The U.S. luxury market, long a battleground where Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus fought for every inch of terrain, is increasingly facing a challenge from Tesla, according to the latest new-vehicle registration data from Experian. Through the end of October, Tesla’s Model Y crossover and Model 3 sedan were the two most popular vehicles offered by
As the stock market swoons over electric vehicle companies such as Tesla and Lucid, another EV revolution is about to change the way America works. This one, though, is unlikely to ever become a trending topic on Twitter. Electric work vehicles, including refuse trucks and buses, have started reaching streets across the country. One of
This summer, Porsche took the Cayenne Turbo GT on a quick drive around the Nurburgring and came away with an SUV lap record at the track. But does speed translate to a good time? It’s hard to argue that Porsche hasn’t done something impressive with the massive vehicle. Its 4.0-liter V8 makes 631 hp (640
7:42 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Dale Coyne Racing and Vasser Sullivan Racing announced Friday they will end their IndyCar Series partnership. The two teams had worked together for the past four seasons. Coyne’s team issued a statement acknowledging Vasser Sullivan wanted to focus on its sports car entries, though the Vasser Sullivan team
Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Millennials, a generation that some disregarded as not being interested in driving, have rapidly become the largest generation of new car buyers in the U.S. While it’s traditional for each generation to eventually overtake the previous one, Millennials – born between 1977 and 1994 – have done it
The nominees for our annual Best Car To Buy 2022 competition were announced, the 2024 Audi A4 was spotted, and new details regarding the Tesla Cybertruck were released. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We announced the final nominees in the fight to be named Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy
WASHINGTON — Canada is threatening to impose tariffs on U.S. exports, including auto sector goods, if Congress advances a proposal on electric vehicle tax credits that the Canadian government says poses a “significant threat” to its automotive industry. In a letter sent Friday to U.S. Senate leadership, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Trade
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For most of its 374 miles across New Mexico’s midsection, Interstate 40 runs straight through vast expanses of high desert. But there’s a geographic blip five miles east of Albuquerque, where the highway squeezes through a canyon in the Sandia Mountain Range, climbs to an elevation of 7,200 feet and wriggles around
MILAN — Lancia will pursue profitability over volume to secure a long-term home in the 14 brand Stellantis stable and try to Mercedes-Benz to do so, its boss Luca Napolitano said. Lancia has in recent years retreated from a past littered with world rally titles and iconic cars such as the Delta to a single
A new Tesla Cybertruck prototype with an updated design has been spotted on the automaker’s Fremont factory test track. It’s the best look we had at the upcoming electric pickup truck in a while. Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck back in 2019 and for the longest time, only a single prototype of the electric pickup truck
12:00 PM ET Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff and his Red Bull rival Christian Horner put on a display of sportsmanship ahead of the Formula One title showdown at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after months of trading bitter barbs. Facing the media with the constructors’ championship trophy between them, the pair shook hands
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Cadillac Escalade? What does it compare to? With the Escalade, Cadillac mounts a luxurious challenge to other full-size, three-row SUVs ranging from the related Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban and GMC Yukon to the Lincoln Navigator, BMW X7, and Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class. Is the 2022 Cadillac Escalade a good SUV? Review continues
Mangrove Lithium’s pilot plant in Vancouver, Canada. Photo courtesy: Saad Dara, CEO Mangrove Lithium Bill Gates’ investment fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures recently invested $10 million in a seven-person start-up with no revenue and no customers, Mangrove Lithium. It’s a niche investment, but could have critical implications for the rapidly growing electric vehicle market, as its
DETROIT — General Motors plans to build electric vehicles at price points for all consumers, not just luxury buyers, and a government incentive could help accelerate EV adoption, CEO Mary Barra said Thursday. Many EV startups cater to a luxury, high-spending market, but GM’s portfolio will run the gamut, with a Chevrolet Equinox-size model for
Big rigs inadvertently drifting into another lane could become less of a hazard on roadways as Daimler Trucks North America and supplier Robert Bosch roll out a new driver-assist feature for trucks. In what the companies say is a first for the commercial vehicle market, Bosch and Daimler partnered to produce a Level 2 lane-centering
LONDON — The UK and the Netherlands are ramping up efforts to woo Rivian Automotive as the start-up company looks for a location for its first factory outside of the U.S. Rivian said in a stock-market prospectus in October that it intends to begin sales in Europe in the near-term, targeting the pickup, SUV, and
Ford has updated pricing of the 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E model, which initially was introduced (in October) with the same prices as the 2021 model year version. This month – as reported by CarsDirect – the prices went up by about $1,000-$3,000, depending on tve ersion. That’s not a great news, especially since the general
9:30 AM ET ABU DHABI – Max Verstappen said his opinion of Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes team has gone down during their championship fight in 2021. Verstappen and Hamilton have collided on track three times this season and go into the final race of the year, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, level on points.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a plethora of fuel economy details for various 2022 model year vehicles but it’s not those that have caught our attention. Instead, it is the weird image that the EPA has added to its Fuel Economy website. Evidently, those behind the website didn’t want to use a stock
In this article TSLA Tesla Model 3 Source: Tesla The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it is communicating with Tesla regarding faulty Autopilot cameras in some of the electric vehicles the company produced in Fremont, California. As CNBC reported on Monday, Tesla is replacing repeater cameras in some of its U.S.-made
Infiniti’s QX50 small crossover enters the 2022 model year with a number of additional features included as standard, though there’s still only the one powertrain and it’s hardly what you’d call exciting or even premium. The current QX50 was introduced for the 2019 model year and for 2022 has been joined by a more coupe-like
New York dealer Kitty Van Bortel has sued Ford Motor Co., claiming the automaker reneged on its plan to allow her to purchase a dealership in western New York state and alleging that gender discrimination is a factor. Van Bortel and her brother, Howard Van Bortel, who is a minority partner in two of her
If you want to pick a milestone in the convergence of trucks and new mobility, rewind six and a half years to the evening of May 5, 2015. Daimler introduced what it called the world’s first autonomous truck licensed to drive on public roads, and it did so in a spectacle worthy of Hollywood. It
Professional driver Randy Pobst has nearly 100 road race wins, but none of them have been off-road. On this episode of BFGoodrich’s The Racing Line presented by Tire Rack (http://www.tirerack.com), Randy takes the role of the student and learns off-road–driving techniques from BFG Pro Driver John Williams. Will Randy still be the fastest man when
Volkswagen Group said it will reassign responsibility for its China business unit to VW brand chief Ralf Brandstaetter. The company veteran will take over the role on Aug. 1, 2022, VW said in a statement on Thursday. Skoda boss Thomas Schaefer will become VW brand CEO. Schaefer will familiarize himself with the VW brand role
By Joey Klender Posted on December 9, 2021 Tesla is taking more steps to help owners avoid the act of ICEing, where combustion engine cars purposefully park in electric vehicle charging stations to cause an inconvenience. Tesla is now deploying a new system in China within its Smartphone App that will unlock floor-locking devices, making
11:50 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato will drive for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware next season in a deal announced Thursday that keeps the popular driver from Japan in the IndyCar Series at least another year. Sato has 12 years of IndyCar experience with 198 starts and
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Infiniti QX80? What does it compare to? With the QX80, Infiniti stretches into full-size luxury SUV territory. The QX80 seats up to eight people, drops a 400-hp V-8 under the hood, and can tow with the other big names in its silken set—vehicles like the Cadillac Escalade, GMC
In this article FOUN DCRC Solid Power’s 22-layer, 20Ah all solid-state lithium metal cell compared to the company’s first-generation 10-layer, 2Ah cell. Solid Power Shares of electric vehicle battery cell supplier Solid Power surged as much as 14% during the company’s Nasdaq debut Thursday morning following the completion of a SPAC deal. The stock’s initial
Wholesale used-vehicle prices set new records once again in November as consumer demand remained high amid continued inventory shortages. Cox Automotive’s Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, which tracks vehicles sold at Manheim’s U.S. auctions, rose 44 percent in November compared with the same month in 2020. The November index increased 3.9 percent from October, according