1:57 PM ET Associated Press MADRID — Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez has opted to undergo a fourth surgery on his right arm and will be off the track for an unspecified period of time. Márquez has been the top rider in MotoGP for the past decade after winning world titles in its top category
GM will revive the Hummer nameplate in the 2022 model year with the GMC Hummer EV, an all-electric pickup truck with a 0-60 mph time in the three-second range and a price tag of more than $100,000. Lower priced models will follow for subsequent model years and so will an SUV. The Hummer brand became
What is it about the drivers of cars with horses on the grille? In the latest incident, a Ferrari driver has proven that their car was too much to handle, crashing into five parked vehicles in the U.K. last week. Emergency responders discovered a severely damaged Ferrari SF90 Stradale and its trail of destruction on
Data integration service provider Authenticom’s antitrust lawsuit against dealership management system company Reynolds and Reynolds Co. was dismissed Friday after the parties settled their differences. The dismissal came five years after Authenticom accused Reynolds and CDK Global, another DMS giant, of creating a duopoly in the dealership data integration market. A countersuit filed in 2018
After more than two years of largely staying home due to the pandemic, most Americans are ready to hit the road. Yet inflation and record-breaking gasoline prices are weighing on would-be vacationers, even more than Covid concerns, according to a report. Roughly 60% of Americans said they would take more trips this year compared to
Mercedes already has a good selection of electric vehicles either already on sale or very close to going on sale, but all of its smaller models are based on ICE models. The current entry point into the Mercedes EQ lineup is the EQA, a small crossover that is basically the current GLA with a big
HOT ROD Drag Week is the event where racers compete and five drag races at four different drag strips in five days, driving their competition cars on the street from track to track. At the 2012 event, presented by Gear Vendors, 180-plus cars drove 1,400 miles, starting and ending in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is the
The major trends shaking up the auto industry — electrification, connectivity, autonomous driving — are driving new thinking about the best way to sell cars. The traditional dealer model is being challenged by the so-called “agency model,” in which sales are made directly to the end customer by the automaker. Automakers gain more control over distribution
5:01 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Colton Herta was cleared to drive in the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday, a day after flipping end over end in a harrowing crash. The Andretti Autosport driver walked out of the infield care center uninjured but required further evaluation before getting the green light to race Sunday. Andretti
The Tallahassee Police Department recently posted a video showing what happens when a Ford Mustang driver and intoxication combine. Posted on their social medial channels on May 16, the Tallahassee PD reports that this was one of four DUIs they attended to that weekend and that there was, fortunately, no one hurt in this accident
Stellantis will build a large commercial van for Toyota Motor Corp. in its factories in Poland and Italy starting in mid-2024, including a full-electric version. The collaboration will give Toyota a large van to sell in Europe for the first time. Stellantis currently builds compact and midsize vans for Toyota, in both commercial and passenger
By Maria Merano Posted on May 31, 2022 Orders for the Nissan Ariya have been closed in the United States. The Japanese automaker decided to halt orders for the all-electric crossover just as it is preparing to bring the vehicle to market. The Ariya is designed to augment and perhaps revitalize interest in the Japanese
The DeLorean has finally returned, but instead of a flux capacitor the reborn icon is battery powered. On Monday, the DeLorean Alpha5 broke cover in its production design ahead of the car’s formal online debut set for May 31. With gullwing doors, seating for four, and lots of LED lightning, the car features a few
The humble wire harness, a cheap component that bundles cables together, has become an unlikely scourge of the auto industry. Some predict it could hasten the downfall of combustion-engine cars. Supplies of the part were choked by the war in Ukraine, which is home to a significant amount of the world’s production, with wire harnesses
Comedian Jay Leno loves cars but says driving the Ford F-150 Lightning converted him into “a truck guy.” Leno tested one of Ford’s new electric pickups — with CEO Jim Farley riding along — for an episode of his CNBC show, “Jay Leno’s Garage,” that will air this fall. “As much as I love my
6:19 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson cashed in on the race’s record purse, earning an unprecedented $3.1 million check for Sunday’s victory. Prize totals were announced Monday, the same day the annual victory celebration was held in downtown Indianapolis. The 31-year-old Ericsson became the second 500 champion from Sweden,
Automotive News has added to its multimedia team and hired a social media editor. Laura Harris joined Automotive News as a video reporter and anchor. The Chicago native last worked in South Carolina. Harris, 26, is a graduate of the University of Missouri’s journalism school and earned a master’s degree at Northwestern University’s Medill School
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