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WASHINGTON — Former NHTSA chief Steven Cliff said his decision to leave the nation’s top auto safety regulator in September and return to the California Air Resources Board was not taken lightly. “It was a very tough decision, I’ll be honest,” Cliff, now CARB’s executive officer, told Automotive News this month. “When I was recruited

BMW Concept XM BMW BMW Group plans to invest $1.7 billion in its U.S. operations to build electric vehicles and batteries, the company announced Wednesday. The investment will include $1 billion to prepare for production of EVs at the automaker’s existing Spartanburg factory in South Carolina, and $700 million for a new high-voltage battery-assembly facility

12:43 PM ET Red Bull has won the Formula One constructors’ championship for the first time since 2013, ending Mercedes’ run of eight straight titles. The championship was secured at the U.S. Grand Prix, with three races to spare, a day after company founder and team owner Dietrich Mateschitz died aged 78. Verstappen, who won

An Arizona dealership group claims that a raid by the state attorney general’s office that focused on vehicles imported from Mexico shut its stores and caused “substantial damages,” including lost sales and profits. A federal judge in Phoenix is allowing the dealership group, Mark Enterprises Car Co., to pursue its lawsuit against agents of the

In this article LAD KMX GM F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign advertises to purchase cars at a used car dealership in Arlington, Virginia, February 15, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, U.S. automakers and dealers have seen record

4:03 PM ET Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Chandler Smith, Zane Smith and Ben Rhodes became the final drivers to punch their tickets to the NASCAR Truck Series finale next month when Ty Majeski, already in the title race, won after Saturday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The drivers rounded out the championship-deciding final four on

Lithia Motors Inc., which has remained on a franchised dealership acquisition tear in 2022, is now in the recreational vehicle business — and the rapidly expanding company didn’t have to travel far to do so. Lithia on Oct. 2 bought Airstream Adventures, a collection of six Airstream stores in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California. The

Hyundai Ioniq 6 Hyundai DETROIT – The Biden administration’s elimination of tax credits for imported electric vehicles deals a massive blow to Hyundai Motor’s business, an executive for the automaker said Wednesday. Jose Munoz, global president and chief operating officer, declined to disclose a specific financial impact associated with the requirements of the Inflation Reduction

12:45 PM ET Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. — William Byron‘s playoff push will start from the ideal spot Sunday. He won the pole in Saturday’s qualifying laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway, turning in a lap of 32.454 seconds. That was 0.049 seconds ahead of fellow playoff entrant Bell. Another driver still in the playoff, Chase Elliott,

The second generation of Kia’s Niro EV, which tops off the automaker’s trio of electrified compact crossovers that also includes plug-in hybrid and gasoline-electric hybrid powertrains, goes on sale this month in all 50 states. The Korean automaker slashed $200 off the price for buyers that opt into the higher of two trims, called the

TeraWatt site Courtesy: TeraWatt San Francisco startup TeraWatt Infrastructure on Thursday announced it’s developing the first network of electric vehicle-charging centers for heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks along the Interstate 10 highway, stretching from Long Beach, California, to the El Paso, Texas, area. The company, which raised more than $1 billion this year to build charging infrastructure,

12:42 PM ET AUSTIN — The FIA will make changes to its safety car procedures after Pierre Gasly’s near miss with a recovery vehicle at the Japanese Grand Prix, but has also underlined the importance of driver responsibility after labelling the Gasly’s actions as “reckless.” Gasly said he came within two metres of a fatal

Donnie Wetsel believes that aggressively selling tire and wheel services boosts profits and prevents customers from drifting away to independent shops, not only for new tires and alignments, but also for the oil changes and other maintenance and repair services that his technicians should be doing. When Wetsel, 36, took over as service director at

Electric buses at a charging station. Koiguo | Moment | Getty Images Business owners will be able to avail themselves of a new tax credit for electric vehicles starting next year — and it should be easier to get than a similar tax break for consumer households buying “new clean” passenger cars, according to tax

GREER, S.C. — BMW U.S. manufacturing boss Robert Engelhorn is staring down a hairy challenge with global ramifications. Engelhorn is orchestrating a $1.7 billion upgrade to bring the automaker’s largest factory, near Spartanburg, S.C., into the electric era. At the same time, he must ensure the plant’s global output of high-demand crossovers doesn’t get gummed

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tesla electric vehicle at a supercharger station in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 9, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday evening that the company expects to fully meet the

7:19 PM ET AUSTIN — Lewis Hamilton says Formula One might as well get rid of its cost cap if the FIA is unable to offer severe punishments to teams that overspend. The FIA found Red Bull guilty of a minor overspend under last year’s £145 million cost cap and is now in the process

DETROIT — The exclusive club of pickup trucks sporting six-figure price tags is getting a new member. The $107,000 GMC Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 arrives just over a year from now. The first of three planned trim levels, the Sierra EV Edition 1 is powered by a pair of electric motors, for a rating