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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference following a cabinet shuffle, at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 26, 2023. Blair Gable | Reuters Canada said on Monday it would impose 100% import tariffs on China-made electric vehicles, following in the footsteps of the U.S. and the European Union in slapping

Open Extended Reactions Max Vertsappen is under contract at Red Bull until 2028. Mark Thompson/Getty Images MONZA, Italy — Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has left the door open for the team to sign Max Verstappen in 2026. On Saturday, it was confirmed Italian teenage sensation Andrea Kimi Antonelli, part of the team’s academy, will replace Ferrari-bound

Wayve CEO and co-founder Alex Kendall. Wayve LONDON — Uber and British artificial intelligence startup Wayve announced a partnership Thursday that will see the two firms collaborate on autonomous driving technology. As part of the deal, Uber is also investing an undisclosed amount into Wayve for a minority stake, the companies said in a statement.

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 30, 2024, 01:22 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff described Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s pace before his first practice accident at the Italian Grand Prix as “astonishing.” The 18-year-old made his grand prix weekend debut during first

TOPSHOT – The photo taken on August 1, 2024 shows a general view of the driver’s seat and controls of a driverless robotaxi autonomous vehicle developed as part of tech giant Baidu’s Apollo Go self-driving project, in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province. Turning heads as they cruise past office buildings and malls, driverless taxis

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 30, 2024, 08:14 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Mercedes junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli spun out of his debut practice session at the Italian Grand Prix after just five laps at the wheel. Antonelli, who is expected to be announced

In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Geely-backed Zeekr is releasing an electric SUV in direct competition with Tesla’s Model Y. Zeekr Electric vehicle company Zeekr announced Friday that it would launch its first SUV in China next month, undercutting Tesla’s Model Y pricing in the country by over $1,400. The Zeekr 7X,

Marshall Pruett, Racing columnistAug 29, 2024, 12:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions At the age of 43, Will Power is fighting to claim his third IndyCar crown. Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK IndyCar’s biggest kid loves to sing, play the drums, revels in old-school hip hop, and has no interest in

In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brightdrop EV600 van Source: Brightdrop DETROIT – General Motors is folding its all-electric BrightDrop commercial vans into the Chevrolet brand in an attempt to increase sales, accessibility and recognition of the vehicles. The change is expected to expand the selling and service points from a

Aug 22, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Don’t look now, but here comes Lando Norris. With a comfortable 22-second win last week in the Dutch Grand Prix, Norris cut Max Verstappen‘s lead in the 2024 Formula One drivers’ championship standings from 78 points to 70 with nine races to go. Norris looks to

Shaoqing Ren, vice president, autonomous driving development, at Nio speaks about the electric company’s 5nm chip at its tech day in Shanghai on July 27, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric car companies that are already engaged in an intense price war are turning up the heat on another front: Chip-powered tech

Niamh Lewis Aug 25, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and George Russell said they were surprised by Ferrari’s pace and Charles Leclerc’s third-place finish at the Dutch Grand Prix. Leclerc started sixth before leapfrogging Sergio Pérez and Russell as McLaren’s Lando Norris beat home favourite Max

The new Ford F-150 and the all-new Ranger trucks are launched at a celebratory event at the Ford Dearborn Plant on April 11, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Ford Motor is the latest company to walk back some of its commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The automaker has taken

Open Extended Reactions McLaren boss Zak Brown is convinced Lando Norris has a car capable of overturning Max Verstappen’s sizeable lead and can make a title fight out of the 2024 season. Norris beat Verstappen by a comfortable 22 seconds at the Dutch Grand Prix, a bigger winning margin than any of the Dutchman’s dominant

He Xiaopeng, founder of Chinese EV company Xpeng, said on Aug. 27 that the startup’s next ten years will focus on integrating artificial intelligence. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Xpeng shares rose after the Chinese electric car company launched its new mass-market Mona brand on Tuesday with prices starting as low as $16,812, far

Open Extended Reactions Williams have dropped American racing driver Logan Sargeant for the Italian Grand Prix, handing a debut to academy driver Franco Colapinto in the process. Sargeant’s torrid season hit a new low at the Dutch Grand Prix when he crashed out of practice in a car featuring a lot of upgraded parts. Editor’s

Chinese electric car company Xpeng displays its mass-market Mona M03 coupe inside a headquarters’ showroom in Guangzhou, China, on Aug. 26, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Xpeng on Tuesday announced that its mass-market brand Mona will start selling some models for less than $17,000. The basic version of the

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 25, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Red Bull boss Christian Horner has said they are lucky that rival McLaren made a slow start to the season after Lando Norris dominated the Dutch Grand Prix to move closer to