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2:11 PM ET Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. — The love affair between Romain Grosjean and IndyCar will continue another year. The Frenchman will move to Andretti Autosport in 2022 to drive a full season, including the Indianapolis 500. Grosjean did not commit to ovals when he left Formula One to drive for Dale Coyne
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Demand for used vehicles has been high this year, and flooding this month from Hurricane Ida just sent more customers clamoring for cars at Planet Honda in Union, N.J. Planet Honda isn’t alone facing that growing demand. In times like these, General Manager Bill Feinstein said he and other dealership leaders he knows are choosing
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Dave Snydacker is CEO and founder of Lilac Solutions, a lithium extraction startup based in Oakland, California. Courtesy: Lilac Solutions Inc. As consumers, we rely on lithium-ion batteries to power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles. Demand is soaring, and automakers can’t secure partnerships fast enough to keep up. That presents an economic challenge today.
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Consulting firm AlixPartners said Thursday the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage will cost the global automotive industry $210 billion this year, a greater revenue loss than previously thought. That figure is up considerably from the firm’s May forecast, in which it estimated a loss of $110 billion. AlixPartners also says production of 7.7 million units could
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Ford started resuming vehicle production in the U.S. on May 18, 2020 with new coronavirus safety protocols such as health assessments, personal protective equipment and facility modifications to increase social distancing. Ford With no end in sight this year, the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage is now expected to cost the global automotive industry an estimated
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7:28 PM ET Associated Press MONTEREY, Calif. — Colton Herta won the pole at Laguna Seca and will try Sunday to tie his father as a two-time winner at the rolling California road course. The win would actually give him the family throne on the overall victories list. Herta won from the pole in 2019
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A 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV caught fire at a home in Cherokee County, Georgia on Sept. 13, 2021, according to the local fire department. Cherokee County Fire Department DETROIT – As General Motors scrambles to repair defects that caused fires in at least 13 Chevrolet Bolt EVs, the automaker is aggressively working to ensure the
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Sep 19, 2021 Associated Press MONTEREY, Calif. — The tiny IndyCar team Sam Schmidt formed 20 years ago moved another step toward becoming an elite organization with a sponsorship extension by Arrow Electronics announced ahead of Sunday’s race at Laguna Seca. The deal through 2028 retains Arrow’s name in the Arrow McLaren SP team title.
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1:35 PM ET Associated Press MONTEREY, Calif. — IndyCar’s extended partnership with NBC Sports yielded an additional bonus for next year’s schedule, which was already earmarked to air a record number of races on network broadcast. The three-year extension announced with the network in July touted a record 13 races on NBC. That number was
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General Motors has signed an agreement with car-rental giant Hertz Corp. to help funnel more loaner vehicles to dealerships amid the global microchip shortage. As an enhancement to GM’s existing Dealer Courtesy Transportation Program, Hertz will provide loaner vehicles to dealers at GM’s current rate, a GM spokesperson confirmed to Automotive News. Hertz’s primary focus
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6:10 PM ET Associated Press MONTEREY, Calif. — The new faces of IndyCar dominated at Laguna Seca, where Colton Herta won the race, Alex Palou moved an easy Sunday drive away from the championship and Romain Grosjean was treated like a rock star. Herta routed the field — and ran over “either a squirrel or
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LOS ANGELES — American Honda is setting a target of 70,000 in annual sales for the Prologue crossover that it will launch in 2024 on a platform developed by General Motors. And as the Japanese company develops its own EV platform throughout the decade, Honda expects to reach half a million EV sales in North
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6:17 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Tim Wilkerson raced to his second Funny Car victory in three weeks Sunday, beating Cruz Pedregon in the DeWalt NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Wilkerson had a 3.927-second run at 331.36 mph in a Ford Shelby Mustang in the final for his 22nd career victory. He
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