10:59 AM ET Associated Press Alexander Rossi on Thursday confirmed he has signed a multiyear deal to drive for Arrow McLaren SP beginning next season after a seven-year run with Andretti Autosport. Rossi’s departure had been widely speculated since April, although both the American driver and Michael Andretti insisted they had an exclusive negotiating window
Month: June 2022
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Jeep Wagoneer? What does it compare to? For 2022, Jeep revives its full-size, body-on-frame SUV as the mainstream Wagoneer and the luxurious Grand Wagoneer. The Wagoneer debuted in 1963 and was last sold in the U.S. in 1991. It competes with vehicles such as the Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC
Toyota will introduce the fifth generation of its innovative hybrid technology in the 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross, giving the all-wheel-drive subcompact crossover an extra 25 hp while delivering a 23 percent boost in combined fuel economy over the model that went on sale last year. The Corolla Cross Hybrid, equipped with a standard electronic awd
The Mustang Mach-E is Ford’s first new all-electric vehicle under an $11 billion investment plan in electrified vehicles through 2022. Michael Wayland / CNBC Ford Motor said Thursday that its U.S. sales fell just 4.5% in May from a year ago, a narrower decline than in recent months, as it continued to see white-hot demand
Construction has started on the 1,026-megawatt (MW) MacIntyre Wind Precinct, the largest wind farm to ever be built in Australia. It’s also one of the largest wind farms in the southern hemisphere. Largest wind farm in Australia Spanish global renewable energy company Acciona Energía and state-owned enterprise CleanCo Queensland are co-owners of the AUD $2
Finnegan, Freiburger, and Newbern attempt to get a bucket-list ’66 Corvette—abandoned halfway through an LS swap and restoration—back on the road. Watch Roadkill NOW on MotorTrend+ ➡️ https://motortrend.app.link/wUsXAKRWnpb MotorTrend is the ultimate streaming destination for gearheads coupled with the latest automotive research and news. #Roadkill #Corvette #MotorTrend Get a fast, simple, and free car quote
BERLIN — Former General Motors Europe executive Imelda Labbe will become sales and marketing boss at Volkswagen passenger cars brand boss on July 1. Labbe succeeds Klaus Zellmer, who takes over as Skoda CEO on the same day. Labbe will be tasked with aligning VW’s sales, marketing and service functions with customer needs as the
10:05 AM ET Associated Press IndyCar rookie Kyle Kirkwood will replace Alexander Rossi next season at Andretti Autosport, the team that developed the Floridian but did not have an open seat for him when Kirkwood was ready for the big leagues. Kirkwood has won at every level of IndyCar’s ladder system and was last year’s
What kind of vehicle is the 2023 Toyota Corolla? What does it compare to? The 2023 Toyota Corolla is a compact car available in sedan and hatchback body styles. It’s offered with gas and hybrid powertrains, the latter of which delivers Prius-grade fuel consumption with more streamlined and less egg-shaped styling. The Corolla runs up
Volvo Cars and video game company Epic Games are partnering to improve the role of the human-machine interface for Volvo’s next generation of electric vehicles. According to a statement Wednesday, Epic Games will use a visualization tool known as Unreal Engine. Unreal Engine — used to power the popular video game Fortnite — will run
A WeRide robotaxi with health supplies heads to Liwan district on June 4, 2021, in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. Southern Metropolis Daily | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — While governments may be wary of driverless cars, people want to buy the technology, and companies want to cash in. It’s a
Porsche has been testing the all-electric Macan for months now and it has not shed a lot of camouflage, so we still can’t get a clear idea of what it will look like. In the latest batch of photos sent to us by our spies, though, we not only get our first good peek inside,
The same day it unveiled the Wildcat EV concept for North America, Buick also unveiled a new electric SUV concept for China. Like the Wildcat EV, the Buick Electra-X concept previews the brand’s future design direction, including a new badge, significantly modified for the first time since 1990. The Electra-X shares some styling elements with
Brilliant and brutal are two words that accurately define the new 2022 Audi RS3. After skipping the 2021 model year, Audi has returned the RS brandname to the top of the latest A3 lineup with more power, technology, and an angrier attitude. To find out just how good this new high-performance sedan is, we went
MILAN — Stellantis will again stop operations at its key Melfi plant in southern Italy next week, a union representative said, citing shortages of various parts, including semiconductors. Marco Lomio, local head of UILM metalworkers union, said chip shortage was the main problem. “Fortunately the plant has worked regularly all throughout May, but when chips
Jeep is getting some screen time in the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion. The Gladiator, Wrangler and a vintage Grand Wagoneer will appear in the dinosaur-packed epic in continuation of a relationship that began with the first Jurassic Park film in 1993. In the first entry, a T. rex chased a Wrangler in one of its
3:08 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Callum Ilott will miss the Detroit Grand Prix because of a broken hand suffered in a crash during the Indianapolis 500. Juncos Hollinger Racing replaced him with Santino Ferrucci to race in Detroit this weekend. Ilott was an early crash at Indy and finished 32nd; Ferrucci was 10th
What kind of car is the 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class? What does it compare to? The GLC-Class luxury crossover slots into the Mercedes SUV family with its mid-size dimensions, C-Class running gear—and this year, its emergence without V-8, V-6, inline-6, AMG, or Coupe models. Yet. For 2023, so far, it’s prepping for an on-sale date next