General Motors has filed trademark applications for the Buick Electra name in the U.S. and Canada. First spotted by a Rivian Owners Forum user, the Canadian trademark application covers “motor land vehicles, namely, automobiles.” We found the same language in a second application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Electra nameplate
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Geely Holding said its premium electric mobility brand, Zeekr, will make electric vehicles for Waymo, Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving unit, to be deployed as fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicles across the United States. The vehicles will be designed and developed at Zeekr’s facility in Sweden, and later integrated with Waymo’s self-driving technology, Geely said on Tuesday. Waymo
By Eric Ralph Posted on December 28, 2021 The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it’s at least two months behind schedule on an environmental review that must be completed before SpaceX will be allowed to attempt the first orbital Starship launch attempts. In mid-November, the FAA revealed plans to complete SpaceX’s “SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy
It may not come as much of a surprise to learn that Bugatti has ties with France’s other national fascination: food. And for this holiday season, the automaker is offering you the recipe for “Tarte Obernoise,” the dessert Ettore Bugatti loved so much he served it at his wedding. The recipe for the raspberry meringue
German executive Michael Lohscheller is stepping down as CEO of VinFast Global, the automotive arm of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup. Lohscheller will leave the position and return to Europe due to personal reasons, Vingroup said in a statement on Monday. Lohscheller quit his job as CEO of the Stellantis brand Opel in July to lead VinFast’s
When General Motors Corp. filed for bankruptcy and reorganized in 2009, the makings of a Wall Street darling emerged from the wreckage. Aptiv Plc, which grew out of the parts unit spun off from the iconic automaker, soared to $48 billion in market value earlier this year after transforming into a savvy technology company built
Sales of the Chevrolet Camaro may have tanked in recent years compared to the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger but make no mistake, it is still a seriously impressive performance car, particularly in ZL1 guise. Eager to see what this almighty muscle car is all about, Rory Reid from Autotrader recently had the opportunity to
The Tesla Cybertruck, unveiled in concept form two years ago, is not yet available for sale but its crazy angular design has inspired many different products including Tesla’s own Cyberquad for Kids and Cyberwhistle. With winter already here and snow starting to cover a lot of states, independent company Spyker Workshop presented the CyberKAT, a remote-controlled
The 2022 Infiniti Q50 arrives in showrooms this fall largely unchanged from the previous year, although there are a handful of new standard features. That includes wireless Apple CarPlay, although Android Auto still requires a cable (one USB-A and one USB-C port are provided, at least), and the rest of the dual-screen Infiniti InTouch infotainment
German executive Michael Lohscheller is stepping down as CEO of VinFast Global, the automotive arm of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup. Lohscheller will leave the position and return to Europe due to personal reasons, Vingroup said in a statement on Monday. Lohscheller quit his job as CEO of the Stellantis brand Opel in July to lead VinFast’s
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has stepped up its probe into engine fires that have plagued some Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors Corp vehicles for more than six years. The U.S. auto safety agency said it had opened an “engineering analysis” covering about 3 million vehicles to evaluate, among other things, the
Goodyear announced the launch of a new tire designed to be optimized for electric cars, especially Tesla vehicles, which will be the first to get the new tire. The advent of electric vehicles has had an interesting impact on other aspects of the auto industry. The need for more efficiency had suppliers turn their focus
In 1984, the Chevrolet Caprice Classic was something of an oddity. An old-school sedan, it was geared towards big families who needed a big car. First introduced in 1977, by 1984 the third-generation sedan already seemed out of step with the times, according to Motorweek’s John Davis. In this retro review, though, Davis laments the
There’s criminals and then there’s dumb criminals, and 36 year old Bahram Gharony is definitely the latter. Despite working as an auto repair technician for the Boston Police Department, Gharony decided to steal over $260,000 (£193,569 / €229,530) worth of parts, tools, and supplies from the department. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the
New cars for export wait for shipping at a seaport in Yantai, China on September 7, 2021. Feature China | Barcroft Media | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese authorities will allow full foreign ownership of passenger car manufacturing in the country beginning Jan. 1, 2022. That’s according to a release Monday from the Ministry of
Ferrari has signed a multi-year accord with Swiss technology firm Velas Network to create digital content for its fans. Starting next season, Velas, a provider of digital products and services, will become a partner of Ferrari’s Formula 1 racing team. “In addition, Velas will be Title Sponsor of the Ferrari Esports Series, the online mono-brand
NIO chose Norway as the first market it wanted to expand to outside of China and it looks like it is now eyeing Germany and the Netherlands where it has posted job openings. Interestingly, NIO job listings were also posted for the US, where the manufacturer seems to be looking for quite a few specialists.
Your car may be more valuable than what’s in your portfolio. Used auto prices are rising faster than bitcoin and other assets, according to market researcher Jim Bianco. “If you want to know what the best investment you probably had in 2021, it’s that car sitting in your driveway or in that garage,” the Bianco
Ammo NYC founder Larry Kosilla is a car-detailing fanatic, meaning he’s always searching for new ways to make cars look immaculate. One of the more unusual techniques in his repertoire is cleaning an engine bay with dry ice. The process, which involves blasting surfaces with dry ice to remove dirt, has taken off in the
Prime Subaru of Manchester, N.H., has filed a protest with the state’s Motor Vehicle Industry Board over Subaru of New England’s refusal to approve Group 1 Automotive Inc. as buyer of the dealership — the last remaining store in the Prime Automotive Group portfolio. The protest, dated Dec. 10, seeks a hearing and cites violations
By Simon Alvarez Posted on December 25, 2021 Tesla is currently rolling out the 2021 Holiday Update to its fleet, so a good number of the company’s vehicles would likely enjoy some fresh functions and fun new features. But as the Tesla community waits for the Holiday Update, it seems pertinent to explore some of
Genesis apparently can do no wrong with the new models it launches and the GV70 is just the latest example of this. The South Korean car manufacturer unveiled the 2022 GV70 exactly 12 months ago as a smaller, and more attractive, alternative to the larger GV80. Genesis probably should have launched the GV70 before it
Nissan wants to help us all hang on to the final remaining shreds of our sanity with a series of new activities to keep us distracted entertained as the winter once again steals our sunshine. The Japanese company is offering the instructions to make seven of its models out of paper. If you burn through those
Remarketing industry veteran Tom Caruso died Monday at 62 after a battle with cancer. He began his career in 1980 as fleet manager of Concord Auto Auction, becoming general manager in 1984. He was key in winning numerous local and national accounts, which led to its acquisition by ADESA in 1992. Caruso later became executive
A dangerous criminal act was caught on camera in a gas station in Shenzhen, China, when a man set fire to a third-generation Porsche Cayenne during refueling and while a woman was inside the vehicle. Thanks to the quick acts of the personnel, no one was injured, while the suspect was arrested by the police. As
The shift to electrification is in the works at Mercedes-Benz. The new S-Class is amazing, but it didn’t make the final cut this year because it was upstaged by its future replacement: the EQS. A full-size electric hatchback, the Mercedes-Benz EQS is a tour de force even the S-Class can’t match as it lays the
TOKYO — Toyota said it will launch a service next year offering customization and updates for cars as customers increasingly hold on to their vehicles for longer. The service, known as Kinto Factory, will start in late January and offer new safety features, refreshed interiors, and software upgrades to car computer systems. Toyota is trying
General Motors and Waymo are the latest companies to cancel CES plans over COVID-19-related concerns. GM CEO Mary Barra had been scheduled to give a keynote speech at the annual conference on Jan. 5, during which the company would have shown its electric Silverado pickup for the first time. Barra will still make the speech
There are few things in life that would make me happier than being able to live out my fantasy of existing inside a late 80’s or early 90’s beachy television show. I nearly made my Baywatch dreams come true, and now it’s time to go all Miami Vice on my latest find from China’s weirdest
People can come up with all sorts of excuses in order to avoid paying fines even worse, being arrested. A Mercedes C-Class driver who was caught by the German police with several allegedly illegal modifications on his vehicle told officers that he had just purchased the vehicle and had no idea about the mods. As