General Motors to mothball 3 ‘car’ plants
Car sales are dropping while SUV sales increase General Motors will accelerate its transformation for the future, building on the comprehensive strategy it laid out in 2015 to strengthen its … Read More
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Mitsubishi Motors follows Nissan in ousting chairman Carlos Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn Mitsubishi Motors has followed Nissan in removing Carlos Ghosn as its chairman. The Japanese carmaker's board of directors voted on Monday to oust the auto industry legend, who … Read More
Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn to be fired (3rd Update)
Abiteboul says Carlos Ghosn arrest does not put Renault's motorsports involvement in jeopardy UPDATE Speaking in Abu Dhabi today, team boss Cyril Abiteboul was adamant that Ghosn's departure will not … Read More
Tokyo court decides to keep Ghosn behind bars for 10 days
Ghosn back in 2008. If convicted, he may not get out of jail until he is a very old man Tokyo District Court has decided that Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn … Read More
How Porsche Perfected Intake Manifolds
Of course future Porsches will be all-electric and won't need an intake manifold When Porsche designs an intake manifold, they do things differently. While most car companies try to increase … Read More
Toyota USA To Replace Heroic Nurse’s Charred Tundra
Charred Toyota Tundra As California’s wild fires continue to devastate, the story of a heroic nurse has come to light and attracted the attention of Toyota. The New York Times … Read More
VW To Turn Zwickau Plant Into Europe’s Biggest EV Factory
The wholesale conversion to rid the world of air polluting, cancer causing internal combustion engine vehicles is on. How much will cancer rates plummet when the world is rid of … Read More
A new era for Porsche
Zuffenhausen Following the decision to produce the Taycan in Zuffenhausen, Porsche is now carrying out the largest construction project of this site’s eighty-year history. The company’s historical headquarters in northern … Read More
Tesla joins GM & others to seek subsidies
Musk loves free government money A coalition of electric vehicle companies led by Tesla is pushing and prodding the federal government to expand a massive tax credit set to expire … Read More
Volkswagen CEO: ‘We Have Sourced Batteries for 50 Million Electric Cars
VW id platform Volkswagen has revealed that it has plans to manufacture 50 million electric vehicles on its MEB modular electric vehicle platform, and has already set aside €50 billion … Read More
Tesla names Denholm to replace Musk as Chairman
Robyn Denholm As a Tesla board member, Robyn Denholm has provided some rare automotive experience to a company that prides itself on being an industry outsider. Tesla Inc. named Robyn … Read More
An electric Harley-Davidson – what is the world coming to?
100 miles on a charge for the Livewire Harley-Davidson's LiveWire, the company's first electric design, seemed like a one-off prototype when it appeared in 2014. But the bike is very … Read More
Reducing Need for Controversial Cobalt in EV batteries
Chevy Bolt While electric vehicles get better every year, they remain beholden to battery technology. This results in a few inherent shortcomings – the most noteworthy being limited range and … Read More
Scopes. Driven by Porsche
Get an exclusive glimpse of "scopes – driven by Porsche". This is an open space where creative minds, futuristic ideas and the city of Berlin collides. If you're in Berlin … Read More
Honda profit surges 40%
Honda reported a 40 percent surge in operating profit in the most recent quarter as a more profitable sales mix and aggressive cost cuts offset foreign exchange losses. Operating profit … Read More
Tesla’s China factory to make 3,000 cars each week
Elon Musk aims to make Bob Lutz swallow his cigar and choke on it while it's going down US electric car maker Tesla is planning to produce 3,000 Model 3 … Read More
Musk says Tesla will be cash-flow positive ‘all quarters going forward’
Elon Musk (L) is going to make cocky Bob Lutz (R) swallow his filthy cigar. Lutz predicted Tesla demise with 100% certainty Tesla Inc. is not “staring death in the … Read More
Porsche sets another Nurburgring record
Porsche has set another new record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in cooperation with Manthey-Racing. On Thursday, 25 October 2018, the Porsche GT2 RS MR completed a lap of the 20.6-kilometer long … Read More
Tesla Model 3 Sales Down In October 2018: Still #1 In U.S. For Month
The Tesla Model 3 in Mountain Pearl White. The Model 3 remain the best selling car in America It had been a recurring theme when it comes to Tesla Model … Read More
Consumer Reports annual reliability rankings
What does Bob Lutz have to say about the poor performance of the ICE car companies that are going to put Tesla out of business? Consumer Reports has released its … Read More
Why Bob Lutz will be proven wrong
Why Bob Lutz will end up swallowing his filthy cigar just like Microsoft's Steve Ballmer was so wrong about the iPhone As a former Vice Chairman of General Motors, Bob … Read More
Bentley’s First Electric Vehicle Might Use the Porsche Taycan Platform
Porsche Taycan In an effort to reduce its rather sizable carbon footprint, Bentley is said to be finally moving towards developing its own electric vehicle. A new report from Automotive … Read More
Faraday Future goes belly-up
Faraday Future could never compete against Tesla Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future officially shut down operations in California, both at its headquarters in Gardena, and at its factory in Hanford, … Read More
eCOPO Camaro Concept Electrifies Drag Racing
eCOPA Camaro at the SEMA Show Fifty years after the original COPO Camaro special order performance models were introduced, Chevrolet’s eCOPO Camaro Concept demonstrates an electrified vision for drag racing. … Read More
You can now buy a Mercedes for your baby
Now your baby can have their very own Mercedes A sense of style and driving experience is instilled in the young generation from the very first outing with the all-new … Read More