Sonic updates Q2 outlook amid improving used-vehicle sales
Used-vehicle sales for Sonic Automotive Inc. so far in June have been higher than a year ago for the retailer's franchised and EchoPark locations. The rise in used-vehicle sales is...
Tesla Model S Long Range Plus Beats Rivian to EPA-Rated 400-Mile Range Barrier
Tesla’s Model S electric sedan first went on sale in 2012 offering a then-eye-popping 265 miles of range per charge. In the interim, the sleek four-door EV has added battery...
Watch “Le Grand Rendez-Vous,” an Homage to the Original Outlaw Car Movie
"C'était un Rendez-vous" (which translates to "It Was a Date") is probably one of the most famous least-well-known car films: An eight-or-so minute high-speed run through the nearly empty streets...
Ford packs 480-hp V-8 engine under Mustang Mach 1 hood
DETROIT — Even as Ford Motor Co. expands the Mustang brand with an electric crossover, it's doubling down on its gas-powered heritage by resurrecting one of the most popular badges...
VW invests extra $200M in QuantumScape
BERLIN -- Volkswagen Group is increasing its stake in American battery company QuantumScape by up to $200 million to boost the development of solid-state battery technology that aims to increase...
Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore, report says
Tesla Inc. will buy cobalt from from Glencore Plc, the world’s biggest miner of the metal, as the automaker looks to avoid a future supply squeeze on the key battery metal,...
GM steadfast on EV strategy, Barra says
DETROIT -- Even if it's decades before electric vehicles become the dominant form of transportation industrywide, General Motors will continue to take the lead, CEO Mary Barra told reporters Monday....
Tesla chair’s reelection opposed by proxy adviser
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tesla Inc. investors should vote against the reelection of board chair Robyn Denholm because directors are being highly compensated and pledging significant amounts of stock for personal...
Reengineered Lexus IS sedan refocuses on improved handling
The big investment in the reengineered car is in its body structure and suspension. Engineers reinforced a number of points to improve body rigidity and revised the suspension layout and...
Tesla negotiating incentives for possible Texas assembly plant, report says
Tesla Inc. is negotiating possible incentives with a Texas county that could bring a new auto assembly plant to the area near Austin, the state capital, the Austin American-Statesman reported...