Month: November 2024

In this article RIVN VOW3-DE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A provided image of Oliver Blume, CEO of Volkswagen Group and RJ Scaringe, founder and CEO of Rivian, as the companies announce joint venture plans on June 25, 2024. Courtesy: Business Wire Rivian Automotive and Volkswagen Group have released details of their previously announced
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The upcoming extended-range Ram 1500 Ramcharger pickup won’t look much different from its gasoline-powered counterpart. But under its fenders, the vehicle will use a flexible chassis with many different parts and, of course, a completely different drivetrain, wiring harnesses, cooling packages and more. Now add in the myriad models, trim levels and options and the
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Nov 13, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Las Vegas Grand Prix organisers have ruled out one day following Formula 1’s other U.S. rounds in Austin and Miami and switching to a sprint format. The 100km race, a day before the main event, is aimed at providing more racing entertainment for fans but the
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Multi-Million Supercar Pile Up Includes Ferrari LaFerrari, 812 Superfast, And McLaren Elva | Carscoops These cars could be worth around $7 million combined, or at least they were before the crash 8 hours ago A group of supercars crashed while descending a twisty mountain road. The four vehicles involved are collectively worth several million dollars.
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Cars once represented a pillar of the American dream — mobility and independence. But they’ve become something of a luxury product, and customers and auto dealers are growing frustrated. The average price for a car in the U.S. is nearly $50,000, an increase of close to 30% in the past five years, according to Kelley
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BMW AG is recalling nearly 700,000 vehicles in China due to coolant pump defects, a fresh setback for the German carmaker that’s reeling from other vehicle faults. BMW will recall 499,539 cars produced locally, and 188,371 imported vehicles from March 1, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said in a statement Friday. Faulty coolant
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Nov 15, 2024, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz will join Williams from Ferrari for the 2025 season. Mark Sutton/Getty Images Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will join Williams for Formula 1’s post-season test in Abu Dhabi next month, the Spaniard’s future employers said on Friday. Sainz is leaving Ferrari at the end of the year
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Porsche 911 Dakar production ends after 2,500-car run Final 911 Dakar features unique three-tone paint finish applied by hand More rugged 911s possible in the future The 2,500-car production run for the 911 Dakar has reached its end, with the final example featuring a bespoke livery cooked up by Sonderwunsch, Porsche’s personalization department. The 911
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Nov 14, 2024, 05:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Monaco first hosted a grand prix in 1950. Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Formula 1 will race in Monaco until 2031 following a six-year extension to the principality’s contract. The Monaco Grand Prix has been on the F1 calendar since the start in 1950, hosting 70 grands
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Hertz Employees Abandon Post, So Customers, Including Denver’s Mayor, Drive Off In Anything With Keys | Carscoops The bizarre situation happened in New York after employees left hours before they were supposed too November 12, 2024 at 16:01 An odd situation played out at the Syracuse airport this summer after Hertz employees abandoned their post
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Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Roger Penske on Thursday added the most prestigious street race in North America to his portfolio with the purchase of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. He bought the race from Gerald Forsythe, who owned half the event with the late Kevin Kalkhoven. Forsythe
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In this article RIVN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters DETROIT — Volkswagen Group increased its planned investment for a joint venture with electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive to $5.8 billion
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Associated Press Nov 13, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Greg Maffei is stepping down as president and chief executive of Liberty Media, the company that owns Formula 1. Liberty Media said Wednesday that Maffei would leave his role when his contract expires at the end of the year and become an adviser. The
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