Volkswagen will not develop a new generation Golf with a combustion engine after the current model reaches the end of its lifecycle. The current, eighth-generation Golf will get a comprehensive update next year. “That puts it in a great position until the end of the decade. Then we will have to see how the segment
Month: April 2023
9:53 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Haas’ protest over the result of the Australian Grand Prix has been thrown out by the FIA’s stewards, meaning the race classification is now official. The race finished with two red flags in the last four laps — the first of which led to a messy restart on lap
Teen Mustang Driver Leads Cops On 100+ MPH Chase Ending In Terrifying Flip And Miraculous Walkaway | Carscoops Both the driver and his juvenile passenger miraculously survived despite being ejected from the car in the crash by Stephen Rivers April 1, 2023 at 12:33 by Stephen Rivers A 17-year-old driver led police on a short
While we know what the hottest-selling vehicles in the U.S. are every year, less has been reported about generational preferences. It only makes sense that people in different stages in life would gravitate toward different vehicles. Registration data collected by S&P Global Mobility and first reported by Business Insider shows the most popular picks across
Ben Hasty | MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images The Treasury Department on Friday proposed new rules for determining which EVs will be eligible for tax credits under the new “critical mineral” and battery component requirements included in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act. While the Treasury Department hasn’t yet said which vehicles are eligible for
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Europe’s biggest automakers posted record profits in 2022 despite largely flat sales and supply chain and logistics problems. Net profits rose 22 percent to a record total of 67.8 billion euros ($73.6 billion) at the six largest Europe-based automakers: BMW Group, Mercedes-Benz, Renault Group, Stellantis, Volkswagen Group and Volvo Car (see table, below), plus the
8:25 AM ET Indian driver Kush Maini of Campos Racing fought off a strong challenge from Arthur Leclerc of DAMS in a rain-interrupted race to claim his first-ever Formula 2 podium with a third-place finish in the Sprint Race at Albert Park, in Melbourne on Saturday. Maini started from P3 on the grid on prime
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Jeep’s electrification plans have at least one dealer charged up to get a new Jeep dealership. Las Vegas dealer Josh Towbin sold his previous Jeep store, but now he wants back in as the brand reshapes its lineup with electrified vehicles. This includes the Recon and Wagoneer S battery-electric vehicles that made appearances at a
As more electric vehicles hit the used-car market, dealers and buyers are starting to ask about the health and longevity of their batteries. But there is a dearth of information. The auto industry lacks a standard method and set of metrics for reporting battery health to shoppers of used EVs. For now, it’s buyer beware.
In this article NKLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikola Motor Company Source: Nikola Motor Company Electric heavy-truck maker Nikola said that its planned $100 million secondary stock offering, announced on Thursday after U.S. markets closed, has priced at $1.12 per share – 20% below the stock’s closing price of $1.40. Shares fell more
Lamborghini revealed its successor to the Aventador this week. The new car is called the Revuelto, and its arrival marks the start of Lamborghini’s transition to a fully electrified brand. 2024 Hyundai Sonata An updated 2024 Hyundai Sonata was also revealed this week. The design is much more modern than the outgoing car, and picks
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Ford’s six-square-mile BlueOval City manufacturing complex in Stanton, Tennessee is taking shape, and we recently had the opportunity to tour the site. We covered the latest news about the facility in an article last week, but while we were there we also had the opportunity to get an exclusive interview with Ford CEO, Jim Farley.
PARIS — Renault’s new CMF-B EV platform, which will underpin the coming Renault 5 small full-electric car due in 2024, will share 70 percent of components with the CMF-B internal-combustion-engine platform and be 30 percent cheaper to manufacture than existing EV platforms, the automaker said. The architecture and a new EV powertrain are undergoing prototype
Jeep’s latest collection of Easter Jeep Safari concepts features a mix of eco-friendly powertrains, luxury and the brand’s trademark ruggedness. The seven concepts were scheduled to be tested the first weekend in April on the off-road terrain in Moab, Utah, for the 57th annual gathering of Jeep enthusiasts — one of the largest off-road gatherings
2:45 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Sergio Perez says a technical issue affecting the brake balance on his car was to blame for his early exit in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver ran wide at Turn 3 after locking up under braking on his first flying lap in qualifying. The
You May Not Be Pulled Over For Texting And Driving In Missouri – But That Could Soon Change | Carscoops Texting and driving is only legal in two states: Missouri and Montana by Sam D. Smith April 1, 2023 at 06:49 by Sam D. Smith To some, it may seem obvious that texting and driving
Hyundai and Kia racked up more U.S. sales gains in March, setting records for the month, as inventories continue to improve across the industry. Volume rose 27 percent to 75,404 last month at Hyundai, with retail deliveries increasing 15 percent to 68,312. Hyundai said sales to fleet customers represented 9.4 percent of March volume. The company
Jeep’s latest collection of Easter Jeep Safari concepts features a mix of eco-friendly powertrains, luxury and the brand’s trademark ruggedness. The seven concepts will be tested on the off-road terrain in Moab, Utah, for the 57th annual gathering of Jeep enthusiasts, which begins April 1. It’s one of the largest off-road gatherings in the world,
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla Semi Courtesy: Tesla Tesla has issued a voluntary recall on the Semi, a first since the company began deliveries of the heavy-duty electric trucks to customers in December 2022. According to recall filings posted on the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
By Joey Klender Posted on March 31, 2023 Amazon has announced a few milestones within its Rivian Electric Delivery Vehicle (EDV) fleet. Since launching the delivery of packages using the all-electric vans Rivian developed especially for its partnership with Amazon, the e-commerce giant has accumulated more than 3,000 EDV units from the Normal, Illinois-based automaker.
TOKYO — Nissan and Renault are working well together to sign a final agreement about the reshaping of their alliance and are confident that a deal will be reached soon, Nissan said in a statement on Friday. The automaker was responding to an earlier report by Japanese news agency Jiji which said that the final
9:45 PM ET Holding a sprint race on a street circuit at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is a “ludicrous” proposition which will cost Formula One teams when they “trash” their cars, Red Bull boss Christian Horner said. Azerbaijan’s Baku City circuit will host the first of Formula One’s six sprint races this season at the
Tesla Cyberhops To The Beer Game With Limited GigaBier Inspired By Cybertruck | Carscoops Contained within a seamless black sleeve that’s inspired by the Cybertruck, these beers are being sold in packs of three that costs nearly $100 by Sebastien Bell 1 hour ago by Sebastien Bell Tesla is making its second entry into the
Elon Musk is in tweeting purgatory again. A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the billionaire must delete his 2018 Twitter post suggesting that Tesla Inc. workers could lose stock options if they formed a union, as it violated labor law. The decision is a victory for the National Labor Relations Board and a blow
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday said it was approving California‘s plans to require a rising number of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks as the state pushes to cut pollution. California Governor Gavin Newsom said as a result of the plan, “half of all heavy duty trucks sold in CA will be electric by 2035.”
A driver operates a Daimler Freightliner eCascadia all-electric semitruck during a Meijer delivery in Bath, Michigan, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Emily Elconin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said it’s granting California the legal authority to require that half of all heavy-duty truck sales in the state be