XPeng looks to raise up to $1.1 billion in U.S. IPO
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng Inc. said it hopes to raise up to $1.1 billion in its initial public offering in New York, seeking to ride the enthusiasm for EVs...
Overlanding and Off-Roading on Riding Lawnmowers Looks Fun
If it's got a motor, somebody's raced it. Or run it through the dirt. (Or both, right?) But a riding lawnmower? Sure, you remember Honda's 133-mph lawnmower, right? If your...
German prosecutors suspect suicide in death of suspended VW employee
FRANKFURT -- German prosecutors are treating the death of a man believed to have played a role in a dispute between Volkswagen and Bosnian supplier group Prevent as a likely...
A Higher Price for a Swankier Sports Sedan
Honda is moving its Acura luxury brand upmarket by highlighting its performance chops. It is a strategy that began with the return of the NSX sports car at the 2015...
Trump threatens tariffs on U.S. companies that won’t move jobs back
President Donald Trump threatened Thursday that if he’s re-elected, he’ll impose tariffs on U.S. companies that refuse to move jobs back to the country from overseas. “We will give tax...
Diahatsu Copen Becomes a Mini Nissan GT-R Courtesy of Liberty Walk
You know the Daihatsu Copen, don't you? How could you not? After all, it's the legendary two-door kei convertible known for absolutely decimating Japan's mountain roads, shaming even the most...
Uber, Lyft take worker fight to ballot box after court win
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. were spared in a California appeals court Thursday from being forced to comply with a state law that, they say, would upend their business...
Lucid’s SUV Spied, Air EV Will Add 300 Miles of Range in 20 Minutes
MotorTrend recently witnessed a 2021 Lucid Air run 450 miles on a full charge of its battery pack—a figure that outperforms the Tesla Model S Long Range Plus and its 402-mile...
Schaeffler seeks to raise $1.5B amid pandemic fallout
BERLIN/MUNICH -- Schaeffler hopes to raise as much as 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) as the supplier looks to bolster its finances amid the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The...
2021 Lexus ES’s New AWD Variant Costs Same as V-6, Is More Efficient
Lexus' comfortable midsize ES sedan returns for the new model year with major updates, the most significant being a new four-cylinder, all-wheel-drive variant. The promise of added traction should keep...