Month: November 2022

Since launching a year ago, Lucid Motors has made a name for itself with six-figure versions of its electric Air sedan that have broken records for battery range and efficiency while delivering roller-coaster levels of performance. A new top version coming next year will be the $250,000 Air Sapphire. But while the Sapphire will serve
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The guys take on a NASCAR stock car piloted by Corey LaJoie around Atlanta Motor Speedway. How? By recycling the supercharger from their wrecked T-Bird and slapping it on a ’78 Ford Fairmont. #fasterwithfinnegan #atlantamotorspeedway #motortrend MotorTrend is the ultimate streaming destination for gearheads coupled with the latest automotive research and news. MotorTrend preferred music
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The prevailing theme among the 2020 and 2021 Automotive News All-Stars was how they managed the dual shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and global microchip shortage that severely hampered vehicle production and constricted the flow of inventory to dealers’ lots. In 2022, neither problem went away, but there are signs that both are abating, at
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A new leather-wrapping solution developed by French supplier Faurecia could allow automakers to make more unique designs in their vehicle interiors and localize more of the production process. Traditionally, wrapping an interior component such as a door panel or center console in leather or another material is a costly, time-consuming process. It’s something that typically
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Jaguar Land Rover is reducing vehicle output in the UK through March, as the automaker prioritizes making higher-margin models because of semiconductor shortages, according to a person familiar with the matter. The money losing automaker, owned by India’s Tata Motors, will cut production of the Range Rover Velar and Jaguar F-Pace models that are made
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The Chrysler 300 might be about to exit production but don’t worry. If you want one that’s sincerely unique and won’t ever be mistaken for an average everyday 300 boy, we have found it. This 2007 example is about as customized as a vehicle can be and tries hard to pull off a Rolls-Royce impersonation.
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HAI PHONG, Vietnam – Vietnamese EV maker VinFast said on Friday it had shipped its first batch of 999 cars to the United States, capping a five-year bid to develop an auto production hub in the Southeast Asian country for North American and European markets. The first cars are expected to be handed over to
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An accident involving a Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD and a single-cab Toyota Hilux was caught on camera in Thailand. The Lamborghini driver was clearly at fault, with his supecar being T-boned by the pickup crossing the highway. The incident happened on November 24 near the Sukhothai Airport. A parade of Lamborghini models including several examples
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Tesla consumes some astonishing volumes of lithium-ion batteries to fuel its sales growth. Today we will take a look at some of the results through September. According to Adamas Intelligence, September was Tesla‘s best month ever in terms of electric car deliveries, estimated at 190,255 (globally). From January 2021 through September 2022, Tesla delivered about
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LOS ANGELES — The Toyota brand‘s North American boss has a long-term homework project: Figure out a way to convert recent lessees-turned-buyers back into lessees three or four years down the road. It’s a tough task, David Christ admits, and one that will require a lot of creativity to complete as inventory and reduced incentives
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The UK is at risk of falling behind in the shift away from the combustion engine toward electric cars and could end up as a minor player in automaking. This week, mostly UK-based electric-van startup Arrival announced its CEO and president were stepping down. Last week, the CEO of Britain’s biggest automaker Jaguar Land Rover,
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