Nissan will use the 2022 SEMA show on this week in Las Vegas to present a Frontier pickup truck powered by a V-8 engine. The vehicle is strictly a concept, though we may see it entered in Baja-style desert racing competitions since it was developed in partnership with Forsberg Racing, the racing team of successful
Month: October 2022
David Freiburger scored the car he’d wanted for 20-plus years, a 1971 Plymouth Road Runner. It was a decent car, mostly original with 95,000 miles on it, but a repaint had turned to chalk, and it looked ridiculous with tiny tires. On Roadkill Garage, we transform it and give it more power on a budget!
The arrival of commercially viable flying cars has been erroneously foretold countless times before over the course of the last century, but in recent years, with the popularization of electric vehicles, the idea that we will travel around like the Jetsons in the foreseeable future seems to be gaining traction again. Companies dedicated to providing
TOKYO – Mazda Motor Corp., navigating a delicate shift to the electric vehicle era amid the launch of a new line of large crossovers, plans to finally unveil an updated midterm plan in November to fine-tune its EV strategy and unveil a new “brand purpose” that lays out a roadmap to 2030. The Hiroshima-based carmaker
In this article TSP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT TuSimple, partly owned by UPS, makes self-driving trucks, a technology that may be among the innovations to help lower longer-run inflation in the transport sector. Source: TuSimple Self-driving truck startup TuSimple has fired its CEO, Xiaodi Hou, after an internal investigation found improper dealings and
SHANGHAI — Geely Automobile plans to spin off its high-end Zeekr electric-vehicle brand and list the unit. The terms of the proposed spin-off, including listing venue, offering size and price range for Zeekr have not been finalized, the company said in a statement. Geely Automobile and its parent Zhejiang Geely Holding Group launched Zeekr in
7:07 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo said he is talking to Formula One teams about a reserve role next year and that taking a break from racing could prove to be “a blessing in disguise.” The Australian finished seventh for McLaren in Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix and was voted Driver of the Day by fans
It’s often said the rules don’t apply to the rich, and 27-year old Luke Desmaris is portraying himself as the living embodiment of that. According to various reports, Desmaris has racked up at least 100 tickets in the past year by illegally parking his BMW M4 on the streets of London. However, this was no
By Johnna Crider Posted on October 29, 2022 Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter has finally come to a close, and as he takes charge of the platform, some advertisers aren’t too happy. Citing his love for humanity, Elon Musk wrote a letter to Twitter’s advertisers emphasizing the importance of ad relevancy on Thursday. On Friday,
A company extended into the next generation Aug. 1 when Mike Shannon sold Holiday Automotive in Fond du Lac, Wis., to his son, Michael Shannon Jr., according to Scott Mackie of buy-sell firm National Business Brokers. The younger Michael Shannon bought three franchised dealerships: Holiday Chevrolet-Buick-GMC-Cadillac, Holiday Mazda and Holiday Ford. A used-car store and
Record heat waves in California and severe hurricanes in Florida point to a weakness in electric vehicle adoption: How do people charge during extreme weather events when power may be lost? It’s not a theoretical question. California leads the nation in EVs. During a record Labor Day heat wave, state officials asked EV owners to
This earnings season has been a tough one for our big technology stocks — and as a result, we’ve lowered several of our price targets based on the companies’ latest quarterly reports, forward guidance and commentary. The current rising interest rate environment and the strong U.S. dollar — another 75-basis-point rate hike by the Federal
Lexus has launched its all-new RX SUV and we’ve driven it. Gone is the V6 of RXs past and in its place is a turbocharged and hybridized four-cylinder engine. Despite that sounding like a potential disappointment, we’re quite impressed by the new 2023 Lexus RX. Before getting our seat time in the latest version of
Tesla began clearing a German forest late Friday to expand its electric-car factory near Berlin, a key piece of the company’s growth plans for Europe. The automaker is working on an application to increase its storage and logistics capacity at its site in Gruenheide, a spokesman said early Saturday, confirming a report by the Maerkische
5:56 PM ET Max Verstappen became the first ever Formula One driver to win 14 races in a season with an easy victory at the Mexican Grand Prix. Verstappen, 25, who wrapped up his second world championship at the start of the month, led away from pole position and never looked likely to lose the
If the law doesn’t get you, karma will. That’s the conclusion we’re drawing from this video of a scooter rider getting a taste of his own medicine after trying to vandalize a police car in North Wales. The clip shows a police patrol car parked on a wet, urban street in Wrexham when a man
Los Angeles-based Icon meticulously modernizes classic cars, but sometimes it leaves a layer of patina intact. Those cars are called Derelicts, and the latest one is a 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL. Set to make its public debut at the 2022 SEMA show in Las Vegas, the silver sedan may look slightly weathered on the outside, but
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CHICAGO — It’s not the “great resignation.” The challenges in the U.S. labor market today can be better understood as the “great reassessment,” said Adam Robinson, CEO of Hireology, a recruitment technology company that works with auto dealerships. There is a broad rethinking happening about “what it means to have an employment relationship,” Robinson said
To push U.S. battery development, the Department of Energy awarded $250 million in cost-sharing grants to three companies working to scale silicon technology for faster charging and more energy storage of EV batteries. They include Amprius Technologies Inc., Group14 Technologies Inc. and Sila Nanotechnologies, all focused on silicon-based battery technology. The DOE funding is part
In this article TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, the image of Elon Musk is displayed on a computer screen and the logo of twitter on a mobile phone in Ankara, Turkiye on October 06, 2022. Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images After closing a $44 billion
Tesla began clearing a German forest late Friday to expand its electric-car factory near Berlin, a key piece of the company’s growth plans for Europe. The automaker is working on an application to increase its storage and logistics capacity at its site in Gruenheide, a spokesman said early Saturday, confirming a report by the Maerkische
7:28 AM ET Max Verstappen is refusing to talk to British F1 broadcaster Sky Sports at the Mexican Grand Prix following comments made by pundit Ted Kravitz. The reigning double world champion is unhappy at comments Kravitz made in his ‘Ted’s Notebook’ show after the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, when he referred to Lewis
The driver and passenger of a BMW E36 3-Series have been lucky to avoid serious injury after a crash during a recent rally event in Europe. Dramatic dashcam footage filmed from inside the BMW initially shows the driver powering down a straight without any issues. As he approaches a complex of corner where there were
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) announced that more than 20,000 ID. Buzz orders have been placed. According to the company, that’s the number before the ID. Buzz was even displayed at dealerships, which indicates quite significant interest in Europe, where the new all-electric van is available. Lars Krause, Brand Management Board Member for Sales and Marketing
General Motors donated a Chevrolet Bolt to serve as the official diplomatic vehicle of Ukraine’s U.S. embassy. Omar Vargas, GM’s head of global public policy, delivered the electric vehicle to Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., in Washington last week. GM also provided a Level 2 charger. “Today, our Embassy in Washington D.C. is
In this article STLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The sign is seen outside of the FCA US LLC Headquarters and Technology Center as it is changed to Stellantis on January 19, 2021 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. – Newly-created European carmaker Stellantis motored its way January 18, 2021 onto the Paris and Milan stock
BERLIN — Volkswagen Group reported third-quarter earnings of 4.3 billion euros ($4.29 billion), behind pre-pandemic levels, following 1.6 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in one-off charges from the suspension of Russian activities and its Porsche listing. The automaker cut its vehicle sales expectations for the year as chip availability remains scarce and logistics continue to pose
6:58 PM ET Toto Wolff MEXICO CITY — Toto Wolff believes Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix will be Mercedes’ best shot a securing a victory this season, but stressed that beating Max Verstappen would not be an easy task. Verstappen pipped George Russell and Lewis Hamilton to pole position on Saturday by 0.3s, although both Mercedes
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