By Maria Merano Posted on July 22, 2021 Elon Musk recently announced that Tesla is planning to open its Supercharger Network to other EVs later this year. Following the announcement, Goldman Sachs crunched the numbers and estimated that Tesla could make more than $25 billion in annual revenue by opening up its charging network to
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 doesn’t just look good but as Rory Reid from AutoTrader says in a new review, it is an excellent car to drive. While the Ioniq 5 isn’t the first electric vehicle from Hyundai, it is its most impressive and the first that could be considered as a legitimate rival to what
HAMBURG — Volkswagen could not produce several hundreds of thousands of vehicles in the first half of 2021 due to the ongoing shortage of semiconductors, a management board member said. VW is working hard to soften the impact that the lack of chips has had on the industry, procurement chief Murat Aksel told shareholders at
One of the most enduring automotive arguments since the Subaru BRZ’s debut for the 2012 model year has involved whether it needs more power. The coupe’s good qualities have never been in question; it has always been fun to drive with great balance and dialed-in steering. But the “what if it had a turbocharger?” question
While Porsche always manages to inject a bit of sports car DNA into every vehicle they make, some of their models offer off-road driving modes as well. The Cayenne is one example of this, as it offers a handful of off-road modes in addition to its varying levels of sporty on-road modes. However, this doesn’t
Automakers have been elbowing each other out of the way to draw attention to their electrified product plans, but the bold prognostications of Volkswagen Group’s future might top them all. CEO Herbert Diess — who this month secured a contract extension until 2025 — laid out a vision of a much different automotive world than
Congress must act quickly to bolster semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S., according to a letter from several trade groups and unions delivered to House and Senate leaders on Thursday. “Strengthening the U.S. position in semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing is a national priority,” reads the letter, organized by the Semiconductor Industry Association. “While the governments
LOS ANGELES — The founder and CEO of HAAH Automotive Holdings, Duke Hale, has formed a new company that intends to make a bid for ailing Korean automaker SsangYong Motor Co., Hale told Automotive News. HAAH this week announced that it had abandoned plans to import Chinese cars to the U.S. and would file for
XL Fleet has announced a partnership and investment in eNow, a solar and battery power system provider, to power electrified refrigerated commercial trailers. Under the terms of the agreement, XL Fleet will supply battery and power electronics systems for the first 1,000 units of eNow’s electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs), designed for Class 8 commercial
The Fiat Multipla is one of the ugliest vehicles ever designed and Doug DeMuro recently had the opportunity to test it out, discovering a plethora of weird features that you may not know about. The first thing that strikes you about the Multipla is the utterly bizarre exterior. For whatever reason, Fiat’s designers thought it
DETROIT — The global semiconductor chip shortage that has hit automakers around the world and constrained vehicle production will easily drag into next year, Stellantis Carlos Tavares said. The comments by Tavares at an Automotive Press Association event in Detroit on Wednesday echoed those made by Daimler earlier in the day. “The semiconductor crisis, from
A taxi service using driverless cars controlled by Argo AI’s self-driving system is edging closer to becoming reality. Fords equipped with Argo AI’s self-driving system have been testing in a handful of U.S. cities for several years, and some of these will join Lyft’s networks in Miami and Austin in 2021 and 2022, respectively. It
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer? What does it compare to? The Chevy Trailblazer returned to the party last year as a slimmed-down, reasonably-priced crossover SUV with a stylish bod and less turbocharged power than we’d like to see. Shop it against the Hyundai Kona, Kia Seltos, and Jeep Renegade, among others.
Driving in rainy conditions presents all kinds of risks, but one you probably haven’t considered before relates to manhole covers. While manhole covers should be secured to the road, they can sometimes get displaced by water and that’s exactly what happened in Hungary recently, badly damaging a Fiat Punto. Watch Also: Overconfident Driver Adds To
MILAN — Italian supplier Brembo said it will open its first high tech lab in California’s Silicon Valley to accelerate the company’s digitization, one of the key objectives of a plan announced in September. Brembo’s “Inspiration Lab” will focus on strengthening the company’s expertise in software development, data science and artificial intelligence, the premium brake
Lithia Motors Inc.’s revenue and earnings per share reached second-quarter records as net income jumped nearly fourfold on soaring new- and used-vehicle sales, higher gross vehicle profits and improved finance and insurance profits. Net income totaled $304.9 million, up from $77.7 million in the same 2020 quarter that saw showrooms temporarily close and business slow
eBay Motors has always been the go-to spot for buying new and used auto parts, and the eBay My Garage feature makes the process more convenient with the ability to customize parts searches tailored to specific vehicles, including electric vehicles! The key feature that makes eBay My Garage so convenient is that users are able to add
Biden administration officials say they’re starting to see signs of relief for the global semiconductor supply shortage, including commitments from manufacturers to make more automotive-grade chips for car companies that have had to idle production. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who has led President Joe Biden’s efforts on chip supply, has brokered a series of
By Maria Merano Posted on July 20, 2021 At the beginning of the year, there were signs that Tesla planned to significantly expand the Supercharger Network. And by the end of the year, Tesla could be reaping the benefits from its SuperCharger expansion. Recently, Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla plans to open the Supercharger Network
BMW’s M8 Gran Coupe is, along with the rest of the 8-Series range, about to drive off into the sunset, albeit so the German automaker can replace it with a facelifted version of the same thing. Which makes this a good time to talk about the seven months I spent testing the outgoing version for
BERLIN — BMW said on Tuesday nearly all its German plants were affected by an ongoing shortage of semiconductors that are currently preventing the automaker from completing around 10,000 cars. The Munich-based company earlier this month said that the bottleneck, which has affected carmakers around the world, has already led to 30,000 vehicles in lost
The Paris auto show will return in fall 2022, show organizers confirmed last week via press release. The auto show (formally known as Mondial de l’Auto) will be combined with the Equip Auto trade show to form one event dubbed Paris Automotive Week, running Oct. 17-23, 2022. The Paris show was, like other auto shows,
A security camera has captured the moment that two cars reversed into each other in Itapolis, Sao Paulo, Brazil in a scene that you wouldn’t believe was possible if it wasn’t recorded on video. The footage was filmed outside an automotive repair center and shows the driver of a white Chevrolet Onix reversing out onto
Intel Corp.’s Mobileye said Tuesday it was testing self-driving vehicles in New York City, including the bustling Manhattan borough, in an effort to prove its technology can handle jaywalkers, construction zones and even horse carriages. Mobileye CEO Amnon Shashua said at a news briefing the company has begun testing camera-only vehicles in the city in
Tesla Inc. saw registrations of its Chinese-made cars climb again last month as promotions toward the quarter-end helped offset a string of negative press around customer complaints and quality concerns. Registrations of Model 3 sedans and Model Y crossovers made at Tesla’s Shanghai factory totaled 28,508 units in June, a 29 percent increase from May
DETROIT — GMC will join the electric pickup fray, executives said Monday. Duncan Aldred, vice president of global Buick and GMC, told reporters a full-size electric pickup would arrive in “due course.” Aldred declined to say whether the pickup would share the Sierra name with its gasoline-powered counterpart. GMC’s confirmation of an electric pickup follows
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Although not actually a part of Honda, Mugen is synonymous with offering an almost factory-like level of parts, tuning, and support. Of course, having been founded by the son of Soichiro Honda, there’s a family connection, and engineers from both companies continue to work closely with each other. When it comes to the Civic Type
LONDON — Stellantis said on Monday it will temporarily halt a shift at its Vauxhall van factory in Luton, England, due to the large number workers isolating to halt the spread of COVID-19. “The safety of our staff is of the highest priority at Stellantis,” the company said in a statement. “In order to protect
Next time you’re hungry for a snack, you might want to try cracking open a Ford Maverick owner’s manual. Oreo is making a limited-edition package that’s camouflaged as the 2022 Maverick’s manual as part of its “Oreo Thins Protection Program” promotion. The “Camo Pack” is disguised with the Ford Motor Co. Blue Oval and a