Lucid is preparing for the introduction of the Lucid Air model in Europe and one of the signs that the market launch is near are Euro NCAP safety tests. According to Euro NCAP, the 2022 Lucid Air impresses with a maximum five-star rating, which is not a surprise considering the premium segment and the latest
PARIS — The head of Renault Group‘s new mobility unit Mobilize, Clotilde Delbos, is stepping down and will leave the company, the automaker said. Delbos is a former CFO and deputy CEO of Renault Group. She will be replaced by Mobilize COO Fedra Ribiero, who will become CEO of Mobilize Beyond Automotive, and Patrick Claude, vice president finance for
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday said Chief Marketing Officer Suzy Deering, who joined the automaker in early 2021 from eBay, is leaving the company at the end of the week. The automaker did not give a reason for her departure. “We thank Suzy for her contributions to Ford and wish her all the
2:16 PM ET Formula E will race in Portland, Oregon in 2023 for the first time, the championship announced on Wednesday. The race, set for June 24, was approved at Wednesday’s FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting. The all-electric racing series has raced in the United States since season one in 2015 with races in
An 18-year-old used car salesman from Chicago has been left red-faced after crashing a 2012 BMW X6 M while taking two customers on a test drive. The salesperson, Vladyslav Vityk, was driving the potent SUV through Elmhurst but lost control of it in the 700 block of Junior Terrace. While it’s not clear exactly how
Self-driving truck developer Einride completed another funding round and secured a large asset-backed debt facility as it works to develop an autonomous and electric freight mobility ecosystem. The deals will provide Einride with up to $500 million in capital, the Stockholm, Sweden, company said Wednesday. In October, Einride completed a test of its autonomous pod
Apple has scaled back ambitious self-driving plans for its future electric vehicle and postponed the car’s target launch date by about a year to 2026, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The car project, called Titan inside the company, has been in limbo for the past several months as Apple executives grappled with
A pedestrian walks past a certified pre-owned car sales lot in Alhambra, California on January 12, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – Wholesale prices of used vehicles reached their lowest level in more than a year last month, as retail sales decline amid interest rate hikes, rising new vehicle availability
Polestar is introducing continual updates to its cars, just like Tesla. For the Polestar 2, the 2023 model year has seen new design options, more range on some grades, and an available power upgrade for the Long Range Dual Motor grade. Volkswagen is working on a redesign for the Tiguan, and this time around there
By Johnna Crider Posted on December 6, 2022 An approved zoning change in South Burlington, Vermont, further paves the way for Tesla to sell vehicles to consumers. The City of South Burlington approved a zoning change on Monday night. The approved plan will reorganize and realign three zoning districts along Shelburn Road and allow Tesla
BERLIN — Volkswagen will decide by late January or early February whether it needs a new factory to build its Trinity self-driving flagship cars, brand chief Thomas Schaefer said. The Trinity model is 1.5 to 2 years behind schedule, Schaefer said, speaking to Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung and Wolfsburger Nachrichten. The model was delayed in part
Australia is home to a seemingly never-ending array of dangerous animals and for Kerry Jenkins and her partner, one of those animals got a little too close for comfort during a drive along the Pacific Highway. A video shared to TikTok shows that as the couple were driving home from a beach vacation with their
WASHINGTON — The United Auto Workers union called on automakers to shift their entire supply chain out of China’s Xinjiang region after a new report on Tuesday suggests that nearly every major automaker has significant exposure to products made with forced labor. In June, a U.S. law took effect banning the import of forced labor
Striking United Auto Workers members and supporters attend a speech by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union will for the first time this week attempt to organize a major electric vehicle battery plant for
On this episode of Ignition, Carlos Lago tests the most powerful production car made in America – the new 2013 Ford Shelby GT500. After running the GT500 through Motor Trend’s instrumented testing gauntlet, including top speed pulls on the dyno, we head to Kingman, Arizona, where pro racer Randy Pobst gets behind the wheel to
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BERLIN – Volkswagen Group’s main plant in Wolfsburg is building well under 400,000 cars a year, less than half its capacity, because of “flat-out chaos” in the supply chain, VW brand chief Thomas Schaefer said. Speaking in a live interview with local newspapers in Wolfsburg on Tuesday, Schaefer said suppliers were cancelling deliveries with one
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