SPIELBERG, Austria — Max Verstappen slammed the FIA for the number of deleted lap times during qualifying for Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix, saying it made Formula One look silly and its drivers look like amateurs. The FIA stewards deleted 47 laps during the three qualifying sessions on Friday at the Red Bull Ring as drivers
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Toyota Motor Corp. will split its manufacturing and components operations in North America by powertrain, and it will install one of its leading female executives to oversee production operations of battery-electric vehicles. Meanwhile, Mike Sweers, who led Toyota’s sweeping global redesign of its body-on-frame vehicles, has been promoted to head of the automaker’s North American
Associated Press Jun 29, 2023, 01:14 PM ET Tony Kanaan insisted after driving in his final Indianapolis 500 in May that he wasn’t done with racing entirely. Turns out he’s not even leaving his team. Arrow McLaren announced Thursday the creation of a new hybrid role within its racing program for Kanaan, the popular Brazilian
Lithia Motors Inc. sold three dealerships in separate June transactions, including one it had purchased just this month. The other two were sold to a pair of the largest dealership groups in the country. Lithia on Tuesday sold Priority Toyota Hampton in Virginia to Mills Automotive Group, Tom Dobry, Lithia’s vice president of strategic operations,
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 29, 2023, 11:23 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year NASCAR will take to the streets of Chicago on Sunday for a first-of-its-kind race for the series. Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports It was 74 years and
Ford Motor Co. is recalling certain 2019-20 Fusion PHEV models for loss of power and fire risks. Owners are advised not to charge their vehicles until the remedy is completed, according to a Ford filing with NHTSA. If charged, the battery energy control module might become damaged because of excessive voltage and current flow. The
In this article PSNY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Polestar 2, a battery-electric crossover SUV. Polestar owners in North America will have access to Tesla’s charging network starting next year. Source: Polestar Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar said Thursday that it has signed a deal with Tesla that will allow drivers of its
Red Bull’s junior team AlphaTauri looks set to change its name for the 2024 Formula One season and move into a closer technical collaboration with the reigning world champions. Red Bull has two F1 teams, with the second operating out of Faenza in Italy as a place for the company’s junior drivers to start their
From the wiring to the sheet metal to the software, automakers that plan to adopt Tesla’s plug for their own EVs have bigger design and engineering challenges than just changing the receptacle in the charge port. So far, General Motors, Ford, Rivian and Volvo have committed to adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard plugs. Stellantis
A group opposed to a Ford Motor Co. electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Mich., is suing the city in hopes of stopping construction of the $3.5 billion project, according to court documents. The plant — dubbed BlueOval Battery Park Michigan — is set to open in 2026. It is expected to create about 2,500
Red Bull boss Helmut Marko has cast further doubt over Nyck de Vries’ future with AlphaTauri after admitting Christian Horner was right to have reservations about signing him. De Vries was signed to Red Bull’s junior team after an impressive points-scoring finish on his F1 debut at last year’s Italian Grand Prix while deputising for
SEOUL, South Korea – When the Kia EV9 arrives in U.S. showrooms this year, the new all-electric three-row crossover will take the South Korean brand into uncharted territory as its new flagship. Kia wants the EV9 to move its image up-market while also reeling in customers from rivals. The strategy seems to be working in
The Club’s 10 things to watch Monday, June 26 1. Stock futures were muted heading into the final week of June and the second quarter. The market is coming off a week that saw all three major indices fall by at least 1%, ending multi-week winning streaks. 2. Tesla (TSLA) gets hit with another downgrade
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 27, 2023, 11:30 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Alpine boss Laurent Rossi admits the progress of rival Formula One team Aston Martin has acted as a reality check for his outfit this year. Alpine finished fourth in last year’s championship standings and started
Ford and Chevrolet topped S&P Global Mobility’s 2023 loyalty ranking of mainstream brands for the first four months of the year, while Toyota fell to seventh place, the market research firm said Tuesday. The drop could be due to conquests by Tesla, with migrations to the electric vehicle maker up for almost every mainstream brand.
In this article TSLA 8JO0-FF TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Volvo’s EX30, a small electric crossover SUV, is expected to arrive in the U.S. next year. Courtesy: Volvo Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said Tuesday that it has signed a deal with Tesla that will allow drivers of its electric vehicles to charge at
NEW YORK — Lordstown Motors Corp., the electric truck startup that launched operations in a former General Motors small-car plant in Ohio, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and put itself up for sale after the company failed to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan’s Foxconn. Shares of Lordstown plunged
In this article RIDE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Lordstown Motors Corp. Endurance electric pickup truck is displayed during an unveiling event in Lordstown, Ohio, June 25, 2020. Matthew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images Struggling electric-truck maker Lordstown Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and said that it would