Skoda has said it will not replace its Fabia Combi small wagon as originally planned, citing the coming Euro 7 emissions regulations. In 2020, Thomas Schaefer, who was Skoda’s CEO at the time and is now head of the Volkswagen brand, announced that Skoda would replace the Fabia wagon with a launch date of this
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Aston Martin’s current leadership will reverse an earlier plan to introduce a mid-engine supercar as a permanent fixture in the lineup, the automaker’s chairman has revealed. In an interview with Autocar published on Thursday, Aston Martin Chairman Lawrence Stroll said future mid-engine models will remain limited-edition halo products, akin to the current Valkyrie hypercar and
Former McLaren technical boss James Key has joined Alfa Romeo in the same role, the team announced on Wednesday. Key, who left McLaren shortly after the start of the season, will begin his new role in September, replacing Jan Monchaux. The move marks a return to the Swiss-based Sauber operation, which currently races under the
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Mazda North American Operations reports that its vehicle sales in the United States more than doubled in May, reaching 33,262 units (117 percent year-over-year). During the first five months of the year, the company sold 153,997 units, which is also 20.6 percent more than a year ago. While the general business is doing relatively well,
Where better to celebrate the Volkswagen bus’ legacy and electrified future than Surf City, USA? Coinciding with the debut of the three-row version of the electric ID Buzz tailored for North America, the automaker gathered VW bus enthusiasts to join the festivities in Huntington Beach, Calif., on June 2 — which the automaker declared the
Nikola Corp. shareholders are voting in favor to approve a proposal critical to the hydrogen fuel cell truck developer’s survival, but the company still needs more votes to put its plan into action. Although 77 percent of those shareholders voting agreed to double Nikola’s outstanding shares to 1.6 billion from 800 million, the company has
Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Mongolia’s prime minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday discussed possible expansion and investments into the Asian country over a virtual meeting. “They discussed the possibility of welcoming Tesla to Mongolia for its electric vehicles battery factory, leveraging the country’s wide
Raül Torras Martínez Dies In Motorcycle Crash At 2023 Isle Of Man TT Race | Carscoops The 46-year old Spaniard is the 267th rider to die at the historically dangerous event and remains the fastest Spaniard to ever lap the TT course 2 hours ago Raül Torras Martinez, a 46-year-old rider, tragically lost his life
Mercedes-Benz has signed an agreement with H2 Green Steel, a Swedish start-up, to provide 50,000 tons of low-carbon dioxide steel for the automaker’s assembly plants in Europe and North America. Mercedes took an equity stake in H2 Green Steel in 2021, and the new agreement expands the strategic partnership with the aim of establishing a
Associated Press Jun 7, 2023, 01:18 PM ET Ed Carpenter Racing on Wednesday ended its relationship with driver Conor Daly effective immediately, and it will announce a new driver for the No. 20 Chevrolet by IndyCar’s next race. Daly has been working with ECR since 2020, but did not run a full season with the
By Maria Merano Posted on June 6, 2023 Tesla proposed a $3.8 million donation to improve roads near its lithium refinery in Robstown. Tesla’s donation will improve County Roads 30, 79, and 81. Nueces County commissioners will discuss the proposal at their next regularly scheduled meeting this week. One of the commissioners, John Marez, explained
The North American International Auto Show said this year’s event will feature more brands than last year’s first foray into September that extended outside the walls of Huntington Place. The Detroit Auto Dealers Association, which runs the show, said Wednesday that it expects more than double the 13 brands that participated in last year’s show.
Automotive digital keys that allow drivers to start their cars via mobile phones and other devices have become common even as concern about their security has risen. Drivers can store automotive digital keys on their smartphones, smartwatches and other connected devices, allowing them to unlock and start their cars with just a tap or a
A sign reads ‘We Buy Used Cars!!’ at an auto dealership on February 15, 2023 in Glendale, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images DETROIT – Wholesale used vehicle prices reached their lowest level of the year in May, as sales fell amid high interest rates and inflated retail prices. Cox Automotive reported Wednesday a 2.7%
It’s A Global Thing: Ford Mustang Crashes Leaving Car Meet In Poland | Carscoops Taking the Mustang out of the States doesn’t mean that you break its will to crash 5 hours ago It’s happened again. A Ford Mustang driver has managed to wreck their car while in the process of leaving a car meet.
Ford is nearing an agreement to sell a plant in Germany, with two groups of Chinese automakers among the three leading bidders at a time when Chinese investments in Europe are under growing scrutiny. One of the bids comes from BYD, the largest domestic automaker in China, while another involves several smaller Chinese car companies,
A new generation of the Lexus GX will be launched for the 2024 model year, and Lexus on Tuesday released the third teaser photo and confirmed the debut for June 8. The first two teaser photos were released earlier this month. June 8 is also when Lexus will reveal the TX, a new model line
Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 07:02 AM ET DETROIT — IndyCar is throwing two new wrinkles — and a lot of bumps — at its drivers in the Motor City. The Detroit Grand Prix will make its debut on a 10-turn, 1.7-mile downtown street circuit Sunday. One unique aspect that could add intrigue for fans
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Installation of the final wind turbines at the Netherlands’ Hollandse Kust Zuid 1.5 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm is nearly complete. Hollandse Kust Zuid is located 18-35 kilometers (11-22 miles) off the Dutch coast in the North Sea. It’s jointly owned by Vattenfall, BASF, and Allianz. On June 2, Vattenfall posted on social media that
The Ram brand is getting a new leader. Stellantis on Tuesday said Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis will also be Ram’s CEO starting July 1. He replaces Mike Koval Jr., who will head the Mopar North America parts unit instead. The change in leadership for Ram, which is Stellantis’ second-largest U.S. brand after Jeep, comes as
With electric vehicle adoption accelerating, so too is the need servicing public charging stations. Unlike fixing an old gas pump, some companies are using technology to both service and learn from the stations, to improve EV charging technology. More than one-quarter of public EV charging stations were found to be nonfunctioning, according to a survey
Rivian R1T Erupts In Flames While Charging At Electrify America Station, Investigation Underway | Carscoops Rivian claims that the incident doesn’t involve the electric pickup truck’s high-voltage battery 2 hours ago Photos of the aftermath of a fire relating to a Rivian R1T electric pickup truck have emerged online, showing heavy damage to the left
SHANGHAI — Volkswagen Group’s Chinese joint venture with SAIC has transformed one of its plants in Shanghai for production, research and development of electric vehicles, VW said. Production of internal combustion engine models at the main plant of SAIC Volkswagen in Anting of Shanghai will be relocated to other plants, VW said in an emailed
Max Verstappen strengthened his already commanding F1 title lead with dominant victory at the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Verstappen’s lead was only challenged at Turn 1, when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz got alongside him, but he cantered away into the distance after that. The reigning champion crossed the
WASHINGTON — A group advocating for consumer and roadway safety is urging NHTSA to include bicycle detection in a proposed rule-making on automatic emergency braking. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety — a consortium of consumer, public health and safety groups as well as insurance companies — said performance standards in the agency’s proposal “must
A Rivian R1T electric pickup truck caught fire while charging at an Electrify America station in California yesterday, and the damage done to it looks irreparable. The incident was first announced on the r/Rivian subreddit yesterday accompanied by a photo of the burnt vehicle. As you can see, the damage affected the Rivian R1T‘s front
Service managers striving to optimize fixed ops performance might want to rip a page from the playbooks at Sherwood Ford in Alberta and Shaheen Chevrolet in Michigan. In short: Get employees together to crack open a good read. Reading groups in both dealerships’ service departments have amped up efficiency, developed better leaders, empowered decision-making, boosted
The world contains vast quantities of lithium, an integral element in electric vehicle batteries. And though lithium is commonly mined from hard rock, the majority of the world’s lithium reserves are actually found in brine, extremely salty water beneath the Earth’s surface. Today, brine mining involves evaporating the brine in massive, extravagantly colored pools over