Month: April 2023

Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray No. 1 will be Corvette No. 122 for dealer Rick Hendrick. Hendrick paid $1.1 million to buy the first-ever electrified Corvette at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach, Fla., this month. It’s only the latest in a string of seven-figure Corvette VIN 001 acquisitions for the 73-year-old collector. In 2022, Hendrick bought
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When Tesla opened its U.S. Superchargers to non-Tesla vehicles in late February, electric vehicle owners rushed to join the network. After downloading the Tesla smartphone app and registering a payment method, drivers of Volkswagen ID4s, Rivian pickups, Chevrolet Bolts and other nameplates gained access to the Supercharger network, considered the gold standard for its size,
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SHANGHAI — The Shanghai auto show was eye-opening for the sheer number of Chinese brands seeking to satisfy local buyers’ cravings for new high-tech models. Keen pricing, driven by cut-throat competition and a maturing local battery supply chain, means the consumer is currently king, which is giving brands a financial headache. Not every new model
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Private equity and other investors funneled $394 million into U.S. transportation technology startups in March, about a 43 percent decline from the previous month, according to data compiled by Automotive News. Investment by venture capitalists, companies and others into burgeoning advanced transportation technology companies has cooled sequentially from $1.16 billion in January to $690.5 million
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6:24 PM ET Associated Press Craig Breedlove, who set land-speed records by topping 400, 500 and 600 mph in jet-powered cars nicknamed Spirit of America, has died. He was 86. Breedlove died at his home in Rio Vista, California, on April 4. His wife, Yadira Breedlove, said the cause of death was cancer. Breedlove battled
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The industry disruption that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, which left dealership lots bare and shoppers struggling to find cars, has turned the buying process on its head. “Customer service everywhere has gotten significantly worse since the pandemic,” said Matthew Phillips, CEO of Car Pros, a dealership group operating seven stores in California and Washington. “Organizations
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