Motor Authority
AUGUST 19, 2024
The Audi RS 3 has been updated for the 2025 model year along with the rest of the A3 range. The updated A3 was first shown in March and the updated S3 followed in April. The cars are expected to reach U.S. showrooms later this year, and once again only the sedan body style is expected here. In other markets Audi offers a hatchback alternative.
Best Selling Cars Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
The Kia Stonic is back to the Cyprus top spot in July. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT , the Cyprus new car market is off a harsh -19.3% year-on-year to 1,360 units. The year-to-date tally however up 8.9% to 10,150. Kia (-38.9%) easily remains on top of the brands charts despite a damning year-on-year fall. Volkswagen (+181.3%) surges ahead and overtakes Hyundai (-2.7%) to rank #2 overall.
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Motor Authority
AUGUST 19, 2024
The next Acura NSX, or a car like it, will be powered by batteries, Shinji Aoyama, global executive vice president for Acura parent Honda, said at this month's 2024 Monterey Car Week, Motor1 reported. Aoyama described the car as an “NSX-type of vehicle” and said it may not necessary be called an NSX. He also confirmed it would ride on.
Best Selling Cars Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
The Toyota Yaris is the most popular vehicle in Greece in July. Greek new car sales edge down -1.4% year-on-year in July to 12,205 units, but the year-to-date tally remains frankly in positive at +9% to 90,225. Toyota (+27%) posts another very satisfying score at 18.9% share vs. 17% so far this year. Peugeot (-17.6%) climbs back up four spots on last month to #2 but struggles year-on-year.
Motor Authority
AUGUST 19, 2024
Rimac may have only unveiled the Nevera R last week, a hardcore version of the Nevera electric hypercar with even more power and modifications aimed at improving lap times, however the company's chief has already announced plans for an even quicker car. Speaking to Motor1 during Friday's reveal of the Nevera R, Rimac CEO and founder Mate Rimac.
Best Selling Cars Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
The BYD Seal ranks #15 in Indonesia in July. Indonesian wholesales drop -7.8% year-on-year in July to 74,160 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -17.4% or over 100,000 units to 484,235. Meanwhile retail sales perform markedly better at -1% to 75,608 but are down -12.2% year-to-date to 508,050. Toyota (-9.7%) falls slightly faster than the market but reaches an outstanding 36.6% share.
Motor Authority
AUGUST 19, 2024
Kalmar Automotive is a Danish company that specializes in restomodding Porsche 911s, particularly the 993 generation. It entered the U.S. earlier this year with help from California's Canepa, starting with a single model, the 7-97 Classic. Now Kalmar has revealed a more adventurous build that looks to channel the Porsche 959. Called the Kalmar.
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Motor Authority
AUGUST 19, 2024
Homologation rules for racing have resulted in some of the world's greatest sports cars, and sitting high on the list is the Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversion, the homologation special for the 911 GT1 race car that ran in the BPR Global GT Series during the 1990s. The U.K.'s Tuthill, a company known for modifying Porsche 911s, decided the time.
Autocar
AUGUST 19, 2024
The fouth-generation Fiat Panda had been on sale since 2012 Small hatchback was one of the nation’s cheapest cars, at £14,750; will be replaced by Grande Panda The fourth-generation Fiat Panda has been pulled from sale in the UK after 12 years, Autocar can reveal. It ends a 21-year run for the Italian city car , which was one of a handful of models available for less than £15,000.
Motor Authority
AUGUST 19, 2024
An unrestored 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports was voted Best of Show at the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, which ran on Sunday and closed out this year's Monterey Car Week. The car marked a couple of firsts for the prestigious awards as it was the first time a preservation car was given top honors. It was also the first time the winner's owner.
Autocar
AUGUST 19, 2024
Launched in Switzerland to rival Citroen ë-C3, Chinese small hatchback offers 193 miles of range and 94bhp Dongfeng, one of the four biggest car makers in China, has taken its first steps into Europe with the Nammi Box budget EV. Launched in Switzerland priced from CHF 21,990 (£19,615), the hatchback is positioned as a rival to the Citroen ë-C3 , currently one of the cheapest EVs on sale in Europe at £21,035.
Motor Authority
AUGUST 19, 2024
The GMC Yukon has been updated for the 2025 model year, gaining a revised look, new technology, and more power for the available diesel engine. The current Yukon has been on sale since the 2021 model year and the latest updates largely mirror those made to the related Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban twins for 2025, like the addition of a much larger.
AutoDealer Today
AUGUST 19, 2024
Reynolds says new report proves improving operational efficiency, engaging technicians in selling maximize profitability, even for very busy service departments.
Auto Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
Filed under: Aftermarket , Dodge Continue reading Dodge Hurricrate engines are finally here: Cat 3 has 550 hp and 531 lb-ft Dodge Hurricrate engines are finally here: Cat 3 has 550 hp and 531 lb-ft originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
AutoDealer Today
AUGUST 19, 2024
DOWC introduces update to its Theft Protection offering that it tailored to franchise dealers and independents.
Carscoops
AUGUST 19, 2024
A Koenigsegg Jesko Attack recorded a lap time of 1:24.86 at the Laguna Seca Raceway. The Swedish hypercar became the fastest homologated production car around the Californian track. Development driver Markus Lundh drove the Jesko around the track, in his first-ever run at Laguna Seca. Koenigsegg broke the lap record for homologated production cars at Laguna Seca with the Jesko.
AutoDealer Today
AUGUST 19, 2024
Access to Tesla fast chargers for other brands helped lift satisfaction two straight quarters, but many public chargers still unreliable, survey finds.
Carscoops
AUGUST 19, 2024
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a plan to help stabilize gas prices. Under the proposal, refiners would be required to maintain a minimum fuel reserve to prevent price spikes such as those resulting from downtime due to maintenance. The move could save drivers hundreds of millions of dollars every year, but details about the plan are hazy.
AutoDealer Today
AUGUST 19, 2024
For added safety, DOT deploys plan to speed up systems allowing vehicles and devices to connect with each other and infrastructure on the road.
Carscoops
AUGUST 19, 2024
GM is laying off 1,000 salaried staff from its software and services division around the world. Around 600 of the job losses are due to cuts at the automaker’s tech campus near Detroit. The layoffs amount to approximately a 1.3 percent reduction in GM’s total workforce, reports say. GM ’s stock price grew in the first half of 2024, but its headcount is moving in the opposite direction.
Motor 1
AUGUST 19, 2024
The wedge-shaped concept car was on display at Pebble Beach before torching itself while in a trailer.
Autocar
AUGUST 19, 2024
Renault finds an opening for yet another family-friendly SUV, this one with compact proportions and hybrid power Renault boss Luca de Meo has a knack for populism when it comes to new models, and he’s clearly very happy for the formerly alternative and once-innovative volume car brand he now runs to simply keep on bringing the kind of cars that people are actually buying right now.By this tester’s reckoning, his firm will have eight models on sale in the UK by the end of this year, across the we
Carscoops
AUGUST 19, 2024
Chevrolet has announced the High Country trim is returning on the 2025 Traverse. It stands out with updated styling, leather seats, and a 10-speaker Bose audio system. Power is provided by a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 328 hp. The redesigned Traverse is a hot commodity as it’s the “fastest turning vehicle” in the Chevrolet lineup.
Auto Express
AUGUST 19, 2024
Most drivers merge in traffic as soon as possible “so as not to appear rude”, despite contrary guidance from the Highway Code
Carscoops
AUGUST 19, 2024
Ferrari presented this very 250 GT California Spider at the Geneva Motor Show in 1960. The car has been driven on the Nurburgring and is one of just 56 examples. An executive from Phillip Morris is one of the 250 GT’s former owners. The very first Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti has sold for an eye-watering $17.055 million at an auction in Monterey.
Autocar
AUGUST 19, 2024
Hot hatch arrives with updated front end, interior and reworked brake torque vectoring Audi ’s signature five-cylinder engine will bow out with the updated RS3 after 48 years in production. Making the same 394bhp as in the previous RS3, the 2.5 TFSI is the only five-pot still in mainstream use. It also powers the higher-riding RS Q3. The upgraded RS3 will arrive next month and follows the A3 , which received a wide-reaching refresh earlier this year.
Carscoops
AUGUST 19, 2024
Tesla’s delivery centers clean and detail vehicles before handing them to buyers. Dozens of Cybertruck buyers have had to deal with dirty exteriors and interiors. Employees were initially told to clean the truck with Dawn dish soap. Taking delivery of a new car is supposed to be an exciting experience but for some Tesla Cybertruck buyers, they’re being forced to drive off delivery lots in vehicles bathed in dirt and mud.
CarExpert
AUGUST 19, 2024
Chinese car giant BYD is gearing up to launch what could be one of its most popular electric vehicles (EV) from its off-road focused sub brand. Source: Autohome and Car News China Images published by Autohome – and Car News China – show the Fang Cheng Bao 3 without camouflage for the first time, previewing what we can expect from the Toyota RAV4 -sized EV.
Carscoops
AUGUST 19, 2024
Elon Musk emphatically denied gifting a Tesla to a Chechen leader and Russian general. Ramzan Kadyrov shared a video of himself driving the EV equipped with a machine gun. The Chechen warlord openly thanked Elon Musk for creating the electric truck. Let’s face it—the internet is an odd place, yet nothing baffles us more than the enduring allure of misinformation.
Motor 1
AUGUST 19, 2024
The final remaining Hellcat gets a special edition before the end of production. It's very expensive.
Carscoops
AUGUST 19, 2024
The tech company recently updated its robotaxi fleet to honk when a car is reversing nearby. Unfortunately, Waymo didn’t foresee its own vehicles honking at each other. This is upsetting local residents who don’t appreciate being woken up at 4 a.m. Few things in life are more frustrating than getting woken up in the early hours of the morning due to the sounds of blaring car horns.
Auto Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , GM Continue reading GM lays off 1,000 salaried employees GM lays off 1,000 salaried employees originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
AUGUST 19, 2024
Dodge has introduced two special edition Durangos to celebrate 20 years of the Hemi V8’s availability in the SUV. The $113k Durango SRT Hellcat Silver Bullet And $67k R/T 20th Anniversary both get extra equipment and special graphics. There are no mechanical changes to the 710 hp supercharged 6.2L V8 in the SRT or the R/T’s 360 hp naturally-aspirated 5.7.
CarExpert
AUGUST 19, 2024
General Motors, once focused on Australia’s new car market with Holden and nothing else, is continuing to expand its lineup of subsidiaries in local showrooms. After reintroducing Chevrolet in 2018 through Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) and later moving the bowtie brand to the General Motors Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) camp in 2020, the US car giant is about to launch both Cadillac and GMC in Australia.
Carscoops
AUGUST 19, 2024
Waymo has introduced their sixth-generation autonomous driving system. It features a new sensor suite, which is cheaper but more capable. The latest system can now travel in snow thanks to new sensor cleaning capabilities. Waymo has introduced their sixth-generation autonomous driving system , which promises to be smarter, cheaper, and more capable than its predecessors.
Motor Trader
AUGUST 19, 2024
Hendy Group has appointed Duncan McPhee to the new role of chief operating officer (COO). He will join the business in October, reporting direct to Hendy Group CEO Paul Hendy. Most recently McPhee was COO at Lookers, where he led a team of over 6,500 employees and last year managed a turnover exceeding £4bn. He will oversee day-to-day operations and drive excellence across all key functions, including car and commercial vehicle sales, aftersales, logistics, marketing, financial and insurance, an
Carscoops
AUGUST 19, 2024
Zacoe gave the M2 a DTM-style makeover inspired by the legendary E30 M3. The sports car now features a widebody kit along with several aero enhancements. The powertrain remains unchanged, except for a louder, more aggressive exhaust. The G87 BMW M2 has become a favorite among tuners , eager to maximize its polarizing design. Zacoe, known for modifying supercars like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren, has taken on the junior BMW M coupe with a DTM-inspired widebody kit dubbed “Meister.̶
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