2:17 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott McLaughlin circled qualifying as the area he had to improve upon in his second season of IndyCar. He nailed it in his first session of the year. McLaughlin beat Team Penske teammate Will Power, one of the best qualifiers in series history, to win the
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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 has gained approval to
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is asking its dealers to implement some of the most significant changes to their business in decades as it works to modernize its retail strategy and beat back threats from Tesla and electric vehicle startups that have championed direct-to-consumer sales. Ford this week revealed plans to split its business into
4:14 AM ET Aston Martin will have to put a “performing structure” in place to convince four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel to stay on beyond the end of the season, the squad’s new team principal Mike Krack said. Vettel, a 53-time race winner who joined the team from Ferrari in 2021, is out
In this article 7267.T-JP 6758.T-JP Kenichiro Yoshida, Chairman, President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, speaks as he introduces the VISION-S 02, an SUV prototype vehicle, as the VISION-S 01, announced in 2020, is on display during a Sony press event for CES 2022 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 4, 2022 in
DETROIT – The Detroit 3 automakers and UAW late Thursday announced that factory workers in areas not deemed high risk by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer have to wear masks on the job regardless of vaccination status. The union and automaker’s joint task force said that each company will communicate
9:56 PM ET Associated Press CHANDLER, Ariz. — Matt Hagan made the quickest Funny Car run in four years Saturday, giving the new Tony Stewart Racing NHRA team its first No. 1 qualifier and setting the track record to close out qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Hagan had a 3.823-second run at 333.41 mph
In this article RIVN R.J. Scaringe, Rivian’s CEO, introduces the world to his company’s R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, November 27, 2018. Mike Blake | Reuters Rivian Automotive quickly backtracked from a plan to increase prices on vehicles that had already been ordered
Toyota Motor North America said it will allocate $110 million toward expanding its education initiative and helping 14 communities near its U.S. operations. Last fall, Toyota helped open a science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, elementary and middle school in Dallas. The Driving Possibilities initiative, led by the Toyota USA Foundation, will help build
6:19 AM ET Formula One has confirmed it has terminated its contract with the promoter of the Russian Grand Prix, meaning the sport has no plans to hold a race in the country in the future. The news comes in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and follows F1’s decision last week not to
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, stands in the foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory during a press event. Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images Tesla and Elon Musk are facing a trial over the CEO’s 2018 pay package, which was worth around $2.5 billion at the time it was granted. Shareholder Richard J. Tornetta sued
TOKYO — A Tokyo court has found the former Nissan executive Greg Kelly guilty of playing a role in helping former boss Carlos Ghosn allegedly hide more than $80 million in deferred compensation. But after more than three years of prosecution, Kelly, 65, was given a six-month suspended sentence by chief judge Kenji Shimotsu. The
6:51 AM ET Russian licensed drivers, such as Haas’ Nikita Mazepin, will not be allowed to compete at the British Grand Prix, it was announced on Wednesday. David Richards, Chair of Motorsport UK, and the organisation’s board confirmed in a statement that Russian and Belarusian licensed competitors would not be approved to participate in UK
In this article F Ford has started initial pre-production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck at a new plant in Dearborn, Mich. Michael Wayland | CNBC Ford Motor plans to produce more than 2 million electric vehicles annually and generate a 10% adjusted operating profit margin by 2026, the company announced Wednesday as part
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is starting to create ripple effects in the automotive supply chain. The attack also has prompted companies to stop shipping to Russia or suspend operations there. Here are some of the impacts on the auto industry: Europe’s auto production crashes as flow of wire harnesses dries up Automakers including Volkswagen, BMW
6:51 AM ET Russian Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin will not be allowed to compete at the British Grand Prix, it was announced on Wednesday. David Richards, Chair of Motorsport UK, and the organisation’s board confirmed in a statement that Russian and Belarusian licenced competitors would not be aproved to participate in UK motorsport events,
In this article TSLA Joe Biden, left, and Elon Musk Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters; Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The feud between President Joe Biden and Tesla CEO Elon Musk doesn’t seem to be cooling anytime soon. Musk said no one was watching Biden after the president did not mention Tesla during his
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, who last year unveiled major climate, energy and transportation plans and touted an electric vehicle future, shifted the focus to addressing a stack of crises during his first State of the Union address. “We meet tonight in an America that has lived through two of the hardest years this nation