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Nov 7, 2024, 07:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sauber Motorsport chairman and Audi chief executive Gernot Dollner has said the team’s signing of 20-year-old driver Gabriel Bortoleto is a sign of a “generational shift” in Formula 1. The addition of Bortoleto to the grid means at least a fifth of the 20 F1 drivers

In this article VOW3-DE BSY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A staff member checks a Bentayga SUV on the Bentley production line at its factory in Crewe, England, on Dec. 7, 2022. Phil Noble | Reuters Bentley Motors is once again pushing back a target to exclusively offer all-electric vehicles, with plans to continue

Niamh Lewis Nov 3, 2024, 04:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen celebrates a stunning drive in heavy rain with Red Bull. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Max Verstappen said he “surprised himself” with his superb drive in the rain from 17th on the grid to win the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver is a

In this article STLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A view of the Jeep Plant where United Auto Workers members are picketing on September 18, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio. Sarah Rice | Getty Images DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis announced plans Wednesday to cut a manufacturing shift and indefinitely lay off roughly 1,100 workers at

Nov 6, 2024, 03:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sauber have confirmed Brazil’s Gabriel Bortoleto will drive in 2025 alongside Nico Hulkenberg as the team prepares to transition to Audi for 2026. The team announced on Wednesday Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will leave at the end of the season. Sao Paulo’s Bortoleto joins from

In this article LCID RIVN STLA F GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Production is now set to begin at the former Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, less than two years after GM announced the massive $2.2 billion investment to fully renovate the facility to build a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. Photo by Jeffrey

Open Extended Reactions Max Verstappen is on the brink of a fourth world championship title. Mark Thompson/Getty Images Max Verstappen’s incredible win at the Brazil Grand Prix was singled out for praise by Formula 1’s multiple world champions, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. Verstappen underlined his credentials as a master of the rain in Sao Paulo,

A Toyota bZ Compact SUV is pictured after a briefing on EV (electric vehicle) battery strategies at the companys showroom in Tokyo on December 14, 2021. Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images Japanese automaker Toyota Motor on Wednesday reported its first quarterly operating profit drop in about two years, as it strives to navigate

Nov 4, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Williams boss James Vowles said he was “hurting” after the Formula 1 team suffered three costly crashes in Brazil on Sunday and dropped a place in the constructors’ world championship. Franco Colapinto and Alex Albon both crashed in qualifying at Interlagos, postponed from Saturday, with the

A Wallbox EV charger for electric car is displayed during the “Mondial de l’Auto” at Parc des Expositions on October 15, 2024 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images Silicon anodes appear to be leading the way in the race to commercialize next-generation battery technologies for electric vehicles. The buzz around

A car with autonomous driving system by Alibaba-backed DeepRoute.ai, drives on a street in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 27, 2022.  David Kirton | Reuters BEIJING — Deeproute.ai, a Chinese startup developing autonomous driving systems, announced a $100 million funding round Tuesday from an undisclosed automaker, while emphasizing close ties with chipmaker Nvidia. Pitchbook data

Open Extended Reactions Childhood friends Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly both agreed it was a “beautiful story” to score a double podium for the Alpine team in Brazil. Ocon and Gasly mastered the conditions at Interlagos to finish behind winner Max Verstappen, Alpine’s first double podium finish since Renault returned to the sport in 2017.

In this article 7203.T-JP 7267.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Toyota and Honda have at times been called boring: Honda by its own engineers, Toyota more famously by a chairman descended from the company’s founder. But while they may not have the luster of, say, European sports cars, these two Japanese brands have enviably

Nov 4, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions McLaren have said their priority is to win the Formula 1 constructors’ title after Lando Norris‘s challenge for the drivers’ crown was all but ended in Brazil at the weekend. “The constructors’ championship was always our priority, so this doesn’t change anything,” team boss Andrea Stella

Nov 3, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly finished second and third respectively. Peter Fox – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Alpine hit a possible $50-million jackpot in Brazil on Sunday with French pair Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly finishing second and third respectively to rescue the Renault-owned Formula

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 2, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — Max Verstappen has been demoted from third place to fourth in the final classification of Saturday’s Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race after he was found to be in breach

New Ford F-150 trucks go through the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Plant on April 11, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan.  Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT — The automotive industry has become a crucial topic during the 2024 presidential election as Michigan — home of the Motor City and 1.1 million automotive jobs —

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 2, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — Qualifying for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix has been rescheduled to take place at 7:30 a.m. local time on Sunday due to heavy rain at the Interlagos circuit in Sao

In this article ZE594-CN TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT New cars, among them new China-built electric vehicles of the company BYD, are seen parked in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, October 24, 2024. Yves Herman | Reuters Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD reported third-quarter revenue that topped that of behemoth rival Tesla for

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 2, 2024, 11:58 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Lando Norris said he took no pride in winning Saturday’s sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix after McLaren ordered teammate Oscar Piastri to move out of the lead with two laps

In this article GOOGL META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference at the Office of the Attorney General in New York on February 16, 2024.  Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images With four days until the presidential election, U.S. government officials are

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 1, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been fined €10,000 — half of which will be suspended for a year — for swearing during a post-race press conference in Mexico. The

In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT ZEEKR EV cars are displayed at the 45th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2024. Chalinee Thirasupa | Reuters Chinese electric carmaker Zeekr said Thursday its deliveries surged by 92% in October from a year ago, helping the company clock its best month

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 1, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — Championship leader Max Verstappen will face a five-place grid penalty at Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix after a sixth engine was fitted to his Red Bull for the season. Verstappen

In this article 2015-HK STLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Stellantis worker at work inside of the new Hybrid and PHEV Vehicles Stellantis Group eDCT Assembly Plant on April 10, 2024 in Turin, Italy. Stefano Guidi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Auto giant Stellantis on Thursday reported a 27% decline in third-quarter

Kelly Crandall Oct 31, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kevin Harvick, left, and co-owner Tony Stewart won Stewart-Haas Racing its two NASCAR Cup Series championships in 2011 and 2014. Chris Graythen/Getty Images Rodney Childers hardly goes down into the basement of his North Carolina home. The basement is where you’ll instead find his teenage

In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford workers produce the electric F-150 Lightning pickup at the automaker’s Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on Dec. 13, 2022. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor plans to halt production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning from mid-November until early next year to address

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 31, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO, Brazil — RB driver Liam Lawson says he learned lessons from his collision with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez at the Mexico Grand Prix, but will not change his overall approach

A Carvana sign and signature vending machine in Tempe, Ariz. Michael Wayland | CNBC Carvana on Wednesday raised its 2024 earnings guidance after the online used car retailer significantly topped Wall Street’s third-quarter expectations. Here’s how the company performed in the third quarter, compared with average estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 64 cents vs.

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 30, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Fernando Alonso has an intestinal infection. Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso will miss his second media day in as many weeks on Thursday after receiving specialist treatment