Jeep kicked off the arrival of its redesigned Grand Cherokee early last year by launching a new three-row variant dubbed the Grand Cherokee L, priced from a very reasonable $38,690 for the 2021 model year. The regular two-row version of the redesigned Grand Cherokee went on sale late last year as a 2022 model, priced
General Motors CEO Mary Barra says her first ride in a completely driverless car was “nothing short of incredible.” For GM President Mark Reuss, the experience was “mind-blowing.” A video posted Thursday by Cruise, the self-driving vehicle company that’s majority-owned by GM, shows the executives trying out autonomous technology for the first time with no
SHANGHAI — Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) rebuked Stellantis for announcing plans to increase a stake in their joint venture without the Chinese automaker’s approval. In a statement on Thursday, Stellantis said it was planning to increase to 75 percent its stake in the joint venture with GAC, which produces Jeep vehicles. Stellantis and GAC currently
TOKYO – The world’s biggest automaker got bigger in 2021 and by a bigger margin. Japanese juggernaut Toyota Motor Corp. clinched the world sales title again last year and expanded its lead over No. 2 Volkswagen Group by deftly dodging the global semiconductor shortage. Toyota rocked the sales charts by chalking a 10.1 percent increase
Nissan has released the first teaser image and video of the all-electric successor to the Micra supermini for Europe. Designed by Nissan, the model will be based on the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance’s new CMF B-EV platform shared with the future Renault 5 EV. Both vehicles will be built at Renault ElectriCity in northern France,
While the critical amongst us could say that the McLaren Elva is little more than a 720S Spider without a windshield, it is certainly much rarer, more expensive, and offers even better performance. We’ve seen a number of reviews of the car over recent months and to ring in 2022, none other than Jay Leno
1:49 PM ET Associated Press Ernie Francis Jr., who earned national recognition when he won a race in Tony Stewart’s all-star series over the summer, has been hired to drive in Indy Lights this season as part of IndyCar’s Race for Equality & Change initiative. Francis is a Florida native of Haitian descent who has
What kind of car is the 2022 Volvo XC60? What does it compare to? The XC60 crossover seats five people and surrounds them with available all-wheel drive, plug-in hybrid technology, placid light-toned interiors, and a touchscreen infotainment system that’s not as useful as prior versions. Competitors include the Audi Q5, Mercedes GLC-Class, and BMW X3.
After years of the internet collectively bashing Ford Mustang owners for their tendency to crash, it is quite remarkable that accidents like this continue to happen. This particular Mustang crash occurred during a car event recently held at a Lamborghini dealership in Sarasota, Florida. For the first few minutes of the video below, various cars
In this article GM “It’s just surreal,” General Motors CEO Mary Barra says while testing one of the company’s driverless cars in San Francisco, calling it a highlight of her career. Barra took the ride last week in a retrofitted Chevrolet Bolt EV with Kyle Vogt, founder and interim CEO of Cruise, the automaker’s majority-owned
SEBASTOPOL, Calif. — Ford Motor Co. has booked 10,000 orders for the 2022 E-Transit electric van from about 300 commercial and government customers, including retail giant Walmart. Ford will soon begin customer deliveries of the electric vehicle, which starts at $44,900 including shipping and comes in eight configurations. The automaker until now had not disclosed
Nissan will launch a full-electric successor to its Micra small car that will be based on a new EV platform shared with the upcoming Renault 5. The Micra will be designed by Nissan, engineered by alliance partner Renault and built at Renault’s ElectriCity network of factories in Douai, France. The battery-electric hatchback will use Renault-Nissan’s
CARMEL, Calif. — Like its platform mate, the redesigned 2022 Tundra pickup, the Toyota Sequoia large SUV was showing its age in unflattering ways, a victim of the Japanese brand’s extremely long product cycle for its body-on-frame light trucks. Its last full redesign had occurred in 2008, in the midst of the Great Recession and
By Simon Alvarez Posted on January 27, 2022 Over two years since its initial unveiling and the Tesla Cybertruck remains as polarizing as ever. But while critics continue to argue that the vehicle is simply too “ugly” or “strange” to be successful, the Cybertruck is still attracting the interest of many. The most recent one,
10:24 AM ET Some minor adjustments will be made to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix’s Jeddah street circuit to improve driver visibility around corners, organisers said on Thursday. “Firstly, there are going to be one or two slight changes to the track,” Saudi Motorsport Company Chief Executive Martin Whitaker said in a statement. “These tweaks
What kind of car is the 2022 Volvo XC40? What does it compare to? The XC40 pitches Volvo virtues in a compact-crossover footprint. Rivals include the BMW X1, Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class, and the Audi Q3. Is the 2022 Volvo XC40 a good car? Review continues below It’s perky, unpretentious, and plugs in to the electric-car future:
If you needed another reason to keep up with your oil changes, Ram is providing it in Canada by not covering an engine replacement for a truck that was still under warranty. Bowmanville, Ontario’s Moses Fosuo says he will have to scrap his 2018 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel after its engine seized while he was driving
Getty Images Car production in the UK last year fell to its lowest level since 1956, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The SMMT said the figures were dismal, largely thanks to a global microchip shortage and disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It said there was optimism for the
In this article TSLA A Nissan Leaf on the forecourt of a dealership in Lincoln, U.K. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Car production in the U.K. slumped by 6.7% to just 859,575 units in 2021, new figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show. In a statement Thursday, the SMMT
Porsche on Thursday provided an early look at its sports prototype race car being developed for the new LMDh (Le Mans Daytona hybrid) class that will serve as a top category for both the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship from 2023. Porsche will enter its LMDh racer in both the WEC and
General Motors said on Wednesday it would hire more than 8,000 new technical staff this year, as the U.S. automaker accelerates its development of electric vehicles and software-driven services. The automaker hired about 3,000 tech people in 2021. GM said it is expanding teams that electrify cars, develop vehicle software and autonomous technology and engineer
Tesla‘s quarterly revenue rose as the world’s most valuable automaker sold a record number of vehicles to customers despite supply chain headwinds. Net income attributable to shareholders surged to $2.32 billion, compared with $270 million a year earlier. Revenue rose 65 percent to $17.72 billion in the fourth quarter, from $10.74 billion a year earlier.
Tesla will not be launching output of the Cybertruck EV pickup this year as it focuses on increasing capacity at current plants in California and China and begins production at new factories in Texas and Germany, CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday. “We will not be introducing new vehicle models this year,” Musk said on the
What kind of truck is the 2022 Jeep Gladiator? What does it compare to? The Gladiator is the pickup-bedded companion to the Jeep Wrangler. Both are sort of the IRL version of a can of energy drink, which sets the Gladiator apart from Tacomas and Frontiers and pitches it more in the direction of the
Thought drag racing was an easy endeavor that simply requires you to pin the throttle and hold the steering wheel straight? Well, this video proves that’s not the case, particularly when you’re dealing with an extremely powerful vehicle. This clip was recently filmed during the GT-R World Cup, a drag racing event featuring the world’s
Reuters Tesla sales will grow by more than 50% in 2022 compared with last year despite supply chain problems, chief executive Elon Musk has said. The electric carmaker recorded a record $5.5bn (£4bn) earnings last year. Sales at the firm rocketed 71% to $53.8bn in 2021, as it delivered more than 936,000 vehicles to customers.
In this article TSLA Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call that the company won’t release any new models this year, and isn’t currently developing
General Motors said on Wednesday it would hire more than 8,000 new technical staff this year, as the U.S. automaker accelerates its development of electric vehicles and software-driven services. The automaker hired about 3,000 tech people in 2021. GM said it is expanding teams that electrify cars, develop vehicle software and autonomous technology and engineer
PARIS — French auto supplier Valeo said on Wednesday it had appointed deputy CEO Christophe Périllat as its new chief executive, confirming previously announced plans, as the company posted preliminary 2021 results including disappointing cashflow numbers. Valeo said outgoing CEO Jacques Aschenbroich, who became CEO in 2009, will continue to act as chairman of the
PARIS — French auto supplier Valeo said on Wednesday it had appointed deputy CEO Christophe Périllat as its new chief executive, confirming previously announced plans, as the company posted preliminary 2021 results including disappointing cashflow numbers. Valeo said outgoing CEO Jacques Aschenbroich, who became CEO in 2009, will continue to act as chairman of the