LONDON — Lotus Group has promoted Ben Payne to head of design following the death of Peter Horbury at age 73 in June. Payne was formerly chief creative officer at Lotus Technology responsible for the brand’s Chinese-built SUVs and sedans. Based in Coventry, central England, he most recently led the design development team for the
Month: August 2023
Seven years ago, Del Grande Dealer Group was as far away from digitized as possible. Daily sales numbers, old automaker statements, payroll, inventory reporting and pricing mechanisms for new and used cars were mostly compiled by hand, recalled CEO Jeremy Beaver. “We felt like there were a lot of inefficiencies in data integration,” Beaver told
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco. Heather Somerville | Reuters A Cruise self-driving car was involved in an accident with a San Francisco Fire Department truck just one week after California
The Rimac Nevera has obliterated the time set by the Tesla Model S Plaid Track Pack at the Nürburgring. The Croatian carmaker just revealed that the electric hypercar has set a new production electric car lap record at the legendary racetrack, with a blistering time of 7:05:298 (7 minutes and 5.298 seconds), relegating the Tesla
Mercedes-Benz late on Friday revealed a redesigned AMG GT as part of its 2023 Monterey Car Week showcase. The second-generation sports car is called the AMG GT Coupe instead of simply the AMG GT, and it has grown slightly compared to the outgoing model, allowing Mercedes to fit 2+2 seats (the outgoing GT is a
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BRUSSELS — The European Commission will carry out a regulatory assessment of Qualcomm’s planned takeover of Israel’s Autotalks. “The Commission has asked Qualcomm to notify the transaction. Qualcomm cannot implement the transaction before notifying and obtaining clearance from the Commission,” the European Commission said. Qualcomm announced the planned takeover in May as the U.S. company
Tesla Model S Slams Into Bakery Storefront In Hong Kong, Injuring Driver And Staff Member | Carscoops The driver of the Tesla Model S, which was reportedly a rental, claims that it unexpectedly accelerated despite him hitting the brakes https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson August 18, 2023 at 19:08 A Tesla Model S has dramatically crashed
A self-driving vehicle operated by General Motors subsidiary Cruise was involved in a collision with a San Francisco Fire Department truck Thursday night at an intersection. One person, a passenger in the Cruise vehicle, complained of a headache at the scene and was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a police
In this article GM F STLAM-IT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Detroit, Sept. 25, 2019. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – The Oracle of Omaha is cutting exposure to the U.S. automotive industry amid union negotiations — potentially for good
By Simon Alvarez Posted on August 17, 2023 The Tesla Supercharger Network is one of the electric vehicle maker’s most notable accomplishments. And now that it is being opened to non-Tesla electric vehicles, the rapid charging system seems poised to become one of the key drivers of mainstream EV adoption. Back in May, veteran automaker
BERLIN — China’s electric-vehicle makers, which have raced past foreign rivals to top sales rankings at home, are arriving in Europe – and facing a new set of challenges. Stereotypes of Chinese manufacturing, import costs, and a less developed EV market are just some of the issues Chinese brands such as BYD, Nio and SAIC’s
Ford Motor Co. is putting a $300,000, 800-hp halo atop its Mustang lineup that’s taking aim at European supercars both on the track and in the streets. The 2025 Mustang GTD, revealed Thursday evening, is billed as the most powerful street-legal pony car ever and is based on the Mustang GT3 race car that will
The connected mobility experience is the future of consumer vehicle ownership and brand loyalty. It represents a major market opportunity, one that will be worth $361 billion worldwide by 2030. In the meantime, automakers, major technology companies and Tier 1 suppliers are engaged in a strategic struggle over the customer data and the technology needed
In this article XPEV 9868-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Xpeng P7 electric car is on display during the 18th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition at China Import and Export Fair Complex on November 20, 2020 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of Xpeng were
The seventh-generation Ford Mustang is hitting dealers now and a Dark Horse model will soon follow at the top of the performance lineup. That will change in a big way in a little over a year when Ford will release the 2025 Mustang GTD, a street-legal track car with a $300,000-plus price tag, a targeted
Less than a week after teasing a new “collectible masterpiece” codenamed the B95, Automobili Pininfarina has just unveiled the EV – which we have learned is called the Barchetta. This extremely limited production run electric hypercar feature blends past and present with an entirely open top and a “world’s first” aero screen design. Such rarity
It’s been the core of grassroots hot rodding since the very beginning: you’re on the street with your car, another rodder pulls alongside, and you go at, drag racing to see who has the quicker ride. Illegal street racing found its way to sanctioned tracks as early as 1949, and that’s when street-driven cars began
LONDON — Aston Martin said its DB12 Volante high-performance convertible will match the driving abilities of the recently launched DB12 coupe. The DB12 Volante has a fabric roof with a two-stage folding mechanism that Aston Martin says packs away compactly to maximize luggage capacity. It uses the same reworked version of the 4.0-liter, twin-turbo AMG-Mercedes
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterAug 17, 2023, 09:09 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on
Copycat? Tesla Accused Of Stealing Cybertruck Cat Bed Design From Taiwanese Company | Carscoops Tesla’s cat bed may be a copycat, as Taiwanese mom-and-pop pet supply shop accuses the automaker of stealing its design 2 hours ago Tesla is in the news for just about the last reason you’d expect. The electric carmaker, which occasionally
The auto industry is right to be concerned about the drama surrounding one of the most iconic companies in American history, United States Steel Corp. U.S. Steel, one of the leading suppliers of steel products to the domestic auto industry, set a bidding war in motion last week when it announced it would assess alternatives
In this article STLA GM F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Detroit with Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, far left, Sept. 25, 2019. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – If the United Auto Workers union decides to strike against Detroit’s
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai and Genesis brands) reports that its global vehicle sales in July amounted to 334,968 units, which is 1.2 percent more than a year ago. During the first seven months of 2023, the company sold 2,416,508 vehicles (up 9.3 percent year-over-year). According to the South Korean manufacturer, last month, the combined wholesale
BYDCo., China’s largest electrified-vehicle maker, has signed a deal with Stingray, a Canadian music, media and technology company, to bring Karaoke into its vehicles. Stingray’s Karaoke product will be embedded as an app in the infotainment system of its popular models to be sold in a dozen countries later this year, BYD said last week,
78 Year-Old Likely Experiencing Medical Event Crashes Into Two Businesses Before Fleeing | Carscoops The man arrived at a physical therapy appointment before accidentally causing countless thousands in damage to two businesses with his Nissan August 16, 2023 at 13:31 Police say that early on Tuesday, August 8th, a man smashed into a pair of
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems could prevent nearly 250,000 U.S. road deaths over the next 30 years, according to a study funded by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Research performed by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center found that the technology, which includes features such as automatic emergency braking and blind spot
In this article GM GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sales of the sub-$30,000 Chevy Bolt, being assembled here in Orion Township, Michigan, allowed GM to recently pass Ford as a distant No. 2 behind Tesla in EVs. Future low-cost GM EVs could benefit from the batteries being developed by Mitra Chem. Joe White
Mercedes-Benz will use the backdrop of 2023 Monterey Car Week currently underway in California to present the 2024 AMG SL 63 Manufaktur Big Sur. As the name suggests, the car has been developed by Mercedes’ Manufaktur personalization department and takes inspiration from the Big Sur region of California’s coast line, and in particular the orange
By Richard Angle Posted on August 16, 2023 SpaceX is looking to launch two Falcon 9 Starlink missions tonight from the East and West Coasts just hours apart. These two launches will represent the 99th and 100th dedicated Starlink mission for the company. First up will be a launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at
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