TOKYO — Renault and Nissan are set to delay a Wednesday announcement of a deal to restructure their automotive alliance as they struggle to bridge their differences, three people familiar with the matter said. Discussions with Nissan started earlier this year as Renault began work to carve out its electric-vehicle business, known as Ampere. Nissan
Month: December 2022
As we’ve come to learn in recent years, some Ford Mustang drivers are truly a different breed, seemingly unable to perform even the most basic of driving tasks without disastrous results. This Mustang driver is just like that. This clip appears to have been filmed at a drag strip somewhere in the U.S. and a
Ford Pro, Ford Motor Co.’s unit focusing on commercial customers, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche Post DHL Group to supply the German courier service with 2,000 electric vans, as well as access to E-Telematics software and charging solutions. At least a portion of the order will come in the form of Ford‘s
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Training self-driving vehicles to handle unexpected situations is one of the biggest challenges to commercialization. Autonomous technology companies frequently showcase how their self-driving software responds to unusual events and edge cases in general traffic, but few demonstrate what happens when something is physically amiss with the autonomous vehicle itself. Flat tires,
Ford CEO Jim Farley told Jim Cramer that the F-150 Lightning’s abilities as a source of backup power for homes and job sites have been a real “eye-opener” for the automaker. Farley was responding to an inquiry from the Club after Jefferies earlier this week downgraded generator mainstay Generac on the thought that electric vehicles
Chevrolet’s newest premium off road truck, the Chevrolet Silverado ZR2, is all new for 2022. How does it stack up against this increasingly competitive segment? Check out our first look impressions right here. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3jWe9hL #Chevrolet #Silverado #MotorTrend MotorTrend is the ultimate streaming destination for gearheads coupled with the latest automotive research and news. Get
The Tesla Model Y is one of the most popular EVs in the world, and certainly the most popular electric SUV. While there are some notable rivals, such as the Ford Mustang Mach-E, none have even come close to selling as well as the pricey Tesla. However, if you’re in the market for an electric
McLaren has recently sold some of its prized heritage car collection to Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat Holding to raise capital to upgrade its Artura supercar. McLaren was forced to seek an injection of funds after identifying “certain technical upgrades” on the Artura plug-in hybrid car that triggered delivery delays, McLaren said earlier this week
Offering a gift with your product is always a clever way of promoting it and that is exactly what a property owner from New Zealand did in order to stand out from the crowd in the saturated real estate market. More specifically, the listing of this $1.1 million home includes a brand-new Tesla Model Y
Dealership group AutoNation Inc. is slowly integrating its recently acquired CIG Financial into the company. AutoNation in October purchased Irvine, Calif.-based auto finance company CIG Financial for $85 million. Glenn Chin, senior equity analyst at Seaport Research Partners, said CIG is not yet integrated in AutoNation’s new-car dealerships but is active in the group’s AutoNation
New cars are getting increasingly expensive. But they’re also more durable than before, which means drivers have a better chance of getting their money’s worth. As the average transaction price for new cars reached an estimated $45,872 in November — the highest on record, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive —
The Porsche 911 Dakar is an homage to the automaker’s rallying heritage, right down to the available two-tone paint scheme replicating the classic Rothmans livery worn by some of the Dakar rally cars from the 1980s, which inspired it. Applying the paint to the car is quite a process. It takes approximately 34 hours to
By Johnna Crider Posted on December 3, 2022 Redwood Materials was approved for $105.6 million in tax incentives by the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development. The battery recycling company, founded by former Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, will receive the incentives in exchange for investing over $1.1 billion in Storey County, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported.
Swedish hypercar manufacturer Koenigsegg is getting ready to deliver the first of its limited-run Jesko. At the same time, it’s lent one out to the folks at Top Gear. Prepare to watch more than 1,200 hp (953 kW) let loose on the track before tackling a small road trip. If you’re a hardcore Jesko fan
LONDON — BMW has invested in Jetti Resources, which has technology to extract more copper from low-grade resources and produce metal with a low carbon footprint, the automaker said in a statement. BMW and other automakers are forging deals to ensure supply of copper and other critical raw materials that may see shortages in coming
2023 is on the way. As in, it’s on a trailer being towed across the country by a Kia Telluride X-Pro. For the third consecutive December, Kia America is doing a cross-country road trip with the numbers that celebrate the incoming year during the ball drop in New York City’s Times Square. The four illuminated
One small town in the great white north seems to have parking poles at its local Walmart that drivers can’t avoid hitting. A local recently posted more than 20 photos of accidents where drivers steered their vehicles into a stationary parking pole. All resulted in damage and some even caused vehicles to flip over. We’ve
This year in an industry first, late-model used electric vehicles held their value better than the market as a whole, according to Black Book, although only briefly. Alex Yurchenko, chief data science officer for Black Book, speculated higher gasoline prices made a difference. However, there’s been a “very steep drop” in the percent of sticker