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Mercedes-Benz AMG introduces E Performance branding for electrified 2021-03-03 08:30:00Mercedes-Benz AMG's 2021 Formula One race car was unveiled on Tuesday as the W12 E Performance. The “E Performance” portion of the name s

Infiniti's 500-hp Q60 Project Black S is dead 2021-03-03 07:00:00Infiniti’s wild Q60 Project Black S originally unveiled as a concept at the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show looks to be dead. A prototype o

Volvo CEO confirms sub-XC40 crossover 2021-03-03 06:00:00Volvo’s smallest model at present is the XC40 compact crossover, which will soon be joined by a coupe-like variant coming exclusively in battery

Ferrari LaFerrari successor spy shots: Le Mans Hypercar 2021-03-03 04:00:00Ferrari engineers have been spotted again with a test mule using the makeshift body of a LaFerrari to hide its new mechanicals. The test mule is thoug

The NHRA is preparing for an electric drag 2021-03-02 14:00:00The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is the latest racing sanctioning body to take a serious look at electric cars. Organizers are asking for input

Alfa Romeo, Alpine, McLaren and Mercedes-Benz AMG show 2021-03-02 13:00:00The 2021 Formula One World Championship is almost upon us and competing teams are showing off their new race cars. Of the actual automakers competing

The 2021 Ford Bronco is like a life-size 2021-03-02 11:45:00The 2021 Ford Bronco isn’t constructed like most other cars. Instead, it’s like a life-size Lego car as every body panel can bolt on or of

2022 Volvo C40 Recharge debuts as automaker's first 2021-03-02 11:15:00Volvo on Tuesday unveiled its second mass-market electric car, the 2022 C40 Recharge. Essentially a "coupe" version of the XC40 Recharge crossover,

Volvo electric cars, baby Jeep, SCG 008: Today's 2021-03-02 11:00:00By 2030, Volvo will have a fully electric lineup and an online sales model just like Tesla. However, we won't have to wait until then for new electri

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 008 Baja buggy takes shape 2021-03-02 09:45:00Even as it prepares its new 007 Le Mans Hypercar for the imminent start of the 2021 World Endurance Championship, American sports car manufacturer and

VW mulls ID.3 convertible 2021-03-02 08:30:00Volkswagen could launch an electric convertible if plans for an open-top version of the ID.3 compact hatch are approved. The automaker on Monday relea

Polish plant will reportedly build new baby Jeep 2021-03-02 07:00:00Talk of a new Jeep crossover smaller than even the Renegade dates back several years and now we have details on where it may be built. Citing people f

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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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GM-backed Cruise is in talks to buy startup 2021-03-03 06:32:06If an agreement is struck, it would merge Cruise’s engineering and software capabilities with Voyage’s presence in the retirement communit

Jaguar Land Rover quality issues 'cost company 100,000 2021-03-03 05:29:29The automaker has long struggled to have the same quality standards as its rivals, CEO Thierry Bollore said.

Stellantis aims to lift Fiat Chrysler margins toward 2021-03-03 03:14:37Stellantis said it was targeting an adjusted operating profit margin of 5.5 percent to 7.5 percent this year, assuming no further significant COVID-19

Ohio lawmaker proposes direct-sales allowance for Lordstown Motors 2021-03-02 18:57:16The legislation, introduced Tuesday, would allow a manufacturer to operate dealerships if it "is a manufacturer of all-electric motor vehicles with c

GM, Toyota employees to wear masks in Texas 2021-03-02 18:39:22Toyota, which has its U.S. headquarters and a factory in Texas, said it was looking into the move by Gov. Greg Abbott to roll back the mask mandate, a

Karma Automotive names David Hilton head of global 2021-03-02 16:29:22In his role, a new one at the automaker, he will oversee design as the company gears up to launch its first SUV, the battery-electric GX-1.

Texan chipmakers face slow recovery from power crisis 2021-03-02 15:43:29Chipmakers now have the power, water and gas they need to operate, but they need time to restart tools and clean the factories, said the head of the A

Dana acquires electronics and software provider Pi Innovo 2021-03-02 15:09:34The move adds a "strong library" of turnkey EV application software, vehicle level controllers and auxiliary controllers to Dana's business.

Top U.S. utilities collaborate to build electric vehicle 2021-03-02 15:05:32The initiative comes as President Joe Biden has made boosting electric vehicles a top priority and pledged to build 550,000 new EV charging stations.

Escape artist accused of freeing Carlos Ghosn can't 2021-03-02 12:56:10Prosecutors in Tokyo confirmed the arrival of Michael Taylor and his son Peter in Japan Tuesday to face charges for smuggling former Ni

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

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Rumored 2023 C8 Chevy Corvette Interior Redesign Shown 2021-03-03 08:46:43Although still flawed by many accounts, the mid-engined C8 Chevrolet Corvette has already proven the popularity of “America’s sports car&r

FCA’s UAW-Represented Employees to Get $8K Bonus on 2021-03-03 08:39:44It’s that time of the year again when workers in the auto industry are beginning to receive their profit-sharing payments. Among the last to ann

1978 Chevrolet Corvette Four-Door Sedan Looks Ready for 2021-03-03 08:17:52For many among us, prom was the make-or-break moment of our high-school days. Some of us drove our crushes to the dance hall in dad’s pickup tru

TFL's 2002 Toyota Tacoma Shows You Don't Really 2021-03-03 07:59:16While some might get lost in translation when trying to figure out exactly how many social media channels The Fast Lane brand has created so far, we d

2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Two-Row Model Rendered as 2021-03-03 07:48:22For the 2022 model year, Jeep will unveil a two-row version of its latest-generation Grand Cherokee, a debut that should take place later this year. T

Ford Cars Break Down the Most, Are Most 2021-03-03 07:44:56Owning a car comes with a lot of strings attached. One of them is that being pieces of machinery, they are prone to breakdowns, and that means more mo

Baby Jeep Wrangler Looks Like a Tiny Off-Roader 2021-03-03 07:34:36Now that we've gotten used to the idea of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and PSA Peugeot Citroen merging into Stellantis, the time has come to zoom

The Triton 13000/2 TE Is a Mighty Capable 2021-03-03 07:12:31One of the few silver linings of the past year, when the entire world came to a screeching halt because of the international health crisis, was the un

Five Reasons Why the Bugatti Divo Is Almost 2021-03-03 07:10:22Built as a more exclusive, track-oriented version of the Chiron, the Divo is one of the French luxury carmaker’s most innovative creations. But

2022 Audi RS e-tron GT Lets Us Sample 2021-03-03 06:41:54Audi’s e-tron GT and the high-performance RS e-tron GT were released only recently, but Ingolstadt is already letting some lucky folks experienc

Dodge Challenger "Black Bomb" Looks Like a Widebody 2021-03-03 06:17:22Back in the fall of 1969, when Dodge introduced the Challenger, nobody cared it was late to the party. The sleek exterior styling signed by Carl Camer

Ford Mustang Mach 1 Boss Rendering Is America's 2021-03-03 06:02:55It's been a few years since Ford last offered a Boss version of the Mustang. The most recent one debuted as the Boss 302 in 2011, and it was retired