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12:26 PM ET Associated Press In IndyCar’s effort toward environmental sustainability, one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers will rely on a desert shrub to produce a new source of natural rubber for its tires. Bridgestone Americas said Thursday it has used the offseason to incorporate more sustainable and bio-circular materials into its tires this
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Carvana Co. said Thursday it recorded a net loss of $806 million in the fourth quarter, bringing its overall financial losses in 2022 to $1.6 billion. The company’s rising tide of red ink caps off a year of inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, reductions in profit per vehicle and fluctuations in consumers’ used-vehicle demand, all
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In this article RIDE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lordstown Motors gave rides in prototypes of its upcoming electric Endurance pickup truck on June 21, 2021 as part of its “Lordstown Week” event. Michael Wayland / CNBC Lordstown Motors said Thursday it will suspend production and deliveries of its all-electric Endurance pickup to address
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5:11 AM ET Formula One’s new all-female F1 Academy series will be on the support programme for the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin next October according to a seven round, 21-race calendar published on Thursday. The six other tracks used will be Austria’s Spielberg in April, Spain’s Valencia and Barcelona in May, Zandvoort in the
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In this article LAZR DMLRY LAZR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Austin Russell, Luminar founder and CEO, with Markus Schäfer, Mercedes-Benz AG chief technology officer at Mercedes-Benz’ Sindelfingen, Germany plant. Mercedes-Benz Lidar maker Luminar said Wednesday that Mercedes-Benz will incorporate its sensors and software in a “broad range” of vehicles starting mid-decade, in a
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday lifted the veil on a new operating system that will underpin the luxury automaker’s next-generation vehicles. MB.OS (Mercedes-Benz Operating System) combines in-house software development with technology collaborations to improve four key areas: infotainment, automated driving, body and comfort, and powertrain systems. “We are the architects of the system,” Mercedes-Benz
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In this article LCID Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Electric vehicle start-up Lucid on Sept. 28, 2021 said production of its first cars for customers has started at its factory in in Casa Grande, Arizona. Lucid Electric vehicle maker Lucid on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue that fell short of expectations after building just 7,000
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An engine undergoes assembly at the Stellantis Dundee Engine Complex on August 18, 2022 in Dundee, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Carmaker Stellantis on Wednesday announced record full-year results, reporting a 26% rise in net profit to 16.8 billion euros ($17.9 billion) and a 41% annual jump in global battery and electric vehicle sales.
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General Motors’ Corvette assembly plant is idle this week due to a temporary parts shortage. GM spokesman Dan Flores would not specify which part caused the shortage but told Automotive News the shortage “is not semiconductor chip-related.” Production is expected to resume Monday, Feb. 27, at the plant in Bowling Green, Ky. “Our supply chain,
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11:12 AM ET Formula One’s preseason officially kicks off this week with three days of testing at the Bahrain International Circuit, but all 10 teams have already unveiled their cars to the world over the past few weeks. We saw a handful of big ‘season’ launches, as they appear now to be known — some
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DETROIT — Cadillac is freshening its XT4 compact crossover with an updated look and touch screen display and a longer list of standard safety features. The brand’s smallest crossover will continue to be built at General Motors‘ Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas and go on sale as a 2024 model this summer, Cadillac said Monday.
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