A mechanic working on an electric car at a garage in Carquefou, France, in November 2022. The EU is looking to increase the number of EVs on its roads in the coming years. Loic Venance | AFP | Getty Images From seatbelts to airbags and radios to parking sensors, today’s cars are packed with innovations
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Feb 23, 2023 Ferrari have moved their Formula One head of strategy Inaki Rueda out of the line of fire with Ravin Jain taking the high-pressure role on the pit wall for the season starting in Bahrain next week. A team spokesperson said Jain, an Oxford physics graduate who joined the team in 2016, would
Twice a year, roughly 50 luxury vehicle clients get a chance to drive their vehicles on Sebring International Raceway, North America’s oldest permanent road racetrack. Select vehicle owners who attend Dimmitt Automotive Group’s track days can drive at high speeds at novice, intermediate or advanced levels. “Sure, highway speeds can make an engine purr, but
In this article NKLA NKLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikola Motor Company Two truck Source: Nikola Motor Company Nikola will begin offering an advanced driver-assist system on its electric heavy trucks starting late next year, the company said Wednesday. The system, made by Plus and called PlusDrive, is similar to the highway driving
7:58 PM ET Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. — NASCAR postponed the Xfinity Series race at Fontana to Sunday night because of steady rain at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday. Practice and qualifying sessions for both weekend races at Fontana had already been canceled because of consistent, heavy rain from an extraordinary Southern California storm. The
As General Motors introduces newer and longer touch screens in its vehicles, it also may have found a way to wipe away fingerprints and other oily residue that users leave behind — without the help of a human. The automaker recently patented a process that would use light from violet micro-LEDs — alongside the red,
In this article NKLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikola Motor Company Source: Nikola Motor Company Electric heavy-truck maker Nikola said Thursday it produced 133 battery-electric trucks in the fourth quarter, but delivered just 20 to dealers, generating revenue that fell well short of Wall Street’s expectations. Nikola said it made a series of
Feb 23, 2023 SAKHIR, Bahrain — Toto Wolff said the early signs are that Mercedes’ 2023 car does not have the same bouncing issues the team struggled with so much last year. After eight straight titles, Mercedes won only a single race last year as it struggled to get to grips with its erratic car.
Toyota has taken a more multipronged approach to carbon reduction than some of its peers, blending EVs with hybrids and other green technologies. Gill Pratt, chief scientist at Toyota Motor Corp. and CEO of the Toyota Research Institute will join Automotive News for a LinkedIn Live chat at noon Eastern on Feb. 28 to discuss
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford CEO Jim Farley announces at a press conference that Ford Motor Company will be partnering with the worlds largest battery company, a China-based company called Contemporary Amperex Technology, to create an electric-vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, on February 13, 2023 in Romulus, Michigan.
Feb 24, 2023 The Haas Formula One team reckon they will save $250,000 (£207,914) in freight costs this season after slimming their pitwall perch down to a three-seater. The U.S.-owned outfit’s new seating arrangement caught the eye among all of the attention on the 2023 cars testing in Bahrain. Instead of the usual six or
Customers and auto dealers continue to be miles apart in their perceptions of transparency in the car buying process, according to Capital One. Only 21 percent of consumers called car shopping very or fully transparent, compared with 68 percent of dealership owners and staffers surveyed, the 2023 Capital One Car Buying Outlook study reported. “For
In this article LCID Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People test drive Dream Edition P and Dream Edition R electric vehicles at the Lucid Motors plant in Casa Grande, Arizona, September 28, 2021. Caitlin O’Hara | Reuters Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid appears to have a demand problem. The company said during its fourth-quarter
10:02 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — McLaren looks set for another tough start to a Formula One season after missing car development targets over the winter. McLaren started 2022 on the back foot after encountering brake issues in the Bahrain preseason test and has had a quiet start to the same test this year, which
General Motors‘ plan to idle its full-size pickup factory in Indiana next month suggests the automaker is trying to avoid returning to days of stockpiling vehicles on dealership lots, analysts said this week. Halting production at Fort Wayne Assembly, which builds the light-duty Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, for two weeks starting March 27
Newsday Llc | Newsday | Getty Images If you’re among the people who leased an auto in 2020 and are nearing the end of that agreement, you may want to check what the car is worth before turning it in. The average trade-in value of cars leased in 2020 is 19% more ($3,965) than the
12:15 PM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Reigning world champion Max Verstappen topped the opening day of preseason testing as Formula One returned to action in Bahrain. The three-day test at the Bahrain International Circuit is the only chance teams will have to run their cars on track ahead of the opening race at the same
Ford Motor Co. has again extended the temporary closure of its Louisville Assembly Plant for another week as it battles a software issue on the refreshed Escape and Lincoln Corsair crossovers. The plant’s building chairman, Brandon Reisinger, informed employees Thursday the downtime will now last until March 6, which Ford confirmed to Automotive News. Next