6:20 PM ET Associated Press NORWALK, Ohio — Ron Capps took the No. 1 position in Funny Car qualifying at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. The defending series champion who’s coming off a victory last week at Bristol, Tennessee, Capps had a run of 3.901 seconds at 328.38 mph Friday in his Toyota GR
There are a lot of attention-grabbing stunts on social media these days, with people going to extremes in order to gain likes and increase their follower count. The latest clip that went viral shows a guy doing pull-ups while hanging from the door of a Bugatti Chiron – and weirdly, it wasn’t the first time he
By Maria Merano Posted on June 26, 2022 Stellantis made a €50 million (about $52 million) equity investment in Vulcan recently to increase lithium production for EV manufacturing. Vulcan plans to use the investment for expansion drilling in its Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field (URVBF), where it aims to produce lithium hydroxide. Vulcan’s URVBF already
Sweden’s Northvolt, whose customers include BMW and Volkswagen Group, is planning to go public within the next two years as battery demand for electric vehicles booms. The company is “well positioned” for an initial public offering, founder and Chairman Carl-Erik Lagercrantz said in an interview. The venture, which has been valued at around $12 billion
Consumers want safeguards at the forefront for vehicles with automated technology such as lane centering, automated lane changing and driver monitoring, new data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. “There does seem to be a genuine interest in this technology. But there’s also a bit of healthy skepticism around the general understanding that
BMW’s iX electric SUV in China was the first global car brand to include the automobile version of Tencent’s WeChat messaging app, according to the Chinese tech company. Tencent BEIJING — Chinese internet giant Tencent wants to sell technology which the company says will help foreign automakers that want to sell cars in China’s massive electric vehicle market. BMW and some
Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2022 Rising Stars awards. Through July 13, the 19 winners will be featured. The Rising Star for Cybersecurity is Olivier Doit, who is global chief information security officer at Stellantis. For his full profile click here. The 2022 Rising Stars winners will be honored in Prague at
BMW recently revealed previously secret M5 CSL, M6 CSL, and V-8-powered M3 CSL prototypes, but the automaker had one more surprise in store. Feast your eyes on the 2018 BMW M2 CSL prototype that never made it to production. Sporting a carbon-fiber fixed rear wing and a roll cage, the M2 CSL prototype looks a
8:33 PM ET Associated Press NORWALK, Ohio — Mike Salinas won the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on Sunday to take the Top Fuel points lead from Brittany Force. Salinas won for the fourth time this season and seventh overall, beating Josh Hart in the final with a 3.706-second run at a track-record 333.58 mph.
A California man is accused of having stolen two cars from San Francisco Bay Area car dealerships within days of one another using fake IDs to fraudulently apply for loans to purchase the vehicles. Later identified as Philip Cedric Espina, the 24-year-old man is accused of having gone to a dealership in Walnut Creek and
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Toyota Motor North America is the latest automaker to collaborate with battery recycling company Redwood Materials as it works to provide a more sustainable battery supply chain for its electric vehicle push. The move comes as Toyota is becoming one of the first automotive manufacturers to accumulate end-of-life batteries. The company’s Prius, dating to 1997,
SHANGHAI – Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. will start mass production next year of its latest EV battery, with greater efficiency that lets electric vehicles drive longer distances on each charge, the company said on Thursday. The world’s biggest battery maker is scrambling to retain its top position against competition from rivals such as BYD, which will
Ford Motor (F) CEO Jim Farley told the CNBC Investing Club exclusively Wednesday why the company is closing a Ford Focus plant in Germany. It’s because it’s very expensive and losing money. Farley told Jim Cramer that Ford plans to keep a second plant in Germany, one that’s profitable, open. The plant that’s staying in
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U.S. sound technology pioneer Dolby and Swedish digital audio specialist Dirac are looking to expand their immersive in-car audio solution to European and North American automakers after winning business with Chinese startup Nio. Dirac vice president Lars Carlsson, who is head of business development automotive, said the company is poised to make business announcements linked
Dealership technology giant CDK Global is getting out of the cookie business. CDK is closing Fresh Beginnings, a bakery that Hugh Hathcock and his wife, Judy, started in 1985 as a source of gourmet gifts to help his dealership clients build relationships with their customers. CDK acquired the bakery in 2018 when it bought eLead1One,
6:23 AM ET Associated Press Robert Wickens won for the first time since suffering a spinal cord injury in 2018 by teaming with Mark Wilkins to win the TCR class Saturday in the Michelin Pilot Challenge at Watkins Glen International in New York. Wickens was a promising IndyCar rookie when he was injured in an