Nissan has redesigned the Rogue (aka X-Trail overseas) for the 2021 model year, and with the compact SUV arriving at dealers at the end of the month, it’s time to take a closer look at it. Sporting new looks and improved interior comfort, it is offered in four trim levels, starting with the S, which
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TOKYO — A joint battery venture of Toyota and Panasonic aims to boost efficiency of development and production processes by 10 times to better compete with larger Chinese rivals. The venture, Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, is now the world’s largest supplier of batteries for hybrid vehicles, and was created in April by pooling part
The Nissan brand scored at the top among non-luxury brands in the 2020 Automotive Reputation Report. Subaru, Toyota, Ford and Mini rounded out the top five for 2020, the second year for the report. Reputation.com ranks 18,000 automotive brands and dealerships in the U.S. on a scale of 0 to 1,000 based on visibility, sentiment
Automaker badges are important brand symbols, but the physical emblems installed on cars are often ordinary plastic. That’s not the case with Bugatti. The “Macaron” badge that graces the prow of every Bugatti Chiron is made from 150 grams of sterling silver, and takes 10 hours to make, the automaker explained in a press release
The Russian owner of a Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S has set his luxurious four-door alight in a protest directed at the German car manufacturer. This particular GT 63 S is owned by a Russian vlogger by the name of Mikhail Litvin who has almost 5 million subscribers on YouTube. In just a couple of days
Volkswagen Group’s proposed $3.7 billion bid to acquire the assets of Navistar International could eventually have interesting implications for SUV and pickup fans — as well as dealers. The International brand didn’t always just make semitrucks, school buses and other large vehicles. It was an SUV pioneer that had the misfortune of exiting the consumer
Volkswagen of America has hired former American Honda executive Ray Mikiciuk as its new senior vice president of sales. In the role, Mikiciuk will lead the German brand’s sales delivery, operations and planning in the U.S. and will report to Duncan Movassaghi, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Volkswagen of America. Mikiciuk spent
Tesla has released its latest ‘Vehicle Safety Report’, which looks into the different accident rates per mile of its vehicles on and off Autopilot. The latest data shows a slight improvement. Since 2018, Tesla has been trying to create a benchmark for its improvement in Autopilot safety by releasing a quarterly report that compares the
Tesla Inc. expects capital spending on new plants and equipment to reach the high end of a range from $2.5 billion to $3.5 billion in 2020, according to a regulatory filing. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based maker of electric vehicles also projects that spending could almost double in each of the next two years, rising to
On Roadkill Garage, we take some of our best ever creations – like the Off Road Challenger and the Disgustang, and find new ways to make them run better. Here are some of our finest additions to these cars, which we made on the cheap! #MotorTrend #Mustang #RoadkillGarage
Like its iconic predecessors, the new Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series is one beast of a car. It sits at the top of the GT range, being Merc’s most powerful model ever, and sports some clever active and passive aerodynamics inspired by the GT3 racer. Those louvers, air intakes and outtakes, hood scoops and giant rear
SEOUL — Hyundai Motor swung to a 336 billion won ($297.72 million) net loss for July-September, as costs related to engine quality issues and recalls smashed what would otherwise have been strong earnings. The automaker said it booked 2.1 trillion won to cover charges related to engine defects that increased the risk of stalling and
Mercedes-Benz’s Alabama plant is committed to delivering the most expensive mass-production passenger vehicle made in America on time. The Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC arrives in stores in December and starts at $161,550, including shipping. Fully loaded, the SUV will top out at nearly $200,000. The plant in Vance, which builds the GLE, GLE Coupe and
Bugatti in recent weeks has been hinting at a model with radical styling and over the weekend we got a major clue in the form of a revealing teaser shot. Bugatti has previously teased the taillights of the car, which were arranged in an “X,” bringing to mind the X-Wing star fighter from “Star Wars,”
What kind of vehicle is the 2021 Dodge Durango? What does it compare to? The 2021 Dodge Durango three-row crossover SUV seats up to seven passengers and has the most powerful engine and highest tow rating of any mid-size SUV. When equipped with a Hellcat supercharged V-8 engine, it doesn’t compare to anything except the
This Honda HR-V is perhaps the most striking you’ll ever come across and, as you can see, it has been painted by someone who clearly is a fierce supporter of President Trump. Photos of this HR-V were recently shared on Reddit’s Shitty Car Mods subreddit with the (fitting) title ‘Make Paint Jobs Great Again’ –
Tesla has finally acknowledged what some furious customers with social media accounts have been saying for more than two years: The Model 3 had a design flaw that can cause the rear bumper to fall off in the rain. The automaker issued a service bulletin recently obtained by Electrek that repeatedly claims the problem is
Fiat recently introduced its third body version of the new 500 model – the 3+1, with small rear doors – which will join the hatchback and cabrio, unveiled earlier this year. The 3+1 is 30 kg heavier than the standard 500, but there are no significant differences in other areas. All three types willt be
John Staluppi Sr. says he has no immediate plans to retire. But the megadealer went on the hunt this year for an equity partner for his dealership group, one of the nation’s largest. Staluppi, 73, found that partner in LMP Automotive Holdings Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a vehicle subscription provider and used-vehicle seller that
By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 25, 2020 Earlier this year, Elon Musk shocked the internet when he announced that he would be selling his Bel Air estates partly as a way to unburden himself from material possessions and partly as a way to remove an attack vector constantly used by his most ardent critics.
Volvo Car USA’s newest crossover signals the next chapter of the Swedish automaker’s evolution. The 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge P8, arriving in U.S. stores early next year, is the awkwardly named vanguard of a portfolio of emissions-free models. “Electrification by far is the highest priority in the company,” Volvo Car USA CEO Anders Gustafsson told
On paper, the new 2021 M440i xDrive looks to be a superb sports coupe. After all, it offers performance not far off the previous-generation M4. However, do figures from the spec sheet translate into a vehicle that’s actually enjoyable to drive? Throttle House recently put one to the test to find out. Powering the M440i
The pandemic has massively accelerated digital buying processes to allow more elements of the sale of new cars to happen online, but the human relationship side will remain important, panelists discussing the future of virtual buying said. “What we discovered was that some of the trends we anticipated happening over five years were happening in
The service slowdown caused by the pandemic hit Woody Buick-GMC in Naperville, Ill., hard, says General Manager Jerry Roberts. Repair order counts were down about 35 percent, he says. “We had to go out and attract more business to keep people employed.” The dealership’s service marketing budget is still modest, but it grew by 70
America’s SSC reclaimed the title of manufacturer of the world’s fastest production car when its Tuatara hypercar achieved an average speed of 316.11 mph over two runs. As you may have guessed, a lot of planning went into making this happen, which is a story in itself. 2022 GMC Hummer EV Another big news topic
The driver of a VW Golf GTI has been arrested in the Netherlands after leading the police on a high speed chase. In the lead-up to the chase, an officer pulled in front of the German hot hatch for a traffic stop along a highway exit road. Rather than stop, though, the driver of the
The GMC Hummer EV, unveiled last week to fanfare and memories of the original gas guzzlers with the same badge, is more than an expensive showpiece. It’s a crucial element of General Motors’ plan to scale electric vehicle production. The pickup is “going to lead to all the learnings from a battery standpoint, from a
SHANGHAI — With the coronavirus outbreak largely contained since March in China, the local market for new passenger vehicles and light trucks has sustained growth for five straight months. But there has been little to celebrate for American brands here. Except for Tesla, demand for U.S.-brand vehicles remains subdued, leaving many of their dealers struggling
Nireeka made a big splash on the E-Bike scene with the launch of the Nireeka Prime. This carbon fiber, high powered, head turner is a parade on two wheels and a tank on the trails. Surprisingly, the bike is very customizable, giving you your option of components, electronics, and even color. The Nireeka website is
Daimler is slowly pulling back the curtain on how its line of Mercedes-Benz sports cars will evolve as the leading luxury-vehicle maker goes electric. CEO Ola Kallenius has dropped hints this month that Mercedes plans to challenge brands including crosstown rival Porsche by introducing plug-in performance models. He told German monthly Manager Magazin in an