DETROIT — General Motors could enter the baby pickup market with an electric entry smaller than the Ford Maverick and the Hyundai Santa Cruz. The automaker is considering a two-door pickup with a 4- to 4.5-foot-long bed and low roofline. The vehicle would be part of GM’s lineup of affordable EVs priced under $30,000. The
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Fotostorm | E+ | Getty Images There’s still a ways to go before used car prices come back down to earth. While prices were 8.8% lower in December from a year earlier, consumers continue to pay more for used cars than they would if typical depreciation expectations were in play, according to car-shopping app CoPilot,
8:55 AM ET The organisers of the Miami Grand Prix have announced a series of upgrades for the 2023 version of their event, including a resurfaced track and a new paddock location on the field of Hard Rock Stadium. Formula One’s inaugural Miami GP took place in the area surrounding the Miami Dolphins‘ Hard Rock
PARIS — The U.S. market will be crucial to Alpine’s ambitious revenue and sales goals, CEO Laurent Rossi said. The Renault sports car brand has aspirations to sell two models in the U.S., a midsize electric crossover and a larger, similar model, starting in 2027 or 2028. “The U.S. is the main destination for these
In this article HTZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles at a Hertz airport location. Photo by E.R. Davidson Hertz is teaming up with the city of Denver — and soon, it hopes, with other cities — to build out its charging infrastructure to support the ongoing transition to electric
8:34 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick will all make their debuts this season in Tony Stewart’s summer all-star series, while four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves confirmed Wednesday he’ll return for a third season. Busch, who left Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last season
Automotive News Retail Forum: NADA on Jan. 26 in Dallas will feature conversations with key retail industry leaders and dealers that will explore top-of-mind topics, including the new tax credits for EVs and how proposed regulatory changes could impact advertising and finance and insurance practices. Attendees will hear from auto industry leaders including Damon Lester,
Jan 17, 2023 Formula One has confirmed it will not replace the canceled Chinese Grand Prix this year, meaning there will be 23 races this season rather than the planned 24. F1 canceled this year’s Chinese Grand Prix, which was due to take place on April 16, last December due to “the ongoing difficulties presented
BEIJING — Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD is embarking on a rapid global expansion to challenge Tesla but for now it’s stuck in the slow lane on its rival’s home turf. While BYD has not fully articulated its global ambitions in public, a concerted worldwide push has become the single most important strategic focus for
In this article AZO 7203.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The world’s largest automaker, Toyota, is battling criticism that it is not moving fast enough to reduce carbon emissions. Some even say it is opposing climate-mitigation efforts. But the automaker says it does believe in an all-electric future. It just maintains that future will not
8:19 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato will wind down his career this season by scaling back to ovals only in IndyCar as the Japanese driver moves to Chip Ganassi Racing. Sato will share the No. 11 Honda with rookie Marcus Armstrong, who was hired to drive the IndyCar
A 2016 video that Tesla Inc. used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer. The video, which remains archived on Tesla’s website, was released in October 2016
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT DETROIT – General Motors’ first-ever “electrified” Corvette will be available later this year starting at more than $104,000, the automaker said Tuesday. The vehicle also will be all-wheel drive, another first for the quintessential American sports car. The carmaker said the E-Ray, which GM first
DETROIT — There is something broken at manufacturing plants across the auto industry, and it isn’t just the supply chain. Employee morale has suffered profoundly as industry troubles over the past three years, including staffing shortages, production volatility and recession fears, weigh on the workforce, according to labor leaders and experts. The issue was brought
DETROIT — General Motors‘ chief economist is optimistic about the health of the economy and Michigan‘s position to win more business — including from GM. That’s despite results of the Michigan Economic Outlook Survey, released last week, showing a declined sentiment among companies toward the business environment in Michigan. “I think not only are we
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department’s attempt last month to clear up confusion on the Inflation Reduction Act’s revised $7,500 tax credit for new electric vehicles has instead stirred up more questions than answers for car dealers seeking to better understand its maze of rules and timelines. With new restrictions on sticker price and buyer
12:53 PM ET ESPN News Services DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia — Nasser Al-Attiyah won a second straight Dakar Rally just kilometers from his Qatar homeland on Sunday. His fifth Dakar title eclipsed Ari Vatanen’s total and was second only to Stephane Peterhansel, the Dakar’s greatest champion with 14 wins, eight in the premier car category. Al-Attiyah
Carl Hahn, who led Volkswagen Group’s international expansion in the 1980s, died on Saturday. He was 96. Hahn died in his sleep at his home in Wolfsburg, according to a spokeswoman from his charitable foundation. A ceremony is planned for Jan. 24. Born in Chemnitz in eastern Germany in 1926, Carl Horst Hahn Jr studied