11:34 AM ET Kurt Busch announced on Saturday that he would not race full time in 2023. James Gilbert/Getty Images It was Tuesday night of this week, I was on the road for work. To kill time while sitting at the bar waiting on dinner, I was in my phone, flicking and clicking my way through
There’s no question that many in the automotive enthusiast community love speed and that at times, exercise questionable judgment. A new video from a street racing accident in St. Louis demonstrates just how tragic the consequences can be when a person behind the wheel engages in street racing. The clip shows a crash that killed
New technology from Point Predictive and a CreditMiner-TransUnion partnership allow dealerships to take a more active role in preventing borrower fraud. BorrowerCheck for Dealers is “the first in a planned series of products for dealers” leveraged from the fraud analytics firm’s vast database of records including income reports, loan applications, fake employers and fraudulent loans.
I’ve had plenty of fun dumpster-diving through Alibaba’s online electric car catalog over the last few years, finding odd and futuristic EV gems for this weekly column. But never before have we seen something quite so elegant looking as this early automotive era replica, complete with all the bells and whistles you could possibly ask
In this article ALB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT SILVER PEAK, Nev. — On the edge of Western Nevada, hours from a major city and miles down private dirt roads, lies the United States’ only lithium-producing plant. The nearest town is Tonopah — population 2,179 — where a prospector discovered silver at the turn
WOLFSBURG, Germany — Germany’s automakers may have secured their own energy supplies but thousands of small suppliers faced with a squeeze from soaring bills risk upsetting production through the winter. More and more suppliers are calling on the industry to renegotiate contracts to include energy clauses so they can cover the cost of rising bills.
One of the biggest attractions at this year’s reborn Detroit auto show stemmed from a grassroots movement that began as a way to spread cheer among Jeep owners during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. After watching the social media-fueled phenomenon known as “ducking” spread rapidly, Jeep embraced it by setting up the world’s
What do you do when you buy a coupe and then need more space to carry your equipment to work? The most common solution is to trade it for a pickup, but a Honda owner opted for the hard way, integrating a bed at the back of his Civic. The bespoke pickup is based on
NEW YORK – Nikola Corp founder Trevor Milton on Friday was convicted by a U.S. jury of fraud in a case alleging he lied to investors about the electric vehicle company’s technology. The jury found Milton guilty on one count of securities fraud and two counts of wire fraud after deliberating for around five hours.
GMC Hummer EV owners should be very careful not to damage their vehicles’ taillights, because they are apparently extremely expensive to replace. One owner was recently quoted $4,040 not including labor for the replacement of the passenger side taillight, which seems quite steep, even for an expensive, premium vehicle like the new electric Humvee. The
Lincoln is telling its dealers to invest in upgrades to sell electric cars or bail out of the brand now. Details of the policy, which appears similar to what parent Ford is doing with its dealers, were first reported by Automotive News (subscription required), but were confirmed to Motor Authority by Lincoln spokesperson Anika Salceda-Wycoco.
In this article NKLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Trevor Milton CEO of Nikola Massimo Pinca | Reuters Trevor Milton, the founder and former chairman and CEO of electric heavy truck maker Nikola, was found guilty in federal court on Friday of three of four counts of fraud relating to false statements he made
WASHINGTON — European Union and U.S. officials expect to reach agreement that would grant EU companies, including electric car makers, the same status as U.S. ones in the U.S. market, to avoid what the EU calls discrimination against its producers by the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. The EU says it allows government tax breaks or
10:25 AM ET IndyCar’s Alex Palou will drive for Formula One team McLaren in opening practice at the U.S. Grand Prix on Friday, Oct. 21. Palou will take the place of outgoing driver Daniel Ricciardo, who will then resume driving duties for the rest of the event. 1 Related Palou, who joined the McLaren racing
Four dealership groups bought domestic-brand stores in second-quarter and third-quarter transactions. Here’s a look at the deals involving dealerships in Delaware, Ohio, New Jersey and Michigan. One of the deals involved a group ranked on Automotive News‘ list of the top 150 dealership groups based in the U.S. I.g. Burton adds another Stellantis dealership Charles
By Johnna Crider Posted on October 12, 2022 SpaceX announced the first two crew members of Starship’s second commercial spaceflight around the Moon. Entrepreneur Dennis Tito and his wife, Akiko, purchased seats on a private trip on Starship. The couple joined SpaceX’s mission to contribute to its long-term goal of advancing human spaceflight and helping
On this special episode of Wide Open Throttle, Motor Trend’s Jessi Lang offers up an exclusive in-depth look at the hotly anticipated 2013 SRT Viper. Plus Motor Trend’s Scott Evans heads to Detroit to interview the brains behind the Viper brawn, SRT President and CEO Ralph Gilles. Wide Open Throttle appears every Thursday on the
In this article HMC 7267.T-JP 6758.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Yasuhide Mizuno, the chairman and CEO of Sony Honda Mobility Inc., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 13, 2022. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Sony-Honda joint venture focused on electric vehicles plans to begin deliveries to