Wealthy car collectors shrugged off recession worries and spent over $460 million at classic car auctions in Monterey this weekend, according to insurance and lifestyle company Hagerty. Over 790 cars sold at an average price of $590,700 at the auctions between Thursday night and Monday morning for a weekend total of $469 million, according Hagerty.
Twelve professional racers from across the world of motorsports are split into groups for an endurance race. The catch? They’re racing in a school bus, a limousine, and a Volkswagen Bug. It’s the NOS Endurance Challenge! Learn more: https://www.motortrend.com/nos-energy-drink/ #motortrend #nos #enduranceracing MotorTrend is the ultimate streaming destination for gearheads coupled with the latest automotive
Hyundai’s luxury brand, Genesis, revealed the interior for its X Speedium Coupe this week, and wow, is it stunning. The design features Genesis’s “beauty of the white space” design, a classic Korean design characteristic. Genesis and its parent company, Hyundai, are transitioning well into the future of electric vehicles. Hyundai has sold over 73,000 EVs
Mercedes and Nissan’s years-old vehicle and engine-sharing collaboration will move another step toward unraveling in March when production ends at a Tennessee engine plant built specifically to share. Nissan will “suspend operations at the powertrain facility in Decherd pending future product announcements,” Nissan North America spokesman Brian Brockman said of the East Tennessee plant that
What kind of vehicle is the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas? What does it compare to? The 2023 VW Atlas is a big crossover SUV worth shopping against the Ford Explorer, Honda Pilot, and Hyundai Palisade. Is the 2023 Volkswagen Atlas a good car/SUV? Review continues below Overall, the 2023 VW Atlas is a good choice with
The U.S. configurator for the 2023 Nissan Z went live less than two weeks ago, but it looks like we’ve already got ourselves our first 2023 Nissan Z wreck. And this one happened before the poor coupe had even got a chance to leave the dealer lot. A video circulating on Facebook allegedly taken at
WASHINGTON — Hyundai Motor America and Kia America are recalling more than 280,000 U.S. vehicles because of an issue with the tow hitch harness that may lead to a fire while parked or driving. The recall covers about 245,030 Hyundai Palisade and 36,417 Kia Telluride large crossovers, both from the 2020-22 model years. A “stop
Car and truck dashboards used to be filled with buttons, switches and knobs — controls someone could operate without looking at them. But touch screens have all but totally taken over the vehicle market. Critics say they are dangerous and annoying. Industry insiders don’t think they are going anywhere. According to industry forecaster S&P Global
It’s named Project Tornado, and the specifications make it sound like it might just rip like its namesake. At last week’s Monterey Car Week, Gunther Werks took the wraps off its latest creation: a remastered air-cooled Porsche 993 with 700 hp, a 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive. Gunther Werks Project Tornado remastered 993 911
Tesla has begun rolling out an early release of FSD Beta version 10.69 over the weekend to the first batch of testers and announced a significant price hike for the self-driving software option. In a post on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the price increase will be active for customers ordering the Full Self-Driving
PARIS — Production at Renault and Stellantis car plants in France will resume in a more normal manner than at the end of August last year, when chip shortages led to a series of production halts, spokespersons for both companies said. A Renault spokeswoman said the automaker expects production to resume normally in September after
5:00 AM ET Ferrari reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi will take part in two practice sessions for Haas this year. Giovinazzi will replace Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher respectively for the opening session of the Italian and U.S. Grands Prix, giving him his first experience of Formula One’s new generation of race car. The move comes
What if you never had to carry a car key again? That’s the situation for a man who has recently had a chip implanted into his right hand that acts as a key for his Tesla. He’s now part of a small group of beta testers after paying $400 in total for the chip and
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk subpoenaed former Twitter Inc. CEO Jack Dorsey as he fights a lawsuit by the social media company seeking to make him complete the $44 billion buyout he proposed. Dorsey, a co-founder of Twitter, has been a backer of the Musk bid, tweeting in April that Musk was the “singular solution
In this article F Ford F-150 Lightning at the 2022 New York Auto Show. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is cutting about 3,000 jobs from its global workforce, as the automaker attempts to lower costs as part of restructuring efforts under CEO Jim Farley. Ford began notifying workers of the reductions on
By Joey Klender Posted on August 22, 2022 When Tesla filed a complaint against the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), accusing the agencies of rushing to file lawsuits against businesses without conducting investigations in early June, it expected to come out on top based on
DETROIT — Ford Motor plans to eliminate 3,000 jobs globally this week, according to a letter sent to employees and obtained by Automotive News. The automaker is cutting 2,000 salaried positions and 1,000 agency jobs, CEO Jim Farley and Executive Chair Bill Ford said. Affected employees in the U.S., Canada and India will be informed
Aug 19, 2022 Associated Press MADISON, Ill. — There was no chance Meyer Shank Racing would risk four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves making history with another team. Curtailing that possibility, the team announced a one-year contract extension Friday that will bring Castroneves back for a 26th full IndyCar season. Castroneves won his fourth 500