BERLIN — Volkswagen Group will speed up its shift to electric cars and revamp its software strategy in a five-year investment plan presented by management to the supervisory board on Friday, the automaker said in a statement. VW’s supervisory board discussed how to rejig the automaker’s production network to accelerate the move to cleaner driving,
5:30 PM ET Red Bull sister team AlphaTauri has introduced flashes of red to its colour scheme for the 2023 season. The Italian team, named after Red Bull’s fashion brand, launched their car at New York’s Fashion Week on Friday to continue the company’s U.S-themed start to the new season. AlphaTauri AlphaTauri Reigning champions Red
Tesla Drivers Keep Getting Caught Sleeping Behind The Wheel | Carscoops The driver was caught with her head back and leaning on the side window by Michael Gauthier 9 hours ago by Michael Gauthier Despite names like Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, Tesla’s driver assistance systems don’t make their vehicles fully autonomous and the company says
A Detroit real estate firm plans to turn a 117-year-old former Cadillac assembly plant into 90 apartments. The building was constructed in 1905, not long after a fire destroyed the original Cadillac plant on the same site, according to city documents. It was designed by George Mason, whose firm also designed Detroit’s Masonic Temple and
A California software mogul who has a long-running feud with Tesla Inc. and CEO Elon Musk over the automaker’s self-described “Full Self-Driving” software is taking out a targeted ad during the Super Bowl on Sunday calling on regulators to shut down the driver-assistance feature. Dan O’Dowd, founder and CEO of Green Hills Software, alleges that
In this article LCID Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lucid Air Courtesy: Lucid Motors Lucid Group said Thursday that buyers of certain versions of its pricey Air electric luxury sedan will be eligible for a $7,500 “credit.” But that credit will be paid by Lucid, not the U.S. government. Lucid said that customers who
Porsche has been testing prototypes for an updated 2024 Cayenne in the wild for well over a year. This week the automaker confirmed a debut in the spring and said there will be powertrain, chassis, and interior tweaks together with new styling. 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre prototype Rolls-Royce is also still testing prototypes for the Spectre,
More than 10 million plug-in electric cars were sold in 2022, accounting for 14 percent of the total car sales globally. Today, we will take a look at the largest manufacturers (automotive groups) of rechargeable cars. According to EV-Volumes data, shared by Jose Pontes, five OEMs are responsible for more than half of all plug-in
Ford is radically changing its business model in Europe in a bid to become sustainably profitable in the region. The automaker is dropping the Focus compact car and Fiesta small hatchback as it shifts to a smaller, all-electric passenger car lineup. It’s also axing thousands of jobs — many of them product development staff —
6:43 AM ET Jean-Eric Vergne of DS Penske won an action-packed Hyderabad E-Prix on Saturday, marking a successful return of a high-profile motorsport event in India. Vergne held off a strong challenge from Envison Racing’s Nick Cassidy to cross the chequered flag in the first place despite having less than 0.5 percent energy left in
Israel Arrests Man Who Issued License Plates For Imaginary Kingdom | Carscoops A representative for the kingdom said that Israeli police had illegally abducted “King Shai,” and claimed to have sent a letter to the International Court of Justice in The Hague by Sebastien Bell 6 hours ago by Sebastien Bell Israeli police said they
Auto dealers fear higher interest rates will affect consumer vehicle demand in 2023, and some expect the increased borrowing cost to erode finance and insurance product sales volume or force lower rate reserve margins. Automotive News‘ 2023 Dealer Outlook Survey of 264 dealers and dealership managers in January found interest rates were overwhelmingly dealers’ biggest
Electric vehicle charging company Flo plans to launch Flo Ultra, a fast charger designed for safety and accessibility with two charging ports per unit, next year. “As new EV drivers hit the road, they will be looking for fast charging that is safe, accessible, convenient, intuitive and reliable,” Nathan Yang, FLO chief product officer, said
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A driver uses the map navigation feature on a touchscreen control panel just prior to the Tesla Motors Inc. 8.0 software update inside a Model S P90D vehicle in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images The
By Joey Klender Posted on February 10, 2023 Tesla’s road to $7.5 billion in government subsidies that would help it expand electric vehicle charging means giving up its biggest strength: an exclusive charging network for its owners. Tesla will have to expand its charging infrastructure to include the Combined Charging System, or CCS, connectors, which
TOKYO — The rebalancing of the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi alliance opens a new chapter for the long-uneasy Franco-Japanese partnership in the wake of the arrest of its former chairman. But one man still fighting its past, former Nissan executive Greg Kelly, says the carmakers missed a golden opportunity to better strengthen their position as a
11:44 AM ET Six protesters who were involved in a track invasion on the opening lap of last year’s British Grand Prix have been convicted after a two-week trial. Prosecutors claimed the members of the Just Stop Oil environmental campaign group, five of whom briefly sat on the circuit while the race was going on,
Why Is The Stradman’s 2023 Corvette Z06 Sale Stirring Up Controversy? | Carscoops Some are alleging that the influencer may have gotten a sweetheart deal from Chevy only to sell it for a profit on Cars & Bids shortly after by Stephen Rivers 10 hours ago by Stephen Rivers There’s an almost brand-new 2023 Chevrolet