Volkswagen Group’s Skoda brand will launch three new electric models by 2026, four years earlier than originally planned, its boss told Handelsblatt business daily. The Czech carmaker will spend the vast majority of its planned investment on these new models, Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer added. This would bring the proportion of electric models in its
Month: November 2022
The Federal Communications Commission has declared ringless voicemails, a marketing tool used by some automotive dealers, illegal without the consumer’s consent, ending a half-decade debate over whether the technology fell under federal robocall restrictions outlined in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. In its Nov. 21 declaration, the FCC said the phone calls that leave a
Formula 2 driver Amaury Cordeel may be able to drive a race car very well, but he won’t be allowed to drive a road car for a while. The Belgian driver has lost his driver’s license after being caught speeding in his hometown of Tamise, Belgium. Those caught speeding excessively never really have anyone to
DETROIT — Cruise, the General Motors robotaxi unit, plans to enter a “large number of markets” and scale operations up to “thousands of vehicles” in 2023, COO Gil West told Reuters. Cruise has announced plans to start offering rides in Austin and Phoenix, adding those cities to its current base in San Francisco. West said
Honda Motor Co. revealed plans to expand its Honda Sensing suite of advanced driver-assistance technology to include hands-off features on all U.S. models by 2030. Honda says the technology reflects its vision to cut global traffic fatalities involving Honda autos and motorcycles in half in the same timeframe on its way to eliminating the fatalities
Apple (AAPL), Constellation Brands (STZ) and Ford Motor (F) were subject to Wall Street research on Wednesday. Here’s the latest analyst commentary on these Club holdings, along with our view. Apple Analyst take: Baird lowered its estimate for iPhone manufacturing in Apple’s fiscal first quarter by 8 million units, citing persistent challenges at an assembly
Audi next year will launch a new electric crossover positioned between the mid-size E-Tron and compact Q4 E-Tron. It will go by the name Q6 E-Tron, and prototypes have been out and about for more than a year (shown below). Now we have the first spy shots of a prototype for a coupe-like version to
Canoo has never presented its Lifestyle Vehicle as a sporty EV, since it is mostly designed to move people from point to point efficiently, not necessarily fun behind the wheel, even though it can be had with up to 350 horsepower. However, even with that many horses spinning its rear wheels, it can only do
SHANGHAI — BYD was the top-selling car brand in China in the first four weeks of November, brokerage data showed, outperforming the Volkswagen brand in a reversal that highlights the pressure on legacy brands in the world’s largest auto market. Retail sales for BYD rose by 83 percent to 152,863 vehicles from Nov. 1 to
6:09 AM ET Esteban Ocon has taken a parting shot at former Alpine teammate Fernando Alonso, saying the Spaniard barely did any work to push the team forward. Alonso is joining Aston Martin next year and has already predicted his new team can beat Alpine in 2023. The Spaniard grew increasingly critical of Alpine and
A couple from Manitoba that occasionally rents out its RV to holidayers found themselves embroiled in a countrywide controversy, after they rented out their vehicle to Romana Didulo, the so-called “Qanon Queen of Canada.” The couple, Vicki and Mike LeBlanc, say they’ve never had a problem renting out their RV in the past, so when
DETROIT — Stellantis is working to ease dealerships into its ambitious electric vehicle rollout, but it has no plans to specify the dollar amounts they’ll need to invest as General Motors and Ford Motor Co. have done. The automaker has partnered with Future Energy, a company that advises dealerships on how to set up charging
Lordstown Motors Corp. made first deliveries on its initial batch of 500 electric pickups for commercial fleet customers. The Lordstown, Ohio, EV startup on Tuesday said it began to move its Endurance pickup after receiving homologation certification from the U.S. government. The Department of Transportation must provide certification a vehicle meets U.S. codes before a
In this article RIDE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lordstown Motors gave rides in prototypes of its upcoming electric Endurance pickup truck on June 21, 2021 as part of its “Lordstown Week” event. Michael Wayland / CNBC Electric truck startup Lordstown Motors said Tuesday it began shipping its pickup truck to customers after receiving
Senior Editor Jonny Lieberman discusses the new 2013 Mazda CX-5 on the floor of the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.
By Johnna Crider Posted on November 29, 2022 Tesla is continuing to set records and in Norway, which has led the electric vehicle adoption globally, data shows that Tesla is preparing for another record-breaking quarter. Tesla investor Mathias Fens pointed this out and cited data from Mathias Fens shared on Twitter while citing graphs by
Renault and Nissan have readied plans to announce a potential deal on a restructured alliance as early as next month in London with the two automakers still negotiating terms, three people with knowledge of the talks told Reuters. Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said on Tuesday he was “confident” the French automaker and Nissan would be
Longtime General Motors advertising agency Campbell Ewald has undertaken an executive shuffle, which includes naming the first woman as its CEO in the company’s 112-year history. Kari Shimmel, 41, CE’s chief strategy officer since late 2018, will immediately step into the role of CEO, succeeding Kevin Wertz, who is stepping down as CEO but will
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