ATLANTA — Mercedes-Benz USA’s longtime marketing boss and onetime interim CEO Drew Slaven has left the company. In a memo to the brand’s dealers reviewed by Automotive News, Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Dimitris Psillakis said the chief marketing officer had decided to retire. “After some extensive thought and in consultation with his family and colleagues at
Month: February 2023
10:14 AM ET Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, has officially opened the application process for a new team to join the grid by 2025 at the earliest. With F1’s worldwide popularity booming like never before, interest in joining the series is high. Editor’s Picks Under the bid process outlined by the FIA on Thursday,
Ferrari Roma Hangs Mid-Air After Dramatic Elevator Mishap At High-End Dealership | Carscoops No one was injured in the incident, but the combination of a broken Ferrari and a broken car elevator doesn’t sound cheap by Sebastien Bell February 2, 2023 at 12:06 by Sebastien Bell A silver Ferrari Roma was left hanging uncomfortably high
The parent company of two Massachusetts Mazda dealerships will pay $350,000 to settle allegations the stores charged Black and Latino customers more for finance-and-insurance products than white customers, the state attorney general’s office said Tuesday. Hometown Auto Framingham in Massachusetts, which operates North Shore Mazda in Danvers, Mass., and Wellesley Mazda in Wellesley, Mass., has
Phantom AI, a startup focused on creating a software-based platform for automated vehicles, has secured $36.5 million for its series C funding round, the company said Wednesday. The fresh funding will help accelerate development of its vehicle-agnostic and customizable platform. With this new round, Phantom AI has raised $80.2 million since its 2017 founding by
We see reports about electric car crashes nearly every day, which makes sense since people are paying very close attention to the new technology and its overall safety. Sometimes, EV crashes can lead to massive fires that prove difficult to extinguish, though it is rare. Apparently, in some cases, an EVs battery pack can also
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford CEO Jim Farley takes off his mask at the Ford Built for America event at Fords Dearborn Truck Plant on September 17, 2020 in Dearborn, Michigan. Nic Antaya | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings after the
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SHANGHAI — BMW has raised suggested retail prices for some models sold in China because of higher raw material and logistics costs globally. The automaker increased the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices of 17 models in China including its 5-Series sedans and X5 crossovers, effective immediately, Shanghai Securities News reported. The MSRP of X3 crossovers also
6:09 PM ET Associated Press IndyCar driver Conor Daly would accept a last-minute Daytona 500 ride if offered the chance to enter “The Great American Race.” Helio Castroneves last week ruled out trying to make NASCAR’s season-opening race because the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner did not believe there was enough time to prepare for the
Pipe-Wielding Tesla Driver Accused Of Serial Road Rage Attacks Arrested In SoCal | Carscoops The suspect is in jail on a bond of over $5 million by Stephen Rivers 10 hours ago by Stephen Rivers Months after reports of a man violently attacking other motorists and their vehicles, police have a suspect in custody. The
SAN FRANCISCO – Tesla Inc. suppliers are bracing for pressure from Chief Executive Elon Musk and his team to cut their prices further after the EV maker aggressively slashed vehicle prices in a slowing economy, industry officials who work with the automaker and its suppliers said. The suppliers saw as ominous last month’s comments by
LAS VEGAS—Daimler Truck North America unveiled its SuperTruck II Wednesday, showing off an efficient diesel big rig intended to demonstrate fuel-saving technologies that can be deployed as the trucking industry pivots to zero-emission vehicles. The sleek cab, painted in a pixelated rainbow livery to evoke a sense of effortless motion, is more of a proof-of-concept
By Eric Ralph Posted on February 1, 2023 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company could eventually develop an expendable version of its next-generation Starship rocket. Starship is extraordinarily ambitious. Even before considering the unproven concepts of orbital propellant refilling and full, rapid reusability that are central to the full system, Starship is a
In the race to find cleaner fuels, the heavy duty transportation sector is woefully behind because batteries don’t have enough juice to power trucks and ships. Enter ammonia. New technology and new companies are working on turning ammonia into hydrogen to power tractors, trucks and even ships. The heavy duty trucking industry alone accounts for
BMW has filed a patent application for grilles that include headlights and other lighting elements, Auto Express reported on Monday, citing information found in patent documents. Documents filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization show designs that could incorporate headlights, as well as sensors for driver-assist features, into BMW’s signature twin-kidney grille, the report said.
COVENTRY, England — Developing fully autonomous vehicles that can go everywhere has proven harder and more expensive than expected, but investors are continuing to fund startups that target simpler self-driving vehicle solutions far removed from pedestrians and other vehicles operated by unpredictable humans. British AV software company Oxbotica, Sweden’s Einride, America’s Outrider and British supplier
Pour One Out For The First Known 2023 GR Corolla Crash | Carscoops Details are light but pictures say a few thousand words by Stephen Rivers January 30, 2023 at 14:53 by Stephen Rivers We all knew this day was coming and sadly, it’s here. The very first documented Toyota GR Corolla Crash is slowly