7:27 AM ET Lewis Hamilton could stay in Formula One for another five years, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, who is convinced the British driver will win an eighth world title with the team before he calls it quits. Hamilton signed a two-year extension at the start of this season and has said on
Month: October 2022
Barn finds usually occur in remote places but sometimes classic vehicles can be abandoned in city centers. This is what happened in Athens, Greece with a classic Mini Cooper and a Yamaha motorcycle being recovered from a hotel parking lot more than three decades after the owner left them there. All those years of exposure
MOSCOW — The Kremlin praised Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday for suggesting a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, after Kyiv rebuked Musk for proposing terms it views as rewarding Russia. “It is very positive that somebody like Elon Musk is looking for a peaceful way out of this situation,”
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A General Motors sign is seen during an event on January 25, 2022 in Lansing, Michigan. – General Motors will create 4,000 new jobs and retaining 1,000, and significantly increasing battery cell and electric truck manufacturing capacity. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT
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Singer’s Dynamics & Lightweighting Study is one of the more exciting restomods cooked up in recent years and after many years of development, Chris Harris has had the opportunity to see what it is all about. The veteran journalist notes that this is not an objective review of the car as he was involved in
Electric automaker Polestar‘s first crossover is on deck with a planned unveiling Oct. 12 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 2024 Polestar 3, built on a new all-electric platform developed by affiliate Volvo, has dual motors and an expected EPA range of more than 300 miles (480 km). “With this car, we bring the ‘sport’ back to
8:03 AM ET Red Bull boss Christian Horner is confident his team did not break Formula One’s budget cap last year. Horner was furious over accusations, ahead of Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix, that Red Bull breached last year’s $145 million cap, which would lead to sanctions against his team if true. 1 Related On Wednesday,
Antwanette Hill was a Platinum member of Hertz’s Gold Club Loyalty program when she hopped into a rental car in October of 2018. An employee thought she was stealing the car and subsequently called the police. Since then she’s been arrested four times over the incident and spent weeks in jail. Now, she’s suing the
Owners of Hyundai vehicles that have been targeted by thieves who’ve demonstrated on social media how to hot wire the company’s late-model cars and crossovers will be able to purchase a Compustar anti-theft security kit for $170 starting Oct. 1. All 820 dealers in Hyundai’s U.S. network are authorized to install the kit, the company
In this article RIVN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Workers inspect a Rivian R1T electric vehicle (EV) pickup truck on the assembly line at the company’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, US., on Monday, April 11, 2022. Jamie Kelter Davis | Bloomberg | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive said Monday that it
Ford has filed a patent application for an external airbag that would deploy from behind a vehicle’s grille during collisions. Filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Mar. 1, 2021, and published Sept. 1, the application describes an airbag system similar to the ones already mandated in the U.S. for vehicle
Over the weekend, a Tesla Model X left the road and rolled over many times. The electric crossover was severely damaged, if not, completely destroyed. Thankfully, however, the family of four inside the vehicle on sustained minor injuries. While much of the media coverage surrounding Tesla‘s safety is related to the potential for its advanced
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group said it had taken a 7.6 percent stake in Aston Martin. The purchase is another move by Li Shufu, Geely’s billionaire owner, to expand his automobile empire. Geely also owns Volvo and Lotus Cars and has a stake in Daimler. “We look forward to exploring potential opportunities to engage and collaborate
4:34 AM ET Sergio Perez’s Singapore Grand Prix victory was “world class” and his best drive yet in Formula One, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said on Sunday. The race ended with Perez subject to a stewards’ investigation for possible safety car infringements, but with the eventual five-second time penalty making no difference to
Mustang drivers have a reputation for not being able to properly control their ponies. That notoriety comes in large part thanks to many accidents happening in front of cameras at the end of automotive events. One such incident where a Mustang driver plowed into a classic C10 pickup truck proves that some of these accidents
DETROIT — Jeep provided a glimpse into its electrification plans during the Detroit auto show with previews of the Wrangler-inspired Recon off-roader and the sleek Wagoneer S that will expand its line of upscale utility options. These vehicles are part of an ambitious battery-electric vehicle launch schedule looming for Jeep parent Stellantis, the product of
In this article 7203.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda speaks during a small media roundtable on Sept. 29, 2022 in Las Vegas. Toyota LAS VEGAS — Toyota Motor CEO Akio Toyoda last week simply stated what he would like his legacy to be: “I love cars.” Just how the 66-year-old