2:06 PM ET BARCLEONA, Spain — Lewis Hamilton isn’t known for his love of preseason testing, but even the seven-time champion arrived early in the pit lane at the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday to witness the dawn of F1’s new era. He wasn’t due to drive his new Mercedes W13 until the afternoon, but
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Ford CEO Jim Farley poses with the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck in Dearborn, Michigan, May 19, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Ford Motor has no plans at this time of spinning off its electric vehicle or gasoline-powered vehicle businesses, CEO Jim Farley said Wednesday. His comments come less than a week after Bloomberg News
Approvals for Rivian Automotive Inc.’s planned EV plant in Georgia will be handled by state authorities after local opposition threatened to delay groundbreaking on the $5 billion investment. Construction is scheduled to start in the summer but no specific date has been given by the company, which announced the location in December. Split across Morgan
3:37 AM ET Reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has hit the track on the opening morning of preseason testing in the first public outing of the new Red Bull. Verstappen, driving a car branded with the number one instead of his usual 33 to note his new status, rolled out of the garage
In this article TSLA Joe Biden, left, and Elon Musk Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters; Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk, in an email exchange with CNBC on Tuesday, accused President Joe Biden of ignoring his electric vehicle company in favor of paying more attention to legacy auto makers. But he
SAN FRANCISCO — A former Tesla Inc. construction manager has filed a lawsuit against the EV company alleging he was fired for reporting widespread safety violations and race discrimination at Tesla’s factories. In the lawsuit filed with Alameda County Superior Court on Friday, Marc Cage, an African American, claimed to have reported safety violations that
12:15 PM ET MONTMELO, Spain — The first race of the new F1 season is still over three weeks away, but on-track action officially gets underway on Feb. 23 at the opening pre-season test in Spain. It will be the first chance to see all 10 teams on track together and the first time the
In this article TSLA The planned shutdown of outdated 3G networks will affect the connected systems of dozens of vehicle models that hit the market anytime from 2010 to as recently as 2021, in some cases. Dusan Petkovic | iStock | Getty Images Millions of vehicles in the U.S., including Teslas, Audis, Hondas and Nissans,
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday plans to tout progress by government and private industry to boost American production of minerals used to make electric vehicles, cell phones, weaponry and a range of related electronics, the White House said. Washington has grown increasingly concerned that low U.S. production of minerals essential for the
9:51 PM ET Associated Press POMONA, Calif. — Justin Ashley won the Top Fuel final in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series opener Sunday, beating Austin Prock in the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Ashley had a 3.694-second run at 314.53 mph for his third career victory. “We know coming into the day the Top
In this article TSLA Maja Hitij | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk, via his attorney, accused the Securities and Exchange Commission of leaking information about a federal investigation in order to retaliate against him for public criticism of the federal financial regulators. In a letter on Monday to U.S. District
Qualcomm is signing up carmakers to use its new automotive-grade Snapdragon system-on-chip, or SOC, processing units and connectivity modems. In doing so, the U.S. tech specialist is often bypassing the Tier 1 suppliers that provide the solutions that will use the chips. New customers include Volvo and Renault. Qualcomm’s Europe chief, Enrico Salvatori, spoke with
1:01 PM ET Alpine will contest the first two Formula One races of 2022 in a predominantly pink livery before switching to a different scheme for the rest of the season. This year Alpine has a new title sponsor, BWT, which previously sponsored the Force India team in 2018 and 2019. To mark that new
A Tesla Model S car equipped with Autopilot David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla’s automated lane changing system, known as Autopilot, is being probed by German regulators, newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported Sunday, citing a spokesperson for the agency. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor Transport Authority) is reportedly assessing whether the technology, which
LISBON — A fire which swept through a cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group vehicles and adrift off the coast of Portugal’s Azores islands has lost its intensity, probably because there is little left to burn, a port official said. The Felicity Ace, carrying about 4,000 vehicles including VWs, Porsches, Audis, Bentleys and Lamborghinis
3:28 AM ET ESPN and Reuters U.S. motor racing entrepreneur Michael Andretti has applied to launch a new Formula One team starting from 2024, according to his father Mario Andretti. The younger Andretti, a former IndyCar champion and F1 racer, had been in takeover talks with the owners of Sauber, who run the Alfa Romeo
Renault CEO Luca de Meo said the French carmaker expects to make 300,000 fewer units in 2022 than it potentially could have as a result of the ongoing global chip shortage. Renault made 500,000 fewer cars last year as a result of the chip shortage. In September, consulting firm AlixPartners predicted the chip shortage would
LeBron James — who first starred in an ad for the electric Hummer in a 2020 Super Bowl ad — is backing the brand again with an ad debuting during Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game. But this time he is sharing the stage with dozens of crabs. The spot from Leo Burnett Detroit begins by showing the