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Mercedes and Faurecia partner on vehicle infotainment
Mercedes Benz has recently announced it will be using Faurecia’s Aptoide technology to power navigation and other vehicle infotainment functions…
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2023 Volkswagen Amarok Truck Official Reveal Set For July 7
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles originally teased the second-generation Amarok back in March 2020. Fast forward over two years later and more…
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Mercedes CLE Rendered Based On The Latest Spy Photos
Mercedes-Benz has been working on the successor for today’s E-Class and C-Class in coupe and convertible forms for more than…
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EPA sued by Republican AGs for reinstating California’s car emissions authority
WASHINGTON — A group of 17 Republican attorneys general is suing the EPA over its decision to reissue a waiver…
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AutoWeb exploring strategic options after disclosing doubt about ‘going concern’
Dealership marketing company AutoWeb says its board will explore strategic alternatives for the company, including a potential sale or restructuring,…
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Carvana Lays Off 2,500 Workers, Buys Auction House For $2.2 Billion
The first quarter of 2022 hasn’t been the best for Carvana. The online used car company is arguably best known…
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Fresh BMW X6 Spy Shots Show Crossover Hustling Around The Nurburgring
The BMW X6 is undergoing a redesign, and our spy photographers have captured the crossover testing at the Nurburgring race…
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New Chevrolet Equinox EV Teaser Offers A Glimpse Inside The SUV
Chevrolet surprised the world back in January by partially revealing electric versions of both the Equinox and Blazer. Renderings of…
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Audi A3 Allroad / A3 Allstreet Spied On The Nurburgring
Audi’s rugged division recently got updated with the refreshed A4 Allroad and the A1 Citycarver, which got a new name…
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Outlook for catalyst materials
The platinum market should move closer to balance in 2022, according to a Johnson Matthey report. It said platinum demand…
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Stellantis reverses controversial changes in contract terms for suppliers
“It shows that you do have a say and you don’t have to just sign up for what’s being put…
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Interior design and technology – Honda HR-V
2021 Honda HR-V e:HEV Inside story Three trim levels are available on the latest incarnation HR-V, starting with the Elegance,…
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Rip-roaring Toyota pauses to worry about costs
On one hand, higher pump prices typically mean an uptick in sales of fuel-saving hybrids and electric vehicles. But on…
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Foxconn finalises acquisition of Lordstown plant
Lordstown Motors Corporation finalised a deal to sell its vehicle plant in Ohio to Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Company in…
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2023 Nissan Z Costs From $39,990, Cheaper Than Four-Cylinder Supra
Nissan unveiled the production-ready Z seven months ago, so suffice it to say, pricing details have been a long time…
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2021 dealership acquisitions reshaped the auto retail landscape
Erin Kerrigan, managing director of Kerrigan Advisors, a sell-side firm in Incline Village, Nev., observed a significant uptick of transactions…
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EV truck makers prepare for big business ahead
The zero-emission truck segment has been dominated so far by battery-electric vehicles, but many companies are betting that hydrogen fuel…
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Hyundai Motor Group breaks from EV pack
First-quarter registration data from Experian puts Tesla way out front in the EV race, with 113,882 registrations across its four…
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Dealership acquisition market not losing steam in 2022
“In the next five to seven years I want to own 90-plus stores,” said Darwish, previously a 25 percent partner…
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ACT Expo: Shell-Penske truck EV charging deal, battery price surge cools ‘a little bit’
LOS ANGELES — A subsidiary of oil and gas giant Shell will soon support charging for Penske Truck Leasing‘s light-duty…
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2023 BMW X5 Refresh Spied On Video Making Rounds At Nurburgring
It’s been a few years already since BMW introduced the current-generation X5. Shown in 2018 for the 2019 model year,…
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2022 Ford F-150 Order Bank Closes, Save For The Raptor
Ford has closed the ordering books for the 2022 F-150. According to a dealer-sent memo obtained by one F-150 Gen 14…
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Every Lamborghini Aventador Drag Race From Base to SVJ
Have you ever wondered which Lamborghini Aventador is the quickest in a drag race? Well, today is your lucky day,…
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Mercedes-Benz dealership opens driving school for teens to build loyalty
Kory Enders covers the costs for half of the Clements students, while the dealership covers the rest. The teens learn…
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Toyota Supra With Clear Intercooler Shows Cool Airflow In Action
Consider yourself warned, as there’s a bit of science content coming your way. Fear not, for it comes with the…
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Video Captures Moment A Toyota Prius Is Struck By Lightning
If Back to the Future taught us anything, it was the incredible energy carried by a lightning bolt. However, when…
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Kind Citizens Stop Rolling Car After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency
We have a dramatic video from south Florida where last week, a woman suffered a medical emergency while stopped at…
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Best Spy Shots For The Week Of May 9
Motor1.com puts up spy shots of upcoming vehicles practically every day and sometimes more than that. If you want to stay…
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Nissan eyes third plant, possibly for EVs, in North America
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co., fresh off unveiling plans to add electric vehicle production at a second U.S. assembly…
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Aston Martin Valkyrie Caught Testing On A Rainy Day At Mugello
YouTuber 19Bozzy92 was in the right place at the perfect time to capture an Aston Martin Valkyrie prototype’s development test at the Mugello…
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One-Off McLaren Artura Honors Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 Years Of Reign
On February 6, 1952, King George VI died and his daughter Elizabeth ascended the throne as Queen of the United…
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Embark’s snowy testing conditions and other self-driving truck mileposts
Self-driving truck testing has proliferated across the sun-speckled southern U.S., but few automated driving developers have ventured into more treacherous…
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Could Be The World’s Most Expensive Car At $142M
$142 million. It’s enough money to buy a dozen Lamborghini Aventador Ultimaes, and still have plenty left over to get…
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What happens when things don’t go according to plan aboard autonomous trucks
Kodiak Robotics has practiced the maneuver since last year. Last week, the company conducted a public demonstration, cutting an ethernet…
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Carvana job cuts trigger market sell-off, staff backlash
Carvana Co.’s disclosure Tuesday that it shed 2,500 employees set off a ripple of reactions in the stock market and…
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Musk explores financing Twitter takeover without Tesla margin loan, report says
Elon Musk is in talks to raise enough equity and preferred financing for his proposed buyout of Twitter Inc. to…
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ASEAN vehicle markets surge 23% in Q1
Vehicle sales in the ASEAN region’s six largest markets combined rose by almost 23% to 832,390 units in the first…
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High-Riding Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato Spied Ready For Off-Road Fun
Lamborghini introduced the Huracan Sterrato Concept in 2019, and rumors immediately began flying that it would actually enter production. Three…
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Volkswagen: The new ID.5 achieves highest score in the Euro NCAP driver assistance test | Automotive World
Euro NCAP experts award Volkswagen the highest score “very good” for its latest assistance technologies in the ID.5 The latest…
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2023 Toyota Venza Nightshade Edition Debuts With A Darkside Makeover
The current-generation Toyota Venza debuted for the 2021 model year. To keep things fresh, the slick crossover is now available…
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Suppliers eye steering cooperation
Thyssenkrupp and Japanese industrial group NSK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore a joint venture between Thyssenkrupp…
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China sales plunge 48% in April
China’s new vehicle market plunged by 48% to 1,181,000 units in April 2022 from 2,252,000 in the same month of…
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2023 Audi A1 Allstreet Replaces A1 Citycarver As Jacked-Up Supermini
It was less than three years ago when Audi decided to give the A1 Sportback a split personality by turning…
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Aston Martin F1 Edition Watch By Girard-Perregaux Has Carbon From F1 Cars
The Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Chronograph Aston Martin F1 Edition is the latest collaboration between the Swiss watchmaker and the British automaker. Limited to…
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EV brands must invest in employees as well as vehicles | Automotive World
Companies investing time and resources into training are better poised to navigate the future EV developments on the horizon, says…
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2023 Cadillac Escalade-V Has 682-HP Supercharged V8, Costs $149,990
Cadillac kicked off 2022 by revealing the Escalade-V, the long-awaited high-performance version of its ever-popular luxury SUV. We were only…
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New BMW Hommage Planned As 600-Horsepower M4 CSL: Report
Later this month, BMW will launch the hotter M4 CSL. It’ll be lighter and more powerful than the standard M4,…
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VW Launching Electric Truck, SUV Under Revived Scout Brand In US
What initially started as a rumor about the iconic International Scout getting an electric reboot has quickly become reality. Volkswagen…
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2024 Porsche Panamera Spied Parading Major Updates On And Off Track
We can’t deny that Porsche has been raking cash with the Taycan, even outselling the automaker’s iconic 911 in 2021.…
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VW confirms revived Scout will be independently run brand selling EV trucks
VW, which gained a following in the U.S. with the Microbus and Beetle, has struggled with how to enter the…
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