The all-new Toyota bZ4x is an important vehicle for the car manufacturer and while customer deliveries only recently started, one example has been listed up for sale through Copart after getting into an accident. This particular bZ4x is painted bright red and when it was on the road, certainly would have made quite a bold
Month: July 2022
EchoPark’s growing map Used-vehicle seller EchoPark, launched by Sonic Automotive in 2014 as a single store in the Denver market, has expanded to 50 outlets nationwide, including 3 locations that opened in the 2nd quarter. Sonic says EchoPark is on pace to reach 50% U.S. population coverage by the end of 2022 and 90% by
It comes as no surprise the Ford F-150 Lightning is built to impress. Ford is the king of trucks, and the Lightning isn’t much different from the brand’s iconic half-ton gas-powered pickups, aside from its futuristic powertrain. It’s probably safe to assume Ford wouldn’t have even considered bringing the Lightning to market unless it was going
With one conspicuous omission, everything and everyone that moves on San Francisco’s streets fall under the purview of Jeffrey Tumlin. The director of transportation for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is responsible for the city’s municipal railway, traffic engineering, bicycle and pedestrian safety, taxi regulations, accessibility and more. Yet Tumlin is a bystander with
Volkswagen Group is bracing to pay higher prices for commodities as improving supply of semiconductors allows the automakers to increase production and start delivering cars to waiting customers. Sales have already ticked up “noticeably” in recent weeks as more chips have become available, VW said Thursday. With stockpiles of more cheaply sourced materials dwindling, restocking
Van Horn Automotive Group has had a digital retailing presence since before the pandemic began in 2020, with the goal of selling vehicles to consumers entirely online. The group, with 19 dealerships in Wisconsin and Iowa, initially drew on its established brand name and called its offering Van Horn Direct. But the process turned out
2:50 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Alexander Rossi snapped a 49-race losing streak that dated all the way back to the 2019 IndyCar season by winning at one of his favorite tracks. Rossi won Saturday on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where his 2016 victory in the 100th running of the Indianapolis
What kind of vehicle is the 2023 Cadillac XT4? What does it compare to? The 2023 Cadillac XT4 is a small SUV that competes with the Audi Q3 and BMW X1. Is the 2023 Cadillac XT4 a good SUV? Review continues below The 2023 Cadillac XT4 does well overall, with good acceleration and a comfortable
In this article F Jim Farley, Ford CEO Ford Electric vehicle batteries are in short supply, and costs for materials such as nickel and cobalt are surging. Yet legacy automaker Ford Motor says it plans to be profitably building millions of EVs a year in just four years. This week, the Detroit automaker gave investors
The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX concept is a sleek electric sedan with an air-cooled battery pack, 900-volt electrical architecture, and real-world range of well over 600 miles. We drove it this week and found it to be a lot of fun behind the wheel. 2024 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore spy shots – Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien A
Retail technology giant Reynolds and Reynolds Co. on Friday acquired Proton Dealership IT, which offers dealerships cybersecurity and information technology products and services. Reynolds, a Dayton, Ohio-based dealership management system provider, did not disclose a transaction price. Leaders of the two companies said they began speaking about a potential acquisition in March. Reynolds’ deal to
By Johnna Crider Posted on July 30, 2022 Tesla and Drive.ai are top key players in the Intellgent Driving market according to a new Global Intellgent Driving Market report. The report gives an overview of the 2021 growth of Intellgent Driving and how that growth has significant changes from the previous year as our global
Next.e.GO Mobile, a German maker of compact electric vehicles, is going public through a merger with a blank-check firm to create a company valued at $913 million, including debt. The deal will provide e.GO with about $285 million of proceeds, assuming investors do not redeem their shares, according to a statement Thursday, confirming a Bloomberg
9:25 PM ET Associated Press KENT, Wash. — Top Fuel leader Brittany Force closed qualifying at Pacific Raceways on Saturday by taking the No. 1 position in the NHRA Northwest Nationals. The event winner last week in Sonoma, California, Force had a 3.753-second run at 327.35 mph for her fifth No. 1 of the season
Self-driving tech start-up Pony.ai announced Thursday it plans to mass produce autonomous driving trucks with equipment manufacturing giant Sany Heavy Industry. Pony.ai BEIJING — Self-driving tech start-up Pony.ai announced Thursday it plans to mass produce autonomous driving trucks in China with equipment manufacturing giant Sany Heavy Industry. Annual production is set to reach about 10,000
Canadian police announced this week that, following a multi-jurisdictional investigation, they have charged 28 people with 242 offenses related to a vehicle theft and resale ring in the province of Ontario. According to CBC, the Ontario Provincial Police have recovered 214 vehicles that all together are worth an estimated $12 million ($9.36 million USD at
Buckeye Honda has worked to overcome inventory shortages by creating an interactive research hub where online shoppers can get an up-close look at a vehicle even if it’s not in stock. The Lancaster, Ohio, dealership deployed a virtual configurator on its site this spring called izmoEmporio that lets users personalize new Honda models with accessories
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes new electric bicycles from Trek, Fantic, and Optibike, plus interesting electric mobility stories covering new electric motorcycles, flying electric boats, and lots more. The Wheel-E podcast is set to
MILAN — Italy’s Alfa Romeo will work on a new large-size car in the United States to be launched in 2027, the brand’s head Jean-Philippe Imparato said on Friday, adding however the group had not yet decided where to manufacture it. Imparato said the step was key to tailoring the design for overseas markets, helping
2:46 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — — Felix Rosenqvist continued to fight for his seat in the IndyCar Series with a pole-winning run on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Swede earned his second pole of the season with a run of 1 minute, 10.2265 seconds in Friday qualifying. It’s the second pole of
Jim Farley, CEO of Club holding Ford Motor (F), was interviewed by “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer for Wednesday evening’s show. The chief executive discussed the automaker’s plans to manage the chip shortage, cost pressures and their initiatives to scale electric-vehicle production. The interview ran after Ford reported a solid quarter after the bell. 1.
Porsche has revealed its redesigned 911 GT3 R race car based on the latest 992 generation of the 911. It’s priced from $567,210 and can be delivered in time for the 2023 season. Events you’ll typically see it in include North America’s IMSA series, as well as the global Intercontinental GT Challenge, and endurance races
SAN FRANCISCO — Rivian’s retro-futuristic R1T pickup remains scarce on the streets of the Bay Area, but some locals have discovered a cluster of the highly acclaimed electric truck by the San Francisco airport. There, in a commercial area near an Amazon warehouse, Rivian’s South San Francisco Service Center is chock-full of R1Ts coming in
As the number of Rivian R1T pickup trucks delivered to customers across the US increases, we’re starting to see more videos caught by the vehicle’s Gear Guard Video system. Working similarly to Tesla’s Sentry Mode, Rivian’s Gear Guard uses the vehicle’s cameras to record a 360-degree view of the R1T when the owner is away. Gear
Aston Martin expects its finances to improve in the second half of 2022 after burning through tens of millions of pounds in cash earlier this year, it said, as easing supply chain snarls help boost deliveries of higher margin cars. Its positive free cash flow forecast comes as the automaker posted a bigger loss for
11:19 PM ET Associated Press KENT, Wash. — Steve Torrence led Top Fuel qualifying Friday in the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways. Torrence had a 3.819-second run at 321.50 mph in the NHRA’s first event at the track since 2019. The four-time defending series champion is winless this season. “We were very pleased
Renault has said that there will be no sudden let up in the supply chain shortages that have dogged the autos industry. Sameer Al-doumy | Afp | Getty Images Renault’s CEO said Friday that there will be no sudden let up in the supply chain shortages that have dogged the autos industry, even as the
A lot has changed since 1986. The Corvette has gone to a mid-engine layout, the Porsche 911 has been surrounded by a highly successful family, and Ferrari has an SUV coming. What hasn’t changed is the amount of vitriol that one man in Fort Wayne, Indiana, had for a dealer that he says sold him
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is once again struggling with quality problems that are leading to recalls and driving up warranty costs. And that has top executives renewing a vow to fix the problem. “These issues simply shouldn’t happen,” Kumar Galhotra, head of Ford Blue, the company’s traditional business in internal combustion engine vehicles, said
By William Johnson Posted on July 29, 2022 Ford is now offering (much more than) an electric police truck with the release of the F-150 Lightning Special Service Vehicle, or SSV, as the brand continues to expand its Ford Pro sub-brand. Yesterday, Ford revealed its new F150 Lightning Pro SSV police truck in pre-production form,
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