The Celesitq flagship electric sedan will sit at the top of the Cadillac range once it debuts, but according to a recent report, we underestimated how much it’s going to cost. Earlier rumors suggested a price range starting at around $90,000 for a base Luxury line model, while the top Platinum trim would start at
As Volkswagen begins U.S. production of the ID4 compact crossover, two experienced, high-profile executives who helped guide the rollout of the brand’s electric vehicle transition on the continent have departed the automaker for high-tech startups. Matt Renna, 36, previously VW Group of America’s vice president for e-mobility — and a 2020 Automotive News Rising Star
BRUSSELS — Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania want to delay a European Union plan to effectively ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars starting in 2035 by five years, according to a document seen by Reuters. The policy is a key pillar of the EU’s plans to tackle rising transport emissions and
We drove the 2022 Subaru WRX, the BMW M3 Touring debuted, and we spotted the 2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC 63. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We spent a week behind the wheel of the 2022 Subaru WRX, and found it embraces its rally-car roots. With functional body cladding and aero
Authorities in New York City have crushed 92 illegal dirt bikes, ATVs, and motorcycles that were seized from local streets. In a video shared to social media, New York City Mayor Eric Adams watched on as a bulldozer drove over the seized vehicles, destroying them and ensuring that they will never return to the road.
Bruton Smith, a pioneer-turned-titan in both auto retailing and motorsports, leveraged small roles selling cars and promoting dirt-track races as a youth to create two moneymaking business giants. Smith, founder of Sonic Automotive Inc., NASCAR Hall of Famer, racetrack owner and philanthropist, died Wednesday, June 22, at 95. Smith launched Sonic, of Charlotte, N.C., as
By Maria Merano Posted on June 23, 2022 Tesla Enhanced Autopilot is available in the United States and China. In the United States, Enhanced Autopilot costs $6,000. Meanwhile, in China, Enhanced Autopilot costs RMB ¥32,000 ($4,779). The features included in Enhanced Autopilot are Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon, and Smart Summon. Earlier
McLaren, a steadfast holdout in the stampede among Lamborghini, Bentley, Aston Martin, Ferrari and other ultraluxury and exotic brands to market high-performance utility vehicles, may be reversing course. That’s the conclusion of a report from British magazine Autocar. The publication, without attributing the information to any sources, says the British automaker plans to launch an
Tesla has relaunched its Enhanced Autopilot option and pulled almost all the features from its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in the process. Over the years, Tesla has changed its Autopilot options and pricing so many times, it has been hard to follow. Finally, the automaker ended up making the Autopilot’s Autosteer and Traffic-Aware Cruise Control standard on
Dodge says it’s going to be an electric summer. The Stellantis performance brand plans to preview future products in August during what it calls Speed Week. It kicks off Aug. 12 with a press preview for the MotorTrend Presents Roadkill Nights Powered by Dodge event that takes place the next day. Roadkill Nights spotlights muscle
General Motors is aiming to simplify the EV charging experience by allowing drivers to plug in and automatically charge their vehicles when using charge points on the Ultium 360 network, rather than rely on a mobile app to set up and pay for charging. GM will launch the plug-and-charge service Thursday with EVgo. After drivers
Polestar and Gores Guggenheim said Thursday that they had they completed their merger, raising approximately $890 million in gross proceeds for the EV maker. This includes approximately $640 million from Gores Guggenheim, a special purchase acquisition fund (SPAC) with the remaining $250 million coming from top-tier institutional investors, Polestar said in a release. Gores Guggenheim’s listing under
The new Chevrolet Colorado is almost here. Or rather, the reveal is imminent. On Thursday, General Motors teased the 2023 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 and announced the next-generation of the automaker’s mid-size pickup will debut on July 28. Oh, hello. Here’s our first look at the 2023 #Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, which will be unveiled on July
Two people were killed when a Nio ET5 fell out of a multi-story parking garage in Shanghai, China, crashing down on the street below. The accident happened at Nio’s headquarters while two test drivers, one from Nio and another from a supplier, were inside the electric sedan. Observer reports that the incident happened at around
China’s chip industry is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, after U.S. sanctions on local champions from Huawei Technologies Co. to Hikvision spurred appetite for home-grown components. Nineteen of the world’s 20 fastest-growing chip industry firms over the past four quarters, on average, hail from the world’s No. 2 economy, according to data
The Tesla Model Y version, produced on a limited scale at the Tesla Giga Texas plant, has not avoided price increases, which recently rolled through Tesla’s lineup. According to Reddit user phantom17373, the Made-in-Texas (MIT) Tesla Model Y now starts at $61,990, which is $2,000 more compared to the $59,990 reported in April. At the time,
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Government Accountability Office in the coming months will examine “right to repair” issues involving the auto industry, the congressional watchdog confirmed Wednesday. In an email to Automotive News, spokesman Chuck Young said the office accepted a request last week to study the topic and plans to begin the effort in about
By Joey Klender Posted on June 22, 2022 Elon Musk confirmed in a recent interview that Tesla has finalized the design of the Cybertruck and it is locked ahead of production, which is slated for 2023. Musk sat down with members of Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, as well as Eli Burton and Ryan Levenson of the Kilowatts
Spin, the San Francisco-based electric bicycle- and scooter-sharing company, said it will invest up to $2 million in university research on micromobility at Michigan State University and the University of Utah. “We want it to be a collaborative process. Our anchors here are the common goals that we share with universities around transportation,” said John
Volkswagen Group is sticking to a plan to list Porsche later this year as Europe’s biggest automaker looks to finance a costly shift toward electric vehicles. VW is going ahead with the initial public offering in the fourth quarter because the unit has proved resilient over the years to market disruptions including the recent supply-chain
Bentley on Tuesday announced upgraded Continental GT Mulliner coupe and GT Mulliner convertible models that will sit atop the Continental range. Scheduled to debut publicly at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Mulliner models combine performance upgrades from the Bentley Continental GT Speed with the more luxurious detailing from previous Mulliner models. The Bentley
What kind of vehicle is the 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe? What does it compare to? With the Tahoe, Chevrolet has a big – but not gargantuan – SUV capable of seating as many as nine passengers while towing a hefty trailer. It’s a rival to the Ford Expedition and GMC Yukon. Is the 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe
We have seen plenty of dashcam footage with slow drivers causing accidents on the highway, and in the latest, the driver of a previous-gen Hyundai Tucson pulls directly into the left lane of a main road somewhere in the US, causing a massive crash. The video we found on Reddit was recorded from a dashcam
Getty Images Ford has chosen a plant in Valencia to build its next generation electric vehicles in Europe, as the company reorganises its operations. The US automaker selected the site over a rival facility in Saarlouis, Germany. The company plans to only sell electric cars in Europe by 2030, ahead of a planned EU ban
Bruton Smith, a longtime car dealer and pioneer in public automotive retail, as well as NASCAR hall-of-famer, racetrack owner and philanthropist, died on Wednesday. He was 95 and died of natural causes, according to Sonic Automotive Inc., the public dealership group he founded. Smith launched Sonic Automotive of Charlotte, N.C., as a public company in November
Elon Musk says that he is considering Tesla ads, which are against the company’s current marketing policy, to counter what Musk perceives as media bias against Tesla. For years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has famously said that he despises advertising. He said that Tesla doesn’t pay or provide discounts for celebrities to drive its cars
Ford Motor Co. has no plans to replace Focus production at its vehicle assembly plant in Saarlouis, Germany, in 2025. Instead, the U.S. company will seek “alternative opportunities” for the factory, including selling it to another automaker, Ford of Europe Chairman Stuart Rowley said. Rowley, however, stopped short of saying the facility would close. “We
The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning’s bi-directional charging capability is a key selling point for the electric pickup as it allows it to power homes, other electric vehicles or simply double as a backup generator at worksites. Fitted with the available Pro Power Onboard system that enables up to 9.6 kilowatts of exportable electricity, the F-150
Matt VanDyke, a longtime Ford Motor Co. marketing executive who last year became CEO of the company’s FordDirect joint venture with dealers, is leaving the automaker to become president of Shift Digital, a digital marketing vendor. VanDyke will assume the new role June 28. “Consumer purchasing habits are dramatically changing as more individuals embrace the
Cars.com revealed on Tuesday its annual American-Made Index for 2022, which ranks vehicles by how American-made they really are. According to the index, based on data collected in April and May, 95 of the 379 automobiles produced in the U.S. auto market made the independent ranking. The ranking considered manufacturing employment compared to automakers’ footprint,
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