Month: July 2023

WASHINGTON — The nation’s top auto safety regulator has opened an investigation into the 2022 Kia EV6 after reports alleging loss of motive power. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation said it received 11 complaints about the problem from U.S. vehicle owners, many of whom reported a “loud pop noise followed by a warning displayed in
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A “Chinese storm” is looming over Europe’s growing electric vehicle sector, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said, as Asia’s superpower dominates key raw materials to make batteries for zero emission cars. China’s recent decision to restrict exports of two metals — gallium and germanium — used in semiconductors and EVs should raise red flags for European
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SILVERSTONE, England — Red Bull boss Christian Horner has backed Sergio Perez to rekindle his form and has said the Mexican driver only needs a clean weekend to return to his best. Perez battled back from 16th on the grid to finish sixth at the British Grand Prix on a weekend when team mate Max
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General Motors is showing that the end of its nine-decade reign as the U.S. sales leader was just a one-year blip, not a groundbreaking shift in the industry’s pecking order. For a second consecutive year since, GM is solidly No. 1 at the halfway point. And the automaker is widening its lead over second-place Toyota
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The Dodge Dart is best known as a humble economy car, but the 1968 Dart GTS featured on this episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” shows the compact Dodge had a sporty side too. Instead of the inline-6 engine many Darts left the factory with, this car has a 383-cubic-inch V-8 with a 4-barrel carburetor. The
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Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2023 Rising Stars awards. We will showcase a winner each day through July 11. The Rising Star for Electrification is Sebastian Wolf, who is chief operating officer at Volkswagen Group subsidiary PowerCo. For his full profile click here. The 2023 Rising Stars winners were honored in Paris
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Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 9, 2023, 07:25 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 McLaren says any inspiration it has taken from Red Bull’s Formula One car to shape its latest upgrade package only tells part of the story about its step forward in performance at the last two
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