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In this article TM 7203.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. Yoshikazu Tsuno | Gamma-rapho | Getty Images Toyota Motor is investing $1.3 billion in a Kentucky plant to produce a new all-electric, three-row SUV for the U.S. market, the company said Tuesday. The vehicle is expected to

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorFeb 7, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Do you hear that? The whirring sound off in the distance? That’s Formula One‘s rumour mill, and it has been working overtime to catch up with last week’s shock news that Lewis

In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ. GM DETROIT — General Motors plans to spend $19 billion over roughly the next decade through a new supplier deal to source critical materials for use in electric vehicle batteries from LG Chem, the companies said Wednesday. The long-term supplier

Nate Saunders Close Nate Saunders General Editor, F1 Laurence Edmondson Close Laurence Edmondson F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Feb 7, 2024, 09:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alpine has unveiled its new car for the upcoming Formula One season, which will see it continue the recent trend of

The Dubai skyline. Umar Shariff Photography Wheely, a luxury-focused competitor to ride-hailing giant Uber, is launching in Dubai as the company looks to reembark on an international expansion effort that was quashed by Covid in 2020. The company, founded by Russian-Swiss entrepreneur Anton Chirkunov, told CNBC it will offer rides in the United Arab Emirates

In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Ford Mustang Mach-E GT compact sports utility vehicle during the 2022 New York International Auto Show in New York on April 14, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor is rethinking its electric vehicle strategies, including “reassessing” the need

Feb 6, 2024, 08:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton‘s former Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas has said he expects the seven-time Formula One world champion to be a good fit for Ferrari when the British driver moves to the Italian team next year. The switch was announced last week after Hamilton, 39, exercised a

Open Extended Reactions Stake F1, what the longtime Sauber team is now known as, launched its new-for-2024 livery on Monday. ESPN Formula One is gearing up for a new season with two “new” teams on the grid, at least in name: Stake F1 and Visa Cash App RB. Only, these are two existing teams under a

Open Extended Reactions Red Bull boss Christian Horner is under an internal investigation for allegations of inappropriate behaviour. The investigation is being conducted by the wider Red Bull company, not the Red Bull F1 team which Horner has been team boss of since its inception in 2005. Red Bull said in a statement on Monday:

Laurence Edmondson Close Laurence Edmondson F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close Nate Saunders General Editor, F1 Feb 1, 2024, 05:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has won seven drivers’ titles in his F1 career. Michael Potts/BSR Agency/Getty Images Lewis Hamilton is set for a sensational

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on May 13, 2020 in Fremont, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Tesla was sued by district attorneys representing 25 counties in California over the company’s alleged improper handling of hazardous waste materials at

Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has said his blockbuster 2025 Ferrari move will fulfil a “childhood dream” and compared it to the “leap of faith into the unknown” he made to join Mercedes in 2013. Hamilton stunned the racing world and his Mercedes team this week by signing a deal with Ferrari starting next season,

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT SpaceX, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during live interview with Ben Shapiro at the symposium on fighting antisemitism on January 22, 2024 in Krakow, Poland. Omar Marques | Getty Images Elon Musk said late Wednesday that Tesla will hold

Associated Press Feb 3, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Denny Hamlin, who wasn’t even sure he’d be healed from offseason shoulder surgery in time to compete in the Clash at the Coliseum, won the Saturday night exhibition that NASCAR hurried into a one-day show to avoid a dangerous “Pineapple Express”

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tesla Model Y is seen on a Tesla car lot in Austin, Texas, on May 31, 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Tesla upgraded the self-driving hardware on the Model Y car it sells in China, Elon Musk’s automaker said on WeChat on Thursday,

Associated Press Feb 3, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — NASCAR moved The Clash at the Coliseum to Saturday night out of concerns for inclement weather headed toward California. Only heat races were scheduled to be run Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but with a forecast calling for heavy

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla CEO Elon Musk Omar Marques | Getty Images Tesla will pay a fee of $1.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit alleging the company mishandled hazardous waste materials at facilities throughout the state of California for years. The fee is negligible for Tesla, which

Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton will make a sensational move to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula One season on a multiyear contract, the Italian team confirmed on Thursday. Hamilton, a seven-time world champion and winner of a record 103 races, will drive for Mercedes this coming season before replacing Carlos Sainz the following year. –

In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The 2022 Ford Maverick. Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor started the year with a slight increase in sales, as a large jump in hybrid vehicles offset an 11% decline in all-electric cars and trucks. The Detroit automaker on Friday reported sales rose 4.3% last month

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorFeb 2, 2024, 08:51 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted Lewis Hamilton’s decision to leave for Ferrari in 2025 was not a surprise, but admitted the timing, just three weeks before the first day of

In this article CVNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Carvana sign and signature vending machine in Tempe, Ariz. Michael Wayland/CNBC PHOENIX – As layoffs and cost cuts roil Wall Street, from retail and shipping to tech and media, embattled online used car sales giant Carvana says its own restructuring is in the rear

Associated Press Feb 1, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Hunter-Reay and Conor Daly will be competing in this year’s Indianapolis 500 for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, the team announced Thursday. Hunter-Reay will drive the No. 23 Chevrolet as he attempts to qualify for his 16th start in the race. The

In this article RACE-IT RACE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Car key for the Ferrari Purasangue SUV Adam Jeffery | CNBC Ferrari topped Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line earnings expectations for the fourth quarter to finish off a record year of profits for the luxury sports car manufacturer. The automaker reported a net profit

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 09:21 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Buzz for the 2024 NASCAR season will begin to build at Sunday’s Clash at the Coliseum exhibition in Los Angeles. Chris Graythen/Getty Images

ESPN News Services Jan 31, 2024, 07:38 AM ET Longtime race car owner Chip Ganassi issued a public apology after he ran over and killed a driver’s puppy shortly before the start of the Rolex 24 at Daytona over the weekend. In a social media post Tuesday, Ganassi called the incident, in which he ran

A Volvo C40 Recharge electric SUV is on display during the Volvo “A New Era of Volvo Cars” press conference at The Shilla Seoul on March 14, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. Han Myung-gu | Wireimage | Getty Images Volvo Cars shares surged more than 20% Thursday after the Swedish automaker announced that it will

Open Extended Reactions Former Haas boss Guenther Steiner said F1’s decision to block Andretti joining before 2028 shows the sport is in such good health it can no longer afford to have uncompetitive teams. On Wednesday, F1 rejected the joint Andretti-Cadillac bid to join the grid in 2025 or 2026, although it has kept the

Volkswagen, like other car giants, are pushing heavily into AI to boost their technology credentials and make their cars smarter. Ismail Aslandag | Anadolu via Getty Images German automaker Volkswagen has established its own artificial intelligence lab, the company said Wednesday, reflecting growing ambitions from the car industry to adopt the buzzy technology. In a

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA – JANUARY 17, 2024 – A large number of cars are ready to be shipped for export at the port of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, January 17, 2024. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China failed to replace Japan as

In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT General Motors reveals the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt to the media at the 2015 North American International Auto Show on January 12, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors is changing its product lineup strategy to include plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, CEO