Fiat diesels also cheat emissions tests?
Diesel is a dirty fuel no matter how you slice it Fiat is the latest automaker to come under suspicion for excessive emissions from its diesel vehicles. So far the … Read More
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The new Porsche 718 Cayman
2016 Porsche Cayman The same new four-cylinder flat engines with turbocharging as in the 718 Boxster are being deployed in the 718 Cayman. As a result, coupe and roadster have … Read More
Mitsubishi says they did not ‘cheat’ in the USA
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in Tokyo recently announced irregularities concerning fuel consumption testing data. To confirm that U.S. market vehicles are not affected by this issue, Mitsubishi Motors R&D America, Inc., … Read More
Driverless cars will have challenges in cities
When it comes to adopting self-driving cars and trucks, the easiest part may well be building them. The far more difficult task will be maintaining our urban transportation infrastructures for … Read More
BP Eyes More Spending Cuts After 80% Profit Drop
BP said on Tuesday it could cut capital spending further after reporting an 80 percent drop in profits in the first quarter of the year, when oil prices touched a … Read More
Graphene-based ultracapacitors give trucks a boost of acceleration
The kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) is axle-mounted and stores power in a bank of ultracapacitors Readers of AR1.com know that we have talked about batteries of the future being … Read More
We drive the 2016 Ford Escape
The 2016 Ford Escape looks better than previous models The Ford Escape has come a long way since its introduction many years ago. Back then it was a small cheap … Read More
Musk’s Secret Plan to Curb City Traffic
Elon Musk – changing the world one vehicle at a time Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is working on a self-driving vehicle he says could replace buses and other … Read More
VW posts $4.6 billion 2015 operating loss on emissions-cheating
Volkswagen Group today said it had a 4.1 billion euros ($4.61 billion) operating loss for 2015 as the company took a 16.2 billion euros hit to pay for its diesel … Read More
VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel cars (Update)
UPDATE VW to offer "substantial payout" to car owners and buy-back in US deal over emissions cheat scandal. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be … Read More
Volvo sets goal to sell 1 million electrified cars by 202
Hakan Samuelsson Following a global sales record in 2015, Volvo plans to sell 1 million electrified cars by 2025, the company said today. "It is a deliberately ambitious target," Volvo … Read More
Ford top selling Pony Car
Ford Mustang in France In its first year of global availability, Ford Mustang became the world’s best-selling sports coupe. Demand for the iconic pony car remains insatiable. According to company … Read More
German automakers who once laughed at Elon Musk are eating words
Elon Musk – He who laughs last, laughs loudest It wasn't long ago when the German car industry was still laughing out loud about Elon Musk and his Tesla Motors … Read More
VW shares surge
Volkswagen AG’s shares surged Wednesday on expectations the firm could announce a deal to avoid a trial in the U.S. over its emissions-cheating scandal. Volkswagen led Germany’s blue chip DAX … Read More
Justice Department tells VW not to release results of pollution probe
The Justice Department has told Volkswagen AG to refrain from publicly releasing results of an independent investigation into cheating on diesel-emissions tests to keep confidential names and events key to … Read More
Electric car sales setting records in the UK
One right-hand-drive nation is going in the right direction when it comes to sales of electric vehicles. The UK recorded 10,496 electric vehicle sales during the first quarter of 2016. … Read More
VW’s ‘defeat device’ software developed at Audi in 1999, report says
German carmaker Audi created so-called defeat devices which cut emissions in 1999, years before parent company Volkswagen used them to cheat diesel emissions tests, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported today. VW, … Read More
BMW’s Electric Car Gurus Are Defecting to China
The BMW EV car program is going to take a hit The people behind some of the most acclaimed electric vehicles on the roads have defected to China, according to … Read More
Apple to build EV car in Germany
A German newspaper reports that Apple has set up a secret lab in the capital to build its self-driving car. The Local asks how believable the rumors could be. Apple … Read More
Tesla Model S autopilot takes over and saves driver from collision
When Ohioan Joshua Brown took his Tesla Model S for a spin earlier this month, he got familiar fast with how handy the autopilot system could be — as it … Read More
VW boss agrees to a bonus cut
BERLIN—Volkswagen AG Chairman Hans Dieter Potsch agreed to a sharp cut in bonuses he is entitled to from his time as the car maker’s finance chief, paving the way for … Read More
BMW recalls 7 Series models due to air bag issue
BMW AG is recalling its new flagship 7-series luxury limousine due to a potential air bag deployment issue, the company said on Thursday. Airbags in 26,000 cars produced before Dec. … Read More
Faraday Future officially breaks ground on its $1 billion factory
Faraday Future and Nevada state officials attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the electric-car maker's first US factory. NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Some four months after electric-car company Faraday Future … Read More
Ford Begins Taking Owner Applications For All-New Ford Gt Supercar At Fordgt.Com
Applications for the all-new Ford GT supercar may be submitted starting today for the first two years of production – 500 vehicles, via FordGT.com website; online configurator allows anyone to … Read More
Ford to replace aging research, engineering campus in Mich.
Ford Motor Co. plans to begin a sweeping overhaul of its 63-year-old research and engineering campus near Detroit this month, transforming an inefficient hodgepodge of buildings into a "modern, green … Read More