In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks are shown at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on April 26, 2022 in Dearborn, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor is increasing the starting price of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup by $5,000 for the
Well, here it is: The wildest production Mini ever. With a huge wing, fender slats and tons of power from a turbocharged four-cylinder, the Mini JCW GP is out to set a new record. Watch veteran driver Randy Pobst take this extreme Mini to its limits. #MotorTrend #TireRackHotLap #Mini
Luxury brands have embraced electric vehicles, but they’ve typically been far from affordable. Audi is working to change that with the 2023 Q4 e-tron, which is being billed as “approachable premium.” That’s more than just marketing hyperbole as the crossover starts at $48,800 and this makes it a steal, when you consider the entry-level Ford
Renault CEO Luca de Meo said the business world was bracing for a possible recession, adding that the automaker is strong enough to be able to weather that “storm.” “The world is now very much afraid of a possible recession in the next few months and it is going to be our next challenge,” he
11:09 AM ET The FIA will not release the findings of its audit into Formula One’s 2021 budget cap spending until Monday. Last year’s cap has become the biggest talking point in the sport, with rumours Red Bull and Aston Martin overspent the $140 million limit last year gaining traction in the build-up to the
New research from Purdue University has helped develop a white paint that has a solar reflectance of 97.9 percent, which can help keep objects painted with it cooler. A development of an older formulation, the paint can now be applied thinly enough to be useful in automotive, aeronautical, and other applications, according to Xiulin Ruan,
Our Next Energy will spend $1.6 billion on a new battery cell plant in suburban Detroit and begin production of lithium iron phosphate cells and battery packs in 2024, company officials said Wednesday. Known as ONE, the company signed a multiyear lease for a newly constructed 659,589-square-foot building in Van Buren Township, about 25 miles
Multiple owners, conflicts with regulators in several cities — scooter company Spin is riding the ups and downs of micromobility. But with its March sale by Ford Motor Co. to Germany’s Tier Mobility AG, the company is now looking to take a ride into profitability. Spin plans to reach that goal through several initiatives, CEO
Micromobility America returned to the San Francisco Bay Area earlier this month to showcase the latest micromobility products, highlight new releases, offer test rides, hear from insightful company leaders and politicians, and basically nerd out about electric mobility. From new e-bikes and e-scooters to innovative electric roller skates and even electric micro-cars, there was a
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2022 Ford GT LM Edition Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor will end production of its $500,000 GT supercar later this year with a special edition model paying tribute to the vehicle’s racing heritage. The Detroit automaker on Wednesday said the 2022 Ford GT LM Edition
The new Mercedes-AMG SL 63 is not to be underestimated, as this recent review from AutoTopNL reveals. Powering the flagship Mercedes roadster is a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 that is good for 577 hp and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque. Mercedes claims the car can hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in just 3.6 seconds and
Demand for electric vehicles helped drive a 4.6 percent rise in Britain’s new-car registrations in September, according to industry data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The SMMT said registrations during the month rose to 225,269 units from 215,312 units a year earlier, but still remained 34 percent below pre-pandemic levels. The
As we learned in July, the 2023 Acura TLX Type S is the latest recipient of Acura’s exclusive PMC Edition treatment. The name comes from the Performance Manufacturing Center, Acura’s specialist plant in Marysville, Ohio, originally set up to handle NSX production. But since 2019, Acura has been applying the same tender love and care
1:48 PM ET Associated Press Ex-Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone faces trial in October next year accused of failing to declare more than £400 million in a trust in Singapore to the U.K. Government. Ecclestone, 91, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday charged with a single count of fraud by false representation between July
Car haulers are pushing the Biden administration and lawmakers to increase truck weight limits on U.S. highways so they can transport more heavy electric vehicles, a move fiercely opposed by the rail industry and safety advocates who say the heavier loads are significantly more dangerous. Even before a recent spike in EV sales, U.S. roads
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla Inc. said on Tuesday it will remove ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles starting this month, as it moves ahead with using only cameras in its safety and driver-assistant features. Tesla vehicles now have 12 ultrasonic sensors on the front and rear bumpers, and short-range sound sensors are mainly used in parking
I’d rather look at a memorable car than a boring one, something that makes an impression even as it divides opinions, and it’s been a while since I’ve seen something quite so polarizing as the Ioniq 6. This is Hyundai’s latest EV, a computer-sculpted ode to aerodynamic efficiency and yet another effort by the South
Three Club holdings — Ford (F), Disney (DIS) and Starbucks (SBUX) — were in the news Tuesday. Here’s our take on the headlines. The news: Ford announced a year-over-year sales decline of 8.9% in September. But with numbers from the final month of the third quarter in, the company’s sales on a quarterly basis rose