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Porsche Taycan GTS Hockenheimring Edition Marks Track’s 90th Anniversary
The Porsche Taycan GTS Hockenheimring Edition celebrates the 90th anniversary of the historic German track. Buyers of this model who…
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Europe’s diesel car market in inexorable decline
In share terms, Europe’s diesel car market peaked in 2015 at 48%, thirty years after it first achieved double digit…
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Axe-Wielding Driver Distracted By Road Rage Rear-Ends Car Into A Ditch
Road rage is real. It’s also dangerous and sometimes even deadly. Anger behind the wheel of a 3,500-pound hunk of…
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Arize Launches AI Bias Tracing to Pinpoint and Address Causes in ML Pipelines
Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Concept: US-based AI technology startup Arize has launched a Bias Tracing tool to detect the root cause of…
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Carvana’s License To Sell In Illinois Suspended Over Title Issues
It appears more trouble is brewing at online automotive retailer Carvana. The company’s sales license was suspended in Illinois over…
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Ford Bronco Raptor Gets 15-MPG Combined Fuel Economy Rating
The fuel economy for the 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor is out, and buyers should be prepared for an expensive trip…
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This Modern Chevy Chevelle Uses Camaro Bones, Packs A 1,500-HP Punch
The 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 is a standout in the original muscle car era. Depending on who you talk…
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Average age of U.S. light vehicles rises for fifth straight year
The research shows the average age of vehicles has been increasing since 2011, highlighting a trend in popularity of older…
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And now (drum roll) the swivelling autonomous vehicle cockpit display
Hyundai Mobis has developed what it claims it the world’s first adjustable display technology for integrated automotive cockpit systems. Optimised…
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Audi of America hires new advertising agency
The win gives Ogilvy a coveted luxury car account and comes as the WPP-owned agency has made notable leadership hires…
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Mastercard and Microsoft Co-Launch Enhanced Identity Solution to Tackle Digital Fraud
Credit: jijomathaidesigners/Shutterstock Concept: Mastercard has partnered with Microsoft to enhance its Digital Transaction Insights (DTI) solution with next-generation authentication and…
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Mercedes-Maybach SL Concept Teased By Daimler’s Design Boss
Mercedes-Benz presses on in overhauling its product portfolio. In fact, one of the new models to be arriving in the…
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Bugatti Bolide Caught Up Close And Personal Arriving At Villa D’Este
Even as a concept, the Bugatti Bolide already wowed the world with its outlandish looks and one-of-a-kind appeal. Beyond the…
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MEMA presses Congress to pass competition bill
WASHINGTON — As the auto industry endures global supply chain disruptions, including a semiconductor shortage that emerged from the COVID-19…
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Restored Mk4 Toyota Supra Goes Over Top Speed On Autobahn
Ask any Supra enthusiast which one’s the greatest of them all and you’ll likely get the Mk4 as the answer.…
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Mitsubishi eK X Looks Like A Cartoon Outlander That Hit A Brick Wall
Mitsubishi has introduced a new kei car in Japan called the eK X EV (the X is read as ‘cross’).…
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Chevy Corvette Z06 Video Explains Aerodynamics From Front To Back
The 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06 isn’t only about the numbers or its extraordinary V8 mill. When it made its debut…
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Nissan will put certified pre-owned stamp on non-Nissans
These programs are an “acknowledgment that the used-car business is in an unprecedented era of challenge with respect to used-vehicle…
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Impreza P1 Vs Lancer Evo VI Is A Japanese ’90s Drag Race Special
Those who are young enough to be car nuts in the ’90s know that there are two special Japanese cars…
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Hyundai Building $5.4-Billion EV, Battery Factory In US
It’s now official – Hyundai Motor Group has entered an agreement with the state of Georgia to build its first…
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Nissan Sakura Debuts As $14,000 Electric Kei Car With 112 Miles Of Range
It was October 2019 when Nissan signaled its desire to launch an electric kei car in Japan with the IMk…
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Hyundai said to plan up to 6 EVs in new $5.5 billion Georgia plant
Hyundai Motor Group — solidly No. 2 in the U.S. electric vehicle market in the first quarter — will plow…
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Future Mercedes-AMG C295 goes after Taycan
Just-revealed Vision AMG previews project C295, a Taycan-fighter A newly stated emphasis on returns from high-end Mercedes-Benz Group models means…
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ATC Drivetrain acquires Global Battery Solutions
ATC Drivetrain said it acquired battery life cycle management company Global Battery Solutions. The news, announced Wednesday, comes after the…
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Another VW EV factory comes on stream
Volkswagen has expanded global production capacity for electric vehicles by making the ID.4 in Emden as well as Zwickau and…
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BMW 4 Series Coupe Facelift Rendering Proposes Switch To Smaller Grilles
BMW updated the 3 Series family earlier this week, introducing a new smoother face and giving the compact premium model…
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Polestar 3 Officially Confirmed For October 2022 Debut
Polestar will further expand its electric vehicle lineup with the launch of its third model and its first SUV. The…
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Volkswagen and Mahindra sign agreement for MEB components
Rolling Chassis with the Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB) Volkswagen and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) are exploring the use…
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Renault shows hydrogen powered prototype
Renault Scenic Vision Renault has unveiled a hydrogen powered car – the ‘Scenic Vision’ – at the ChangeNOW summit in…
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Nissan, Mitsubishi launch mini EV production in Japan
Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors held a line-off ceremony today for their new battery powered Kei cars, or minicars, which…
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Simulation can help debunk EV myths | Automotive World
The market leaders in the e-mobility revolution will be defined by the speed and efficacy of their innovations, writes Pepi…
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General Motors Won’t Participate In The 2022 SEMA Show
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show has been part of the list of much-awaited motoring events in the US. Automakers…
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Ferrari SF90 Gets Mansory Makeover, Turns Into 1,100-HP F9XX
Over the last year, Mansory has modified several Ferrari models, and it is far from done. The tuner’s latest takes…
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Prodrive P25 Teaser Looks Like Subaru Impreza Rally Car From The 1990s
Prodrive has a long history of working with Subaru, including being a partner in the automaker’s World Rally Championship competition…
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Ford Tells 2021 Expedition, Navigator Owners To Park Outside Over Fire Risk
Ford is recalling 39,013 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs due to a fire risk. All affected vehicles are from the…
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Overland Expo Debuts 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X For Off-Road Adventures
Overland Expo creates what it calls the Ultimate Overland Vehicle by taking a 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X and overhauling the truck with rugged…
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Mercedes will focus on high-end models in luxury-car profit race
“We will reduce complexity in many areas… that dramatically changes logistics,” with factories set up differently in different regions depending…
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VW Signs Deal To Provide MEB Electric Components To Mahindra
Volkswagen and Mahindra officially announce a new agreement signed between the two companies on May 18, which will focus on…
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Ford’s Farley takes a spin as podcast host in show for Spotify
“Jimmy Car Car” is taking his show on the road. Or rather, the man who still answers to that childhood…
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Tesla fans implore Elon Musk to halt political attacks, Twitter deal
While Tesla has a commanding lead in the global EV market, the automaker is dealing with lost production from a…
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Renault Scenic Vision Previews Electric Crossover With Hydrogen Range Extender
Forget what you know about the Scenic because this is an entirely different approach to the long-running name. For starters,…
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BMW XM Spied With Minimal Disguise Looking Outlandish
The BMW XM Concept will become a production model towards the end of 2022. Whether the design fits your liking…
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Aggressive Next-Gen Ford Mustang Prototype Spied Cruising With Mach 1
The seventh-generation Ford Mustang is coming soon, and it will retain a V8 engine under the hood. Special packages and…
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NHTSA opens probe into Tesla crash that killed three
A total of 14 crash deaths have been reported in those Tesla investigations, including the most recent three. Of the…
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Suppliers changing how, where they make parts in EV era
NASHVILLE — A host of startups and newcomers to the auto industry are shaking up the automotive supply chain, but…
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After decades of EV trials, GM thinks having full portfolio is key to success
NASHVILLE — General Motors believes having a full portfolio of electric vehicles on sale at the same time will allow…
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Honda Confirms New Pilot And CR-V Debut In 2022, Accord Hybrid in 2023
While giving the media the first look at the Honda Prologue electric crossover, the brand revealed plans to unveil the…
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Tesla slips off environmental, social, governance index; Musk calls it a scam
Tesla also recently criticized ESG metrics as “fundamentally flawed” in an annual report, and in an April tweet Musk said…
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Porsche Taycan Turbo S, 911 Turbo S Receive Brawny Brabus Makeovers
Brabus has tuned a pair of Porsches that should excite a range of enthusiasts. The two cars are the Taycan…
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Florian Huettl is new CEO of Opel/Vauxhall
Florian Huettl Florian Huettl (45) has been named the new CEO of Opel/Vauxhall by the Supervisory Board of Opel Automobile…
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