TOKYO – Indicted former Nissan director Greg Kelly, still on trial in Tokyo, got a shot of support from Washington ahead of this week’s summit between President Joe Biden and Japan’s prime minister, with a prominent U.S. senator calling Kelly’s treatment a stain on Japan. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi defended Kelly as “blameless,” and
By Simon Alvarez Posted on April 15, 2021 The Tesla Cybertruck has come home, at least to some degree. As could be seen in recent pictures and videos from Giga Texas, the all-electric pickup truck recently paid a visit to the upcoming EV factory. The Cybertruck’s Giga Texas visit was confirmed by Elon Musk, who
Nissan’s latest take on its GT-R sports car comes in the form of the NISMO Special Edition. The limited-run model, which is due to arrive in the United States this fall, straddles the line between the 2021 and 2022 model years, which is why the Japanese brand instead intends to market and sell this car
Mercedes-Benz wants to shock and awe with its first battery-electric model in the U.S. — and attract new customers to the brand. The EQS sedan is an emissions-free reincarnation of Mercedes’ vaunted flagship S-Class, and it’s at the vanguard of a fleet of EVs that the automaker will launch in the U.S. under the EQ
China consistently produces some of the most weirdest vehicles on the market and the ORA Good Cat, unveiled last year by Great Wall Motors, is among them. Great Wall’s ORA brand exclusively builds electric vehicles and the oddly-named Good Cat is a hatchback with some European design influences, mimicking certain elements of design from vehicles
MILAN — Ferrari is bringing forward the sales launch of its first full-electric car amid an accelerating industry shift to electrification. The automaker will unveil the car in 2025, the automaker’s chairman, John Elkann, told shareholders. Ferrari had previously said the launch would happen “after 2025.” “We are very excited about our first all-electric Ferrari
After pausing its long-running Civic Tour in 2019, Honda was set to bring it back last year with the kind of big-name music star that has headlined the multicity tour for years. But Honda had to cancel the 2020 event as the pandemic struck, robbing the automaker of a valuable marketing tool to reach young
Mini is giving its Hardtop (and Convertible) a subtle facelift for the 2022 model year, and that includes the high-performance John Cooper Works variant. The 2022 John Cooper Works Hardtop was revealed on Wednesday. Timing for the United States hasn’t been announced but we should see the vehicle in dealerships before the year is out.
When he was just starting his automotive company, Mate Rimac was cycling past a castle near Zagreb, Croatia, and dreamed of building an R&D center there. Now he’s buying all the land around the castle. The campus Rimac is building will be 70,000m2 (753,472 sq ft) large and will serve the growing needs of the company.
Software-defined vehicles are becoming more and more commonplace — particularly as automakers seek to integrate more advanced driver-assistance systems and higher levels of automation in today’s cars. With that, Continental and Amazon Web Services are teaming up on a new, open automotive software development platform that they say will expedite the development of these automated
Pro driver Randy Pobst hot laps the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as part of Motor Trend’s 2012 Best Driver’s Car competition. The 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is one of 9 contenders competing for the title of 2012 Best Driver’s Car. The winner will be announced on Thursday, August 23 at
Hummers are big, right? Duh, you’re thinking, that’s not news. Always were, always will be. It’s not, and you’re right: the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV is a big, big vehicle—just like its unabashedly, proudly oversized predecessor, the 2003-2009 Hummer H2. Debuting just a few years after the first-generation Toyota Prius, the first non-military Hummer
DETROIT — Jon Huntsman, a Ford Motor Co. board member and former governor of Utah, has been named to a new position of vice chair, policy, effective May 3, the company said Wednesday. Huntsman, 61, will advise CEO Jim Farley and Executive Chairman Bill Ford on “strategic policy matters” and will work closely with the
Elon Musk has provided an update on the timeline for the next-generation of its “Full Self-Driving Beta” system and the availability of the package as a monthly subscription. Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta Tesla is currently testing the “feature complete” version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in beta with a few thousand customers and employees
See all 8 photos MG’s new Cyberster concept isn’t the cute and charming compact sportscar its predecessors were. Designers at the MG Advanced Design Centre team opted for a future-forward appearance rather than one stuck in the past. The front fascia appears to take more inspiration from Spiderman’s anti-hero Venom than the brand’s historical models.
One-store Honda dealer Ryan Mayer has acquired three dealerships, including a Group 1 Automotive Inc. Kia outlet near the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Mayer, owner and president of Tameron Gulf Coast dealership group of Daphne, Ala., bought the Pat Peck Kia store in D’Iberville, Miss., a store that Group 1 had owned since August 2006, according
It’s amusing how practically all automotive journalists who drive and review the Honda E begin by talking about its small battery and low range, but then for most of the video, they try to find excuses for it. Almost all of them end up saying they’d have one in spite of the range (particularly if
The new Kia K8 is one of the automaker’s most striking new models and while we won’t get it here in the United States as a replacement to the Cadenza, YouTuber Asian Petrolhead has had the opportunity to test it out in Korea. The first aspect of the new K8 that really catches the eye
Ford will use Volkswagen Group’s MEB electric-car platform to underpin an SUV, Autocar magazine reported. The model is likely to have a similar wheelbase to the VW ID4 compact crossover at 2765 mm (9 feet), Autocar said. The magazine said the Ford version is likely to introduced with power output of between 146 hp and
A little more than a year ago, Ken Garff Automotive Group in Utah was planning to highlight its brand values in a training campaign aimed at its 4,500 employees. Then the world changed. The COVID-19 pandemic led to the death of Chairman Bob Garff in March 2020 and gave staffers a different lens through which
Honda on Wednesday provided a first look at its redesigned 2022 Civic sedan which goes on sale this spring. The automaker teased a prototype version last fall, and we’re glad to report the production version has turned out almost identical to the handsome prototype. 2022 Honda Civic prototype 2022 Honda Civic prototype There will also
The front-facing camera of a Tesla Model 3 has captured the moment the driver of a Ford Mustang crashed on a highway in Dallas, Texas. This video was shared to the Teslacam Supercharged channel on YouTube and shows the white Mustang speeding down the fast lane of a Dallas highway. At one stage, the Ford
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.’s upcoming hands-free driver-assist system has a new name: BlueCruise. Previously referred to as Active Drive Assist, the feature will go live in the third quarter on Ford’s Mustang Mach-E crossover and F-150 pickup. Ford said Wednesday that BlueCruise software, activated through an over-the-air-update, will cost $600 for a three-year subscription,
Mechanically, the GT Speed ‘vert is identical to the coupe that broke cover earlier in the year. The big change is the addition of a folding soft-top instead of the regular Speed’s swept roof. Power (650 hp) and torque (664 lb-ft) from Bentley’s twin-turbo 6.0-liter W-12 stays the same in the drop-top as it does
Toyota Motor North America has recast its head of strategy to a new role in its information technology division and promoted another executive to take over a reorganized strategy function. Doug Murtha, 55, who joined Toyota’s executive ranks in 1992, once led the former Scion division, and most recently worked as the group vice president
By Maria Merano Posted on April 13, 2021 Elon Musk recently stated that Tesla is building up its collision repair capabilities. He added that Tesla Insurance would ensure that collision repairs would make the experience smoother for customers. “Tesla is building up collision repair capability to help address the grief that you went through, but
For those who duct tape their phones to the dash to use an app for navigation directions (or plop their phones in the cupholder) because their vehicle does not have a built-in navigation system, General Motors is offering a better solution. Starting April 30, GM will roll out a new app called Maps+ for about
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a potential problem with an airbag indicator light installed in 749,312 vehicles made by General Motors Co. that may prevent the bags from deploying in accidents. The agency, according to documents posted on its website, has begun a preliminary evaluation after receiving 15 consumer complaints on
While its name may be familiar, the new 2021 Genesis G80 shouldn’t simply be considered a successor to the old car. In fact, it is so superior to the car it replaces that it needs to be viewed through a different lens entirely. It is a proper rival to the likes of the BMW 5-Series
MADRID — Renault has started negotiations with unions to extend the partial idling of three of its four factories in Spain until the end of September as a preemptive measure in case a global semiconductor shortage lingers. Renault had already partly idled its Spanish plants in response to the shortage, on the expectation that chip
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