VW ID7 EV shown at CES with camouflage paint
Making new sedans sexy to consumers is proving to be an increasingly heavy lift in the U.S. market, so Volkswagen has settled on ensuring that the debut of its upcoming...
Tesla faces higher lithium prices as supplier amends deal
Tesla Inc. is set to pay more for the lithium that powers its EV batteries after a supplier amended their deal amid a relentless price rally of the metal. Piedmont...
Motorsports Gateway Howell groundbreaking expected Jan. 9
Construction begins Jan. 9 on a $60 million automotive country club in southeast Michigan. The first phase of the 273-acre Motorsports Gateway Howell — located north of I-96 between Detroit...
Nvidia rolls out array of auto partnerships
Nvidia, the computer-gaming and artificial intelligence company, is furthering its push into automotive development, manufacturing and in-vehicle gaming. In advance of CES this week, the tech titan announced an array...
Lithia Motors, Hendrick Automotive buy dealerships; Group 1 sells store
Hendrick Automotive and partner add Honda store Hendrick Automotive Group of Charlotte, N.C., expanded its Honda dealership count to 18 when it bought LeJeune Honda Cars in Jacksonville, N.C., in...
Ford, GM, Ram gear up for EV pickup competition
Likewise, GM isn't worried that Ford entered the market first, said Michael MacPhee, director of Chevy truck marketing."We don't have any hubris as it relates to the competition available for...
Tesla makes China boss Tom Zhu No. 2 after Musk
Under Zhu, Tesla's Shanghai plant rebounded strongly from COVID lockdowns in China. Tesla said on Monday that it had delivered 405,278 vehicles in the fourth quarter, short of Wall Street...
Hyundai, Kia expect vehicle sales to jump 10% in 2023
SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia forecast that their combined global vehicle sales will jump nearly 10 percent in 2023, even as last year's sales fell short of target...
South Korea fines Tesla $2.2M for exaggerating EVs’ driving range
SEOUL -- South Korea's antitrust regulator said it would impose a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine on Tesla for failing to tell its customers about the shorter driving range...
High times for U.S. McLaren dealers
Commissioning areas, where customers can go through options to spec out a vehicle, have become a focal point. Some stores have a "Woking Window," Brown said, which is a video...