Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
High inflation may be dragging on but it's never been cheaper to buy a Lucid Air electric sedan. Lucid on Thursday slashed the starting price of the 2024 Air Pure entry-level grade to $71,400, including a $1,500 destination charge. That's $7,500 lower than the price just two months ago, when the 2024 Air was announced. It means the Air now.
Best Selling Cars Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The Kia K3 replaces the Rio in Mexico. 112,099 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in January, a sturdy 18.7% year-on-year gain coming on the back of sales up 20.1% a year ago. The Mexican market has been indeed in an excellent shape lately. Nissan (+16.5%) trails the global evolution but remains at roughly the same level as during the Full Year 2023 at 17.7% share.
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Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Honda and Sony have joined forces to launch the EV brand Afeela, whose first model will be a sedan that's due to go on sale in the U.S. in 2026. Afeela showed a late-stage prototype of the sedan in January during 2024 CES and will reveal the final version in 2025. Production will be handled at a Honda plant in North America, most likely at one of.
Best Selling Cars Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Europe in 2023. 16/02 update: Now with Top 50 brands and models. Discover over 50 years of European Historical Data here. Preliminary data from ACEA shows a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up a robust 13.7% or 1.5 million sales to 12,847,481. BEV sales climb 28.2% to 2,019,041, PHEVs are down -1.2% to 989,937, HEV up 28.3% to 3,397,339, petrol up 10.7% to 4,586,327 and diesel off -6.4% to 1,533,762.
Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Swedish racing team Cyan Racing, the motorsports outfit that previously operated as Polestar until Volvo took over the name, has launched a new version of its wild P1800 restomod that debuted in 2020. Known as the P1800 Cyan, the restomod is built to order using an original donor P1800 coupe from the 1960s. The work done to the cars is extensive.
Machines with Souls
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The mailbag this week focuses on the mythical BMW supercar, and why the M1 remains the company’s sole effort. If you’d like me to answer a question, email me. Question Hey Mike – I read a lot of reports about how BMW was going to make a supercar, and COVID made them stop despite being… The post Why won’t BMW build a new supercar?
Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Without fanfare Stellantis entered the Level 2 hands-free driver-assist system game late in 2023. Stellantis’ system is named Hands-Free Active Driving Assist, and it launched with the 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Motor Authority has unearthed some insights into how the system works and its hardware, but we are left with some questions that.
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Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
General Motors announced on Thursday that its automated driver-assist system known as Super Cruise is being updated to cover approximately 750,000 miles of roads in the U.S. and Canada, or almost double the current coverage. Super Cruise's last major update came in 2022 when its coverage was expanded to 400,000 miles, consisting mostly of U.S. and.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
New P1800 Cyan GT looks similar to the 2020 car but sits on revised suspension Cyan Racing's new P1800 GT puts more of a focus on comfort than its earlier version Swedish firm Cyan Racing has revealed a grand tourer version of its bespoke Volvo P1800 Cyan , which brings improved performance and a custom interior. Cyan Racing, which is located in Mölndal, just south of Gothenburg, first revealed the P1800 Cyan in 2020 as a motorsport-inspired homage to the original Volvo P1800, which was itself
Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
California performance marque Rezvani late on Wednesday revealed the 2024 Beast, the successor to the company's debut model launched a decade ago. Key features include a mid-engine layout, courtesy of a donor C8 Chevrolet Corvette chassis, as well as a lightweight carbon-fiber body and twin-turbocharged 6.2-liter V-8. Rezvani builds all of its.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Solihull takes the Range Rover Sport to new heights of technical sophistication. The Land Rover Range Rover Sport range becomes ever more complete, with the new SV joining an already comprehensive line-up from spring 2024. Global volume and luxury car profit margin come together crucially for JLR with the Sport range, whether that's at the lower end, or with the latest £180,000+ performance model.The Sport was the car that showed the untapped potential of Range Rover as a sub-brand when it came
Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
More Volkswagen Group brands have been caught up in a U.S. Customs issue causing some vehicles to be held at ports. A spokesperson for the automaker said certain vehicles from the Audi and Bentley brands are being held at ports until a specific component is replaced, without providing details on the affected models. According to the spokesperson.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
New crossover draws on mild-hybrid petrol tech as an alternative to the EV version With so much fanfare around the new Peugeot e-3008 you’d be forgiven for forgetting there’s a version that’s been made without any E-numbers.Indeed, given the standard Peugeot 3008 is £11,200 cheaper and almost 550kg lighter, you’d think Peugeot had been hyping up the wrong version.
Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Lucid has slashed prices once again, with its debut Air electric sedan now starting at $71,400, including destination. That makes the Air cheaper than the Tesla Model S, but Lucid still equips the car with plenty of standard features, as well as impressive specs that include a 410-mile range estimate. California's Rezvani has revealed a redesigned.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The VW Group finds itself in hot water as thousands of luxury Porsche, Bentley, and Audi models have been impounded at U.S. ports, according to a new report. This action comes after the revelation that a Chinese component used in these vehicles breaches anti-forced labor laws. Unnamed individuals with knowledge of the matter told the Financial Times that the VW Group was unaware of the origin of the part, as it comes from an indirect supplier deep within its supply chain.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Yangwang U8 is the first production car from BYD's new luxury brand Quad-motor Yangwang U8 will make European debut at Geneva show, alongside new Denza and BYD models BYD will gauge European public appetite for its new ultra-luxurious Land Rover Defender rival at the Geneva motor show later this month. The Chinese company last year revealed the U8 4x4 as the spearhead of its new Yangwang luxury brand , envisioned as a rival to the likes of Audi , Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The UAW strikes are in the rearview mirror, but their impact will echo for years to come. That’s the message from Ford CEO Jim Farley, who seems ready to extract his revenge. Speaking at the Wolfe Research Global Auto Conference, the executive suggested the union’s heavy-handed tactics have put jobs at risk. As he stated, “we have to think carefully about our footprint” and where vehicles are made in the future.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Filed under: Green , Plants/Manufacturing , Volkswagen , Electric Continue reading Scout Motors breaks ground on new $2 billion plant in South Carolina Scout Motors breaks ground on new $2 billion plant in South Carolina originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Cyan Racing has just unveiled the latest Volvo P1800 Cyan, its wild $700,000 recreation of the classic Swedish sports car and this one is a little bit special. This P1800 is finished in a beautiful shade of metallic green and is a new GT version of the car that’s slightly more comfortable and road-focused than the original unveiled a few years ago.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Range Rover Evoque is one of eight PHEVs currently sold by JLR JLR throttles back EV plans to six new cars by 2026 amid "surprising" demand for plug-in hybrids JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover) is slowing down its electric car launch plans across all its brands, partly to allow further development time but also to cater for a recent spike in demand for its plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
In response to price reductions from Tesla and Rivian, Lucid has decided to lower prices for its sole vehicle, the Air. The starting price of the all-electric luxury sedan has dropped from $78,900 to $71,400 (all prices include a $1,500 delivery fee). But that $7,500 discount for the Air Pure isn’t the biggest one on offer, because Lucid is lowering prices for a number of models.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Frascella played a key role in shaping the new Defender Architect of Defender, Discovery and Range Rover takes the reins for Ingolstadt's electric future Ex- Jaguar and Land Rover designer Massimo Frascella has been announced as the new head of design for Audi , replacing Marc Lichte, who has held the role for 10 years. Frascella’s appointment at Audi comes just a month after his departure from JLR, where he had led the styling of several core model lines, including the Land Rover Discovery , De
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
New images of BYD’s forthcoming pickup truck have emerged, showing prototypes void of any camouflage, simply adorned with some black tape across a handful of exterior parts. As recent patent images have indicated, it has a design very reminiscent of the Ford F-150 Lightning and Ford Ranger. Unlike its chief rival Tesla, who decided to throw out the design rulebook with its Cybertruck, BYD has gone with a very conventional design for its foray into the world of pickup trucks.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The Tesla Model Y finished 2023 as the year's best selling car The Tesla Model Y was Europe’s best-selling car in 2023, becoming the first ever electric car to top the year-on-year sales chart - and the first ever model from outside of Europe to do so. On sale since 2020 and built across the world at facilities in the US, China and Germany, the Model Y finished the year with 251,604 units sold, according to figures from industry analyst Jato.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
There’s nothing like going on a cruise with your friends and enjoying your car. For many car enthusiasts, this is one of the simple pleasures in life. However, this group of drivers would have been well served to be a little more attentive and careful while behind the wheel as they could have easily avoided this incident. The incident took place in Metro Manila, in the Philippines.
Drive.com
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Multiple car makers are looking to take lap records this weekend at the famous race track, although not all of them will admit it yet. The 2024 Bathurst 12 Hour takes place this Sunday at the Mount Panorama circuit where several manufacturers are gunning for glory with lap record attempts in the lead-up – including a tweaked race car and a wild electric van from Ford.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Along with other Western automakers, Stellantis stopped exporting vehicles to, and building them in, Russia in 2022. However, consumers there can still buy some of its vehicles new, thanks to the help of the company’s Chinese partner Dongfeng. There is no suggestion that Stellantis is circumventing trade sanctions with Russia. Instead, the nation appears to using what it calls “parallel imports” to keep its automotive industry afloat after it fell into disarray, following its i
AutoDealer Today
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Second consecutive decline, though, actually affected more vehicles.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Porsche originally launched the 911 Targa in September 1965 in anticipation of U.S. rollover legislation that never materialized, and even though a true convertible finally joined the lineup in 1983, the Targa has remained part of the 911 family ever since. Don’t bank on that changing any time soon. These spy shots prove a Targa model will be a key component in the 992.2 facelift range, meaning the iconic roll hoop will get to celebrate its 50th birthday, and potentially a load more after
Autocar
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Goodyear’s smart tyres link up with ZF’s chassis software ‘overlord’ Goodyear and ZF collaborate to create a system of sensors that can even stop aquaplaning We’re hearing a lot about intelligence these days, mainly the artificial kind that may or may not mimic a human brain and has been described as an existential threat to humankind. On a less scary level, the word is also used to describe electronic systems aimed at collecting and using information, simply to make cars better.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The Ford Ranger Wildtrak is a pretty capable midsize truck but it somehow lives under the shadow of the flagship Raptor. For owners who want to spice it up, UK-based tuner Motion R offers a range of visual updates, adding carbon fiber on both the exterior and the interior. The full-blown Ford Ranger Wildtrak MC Edition is limited to 50 units, although individual components are available individually to customers.
CarExpert
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Hyundai Australia is well aware the Intelligent Speed Limit Assist chimes in its new vehicles are frustrating and it’s working hard to get changes made. Over the last few years new and updated Hyundai, Genesis and Kia models have been adopting Intelligent Speed Limit Assist, a safety feature that’s intended to let the driver know when they’re travelling faster than the posted speed limit.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
This is a 1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6 and while the name may not ring a bill, it is an important model in the brand’s rich racing heritage and at RM Sotheby’s Miami auction running from March 1-2 is expected to sell for between $1.8 million and $2.2 million. Porsche launched the 906 as a replacement for the 904 GTS race car and based it around the 911.
Turbo Marketing Solutions
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Using content marketing for lead generation in car dealerships is all about communicating in a meaningful way. It involves creating engaging content like articles, blogs, and videos that resonate with potential car buyers. Imagine sipping coffee while reading about the latest car model's features or learning practical tips on car maintenance; this kind of well-crafted content lures in potential clients and stirs an interest in your dealership.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Few names in the history of Japanese cars have quite the same cult following as the Nissan Skyline, and while it’s a name best associated with sports cars, it has been used on JDM sedans for the past two decades. If the latest report is to be believed, the 14th generation of the Skyline will morph into a battery-electric vehicle sold in both sedan and crossover guises.
Automotive Addicts
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Lucid has reduced prices for its 2024 Lucid Air lineup, making ownership more accessible to a broader range of customers. The entry-level Pure model now starts at $69,900, marking a savings of $7,500, the same as what you could get on an electric vehicle federal tax incentive. This competitive pricing places the luxurious sedan even lower in cost than the $74,990 Tesla Model S.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The Chevrolet Silverado EV is a rare sight, but the model has been hit by a new recall. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the automaker is recalling 352 trucks from the 2024 model year. They were equipped with the wrong second-row center seat belt bezel and this means the belt might tear in a crash. If this occurs, the occupant may not be properly restrained, which increases the risk of injury.
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