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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

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

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

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.

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

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

Tesla Inc. delivered a record 466,140 cars worldwide in the second quarter, outpacing Wall Street estimates. The results, posted Sunday, demonstrated that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk‘s vow to chase volume by cutting prices have had their intended effect. Analysts Bloomberg surveyed had expected Tesla to ship 448,350 cars in the quarter. “It’s a big

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lucas Jackson | Reuters Tesla posted its second-quarter vehicle production and delivery report for 2023 on Sunday. Here are the key numbers from the electric vehicle maker: Total deliveries Q2 2023: 466,140 Total production Q2 2023: 479,700 The numbers beat analysts’ expectations and indicate that deliveries

Associated Press Jul 2, 2023, 04:20 PM ET Alex Palou continued his dominance of IndyCar at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, executing perfect strategy with a fast car to beat Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon by a wide margin for his third straight win and fourth in the last five races. “Three in a row, let’s

Scammers who previously defrauded COVID-19 stimulus programs switched to target the auto finance industry in 2022, Point Predictive concluded in a fraud report released in June. These schemes contributed to a 35 percent increase in auto loan identity and synthetic identity fraud last year, according to Point Predictive’s 2023 Auto Lending Fraud Trends Report. Meanwhile,

By nearly every measure, buying a car has become extremely expensive. Not only are new vehicle prices near an all-time high, but the interest rate to finance a purchase has also jumped dramatically. Now, fewer affordable new cars even hit the market, according to recent reports. Today, new cars priced under $30,000 make up just

Associated Press Jul 1, 2023, 12:30 PM ET IndyCar driver Simon Pagenaud walked away unharmed from a terrifying wreck during practice at Mid-Ohio on Saturday, where his car from Meyer Shank Racing rolled seven times through a gravel trap before coming to rest on its side. Pagenaud remained motionless in his car for a moment

Former colleagues and industry executives paid tribute to Lotus design chief Peter Horbury, who has died at age 73. Horbury, probably best known for turning around Volvo design, died on Thursday in China, according to multiple sources. “He was a proper giant in car design. Everybody knew Peter. There will be a pain felt throughout

Over half of all new cars sold in the U.S. by 2030 are expected to be electric vehicles. That could put a major strain on our nation’s electric grid, an aging system built for a world that runs on fossil fuels. Domestic electricity demand in 2022 is expected to increase up to 18% by 2030

Associated Press Jul 1, 2023, 05:24 PM ET CHICAGO — Denny Hamlin won the pole Saturday for the NASCAR Cup Series’ first street race, edging Tyler Reddick on the tricky course in downtown Chicago. Hamlin led the way for the race Sunday with a lap of 88.435 seconds at an average speed of 89.557 mph

U.S. light-vehicle sales rose for the 11th consecutive month in June at Hyundai and Kia, helped by rising inventories and more generous discounts tied to July 4 holiday promotions. Hyundai said deliveries rose 10 percent to 69,351 last month, but retail sales, a strength for the brand in recent months, slipped 2 percent to 61,991.

In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2023 Ford Super Duty F-350 Limited Ford DETROIT — Let’s set a scene: A pickup driver and their spouse, the truck in reverse, attempting to align the hitch ball on the pickup with a coupler on the trailer. “A little left. No, your left. No,

Toyota Motor Corp. will split its manufacturing and components operations in North America by powertrain, and it will install one of its leading female executives to oversee production operations of battery-electric vehicles. Meanwhile, Mike Sweers, who led Toyota’s sweeping global redesign of its body-on-frame vehicles, has been promoted to head of the automaker’s North American

SPIELBERG, Austria — Max Verstappen slammed the FIA for the number of deleted lap times during qualifying for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, saying it made Formula One look silly and its drivers look like amateurs. The FIA stewards deleted 47 laps during the three qualifying sessions on Friday at the Red Bull Ring as drivers

Dealership software provider Impel is rolling out a chatbot driven by generative artificial intelligence that’s designed for auto dealers and automakers. The release of its Chat AI automated conversational tool follows the company’s $104 million growth equity financing disclosed in January. Chat AI is now in beta testing with roughly 50 U.S. dealerships. Plans call

Associated Press Jun 29, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Tony Kanaan insisted after driving in his final Indianapolis 500 in May that he wasn’t done with racing entirely. Turns out he’s not even leaving his team. Arrow McLaren announced Thursday the creation of a new hybrid role within its racing program for Kanaan, the popular Brazilian

Ford Motor Co. is recalling certain 2019-20 Fusion PHEV models for loss of power and fire risks. Owners are advised not to charge their vehicles until the remedy is completed, according to a Ford filing with NHTSA. If charged, the battery energy control module might become damaged because of excessive voltage and current flow. The

In this article PSNY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Polestar 2, a battery-electric crossover SUV. Polestar owners in North America will have access to Tesla’s charging network starting next year. Source: Polestar Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar said Thursday that it has signed a deal with Tesla that will allow drivers of its

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 29, 2023, 11:23 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year NASCAR will take to the streets of Chicago on Sunday for a first-of-its-kind race for the series. Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports It was 74 years and

From the wiring to the sheet metal to the software, automakers that plan to adopt Tesla’s plug for their own EVs have bigger design and engineering challenges than just changing the receptacle in the charge port. So far, General Motors, Ford, Rivian and Volvo have committed to adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard plugs. Stellantis

A group opposed to a Ford Motor Co. electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Mich., is suing the city in hopes of stopping construction of the $3.5 billion project, according to court documents. The plant — dubbed BlueOval Battery Park Michigan — is set to open in 2026. It is expected to create about 2,500

Red Bull boss Helmut Marko has cast further doubt over Nyck de Vries’ future with AlphaTauri after admitting Christian Horner was right to have reservations about signing him. De Vries was signed to Red Bull’s junior team after an impressive points-scoring finish on his F1 debut at last year’s Italian Grand Prix while deputising for

SEOUL, South Korea – When the Kia EV9 arrives in U.S. showrooms this year, the new all-electric three-row crossover will take the South Korean brand into uncharted territory as its new flagship. Kia wants the EV9 to move its image up-market while also reeling in customers from rivals. The strategy seems to be working in