Month: March 2022

4:53 AM ET Two-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick will defend her title in 2022 with Jenner Racing as the women’s-only series announced its line up for the eight-race season. The series has revised the format for season three to follow a team and sponsor-based set-up, however cars and equipment remain equal. Among the 17
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Chevrolet Corvette production is down this week because of a parts shortage. General Motors cut the first and second shifts at the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Ky., for the temporary parts constraint, spokesman Trevor Thompkins told Automotive News. “Our supply chain, manufacturing and engineering teams are working closely with suppliers to mitigate further impacts
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Suzuki Motor Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the State of Gujarat, India to invest in local manufacturing of electric vehicles and EV batteries. The Japanese company is interested in spending approximately 150 billion yen (approximately 104.4 billion rupees or $1.24 billion) in the next few years. The plan includes: Increasing production capacity for
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MILAN — Maserati unveiled the Grecale midsize SUV, the Stellantis brand’s rival to the Porsche Macan and BMW X3. The Grecale, Maserati’s second SUV after the larger Levante, will arrive in European dealerships in the third quarter and in the U.S. by the end of the year. It will be available with a regular gasoline
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4:05 AM ET China’s first Formula One driver, Guanyu Zhou, enjoyed a dream start to his career at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, as the Alfa Romeo rookie finished in the points on his debut. The 22-year-old from Shanghai had already made an impression, lining up 15th on the grid after making it
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Dan Ammann, the former General Motors president who abruptly left his post as CEO of Cruise in December, has been named president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions. Ammann will replace Joe Blommaert, who is retiring after 35 years with the company. Ammann’s appointment is effective May 1, according to a company statement. Ammann, 49, had
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7:13 AM ET Ferrari and Carlos Sainz are close to signing a contract extension to keep the Spaniard at the team beyond this season. Sainz replaced Sebastian Vettel last year on a two-year deal and finished ahead of Charles Leclerc in their first season as teammates, claiming podium finishes in Monaco, Hungary, Russia and Abu
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