Month: August 2023

Hyundai’s fifth-generation Santa Fe will offer a more spacious interior, updated convenience and safety technology and a new boxy styling. The Santa Fe has been completely recast from a family hauler to a “adventuremobile.” The decision, Hyundai says, derived from “big data” that revealed strong consumer interest in lifestyle trends such as “camping and gear-intensive
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A 26-foot statue of a Native American chief that had been a San Antonio landmark since the 1960s was felled by Hyundai’s dealership standards. The statue came down in July as part of a reconstruction project at Red McCombs Superior Hyundai. “This is a piece of history that is really unique but is not part
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Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 02:03 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Helio Castroneves will continue chasing a record-breaking fifth Indianapolis 500 victory with a new perspective — winning one for his team. Meyer Shank Racing announced Friday that the popular 48-year-old Brazilian will become a minority co-owner with the Ohio-based organization. He also will be the
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Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley may have invented a new summer treat: the frunksicle. During a road trip through the American West in an F-150 Lightning last week, Farley visited Jim Burke Ford, which was throwing a carnival for the Boys & Girls Club in Bakersfield, Calif. He tweeted photos and video of himself
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Ford is postponing the European market launch of the Explorer, its first all-electric volume model in the region, by about six months. Instead of arriving in showrooms at the beginning of next year, the compact SUV is now scheduled to roll out in the summer of 2024. Ford cited new European standards for batteries as
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Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 05:16 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Iceman became the Ironman of IndyCar on Saturday. Capped it off with a win, too. Scott Dixon overcame a first-lap spin and then held off hard-charging Graham Rahal over the final 10 laps to win Saturday’s Indianapolis Grand Prix by 0.4779 seconds. Dixon extended
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Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor filed a lawsuit against Swickard Auto Group for “alleged violations of consumer protection laws” at dealerships the group operates in Anchorage and Palmer. The suit, stemming from three customer complaints, alleges Swickard Auto advertised cars it didn’t have and didn’t honor advertised prices and interest rates. Swickard Auto said Friday
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