The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles has released the list of vanity plates it denied to Oregonians in 2021. The list is surprisingly long and shows just how excited people were to drive around with dirty words on their cars. While it’s obvious why some of these plates were denied, I genuinely struggle to understand
In this article TSLA Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S car in Hawthorne, California October 9, 2014. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters A lawyer for Tesla asked a law firm to fire one its attorneys or risk losing its work for the electric automaker led by Elon Musk,
Guido Dumarey is an outspoken Belgian engineer who in 1986 created Punch Group, a family-owned collection of businesses and investments in Europe with annual revenue of more than 500 million euros. Much of that revenue comes from Punch Group’s automotive arm, which supplies powertrain parts and engineering services. Dumarey, who is CEO at Punch Group,
Car sales reps and finance managers often operate in silos, with little motivation to work together to sell finance and insurance products. But at the nine Sacramento, Calif., area dealerships owned by Niello Co., a compensation plan rewards salespeople for products sold by finance managers and also motivates those managers to sell more products, said
With the transition to electric cars, many fear that driving pleasure and fun will go away. Moreover, now that ICE powerplants will go extinct, what about racing and race cars? Well this independent video review of the Porsche Mission R gives us real hope. Announced late last year, the Mission R is the first all-electric
5:55 AM ET Top Indian driver, Jehan Daruvala has teamed up with reigning champions Prema Racing for a third year in the FIA Formula 2 Championships, a make or break season for his Formula 1 dream. The 23-year-old from Mumbai will also remain a part of the Red Bull Junior Team for the third successive
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Ford Super Duty F-250? What does it compare to? The 2022 Ford F-Series Super Duty is a lineup of brawny, beefy trucks that do battle with the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500HD models as well as the Ram 2500. Is the 2022 Ford Super Duty F-250 a
It’s no secret that the used car market is exploding right now. The classic car market has been growing even more in some niches. It’s no surprise then that traditional auction houses and online auction sites are raking in serious profits. What is surprising is that for the first time ever Bring A Trailer, an
In this article DOGE.CM= TSLA SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Britta Pedersen | Getty Images The price of dogecoin jumped more than 15% on Friday before paring gains after Tesla began accepting the cryptocurrency as
A prototype for the seventh-generation Ford Mustang, the S650, has been spotted for the first time. Previously thought to be arriving in late 2022 as a 2023 model, the car is now expected to arrive midway through 2023, which means we’ll likely see it arrive as a 2024 model. Blame supply shortages and other pandemic-related
LONDON — Jaguar Land Rover sales dipped 1.2 percent in 2021 on reduced deliveries of Jaguar cars and a shortage of semiconductors. JLR sold 420,856 vehicles last year, with the Land Rover brand posting 334,586, up 3.4 percent, and the Jaguar marque down 16 percent to 86,270, the automaker said in a statement. Semiconductor shortages
When Rivian launched its much-delayed R1T electric pickup last fall, the reviews were breathless. “The coolest pickup ever made,” said auto enthusiast and popular YouTube presenter Doug DeMuro. “The most remarkable pickup truck we’ve ever driven,” declared MotorTrend before naming it Truck of the Year. More recently, the Amazon-backed startup has been on something of
Volvo Trucks Corporation has announced the next generation of its all-electric, Class 8 VNR trucks for the North American market, including upgrades to battery size, range, and charging speeds. Furthermore, Volvo Trucks has introduced two additional configurations for its commercial fleets customers to choose from. Volvo Group (AB Volvo) is a multinational corporation whose subsidiary
Pro driver Randy Pobst hot laps the 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman S around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Motor Trend’s 2017 Best Driver’s Car.
7:20 AM ET Aston Martin have named Mike Krack as its team principal following the departure of Otmar Szafnauer, the Formula One team announced on Friday. Krack joins from BMW, where he led the German manufacturer’s global motorsport division. He has worked previously in F1 with Swiss-based Sauber. The move means he will work again
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Dodge Durango? What does it compare to? The 2022 Dodge Durango is a three-row SUV that went to the gym and tanning salon but may have skipped laundry day. It’s a bit past its sell-by date, but we like it anyway. Shop it against the Ford Explorer and
A bizarre 1989 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible designed to look like a Ferrari Testarossa has sold at auction for an undisclosed amount. The car is officially known as the Brillianté by the company that built it and started out life just like any other Corvette Convertible. It was then sent to Classic International who charged $37,000
In this article F Incoming Ford CEO Jim Farley (left) and Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. pose with a 2021 F-150 during an event Sept. 17, 2020 at the company’s Michigan plant that produces the pickup. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor Chair Bill Ford has been slowly amassing more shares, and
PARIS — Citroen’s global sales increased by 7 percent in 2021 amid the semiconductor shortage, with gains in every region, the automaker said. The Stellantis brand recorded 796,868 sales, with 624,140 in Europe (a gain of 1.2 percent), 61,695 in the Middle East and Africa (up 12 percent); 48,615 in South America (up 39 percent);
A year ago, Jannell Ford in Hanover, Mass., promised to charge no more than sticker price for the highly anticipated Bronco SUV. But that was before the industry’s microchip shortage led new-vehicle inventory to dry up. For Ford’s next hot product, the F-150 Lightning electric pickup due out this spring, the dealership is charging a
U.S. truck fleet operator J.B. Hunt Transport Services and Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit Waymo are expanding their alliance to deploy fully autonomous trucking operations in Texas in the next few years, the companies said on Friday. In June last year, the companies began testing self-driving trucks, with a driver and a technician supervising, to deliver
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Not to be outdone by the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia launched its all-electric EV6 just a few months later and while the two EVs share a platform and have many of the same features, they are quite different. We’ve seen a number of EV6 reviews over recent weeks but this review from Autogefühl is particularly
7:20 AM ET Aston Martin have named Mike Krack as its team principal following the departure of Otmar Szafnauer, the Formula One team announced on Friday. Krack joins from BMW, where he led the German manufacturer’s global motorsport division. He has worked previously in F1 with Swiss-based Sauber. “It is a thrill and an honour
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class? What does it compare to? The CLA sedan dresses up the Mercedes-Benz lineup’s small car family with dramatic styling and at least a hint of luxury. It’s worth shopping against the BMW 2-Series, Audi A3, and Mercedes-Benz A-Class. Is the 2022 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class a good car?
Driving in snow requires a lot of skill and care; having a capable vehicle also helps. However, the owner of this Toyota Corolla has proven that you don’t even need four wheels to drive in the snow. This clip was recently shared to YouTube after being filmed in the small town of Smoky Lake in
A Neta (Nezha) V electric car is on display at the Hozon Auto stand during an auto show in Tianjin, China, on Oct. 4, 2021. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Tesla and BYD remained by far the market leaders in China’s electric car market in 2021, while new competitors emerged
Honda has launched a redesigned Civic Si for 2022, and the stylish sports sedan shows that you don’t need to spend a fortune for a fast, fun ride. However, the 200-hp Si isn’t the end of the performance road for the Civic. That honor goes to the Type R hot hatch, a new generation of
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court dismissed a complaint on Thursday brought by the cities of Brussels, Madrid and Paris against the European Commission in which they accused it of setting car emissions limits for nitrogen oxides too high. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) thereby overruled an earlier judgement in
A divided U.S. Supreme Court blocked the centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s push to get more people vaccinated amid a Covid-19 surge, rejecting an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule that would have required 80 million workers to get shots or periodic tests. The court let a separate rule take effect requiring shots for workers