Max Verstappen is cruising towards a third world championship win but he says it’s been confusing to see the competitive order behind Red Bull changing race to race. McLaren emerged as second quickest behind Red Bull at Silverstone, with Lando Norris finishing second and Oscar Piastri fourth. McLaren made a clear step forward one race
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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
Pre-owned vehicles are seen at the Roger Beasley South dealership lot on June 07, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT – Wholesale used vehicle prices posted their largest decline last month since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, as prices are set to stabilize during the second half of this year.
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
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
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford Motor Company’s electric F-150 Lightning on the production line at their Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan on September 8, 2022. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor‘s second-quarter sales increased 9.9% from a year earlier, spurred by significant
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
Six months into 2023, the supply shortages that have handcuffed sales for several years were fading, and volume was up year over year in nearly every vehicle segment. General Motors outsold Toyota at the halfway point for a second consecutive year, and Ford was on pace to be the top brand for the first time
In this article VWAGY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) starting its first autonomous vehicle test program in Austin beginning in July 2023. Courtesy: Vokswagen AG Volkswagen said Thursday that it will begin testing self-driving electric vehicles in Austin, Texas, later this month. The German auto giant said it will
SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Brad Pitt was a surprise guest in Formula One’s usual drivers briefing on Friday, which Lewis Hamilton joked was the best he’s ever attended. Pitt’s currently untitled F1 movie started filming at Silverstone this week ahead of the British Grand Prix, with the production having its own garage and pitwall stand as
With all the attention ChatGPT has generated since its explosive debut last fall, Jason Bickford felt intrigued enough to experiment with it at work. Bickford, vice president of sales and operations at Bickford Ford, in Snohomish, Wash., was curious about what he could accomplish with the artificial intelligence-driven conversational chatbot. It turned out to be
In this article NKLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikola TRE FCEV2 Courtesy: Nikola Electric heavy-truck maker Nikola will find out later Thursday whether its shareholders have approved its plan to raise money by selling more stock. Nikola hopes to raise more capital to help ramp up production of its new fuel-cell-powered electric heavy
WASHINGTON – The United Auto Workers union on Friday called on the Biden administration to soften its proposed vehicle emissions cuts that would require 67 percent of new vehicles to be electric by 2032. The UAW, which represents workers at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent StellantisI, said the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed standards
Resilient quarterly auto sales from Club name Ford Motor (F) on Thursday bolstered our confidence in the company’s transformation strategy to support its electric vehicle future. Ford reported total U.S. auto sales of 531,662 during the second quarter, a 9.9% year-over-year increase, a second straight quarterly advance. Those gains were driven by a 34% increase
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 7, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lewis Hamilton believes something was wrong with his car over a single lap during Friday practice for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, but is confident his team will find a solution in time for qualifying.
In a memo to U.S. retailers obtained by Automotive News, McLaren said deliveries of its plug-in hybrid, the Artura, are delayed on average about four months as the British automaker institutes “enhanced testing procedures” to improve quality. McLaren said the measures provide “additional checks and testing in our quality control procedure.” Spokesman Roger Ormisher confirmed
In this article F TSLA GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tesla Model Y is seen on a Tesla car lot on May 31, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Tesla’s Model Y has become the world’s best selling car in the first quarter of 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT – Legacy automakers
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 7, 2023, 06:03 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SILVERSTONE, England — George Russell has said suspects Max Verstappen’s criticism of Formula One’s expanding race calendar is simply a negotiating tactic to earn more money on his next contract. Two-time champion Verstappen, who leads