Month: July 2023

The Dodge Dart is best known as a humble economy car, but the 1968 Dart GTS featured on this episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” shows the compact Dodge had a sporty side too. Instead of the inline-6 engine many Darts left the factory with, this car has a 383-cubic-inch V-8 with a 4-barrel carburetor. The
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Six months into 2023, the supply shortages that have handcuffed sales for several years were fading, and volume was up year over year in nearly every vehicle segment. General Motors outsold Toyota at the halfway point for a second consecutive year, and Ford was on pace to be the top brand for the first time
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In this article VWAGY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) starting its first autonomous vehicle test program in Austin beginning in July 2023. Courtesy: Vokswagen AG Volkswagen said Thursday that it will begin testing self-driving electric vehicles in Austin, Texas, later this month. The German auto giant said it will
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Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2023 Rising Stars awards. We will showcase a winner each day through July 11. The Rising Star for Electrification is Sebastian Wolf, who is chief operating officer at Volkswagen Group subsidiary PowerCo. For his full profile click here. The 2023 Rising Stars winners were honored in Paris
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 9, 2023, 07:25 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 McLaren says any inspiration it has taken from Red Bull’s Formula One car to shape its latest upgrade package only tells part of the story about its step forward in performance at the last two
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With all the attention ChatGPT has generated since its explosive debut last fall, Jason Bickford felt intrigued enough to experiment with it at work. Bickford, vice president of sales and operations at Bickford Ford, in Snohomish, Wash., was curious about what he could accomplish with the artificial intelligence-driven conversational chatbot. It turned out to be
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In this article NKLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikola TRE FCEV2 Courtesy: Nikola Electric heavy-truck maker Nikola will find out later Thursday whether its shareholders have approved its plan to raise money by selling more stock. Nikola hopes to raise more capital to help ramp up production of its new fuel-cell-powered electric heavy
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Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2023 Rising Stars awards. We will showcase a winner each day through July 11. The Rising Star for Business Performance is Gem Wareing, who is business performance director at Jaguar Land Rover. For her full profile click here. The 2023 Rising Stars winners were honored in Paris
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SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Brad Pitt was a surprise guest in Formula One’s usual drivers briefing on Friday, which Lewis Hamilton joked was the best he’s ever attended. Pitt’s currently untitled F1 movie started filming at Silverstone this week ahead of the British Grand Prix, with the production having its own garage and pitwall stand as
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In June, new passenger car registrations in the United Kingdom increased by almost 26 percent year-over-year to 177,266. After six months of 2023, the total number of new registrations amounted to 949,720 (up 18 percent). Meanwhile, the plug-in segment noticeably outpaces the general market, scoring the best June ever. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and
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WASHINGTON – The United Auto Workers union on Friday called on the Biden administration to soften its proposed vehicle emissions cuts that would require 67 percent of new vehicles to be electric by 2032. The UAW, which represents workers at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent StellantisI, said the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed standards
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Resilient quarterly auto sales from Club name Ford Motor (F) on Thursday bolstered our confidence in the company’s transformation strategy to support its electric vehicle future. Ford reported total U.S. auto sales of 531,662 during the second quarter, a 9.9% year-over-year increase, a second straight quarterly advance. Those gains were driven by a 34% increase
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San Francisco Robotaxis Are Being Immobilized By Protest Group Armed With Traffic Cones  | Carscoops Safe Street Rebel is placing cones on self-driving Waymo and Cruise cars’ hoods and posting the result on TikTok https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ by Chris Chilton 2 hours ago Fully driverless cars still seem about as mythical as unicorns in much of the
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By Simon Alvarez Posted on July 7, 2023 Last month, Mercedes-Benz stated that it was considering the adoption of Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its electric vehicles. Based on an announcement from the German luxury electric vehicle maker on Friday, it would appear that Mercedes-Benz has come to a decision about NACS.  The
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In a memo to U.S. retailers obtained by Automotive News, McLaren said deliveries of its plug-in hybrid, the Artura, are delayed on average about four months as the British automaker institutes “enhanced testing procedures” to improve quality. McLaren said the measures provide “additional checks and testing in our quality control procedure.” Spokesman Roger Ormisher confirmed
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Tesla rolled out a new incentive globally allowing buyers to earn extra incentives through referrals from existing customers, a strategy long used by traditional automakers to boost sales. The cash rebates are applicable in markets including the U.S., China, Canada, the U.K., France and Germany, according to Tesla’s regional websites on Friday. The incentive, which
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 7, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lewis Hamilton believes something was wrong with his car over a single lap during Friday practice for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, but is confident his team will find a solution in time for qualifying.
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