Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Chinese auto giant SAIC used this week's 2024 Geneva auto show for the world debut of the L6 compact sedan, the latest model from its newly established brand IM. IM, whose initials stand for Intelligent Mobility, is SAIC's brand for premium electric vehicles. It's also intended to have a global reach, just like MG, the historic British brand.
Best Selling Cars Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Mercedes is the most popular importer in China in January. For once sales of new imported cars in China surge year-on-year at +36.9% to 75,587, even if this has a lot to do with the Lunar New Year falling in February this year vs. January in 2023. Brand-wise, Mercedes (+29.7%) outsells traditional leader Lexus (+83.7%) for the first time since last May, with BMW (+19.9%) rounding out the podium as usual.
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Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
After some delay, Polestar's 3 midsize SUV is finally in production, the Swedesh performance EV brand said on Tuesday. Production got underway at a Volvo plant in Chengdu, China, earlier this month. Production is also planned for a Volvo plant in Charleston, South Carolina. Pre-production examples are already being built at the Charleston plant.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
TT replacement will be “different but emotional” Audi Sport says EV replacement for its long-running coupé will be a total clean-sheet design Audi is in an “intense concept phase” for the electric successor to the TT , experimenting with different silhouettes and soundtracks as it plots a replacement for the popular sports coupé, which retired last year.
Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Pininfarina is toiling away on its own range of electric vehicles, but the company's design arm is still exploring vehicles with alternative powertrains. On Monday, the company revealed the Pininfarina Enigma GT concept, a striking coupe packing a V-6 designed to run on pure hydrogen. The turbocharged 2.5-liter V-6 generates 435 hp when burning.
AutoDealer Today
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
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Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Apple is canceling its decade-long electric car project, Bloomberg reports. The company has reportedly invested millions of dollars into the project, but has now determined that it isn't viable. COO Jeff Williams today told the approximately 2,000 Apple employees working on the EV project that it is canceled, which came as a surprise to the team.
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Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Bugatti secured its first overall win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1937 with the Type 57G Tank. However, the groundwork laid by earlier race cars is what allowed Bugatti to design the race winner. The automaker has now honored one of those earlier cars with a modern Chiron Super Sport customized by the Sur Mesure personalization department. The.
AutoDealer Today
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
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Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Aston Martin earlier in February unveiled the heavily updated 2025 Vantage sports car, and on Tuesday the new Vantage GT4 racing version made its debut. The customer race car is eligible for the 2024 motorsports season, together with a Vantage GT3 that was unveiled together with the updated road car. Some early examples of the Vantage GT4 already.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Camouflaged bonnet vents likely hide improved cooling for V12 powerplant | Image: Theo Williams DBS replacement is due later this year with aggressive styling and more than 750bhp Aston Martin is preparing to transform the V12-engined DBS into a bona-fide supercar, more clearly distinguished from its V8-powered DB12 and Vantage siblings. New images of the supercar – which could revive the Vanquish name – reveal that it is based on the DB12, but with a wide-reaching visual makeover that points
Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
McLaren has added more power to the Artura, as well as the option of a convertible roof. The power upgrade sees the plug-in hybrid supercar deliver 19 more horsepower, or a combined 690 hp, and McLaren said the upgrade will be performed on cars that have already been delivered at no cost. The Polestar 3 has entered production at a plant in.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Jeep , Car Buying Continue reading The 5 worst auto brands for 2024 in Consumer Reports' rankings The 5 worst auto brands for 2024 in Consumer Reports' rankings originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The redesigned 2025 Infiniti QX80 makes its public debut on March 20, the Japanese luxury brand announced on Tuesday. Infiniti previewed the new flagship SUV's styling with the QX80 Monograph concept during 2023 Monterey Car Week last summer. Now teaser images of the production version in camouflage show that some of the details of the concept.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Filed under: Green , Honda , Lexus , Tesla , Car Buying , Economy Cars , Electric , Luxury , Performance Continue reading Tesla and Honda most searched vehicles ahead of spring market Tesla and Honda most searched vehicles ahead of spring market originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Honda has launched a version of its popular CR-V compact crossover powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The new CR-V e:FCEV arrives for the 2025 model year, and will be offered exclusively to customers in California via leasing. Hydrogen filling stations are still hard to come by, with California one of the few states with some stations open to the.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Second generation of coupé-crossover arrives in 296bhp petrol M35i form The second-generation BMW X2 has arrived, and with it a headlining M35i performance model as part of an initial four-strong line-up that also includes an all-new electric BMW iX2.Positioned at the top of the new X2 line-up at £47,395, the M-badged model receives a reworked version of BMW’s B48 engine: a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol unit with variable valve and camshaft timing, developing 296bhp and 295lb ft of torque
AutoDealer Today
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Consumer Reports puts seven on its standout ranking, and says they’re gaining U.S. popularity.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Crafting a brand new vehicle from scratch is undoubtedly a challenging task, a reality even for the world’s biggest tech company, Apple. After a decade-long endeavor, Apple has chosen to terminate its automotive project, instructing employees involved to wrap up their work on it. Although the car was never officially announced to the world, reports indicated that Apple started working on an electric vehicle in 2014.
Drive.com
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Odometer fraud can leave most victims out of pocket with a slim chance of a refund, but can you do anything to protect yourself? We find out. Odometer fraud – where used-car sellers tamper with a car’s odometer to show a lower mileage – is on the rise in Australia, with authorities warning used-car buyers to exercise caution. In New South Wales alone, the rate of odometer tampering complaints doubled in the past year – largely due to a free odometer reading tool provided by the state gover
CarExpert
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Australian ute and large four-wheel drive buyers are in line for price hikes if the Government’s proposed New Vehicle Emissions Standards (NVES) come into force next year. That’s according to Toyota Australia vice president of sales and marketing Sean Hanley, who claims the Albanese Government’s preferred NVES – Option B – would punish “middle Australia” by forcing brands to raise the price of large four-wheel drives like the LandCruiser, and light commercial vehicles like the HiLux.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Filed under: Car Buying , Car Dealers , Used Car Buying Continue reading J.D. Power: Average new vehicle transaction price dropped to $44,045 J.D. Power: Average new vehicle transaction price dropped to $44,045 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
San Francisco authorities are investigating two incidents in which a pair of Tesla Model Y vehicles caught fire within a span of just two blocks early Saturday morning. Footage of one of the incidents shows an unidentified individual lighting what appears to be paper on fire and placing it atop one of the electric crossover’s tires, leading to an intense blaze.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
BMW iX2 front Comfortable, spacious and decent powertrain but handling and range don’t live up to expectations The next-generation BMW Neue Klasse models that will start to arrive next year will use a bespoke electric platform. Until then, the firm is pushing on with its multi-powertrain strategy, hence the arrival of the iX2 – a car that is technically an all-new nameplate yet feels quite familiar, in part because it shares much with the existing iX1.It also, as the name suggests, is the first
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Renault’s CEO, Luca de Meo, has urged European automakers to unite and form an Airbus-style conglomerate to manufacture affordable electric vehicles capable of competing with Chinese imports entering the continent. Airbus came together in 2000 as a joint venture between European aerospace companies. It is supported by European governments, and the companies came together to compete against large American companies, like Boeing.
Drive.com
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
It was arguably the most ambitious project the company has ever taken on, but after a decade and billions of dollars invested, Apple has finally axed its autonomous electric car. After a decade and billions of dollars, US tech giant Apple has made the decision to cancel its electric car project. According to a report from business news outlet Bloomberg , this week Apple announced the car project was being axed to the almost 2000 employees assigned to the project.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Newcomers aiming to carve a niche in the automotive sector were initially concentrated on scaling up the production of their electric vehicles. Now that companies like Rivian and Lucid have successfully achievied this milestone, the landscape has shifted, leaving these startups grappling with a decline in demand as the uptake of EVs progresses sluggishly.
Automotive Addicts
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
After more than a decade of talk, speculation , and supposed development, Apple has decided to pull the plug on its ambitious electric car project, known as Project Titan. This decision marks a shift in focus for the tech giant, as it redirects its efforts toward generative artificial intelligence (AI). The move comes as a surprise to the approximately 2,000 employees who were dedicated to the project, as they were informed of the discontinuation by Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Wi
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Safety concerns have prompted two separate recalls for Mercedes SUVs. The first involves the transmission in select GLE and GLS models. The second, affecting fewer units, poses a risk of the brake pedal becoming inoperative for 2024 GLE drivers. The transmission issue impacts vehicles from the 2020-2023 model years equipped with the six-cylinder engine and the nine-speed automatic.
CarExpert
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Volvo and Lotus parent Geely released its first electric ute in 2022, but it has been available only with rear-wheel drive. That’s about to change. The Chinese giant’s fledgling Radar brand has revealed an all-wheel drive version of its RD6 ute called the Horizon , which includes all-wheel drive and more power. According to Chinese media, it’ll launch in that market in the second quarter of 2024.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
You getting that deja vu feeling? Maybe it’s the inevitable curse that comes with being the world’s biggest automaker but barely a month seems to go by without Toyota issuing a recall – I looked through our list of posts for last year and counted up at least 10 stories about Toyota recalls. So it was thoughtful of Toyota and the NHTSA to bundle three new recalls into one neat package this week so we can get them all out of the way and get ready for the next round of unreliabili
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Filed under: BMW , Car Buying Continue reading The 10 best auto brands for 2024 in Consumer Reports' rankings The 10 best auto brands for 2024 in Consumer Reports' rankings originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The results of J.D. Power ’s latest Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study are in and they’re going to make some people over in Munich very happy. BMW’s i4 was ranked highest overall in the premium category and sister brand Mini’s Cooper Electric took top honours in the mass-market sector. Among other premium EVs, Rivian’s R1T and R1S, and Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y also scored above average, leaving Audi’s Q4 e-tron bottom of the table.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Filed under: Green , Tesla , Truck , Electric , Luxury , Off-Road Vehicles , Performance Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck shows off new aero wheel cover for a base tire package Tesla Cybertruck shows off new aero wheel cover for a base tire package originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Aston Martin completes the racing lineup of the new Vantage with the debut of the GT4. The new model, developed by the Aston Martin Racing (AMR) division, is an upgraded version of its predecessor, featuring improvements in cooling and aerodynamics alongside a revised chassis setup. The regulations in the GT4 class mean that the racecar shares 80 percent of the “structural and mechanical architecture” with the roadgoing model.
AutoDealer Today
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The car and truck segments experienced price declines last week.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Almost 20 years ago Dodge unveiled the Charger by pulling a fake NASCAR shell off of it during its world premiere event at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Now, all of these years later, we’re finally about to see the first all-new generation of Charger since that initial debut. The automaker is providing teasers in a lead-up to the event on March 5th and the first is about as vague as it gets.
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