The 1932 Ford Roadster has been the go-to platform for hot rods since the beginning, but decades later car builders are still coming up with new interpretations of this classic design. This episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” features one of those more recent builds. Dubbed MyWay, it was fabricated by Joe Kugel of Kugel Komponents
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First Look: The 2025 Ram 1500 REV Is A Classy, Conservative, 500 Mile Electric Juggernaut | Carscoops With 500 miles of range and a luxurious Tungsten trim, Ram is declaring war on the Ford F-150 Lightning by Michael Gauthier May 7, 2023 at 12:48 by Michael Gauthier The Ram 1500 is one of the best-selling
Wolfspeed sees green-tech subsidies in the European Union as on par with what the U.S. is offering to attract production of semiconductors important for electric cars. Tax breaks and other incentives under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and support in the European Union are similar, Wolfspeed CEO, Gregg Lowe, said. The U.S. chipmaker is ramping
MIAMI – Formula One turned to will.i.am and LL Cool J to add some razzmatazz around the build-up to the Miami Grand Prix but drivers remained unconvinced about the introductions they had to take part in before the race. In a departure from the conventional pre-race procedure ahead of Sunday’s main event, a portion of
Watch A BMW E90 M3 Erupt In Smoke After Spectacular Engine Failure | Carscoops Some suggest that the BMW M3’s rod bearings may have given out during the high-speed run by Brad Anderson 1 hour ago by Brad Anderson The E90/E92 generation of the BMW M3 is one of the finest cars ever built by
BRUSSELS — Some of the first seeds of Audi‘s global ambitions to transition from fossil fuels toward carbon-neutral products and production were planted on the roof of the luxury brand’s assembly plant here more than a decade ago. Now, not only have those seeds taken root, but they’ve started to propagate from Brussels to locations
Automotive technology supplier Aptiv on Thursday said net income doubled and revenues grew 15 percent in the first quarter as the company benefited from price hikes that offset ongoing supply and production constraints. The company said first-quarter net income doubled to $146 million while revenue grew to $4.8 billion. Suppliers across the board, hobbled by
In this article RACE-IT RACE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ferrari Roma Source: Ferrari Ferrari said on Thursday that its first-quarter profit jumped 24% to 297 million euros ($328.8 million), on a 10% increase in shipments as huge demand for its latest models drove a surge in profitability. “Our order book already extends
By William Johnson Posted on May 6, 2023 Elon Musk is attending this weekend’s Formula 1 Gran Prix in Miami and has called for a race between pure EVs and hybrid-gas vehicles. Formula 1 has been one of the leading forces behind the development of the internal combustion engine, but with the age of ICE
MILAN — Ferrari’s core earnings rose 27 percent to 537 million euros ($594 million) in the first quarter on increased shipments. Results were driven by sales of the Portofino M, the 296 GTB and the 812 Competizione models, as well as pricing capacity, the company said in a statement on Thursday. CEO Benedetto Vigna said
Corvette Z06’s $19K Carbon Fiber Wheels Damaged By Dealership During Tire Change | Carscoops You might want to think twice about getting carbon wheels on your Z06, especially if the car won’t see track use by Andrew Gutman 2 hours ago by Andrew Gutman Being a performance bargain when not marked up to the moon,
New York City is handing out 500 free Apple AirTags to help police fight an epidemic of stolen Hyundais and Kias. Mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference last week that the city, like others around the country, has seen a rise in car thefts linked to viral TikTok videos that show how to
As police and fire officials responded to a drug lab explosion in San Francisco, they had to contend with a driverless car that meandered into the middle of the scene. Body-cam footage from February shows an officer yelling at the Waymo vehicle and tossing a flare to keep it from driving over fire hoses. Several
In this article RIDE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lordstown Motors gave rides in prototypes of its upcoming electric Endurance pickup truck on June 21, 2021 as part of its “Lordstown Week” event. Michael Wayland / CNBC Lordstown Motors expects to end production of its Endurance pickup truck “in the near future,” as the
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A redesigned Ford Ranger is coming to showrooms later this year, and will include for the first time, at least in the U.S., a high-performance Ranger Raptor variant. The global version of new Ranger (shown here) was revealed in late 2021 and was followed shortly by its Ranger Raptor variant, though the U.S. versions of
One of the most polarizing figures in the history of open-wheel racing, no two people have the same opinion of Paul Tracy. From his aggressive checkers-or-wreckers approach on track, to his antagonism over social media, the key to understanding Paul Tracy is to not just eat with him, but also those closest to him. In
China’s Tianqi Lithium is considering buying a minority stake in Smart Automobile, the Geely-Mercedes joint venture, as part of the minicar maker’s latest private funding round, according to people familiar with the matter. The Chinese miner is in advanced talks to invest $100 million to $200 million in Smart, a joint venture between Germany’s Mercedes-Benz
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorMay 6, 2023, 08:19 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MIAMI — Mercedes boss Toto Wolff described his team’s car as “a nasty piece of work” after Lewis Hamilton qualified 13th for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. Mercedes struggled throughout qualifying Saturday, with Hamilton missing out
Florida Couple’s Meth Trafficking Run Comes To A Crashing End After PIT Maneuver | Carscoops The 21-year-old driver and his 30-year-old passenger have been hit with multiple charges by Brad Anderson May 6, 2023 at 21:31 by Brad Anderson A young man and woman in Brevard County, Florida learned first-hand the futility and dangers of
Four of the six publicly traded dealership groups in the first quarter posted lower year-over-year average finance and insurance gross profit per vehicle retailed the U.S. The drops were single-digit. Only two groups showed increases in the first quarter of 2023, with AutoNation up 1.6 percent and Sonic Automotive up 0.1 percent. Higher interest rates
FRANKFURT — Volkswagen Group is set to dismiss all but one of the executive board members at its software division Cariad next week to try to resolve development problems, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. The unit, which was set up under former VW Group CEO Herbert Diess. has exceeded its budget and
In this article P911-DE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Porsche’s bestselling cars today are SUVs, a far cry from what the luxury brand built its reputation on — small, nimble and, above all, unique rear-engine sports cars like the 911. Now the famous German automaker is faced with the challenge of how to maintain
Volvo Cars USA reports that its car sales in the United States decreased in April by 4 percent year-over-year to 9,611. During the first four months of the year, sales amounted to 36,094 (up 10.1% year-over-year). However, in terms of plug-in electric car sales, Volvo noted a significant 33 percent decrease year-over-year to 2,946, which
FRANKFURT — German passenger car sales rose 13 percent in April as delivery bottlenecks eased and demand for battery-electric cars continued to rise. Registrations were 202,947, according to data from the KBA motor transport authority. Sales of full-electric cars increased 34 percent to 29,740, despite the fact that government subsidies for battery-electric cars were significantly
Product placement in mainstream film and TV to raise brand awareness has been a common practice in auto marketing for quite some time: The Audi R8 in Iron Man, the Chevrolet Camaro in The Transformers movies, the Hyundai Tucson in “The Walking Dead” TV series and so on. Whether the placements are subtle or in-your-face
Associated Press May 6, 2023, 02:43 AM ET Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton hit out at anti-gay measures enacted by Florida lawmakers and criticised the state’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law ahead of the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. Hamilton, F1’s only Black driver, regularly uses his platform to speak on issues of social
Until about two years ago, Gates Automotive Group focused its marketing efforts on monthly sales promotions that were aimed at consumers close to making a purchase decision. That strategy has evolved. Now, the dealership group in South Bend, Ind., has emphasized brand awareness marketing that combines social media engagement, collaboration with local athletes and business
Bosch is reorganizing its Mobility Solutions business sector, giving it more autonomy within the huge supplier’s corporate structure, and forecasting a surge in revenue to 80 billion euros ($88 billion) by 2029. The unit will be called Bosch Mobility, and will be led by Markus Heyn, who has been chairman of Mobility Services since January