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11 women who changed automotive history and the 2021-03-01 15:13:00Today marks the first day of National Women’s History Month. To celebrate, we’re celebrating women whose ideas, tenacity and inventions ch

"Hot Wheels Unleashed" video game coming Sept. 30 2021-03-01 14:00:00If you're running out of space for your Hot Wheels collection, why not take it digital? Scheduled to be released Sept. 30, "Hot Wheels Unleashed" i

The 2021 Chevrolet Corvette no longer starts below 2021-03-01 13:00:00When the Chevrolet Corvette C8 debuted for the 2020 model year, a base price of just under $60,000 was one of the main highlights. However, that will

Aston Martin commits to current sports cars, mid-engine 2021-03-01 11:45:00Aston Martin last week held an investor presentation detailing its 2020 financial results, during which new CEO Tobias Moers outlined some of the auto

Maserati GranTurismo spy shots, modern VW Microbus, new 2021-03-01 11:00:00Maserati is out testing the new mechanical package for a redesigned GranTurismo and is using a makeshift Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio body to keep p

C-Class-like electric sedan likely to be based on 2021-03-01 10:00:00Mercedes-Benz has just launched a new generation of its C-Class but the handsome sedan won't have a battery-electric variant to take on the Tesla Mod

2022 Honda CR-V spy shots: Redesign coming for 2021-03-01 08:45:00Honda has been spotted testing a prototype for what's likely to be its next-generation CR-V. The CR-V has grown in size over the years from a compact

There's another team aiming to break the world 2021-03-01 08:00:00In January we learned that the United Kingdom's Bloodhound project aiming to set a new land speed record for a steerable car had come to a halt due t

2022 Land Rover Defender adds V-8, but you'll 2021-03-01 07:00:00Ever since the modern Land Rover Defender's reveal in 2019, fans have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of a V-8 option. Well, we can confirm th

Teaser for VW's self-driving van due in 2025 2021-03-01 06:00:00Volkswagen in 2025 will launch a self-driving version of its upcoming electric van based on the ID.Buzz concept first shown in 2017, the automaker sai

2023 Maserati GranTurismo spy shots: New grand tourer 2021-03-01 02:00:00A test mule for Maserati's long-awaited redesign of the GranTurismo has been spotted for the first time. A test mule is where the engineers hide the

How to protect everything with paint protection film 2021-02-28 11:00:00If you want to keep your car's paint looking new, paint protection film is a great option. The name is pretty self-explanatory, but this video from A

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More XPeng EVs head to Norway 2021-02-04 11:12:00XPeng has shipped a second batch of over 200 G3 smart electric SUVs to Norway. This follows an earlier initial batch of 100 in December 2020.

Ford terminates EV plans with Zotye 2021-02-04 09:45:00Ford has decided to terminate plans to launch electric vehicle joint ventures with China's Zotye Auto.

UK CV sales off to a good start 2021-02-04 08:53:00The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market enjoyed growth in the first month of 2021, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers

Constellium planning a recycling investment in Europe 2021-02-04 08:09:00Constellium on Thursday announced it was in the advanced planning stages of an investment to increase its recycling capacity in Europe.

Scania to test self-driving trucks on motorways 2021-02-04 06:18:00Scania has been granted permission by the Swedish Transport Agency to test self-driving trucks on the E4 motorway between Södertälje and J&o

Perodua targets record sales and output in 2021 2021-02-04 06:04:00Perodua, Malaysia's second national car company, said it aimed to increase sales by 9% to 240,000 vehicles in 2021 from 220,163 units in 2020.

UK car market down 39.5% in January 2021-02-04 06:00:00New car sales in the UK were down almost 40% in January as showroom closures due to population lockdowns stifled demand.

GM Korea to cut output due to chip 2021-02-04 05:33:00GM Korea said it would cut production by 50% at one of its three plants from next week due to the global shortage of semiconductors.

Valeo commits to carbon neutrality by 2050 2021-02-04 03:39:00Valeo says it is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and will have reached 45% of its objective by 2030.

Chips shortage hits four GM plants 2021-02-03 12:34:00General Motors has become the latest automaker hit by the global shortage of semiconductor chips as it said on Wednesday it would take down production

Kia to sign EV deal with Apple - 2021-02-03 12:24:00Kia reportedly will sign a KRW4 trillion (US$3.59bn) deal with Apple to build electric vehicles.

Daimler to split into two 2021-02-03 10:52:00Daimler announced on Wednesday it plans separation into two "pure-play" companies and a majority listing of Daimler Truck to "accelerate into a zer

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Hyundai Releases Bayon Euro Crossover 2021-03-02 17:45:19Don’t get too excited. Hyundai’s Bayon is at present a European-only crossover SUV that the brand announced today. All-new in the B-segmen

Volvo Cars Now Following Lynk & Co Playbook, 2021-03-02 17:00:36There was a time when practically any automaker could earn a few brownie points by proclaiming that they too would be transitioning toward becoming an

Rare Rides: The 1984 Ford LTD LX, a 2021-03-02 16:36:09Though most of the Ford LTDs produced during its Fox-Body years were of the ho-hum middling variety, a few escaped the factory with extra zest and per

Jaguar Land Rover Deathwatch: Hitting Reset on EV 2021-03-02 14:14:08Jaguar Land Rover has canceled several planned vehicles and opted to reassess its Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA) after the company started fr

Infiniti QX80 Goes Glamping in Russia 2021-03-02 08:00:50    Infiniti’s wanderlust has taken the QX80 to other faraway locations, but none quite as exotic as Privolzhskoe, Tver Oblast, R

Tesla Model S Prototype Spotted With Fabled Steering 2021-03-01 15:30:26Several weeks ago, Tesla officially announced planned updates to the Model S and Model X as part of a comprehensive refresh. The vehicles would be get

Rare Rides: The 2008 Spyker C8 Spyder, Dramatically 2021-03-01 14:33:17Today’s Rare Ride is the premier offering from Spyker Cars, a deceased Dutch firm that was reborn at the turn of the century. Spyker made sure n

Cadillac to Expand V-Series Performance Lineup, Blackwing 2021-03-01 13:15:56As much as we like to chide domestic automakers for abandoning traditional cars for the juicier margins of crossover vehicles, they haven’t done

Junkyard Find: 1983 Plymouth Scamp 2021-03-01 09:00:05North American sales of Japanese-made small pickups went crazy during the 1970s, with the Detroit Big Three getting in on the action with rebadged Maz

Geely Nixes Volvo Merger, Volvo CEO Explains 2021-02-27 08:00:22Despite having already having Volvo Cars as one of its many subsidiaries, China’s Geely signaled roughly a year ago that it wanted to merge with

Buy/Drive/Burn: The Cheapest Passenger Vans in America for 2021-02-26 17:00:03We’ve been on a cheapskate (or value, if you prefer) kick lately at Buy/Drive/Burn. We’ve covered the cheapest new sedans and trucks on sa

Pennzoil Embraces Carbon Neutrality 2021-02-26 16:03:23Pennzoil has announced it will offer carbon neutral passenger car lubricants in North America, starting with their Platinum line of full synthetic mot

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Volvo juices EV push with C40 Recharge 2021-03-02 09:00:00The all-new compact crossover coupe, on sale at U.S. stores in the second half, signals Volvo's ambitions to become an EV-only brand by 2030.

Hertz to sell to Knighthead, Certares in plan 2021-03-02 08:21:51The bid is backed by a travel industry-focused investment fund that Knighthead and Certares created last year to take advantage of an expected rebound

India woos Tesla with offer of cheaper production 2021-03-02 08:07:38India is ready to offer incentives to ensure Tesla Inc.'s cost of production would be less than in China if the carmaker commits to making its electr

Nio expects Q1 deliveries between 20,000 and 20,500 2021-03-02 07:00:30As of January, Nio had delivered 82,866 electric cars in China since its first model came to market in June 2018. Its high-end utility vehicles have p

Infiniti scraps Formula 1-inspired high-performance hybrid coupe 2021-03-02 07:00:00Project Black S, based on the Q60 coupe, debuted as a running prototype at the 2018 Paris auto show to showcase technologies developed in collaboratio

Hyundai, Kia post lower Feb. volume 2021-03-02 07:00:00U.S. light-vehicle sales fell nearly 10 percent at Hyundai and Kia in February, in line with forecasts for what is expected to be a weaker month with

Toyota to raise $4.7 billion in bond sales 2021-03-02 06:50:07Toyota said proceeds from the sale of “Woven Planet Bonds” will be used for projects such as the development of zero emission and assisted

Mercedes misses fuel economy targets in U.S., China 2021-03-02 02:33:41Daimler's decision to prioritize Europe for Mercedes EVs led to the automaker failing to achieve fuel economy targets in the two key markets.

Volvo to be electric-only brand by 2030; EVs 2021-03-02 00:00:00Volvo aims to be an electric-only brand in less than a decade and plans to sell all its EVs exclusively via its online store. When asked what this mea

Five Star Automotive buys 5 Ind. stores, expands 2021-03-01 17:05:50The Five Star Automotive Group, based in Atlanta, has purchased five Mike Raisor Automotive Group dealerships in Lafayette, Ind. The expansion include

Startup plan takes hold at Ind. plant 2021-03-01 00:00:01The old Hummer plant in Mishawaka, Ind., has seen ventures come and go. It now has a well-financed startup on-site.

The latest numbers on auto production affected by 2021-03-01 00:00:01Here is the latest tally measuring the impact of the global microchip shortage on vehicle production, as provided by AutoForecast Solutions.

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Novitec’s Refined McLaren 765LT Prides Itself With 844 2021-03-02 17:49:21Do you remember that time Novitec disappointed us with one of their tuning packages? Yeah, me neither. One thing’s for sure; when it comes d

Dodge Viper "The Patriot" Brings SRT Back in 2021-03-02 17:29:31The year was 2013 and Ralph Gilles, who was leading the then-a-brand SRT effort, announced that the SRT Viper GTS-R would be returning to Le Mans. Jum

2022 Audi e-tron GT “Shooting Brake” Design Study 2021-03-02 16:44:27Previewed three years ago by a concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the e-tron GT is an electric four-door sedan with premium appointments. Unde

C8 Corvette "Split Window" Rendering Blends Mid-Engine Layout 2021-03-02 15:11:37Introduced in 1962 for the 1963 model year, the second-generation Corvette received the “Sting Ray” nameplate over the metal strip that sp

Doug DeMuro Reviews 2021 Volkswagen ID.4, It’s Full 2021-03-02 13:16:41One of the newest EVs in the United States, the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 is a good electric vehicle by many accounts. The jacked-up brother of the ID

Here’s A Turbocharged Kawasaki KZ650 With 110 HP 2021-03-02 13:05:29Let’s set things straight; the folks over at North Carolina’s Magnum Opus are no strangers to the realm of custom motorcycles, alright?

Very Original 1986 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4x4 Offered 2021-03-02 12:06:15Introduced in 1984 and discontinued in 1989, the first-generation 4Runner is extremely desirable for many reasons. From the pickup underpinnings to th

Boeing’s Loyal Wingman AI Drone Takes to the 2021-03-02 11:37:53Australia is not exactly the place people usually associate with aircraft making, and for a good reason. Over the past half a century, not a single mi

A Close Look at What Land Rover's 2022 2021-03-02 11:29:11A little more than a year after it debuted the modern version of its epic off-roader, Land Rover has given the Defender a series of upgrades for the 2

Alpine Unveils 2021 Formula 1 Car Wearing a 2021-03-02 11:23:10Meet the new Alpine A521 Formula 1 car, an evolution of last year’s Renault R.S. 20 racer that finished fifth in the constructor standings, 14 p

2023 Jeep Baby SUV to Enter Production in 2021-03-02 10:50:35It’s been quite some time since a high-ranking executive at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles told Automotive News that Jeep considers introducing a sub

Volvo Unveils Sleek-Looking C40 Recharge EV With 210-Mile 2021-03-02 10:35:53Following an announcement that it will go all-electric by 2030, Volvo gave us a preview of its second EV, the C40 Recharge. A coupe-style crossover th