bell February 12, 2023 at 10:04 by Sebastien Bell British Columbia, Canada’s Hotel Zed is giving visitors and residents alike the chance to create the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for
Tesla Inc. workers in New York state are launching a unionization campaign, teeing up a potential first for the electric-vehicle maker and the latest labor challenge for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. The employees, who label data for Tesla’s Autopilot technology at the company’s plant in Buffalo, New York, sent an email to Musk early
Day 4 of SEMA Week brought to you by 76 follows Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road Editor and Dirt Every Day host Fred Williams as he takes you on a tour of the off road and truck hall at SEMA. The off road world is booming and whether you’re looking for parts for your daily driver
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford F-150 Lightning at the 2022 New York Auto Show. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Automaker Ford on Tuesday said it intends to cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years to adopt a “leaner” structure as it focuses on electric vehicle production. The
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One turns 20 this year, the other shipped its first car shortly after World War II. The former wants to bring sustainable transportation to the masses, while the latter sells speed and extravagance to the world’s wealthiest. One’s cars quietly whir, and the other’s roar. Tesla and Ferrari have little in common, and won’t for
3:26 PM ET Time is not on Fernando Alonso‘s side but the 41-year-old double Formula One world champion, preparing for a new adventure with Aston Martin, has not given up on adding to his tally of 32 grand prix wins. The Spaniard recognised, however, that it was unlikely to happen in 2023. Alonso has joined
Thieves Take A Bite Out Of Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Stealing Its Catalytic Converter | Carscoops Not even the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is safe from America’s most dastardly catalytic converter cutters by Sebastien Bell 2 hours ago by Sebastien Bell Are the criminal forces of the underground pushing at the boundaries of acceptability? You may think
DETROIT — UAW President Ray Curry said restoring the cost-of-living adjustment for the Detroit 3 workers it represents will be among the union’s top priorities in this year’s contract negotiations. Curry, speaking to reporters Monday at a Ford battery plant announcement, said bringing back the automatic COLA raises that the union gave up ahead of
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. senators on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission to move quickly to grant some automakers, universities and others the ability to use some spectrum to deploy connected vehicle technology aimed at preventing crashes. The 5.9 GHz spectrum block was reserved in 1999 for automakers to develop technology to allow vehicles to
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT DETROIT – Ford Motor said Monday it will collaborate with a Chinese supplier on a new $3.5 billion battery plant for electric vehicles in Michigan, despite tensions between the U.S. and China. The anticipated announcement of the deal between Ford and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.,
CEO Elon Musk has been tweeting about Tesla’s sought-after Full Self-Driving Capability beta version 11 for what seems like forever. It appears people who own Tesla EVs and follow the whole FSD beta situation have been expecting version 11 forever now, and many seemed almost certain it was coming by the end of 2022, but
The Maserati GranTurismo has been redesigned for 2024, and we’ve just tested it ahead of the market launch this spring. The big coupe may feature evolutionary styling, but the previous model’s V-8 has made way for a twin-turbo V-6, and there will eventually be an electric option promising 760 hp. Ram revealed its electric 1500
PARIS — Renault and Nissan will invest $600 million to boost their operations in India, including the planned launch of six new joint models. The companies described the investment as a starting point that will create 2,000 additional jobs in Chennai, where the alliance has a factory that builds cars for both automakers and an
4:59 AM ET Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali has issued a warning to prospective F1 team owner Michael Andretti, saying some of his recent comments in the media were “not smart”. Andretti has joined forces with American car manufacturer Cadillac in the hope of setting up a new F1 team in 2026, but the project
Texas Town Tired Of Mustang Owner’s Reckless Driving Antics Puts Him Behind Bars | Carscoops Driving a very unique, Mad-Max-style Ford Mustang probably didn’t help the suspect stay under the radar by Stephen Rivers 21 hours ago by Stephen Rivers On February 6th, law enforcement officers from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office arrested Gary Smith,
TOKYO – Toyota’s next CEO, Koji Sato, is pledging to “drastically” revamp the carmaker’s slow-going electric vehicle strategy with a new leadership team he just unveiled to reinvent the world’s largest automaker as a mobility company in a challenging new era of industry upheaval. While announcing the new roster Monday, Sato said the accelerated EV
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Pictured here is a Zeekr electric vehicle charging station in Dongguan, Guangdong province of China, on Nov. 14, 2022. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Geely-backed electric car brand Zeekr said Monday it’s now valued at $13 billion after a $750 million raise from Chinese battery giant CATL and others. Zeekr
By Eric Ralph Posted on February 12, 2023 SpaceX has rolled a strange, naked Starship prototype from its Starbase, Texas factory to a nearby test site. Beginning with its cone-tipped nose section, SpaceX started stacking Starship S26 in October 2022. By early January 2023, the prototype had been stacked to its full 50-meter (~165 ft)
Volvo will not follow Tesla and Ford in lowering prices for its electric vehicles anytime soon. The automaker is seeing robust demand for its full-electric models, Chief Financial Officer Johan Ekdahl said in an interview Thursday. “We feel comfortable in our pricing strategy and will not engage in price wars,” Ekdahl said. Ford last month
High Tech In Luxury Cars Comes With A Reliability Tradeoff, J.D.Power Study Shows | Carscoops The tech surrounding infotainment systems is the most problematic feature on newer vehicles and it’s contributing to a gap in reliability scores by Stephen Rivers 1 hour ago by Stephen Rivers Luxury vehicle owners might have the freedom to enjoy
A Detroit real estate firm plans to turn a 117-year-old former Cadillac assembly plant into 90 apartments. The building was constructed in 1905, not long after a fire destroyed the original Cadillac plant on the same site, according to city documents. It was designed by George Mason, whose firm also designed Detroit’s Masonic Temple and
The nation’s public charging network, with its steep learning curve and fussy technology, is proving to be a challenge for an auto industry working hard to sell consumers on electric vehicles. While some early EV adopters are figuring out ways to navigate around broken stations, slow charging, tacked-on fees, unreliable software and myriad other hassles,
In this article STLA STLA-IT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ram’s 2023 Super Bowl ad debuts the production version of the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup that is expected to go on sale late-next year. Screenshot DETROIT – Stellantis will air a 60-second Super Bowl ad for its Ram brand to indirectly take shots
When we first reported on Southern California-based electric bicycle and motorcycle company SONDORS preparing for an IPO late last year, the company was expecting to hit a $10 per share price point in the $20M offering. But that number has since been revised to an estimate of $4-6 per share. And this isn’t the first
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