McLaren will run flashes of its popular old chrome livery for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. McLaren’s last championship was won by Lewis Hamilton in 2008, driving a car in the famous chrome and red Vodafone-sponsored livery. After years running the red and white of Marlboro, McLaren changed to the silver of engine partner
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Kia America posted second-quarter U.S. sales of 210,197, an increase of 15 percent compared with the year-ago quarter. June sales rose 8 percent to 70,495 and marked Kia’s 11th consecutive month of gains and the seventh time Kia has posted more than 70,000 sales in a single month. Kia also set a first-half record, with
In this article STLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Fiat Chrysler DETROIT – Higher sales of the Chrysler Pacifica minivan and Jeep Compass and Dodge Durango SUVs pushed Stellantis’ second-quarter U.S. new vehicle sales up 6.4% from a year earlier. The uptick is another sign of demand for new
Associated Press Jul 2, 2023, 11:20 AM ET Simon Pagenaud will miss the IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio on Sunday after flipping seven times during a harrowing wreck in practice a day earlier, leaving veteran driver Conor Daly to step into his Meyer Shank Racing ride on short notice. Pagenaud was going nearly full speed entering
Auto plants in the Asia-Pacific region will cut nearly 36,000 vehicles this week because of microchip shortages, according to estimates from AutoForecast Solutions. The majority of the losses are in China, with 33,631 vehicles being taken out of production. Another 2,362 are expected to be cut in the rest of Asia. Meanwhile, North American factories
In this article TSLA 9868-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A XPeng Inc. G6 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV). The company is hoping the release of the new car will boost sales which plunged in the first quarter. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Xpeng surged in pre-market trade in the
Associated Press Jul 2, 2023, 04:20 PM ET Alex Palou continued his dominance of IndyCar at Mid-Ohio on Sunday, executing perfect strategy with a fast car to beat Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon by a wide margin for his third straight win and fourth in the last five races. “Three in a row, let’s
Tesla Inc. delivered a record 466,140 cars worldwide in the second quarter, outpacing Wall Street estimates. The results, posted Sunday, demonstrated that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk‘s vow to chase volume by cutting prices have had their intended effect. Analysts Bloomberg surveyed had expected Tesla to ship 448,350 cars in the quarter. “It’s a big
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lucas Jackson | Reuters Tesla posted its second-quarter vehicle production and delivery report for 2023 on Sunday. Here are the key numbers from the electric vehicle maker: Total deliveries Q2 2023: 466,140 Total production Q2 2023: 479,700 The numbers beat analysts’ expectations and indicate that deliveries
Associated Press Jul 1, 2023, 12:30 PM ET IndyCar driver Simon Pagenaud walked away unharmed from a terrifying wreck during practice at Mid-Ohio on Saturday, where his car from Meyer Shank Racing rolled seven times through a gravel trap before coming to rest on its side. Pagenaud remained motionless in his car for a moment
Scammers who previously defrauded COVID-19 stimulus programs switched to target the auto finance industry in 2022, Point Predictive concluded in a fraud report released in June. These schemes contributed to a 35 percent increase in auto loan identity and synthetic identity fraud last year, according to Point Predictive’s 2023 Auto Lending Fraud Trends Report. Meanwhile,
By nearly every measure, buying a car has become extremely expensive. Not only are new vehicle prices near an all-time high, but the interest rate to finance a purchase has also jumped dramatically. Now, fewer affordable new cars even hit the market, according to recent reports. Today, new cars priced under $30,000 make up just
Associated Press Jul 1, 2023, 05:24 PM ET CHICAGO — Denny Hamlin won the pole Saturday for the NASCAR Cup Series’ first street race, edging Tyler Reddick on the tricky course in downtown Chicago. Hamlin led the way for the race Sunday with a lap of 88.435 seconds at an average speed of 89.557 mph
Former colleagues and industry executives paid tribute to Lotus design chief Peter Horbury, who has died at age 73. Horbury, probably best known for turning around Volvo design, died on Thursday in China, according to multiple sources. “He was a proper giant in car design. Everybody knew Peter. There will be a pain felt throughout
Over half of all new cars sold in the U.S. by 2030 are expected to be electric vehicles. That could put a major strain on our nation’s electric grid, an aging system built for a world that runs on fossil fuels. Domestic electricity demand in 2022 is expected to increase up to 18% by 2030
Jul 1, 2023, 08:42 AM ET Dutch teenager Dilano van’t Hoff died in an accident during a wet Formula Regional European Championship race at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps circuit on Saturday, his team said. The 18-year-old, who won the 2021 Spanish F4 championship, was racing for the Dutch MP Motorsport outfit at the Belgian Grand Prix circuit.
U.S. light-vehicle sales rose for the 11th consecutive month in June at Hyundai and Kia, helped by rising inventories and more generous discounts tied to July 4 holiday promotions. Hyundai said deliveries rose 10 percent to 69,351 last month, but retail sales, a strength for the brand in recent months, slipped 2 percent to 61,991.
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