The owner of automotive technology company Veoneer is selling its passive safety business, according to people familiar with the situation. U.S. private equity firm SSW Partners is working with advisers to gauge interest in the unit, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing a private matter. The asset, which could fetch as much
Month: July 2023
Jul 5, 2023, 08:02 AM ET Formula One teams will test a bolt-on wheel cover aimed at reducing spray in wet conditions next week. Mercedes and McLaren will test the device at Silverstone on Thursday next week after the tyre tests which follow Sunday’s British Grand Prix. F1 cars currently throw out a huge amount
Wild Video Captured On Tesla Dashcam Reveals Dramatic Ending To Police Chase In Florida | Carscoops The suspect initially stopped for police before attempting to hit them as he began a chase that would end with him behind bars July 4, 2023 at 18:00 Video from Southwest Miami-Dade has caught the attention of many, as
By Richard Angle Posted on July 4, 2023 Rocket Lab is expected to launch seven satellites from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. This will be the 39th overall mission and the seventh of the year. Following up on their most recent launch, the debut of HASTE, Rocket Lab announced they
Dealership management system provider CDK Global has acquired full ownership of Computerized Vehicle Registration, a provider of certified electronic vehicle registrations. Based in Petaluma, Calif., CVR had been backed by CDK and competitor Reynolds and Reynolds, according to CVR’s website. The company will operate as a CDK business, but CVR products will continue to integrate
In this article TSLA 9868-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A XPeng Inc. G6 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV). The company is hoping the release of the new car will boost sales which plunged in the first quarter. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Xpeng surged in pre-market trade in the
TURIN — Fiat is doubling its offering in Europe’s crucial small SUV segment with the New 600e, a five-door, five-seat EV that will coexist for at least two years with the 500X, which was introduced in 2014. Fiat plans to keep the 500X in production until early 2026. The 500X is offered only with internal
The Battery Pack Of This Chinese EV Fell Out In The Middle Of The Road | Carscoops The Cao Cao 60 has been designed for battery swapping but the battery pack shouldn’t fall out like this https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson July 4, 2023 at 20:01 A pedestrian in China recently captured footage of one of
At a recent general meeting, Toyota’s shareholders raised concerns over Tesla and the lead it has established as the industry moves to electric vehicles. Toyota shareholders concerned over Tesla’s EV lead On two oppositive sides of the EV spectrum, you have Tesla, which sells 100% electric vehicles, and Toyota, which has been one of the
At this month’s 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, former Formula 1 driver Stefan Johansson will unveil a modified Porsche 911 he hand painted. It won’t just be any 911, though. Instead, it will be powered by one of his former F1 racing engines. The car—code-named SJ87—is the eighth of 11 Porsche 930 TAG Turbo builds
EV startup Rivian Automotive, which has struggled with manufacturing issues since its 2021 launch, delivered 12,640 vehicles in the second quarter, beating analyst estimates and sending its stock price higher. Rivian produced 13,992 vehicles in the April to June period, including its R1T pickup truck, R1S crossover and EDV delivery vans for Amazon, the company
In this article ZE594-CN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT BYD Vice President Yang Dongsheng speaks at a launch event for the Denza N7 electric SUV on July 3, 2023, in Beijing. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car giant BYD is launching a new electric SUV, its most direct competitor
You’re sitting around with your typical street/strip V-8 and wondering, should I get 2.5-inch-diameter exhaust pipes and mufflers, or should I go 3-inch? In this episode of Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL, we will help you decide, giving answers about power, tuning, and weight on 2.5- and 3-inch systems. You’ll also find out about a
TOKYO — Toyota’s radical electric vehicle overhaul will deliver a plethora of knock-on benefits beyond the next-generation of Tesla-fighting Toyotas that start rolling off the line from 2026. Breakthrough manufacturing processes will be applied to factories making more conventional vehicles as well. Meanwhile, the new all-electric platform being engineered from scratch may even be shared
Jul 4, 2023, 05:09 AM ET McLaren Formula One driver Lando Norris urged environmental activists on Monday not to put lives in danger with ‘stupid and selfish’ protests during this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Six “Just Stop Oil” campaigners ran on to the track after an opening lap crash at last year’s race
Corvette Driver Sneaks Into Chicago NASCAR Street Course, Gets Away With A Citation | Carscoops For a brief period of time Saturday night a person snuck onto the Chicago NASCAR Street Race circuit July 3, 2023 at 21:01 Police charged a man who drove a Corvette onto the NASCAR Street Course after hours Saturday with
Tesla appears to have shipped several prototypes of the upcoming Model 3, also known as “Highland,” to New Zealand, possibly for final winter testing, according to a set of spy photos posted on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum by the user MarkusNZL. The images also include the same camouflaged Cybertruck prototype that was previously spotted
Kia America posted second-quarter U.S. sales of 210,197, an increase of 15 percent compared with the year-ago quarter. June sales rose 8 percent to 70,495 and marked Kia’s 11th consecutive month of gains and the seventh time Kia has posted more than 70,000 sales in a single month. Kia also set a first-half record, with
In this article STLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Fiat Chrysler DETROIT – Higher sales of the Chrysler Pacifica minivan and Jeep Compass and Dodge Durango SUVs pushed Stellantis’ second-quarter U.S. new vehicle sales up 6.4% from a year earlier. The uptick is another sign of demand for new
PARIS — Dacia will sponsor a factory team to race the Dakar desert rally in 2025 as a way to showcase carbon-neutral mobility using synthetic fuels, brand CEO Denis Le Vot said. The Renault brand’s entries will be driven by the French rally champion Sebastien Loeb and Christina Gutierrez of Spain, a stage winner and seven-time
Jul 1, 2023, 08:42 AM ET Dutch teenager Dilano van’t Hoff died in an accident during a wet Formula Regional European Championship race at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps circuit on Saturday, his team said. The 18-year-old, who won the 2021 Spanish F4 championship, was racing for the Dutch MP Motorsport outfit at the Belgian Grand Prix circuit.
Michigan Police Unintentionally T-Bone Fleeing Suspects At High Speed | Carscoops The officers didn’t seem to know where the suspects were until it was too late to avoid the crash July 3, 2023 at 18:29 Running from the police is never a good idea and sometimes the chase ends in dramatic and destructive ways. Two
By Maria Merano Posted on July 2, 2023 Update: Teslarati has found that Tesla closed its application for the Vehicle Operator (Test Driver) position in Australia. Tesla’s vehicle operator listing on its career page has been taken down. Tesla has also listed the job’s post on LinkedIn as “no longer accepting applications.” Tesla posted a job position for vehicle
Mercedes-Benz is days out from introducing a new nameplate. The automaker on Wednesday will reveal the CLE-Class, a coupe that will replace both the C-Class and E-Class coupes. A convertible option is also planned. Jay Leno recently spent some time behind the wheel of Ferrari’s 296 GTB and discovered that the marque’s entry-level mid-engine car
Any color the customer wants, as long as it’s not gray. Gray might be one of the most popular car colors in the world, but not at Fiat. In a YouTube video shot in the colorful coastal town of Lerici, Italy, and released Monday, May 26, the Italian automaker owned by Stellantis declared it will
People walk by electric truck maker Rivian’s newly opened storefront in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan on June 23, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Shares of Rivian Automotive jumped more than 16% in early trading Monday after the electric vehicle maker beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly deliveries. Rivian on
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The magnitude of Peter Horbury’s sudden passing last week is still being absorbed by the industry. Two themes have run through the outpouring of condolences: Horbury’s brilliance as a designer for his work at brands such as Lotus, Lynk & CO, Volvo, Ford, Lincoln and Chrysler during nearly 50 years in the business, and for
Associated Press Jul 2, 2023, 11:20 AM ET Simon Pagenaud will miss the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio on Sunday after flipping seven times during a harrowing wreck in practice a day earlier, leaving veteran driver Conor Daly to step into his Meyer Shank Racing ride on short notice. Pagenaud was going nearly full speed entering
Two Women Die In Crash After Pursuit Where Milwaukee Police Don’t Nab The Fleeing Driver | Carscoops Authorities say that the driver is still at large after wrecking a Jeep and killing two female passengers 2 hours ago Early on the morning of June 28th, two women lost their lives as a police pursuit came