Getty Images DETROIT – Audi expects the war in Ukraine to cause “tremendous interference” to the global supply chain, an executive with the German luxury brand said Thursday. The comments come as automakers globally, including Audi and its Volkswagen parent company, attempt to maintain supply chains of crucial parts such as semiconductor chips and wire
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4:54 PM ET Associated Press Pato O’Ward scored his first career IndyCar win a year ago at Texas Motor Speedway and was rewarded for it with a Formula One test with McLaren. Now as he returns to his de facto home track for Sunday’s race, O’Ward’s bright future has suddenly become very cloudy. He’s got
Former Unifor President Jerry Dias built a considerable automotive legacy in his eight-plus years leading the Canadian union. Dias, who retired March 11, was influential in securing billions of dollars of investments for the country’s assembly plants, helping to secure a Canadian manufacturing footprint that had been in danger of collapsing. He loudly advocated for
In this article 9868-HK A new Xpeng P7 car is shown in the Xpeng Motors flagship store in a shopping mall. Xpeng P7 is one of the two popular models of Xpeng motors. Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images China’s XPeng said Thursday it led an investment into a new $200 million fund focused
9:59 AM ET Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Struggling with who to support in Formula One this year? This is the guide
In this article BMW3-FF A worker attaches a wiring harness to the chassis of an X model SUV at the BMW manufacturing facility in Greer, South Carolina, November 4, 2019. Charles Mostoller | Reuters DETROIT – The war in Ukraine is expected to lower global light-duty vehicle production through next year by millions of units,
A closely watched auto-industry forecaster lopped more than 5 million cars off its projections for global production this year and next, largely due to fallout expected from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. S&P Global Mobility, formerly known as IHS Markit, lowered its 2022 and 2023 estimates each by 2.6 million vehicles. The forecaster now expects auto
2:17 AM ET Formula One’s governing body made a tweak to the safety car rules on Tuesday to avoid a repeat of the controversy that erupted after last year’s title-deciding race in Abu Dhabi. Race director Michael Masi, who was replaced last month, changed the procedure in the closing laps at Yas Marina in a
Online used-vehicle retailer Shift Technologies said Tuesday it is acquiring the dealer listing marketplace assets of Fair Technologies, a vehicle retailing platform, for $15 million in cash and 2.5 percent equity. In its reasoning for the deal, Shift said it wants to establish an online marketplace presence where dealers and independent sellers can list their
In this article TSLA John Bernal, the creator of AI Addict on YouTube. Courtesy: AI Addict Tesla has fired a former Autopilot employee named John Bernal after he shared candid video reviews on his YouTube channel, AI Addict, showing how the company’s Full Self Driving Beta system worked in different locations around Silicon Valley. Following
8:16 AM ET Ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Formula One has been accused of ignoring human rights abuses in the country and having a “clear double standard” about where it decides it should and should not host races. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (Bird) said F1 has “abandoned those who have
In this article GM An undated handout photo shows the new Cadillac Lyriq, one of the electric vehicles that General Motors Co said on October 20, 2020, that its Spring Hill, Tennessee, factory will begin to produce. General Motors Co. | Reuters DETROIT – General Motors is gearing up to deliver Cadillac’s first electric vehicle
DETROIT — Cadillac will open the order books for the Lyriq, its first electric vehicle, this spring. General Motors’ luxury brand will begin taking new orders for the 2023 Lyriq and the 2023 Lyriq performance all-wheel drive on May 19, Rory Harvey, vice president of global Cadillac, told reporters Tuesday. Unlike reservations, the Lyriq orders
10:24 AM ET Associated Press J.R. Hildebrand was named the oval driver for A.J. Foyt Racing on Friday and will make his season debut next week at Texas Motor Speedway. Hildebrand will share the No. 11 Chevrolet with Tatiana Calderon, the Colombian driver hired to race the street and road courses this year. Calderon, the
TOKYO – Former Nissan director Greg Kelly, cleared on most counts and handed a suspended sentence in the long-running Tokyo trial over alleged financial misconduct by Carlos Ghosn, teared up with joy as he was welcomed back to Tennessee Monday by U.S. Sen. William Hagerty. Kelly said coming home after his three-year legal odyssey in
In this article TSLA A Tesla Model Y is seen in a production hall of the Tesla Gigafactory during the open day. In Grünheide, east of Berlin, the first vehicles are to roll off the production line from the end of 2021. Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon
11:01 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has said he is in the process of changing his name to include his mother’s maiden name, Larbalestier. The seven-time Formula One world champion revealed his decision in front of a crowd at the 2022 Dubai Expo, ahead of this weekend’s season-opening grand prix in Bahrain. 1 Related “It would
Former Unifor National President Jerry Dias was under investigation for an alleged breach of the union’s constitution prior to his retirement March 11. According to a statement from the union Monday, Unifor Secretary-Treasurer Lana Payne received a written complaint about Dias on Jan. 26 and initiated an independent external investigation. Dias, who had served 8