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Month: April 2023
A concept car from the height of the muscle car era has reappeared after decades in hiding, and it’s headed to auction. The 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Rapid Transit is one of four show cars built for the Rapid Transit System Caravan, which toured auto shows and car dealerships in 1970 and 1971 promoting Plymouth’s muscle
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The Kimera EVO37 Proves To Be A Glorious Lancia Legend Restomod In A Class Of Its Own | Carscoops The EVO37 is an unabashed rally car in every sense of the word, and drives like nothing else on the road by Andrew Gutman April 29, 2023 at 17:38 by Andrew Gutman Typically, restomods tend to
LONDON — MG gave its Cyberster all-electric roadster ‘scissor’ doors that open upward because it needed visual drama to stand out in the increasingly competitive Chinese market, said Carl Gotham, the brand’s head of advanced design. The costs to engineer scissor doors have restricted their use to ultraluxury sports cars, but they are becoming more
6:35 AM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s Romain Grosjean‘s turn to start up front for Andretti Autosport. The former Formula 1 driver and Swiss-born Frenchman is trying to duplicate teammate Kyle Kirkwood‘s pole-to-win performance after claiming the pole position for Sunday’s IndyCar race at Barber Motorsports Park. Grosjean emerged with his third pole
The New Jeep Avenger EV Has Some Fun Easter Eggs Hiding In Plain Sight | Carscoops But you’ll have to be in Europe to spot any in person by Stephen Rivers April 30, 2023 at 07:09 by Stephen Rivers The Avenger might not be coming to America anytime soon, but the first fully electric vehicle
Automakers have sent retailers enough new vehicles to restore a 30-day supply to three major publicly traded auto groups, based on first-quarter earnings reports. “New-car inventory is building,” Sonic Automotive Inc. President Jeff Dyke said on the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Thursday, April 27. One auto group saw the time for increased incentive spending
If you’ve been wondering when or if Cake would release a production version of its striking Bukk enduro bike, we have some exciting news for you. On April 25, 2023, Cake introduced the full production of the Bukk as the newest member to its electric motorbike lineup. It comes out of the box with a
A commercial for the Ford Mustang Mach-E turned into a “life-changing” experience for the deaf mother and son who starred in it, with the help of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson. The ad, which first aired in February, shows Arlene Ngalle, 35, and her 16-year-old son, Darien Lopez, driving in a Mach-E equipped with BlueCruise.
LONDON — An industry group of nearly 20 electric vehicle charger companies said they aim to double the size of Britain’s charging network this year with tens of thousands of new chargers, as the government tries to wean people off combustion engines. ChargeUK’s members have cumulatively announced plans to invest more than 6 billion pounds
1:13 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Before Chase Elliott shredded on a snowboard and Alex Bowman moonlighted in a sprint car, Rick Hendrick issued a warning to all his Cup drivers who craved extracurricular activities outside their lucrative NASCAR careers. Be careful. Or else. Even so, Hendrick Motorsports has become the home of
Police Thought This Tesla Burned On Its Own Until Owner Showed Them The Sentry Cam | Carscoops Only after reviewing the Sentry Cam footage of a Tesla Model S fire in Spokane were police convinced that the fire was set by an arsonist by Stephen Rivers 2 hours ago by Stephen Rivers One Tesla Model
Creditors holding about 90 percent of Carvana Co.’s bonds have been pitching the beleaguered used-car company on ways to pare down debt and improve liquidity, including a proposal for a debt-for-equity swap, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The group, represented by White & Case and PJT Partners, recently offered to swap a
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Chevrolet Bolt EUV on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT — After years of lackluster performance and a fire-provoked recall, the all-electric Chevrolet Bolt EV was finally gaining traction for General Motors. As America’s cheapest
By Richard Angle Posted on April 28, 2023 SpaceX is targeting launches of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy later this evening. The Falcon 9 carrying SES O3b mPower satellite is scheduled for launch at 5:12 PM ET and has a 88-minute launch window. The Falcon Heavy has a 57-minute launch window opening at 7:29
McLaren upgraded the 720S and rebranded it a 750S in the process. The basic formula stays the same, but almost every major aspect has been enhanced in some way, including power output from the familiar twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 engine. 2023 Ford Shelby Mustang Mach-E GT Shelby American launched its first electric vehicle in the form
#FordF150 #Ram1500 #MotorTrend MotorTrend’s Jonny Lieberman compares two of the most popular offroad pickups, the 2022 Ram 1500 Rebel G/T and the 2023 Ford F-150 Tremor. Watch the full episode here ➡️ https://bit.ly/3nb9wVD
MOSCOW — Holding company S8 Capital on Friday said it had closed a deal to acquire three of German supplier Bosch’s Russian assets and planned to rebrand the facilities within six months of the transaction’s completion. Scores of companies have opted to exit Russia or announced plans to do so since Moscow sent tens of
Florida Police Impound 23 Vehicles During Operation At “Street Takeover Racing Event” | Carscoops During the operation, authorities also arrested 69 people by Stephen Rivers 16 hours ago by Stephen Rivers Police say they prevented what would’ve been a series of illegal street takeovers last weekend when they arrested 69 people during a sting operation.
When Craig Courtney became finance director in 2017 for Taylor Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram in Bourbonnais, Ill., about 55 miles south of Chicago, his vacation days often were spent leading church mission trips to the Dominican Republic. With just one full-time F&I manager and one assistant, no department guidelines and a dot matrix printer, Courtney wanted to ensure
Despite electric vehicle tax credits and significant efforts to expand public charging, the share of new-vehicle shoppers who will avoid EVs has grown over the past three months, according to J.D. Power. In March, 21 percent of new-vehicle shoppers surveyed said they are very unlikely to consider an EV, up from 19 percent in February
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT UAW Local 5960 member Kimberly Fuhr inspects a Chevrolet Bolt EV during vehicle production on May 6, 2021, at the General Motors Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township, Michigan. Steve Fecht for Chevrolet DETROIT – General Motors plans to stop production of its electric Chevrolet
The first of many solar and wind projects in China’s deserts is now online, and it’s capable of powering 1.5 million households. This first phase of this solar and wind project is in the Tengger Desert, which lies on the southern edge of the Gobi Desert. It has an installed capacity of 1 million kilowatts,
BERLIN — A technical project manager at Continental has admitted to involvement in the Volkswagen diesel scandal and incriminated other defendants, German prosecutors told Reuters. The unidentified individual admitted to having knowledge of and involvement in the illegal use of so-called defeat devices in VW diesel vehicles, the prosecutor’s office said, adding the person would
12:28 PM ET BAKU, Azerbaijan — Charles Leclerc described his pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as “a good surprise” after admitting he did not expect to be in contention for the fastest time in qualifying. Leclerc beat championship leader Max Verstappen to the top spot in Friday qualifying by 0.188s, meaning he will
Angry Greek Taxi Drivers Overturn And Smash Uber Cars For Offering Cheaper Rides | Carscoops The taxi driver rampage occurred on the island of Rhodes in response to Uber drivers charging less than the permitted fare for rides to the airport by Thanos Pappas April 28, 2023 at 13:36 by Thanos Pappas On a sunny
California regulators on Friday approved new rules requiring all medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state in 2036 be zero-emission, a day after the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted reduced emission regulations for locomotives. “With these actions requiring all new heavy-duty truck sales to be zero emission and tackling train pollution in our
Freightliner owner Daimler Truck is launching a new brand of electric class 4 and 5 trucks, the company announced Thursday. The new brand, Rizon, will sell and service the zero-emission vehicles exclusively through the commercial vehicle outlet Velocity Vehicle Group in the U.S., starting with deliveries in California and New York in the fourth quarter
In this article LCID LCID Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lucid showing a preproduction version of the Gravity, a luxury electric SUV, testing on US public roads. The Gravity is expected to begin shipping in 2024. Courtesy: Lucid Luxury electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group said Tuesday that it has begun testing its next model, a
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