Month: February 2022
Ford to be joined by Google in Detroit redevelopment project ‘ecosystem’
DETROIT — Google is latching onto the mobility tech hub Ford Motor Co. is developing…
VW battle with union brews as chip shortage hits workers’ wallets
Volkswagen Group plans to cut nearly all night shifts at its main plant in Germany…
Volvo’s new app lets you scan cars to find their specs
How do you get people to think about their next car in a pandemic, when…
Ford idles, cuts output at 8 plants with chip supplies still tight
SAN FRANCISCO — Ford Motor Co. plans to suspend or cut production at eight assembly plants…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: Your Own Working Backyard Electric Train
Admit it, you know it’d be fun to be chief engineer on your own train.…
Haas becomes first team to launch new-look 2022 F1 car
5:57 AM ET Haas has become the first Formula One team to release images of…
Cutting-edge gallium nitride tech could help EVs charge three times faster
In this article NVTS A charging port is seen on a Mercedes Benz EQC 400…
Why Ford left the Ford name out of company formed for Detroit train station project
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is creating a new subsidiary to market and manage its…
Peugeot’s 2021 sales up 5% worldwide on gains outside of Europe
PARIS — Peugeot’s global sales increased by 5 percent in 2021 to 1,214,851, the Stellantis…
Ford, GM pull ahead their EV plans as profits grow
DETROIT — With the financial pain of the global microchip shortage largely behind them, General…
2021 Ford F-150 Raptor, 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS, 2023 Aston Martin DBX707: The Week In Reverse
We played in the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor, slid behind the wheel of the 2022…
Norway: BEV Share Hits Record, PHEVs Collapse In January 2022
Norway starts the year 2022 with a decrease in new passenger car registrations by almost…
After horse tracks and airports, L.A. Coliseum is hardly the oddest venue for NASCAR
7:31 AM ET “The Colosseum. Oh, you should see the Colosseum, Spaniard. Fifty-thousand Romans. Watching…
Chip shortage forces Ford to cut production of F-150, Bronco and other important vehicles
In this article F Bronco SUVs in production at Ford’s Michigan Assembly plant, June 14,…
Nashville to LA! Winter Road Trip in a Topless Deuce Roadster – HOT ROD Unlimited Episode 26
On this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited, Staff Editor Thom Taylor drives a channeled, topless…
Lincoln prepares to reveal first EV as it marks a century of Ford ownership
DETROIT — As Lincoln Motor Co. celebrates a century of ownership under Ford Motor Co.,…