Bruton Smith was a ‘visionary’ in retail and racing
"She started fighting dirty," laughed Smith in a 2005 interview with Motorsport.com. "You can't fight your mom and God, so I stopped driving." During his teenage years, Smith began to...
Japanese supplier Marelli enters court-led reorganization
A key supplier for automakers Nissan and Stellantis, Marelli filed in March for an ADR procedure. Nissan said in a statement that Marelli was "an important partner" and it would...
Polestar 5, with 884-hp, has Porsche in its sights
A new horsepower war is brewing among automakers, and this time the number of cylinders is not a factor. At the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England last week, Polestar,...
CarMax earnings: Used-car sales down again in latest quarter amid inflation, affordability woes
Used-vehicle retail giant CarMax Inc. said it again sold fewer used vehicles in its fiscal first quarter as a result of inflation, vehicle affordability issues and waning consumer confidence. The...
GM investment opens UVeye tech to dealership service departments
General Motors said it made an undisclosed investment in UVeye, an Israeli-based automated vehicle inspection technology developer, through its GM Ventures unit. As part of the collaboration, announced Wednesday, GM...
Porsche, Penske unveil new hybrid racer
Porsche Penske Motorsport team's much-anticipated hybrid LMDh prototype has a name: the Porsche 963. The new car was unveiled at Goodwood House in England on Friday, and follows the Porsche...
Gen Z more frustrated with car-buying process than older generations, CDK says
Younger car buyers were less likely to recommend the dealership experience and had more frustrations with the car-buying process than older consumers, according to a survey by CDK Global Inc....
CarMax used-car sales down again in latest quarter amid inflation, affordability woes
Used-vehicle retail giant CarMax Inc. said it again sold fewer used vehicles in its fiscal first quarter as a result of inflation, vehicle affordability issues and waning consumer confidence. The...
McLaren developing an electric SUV
McLaren, a steadfast holdout in the stampede among Lamborghini, Bentley, Aston Martin, Ferrari and other ultraluxury and exotic brands to market high-performance utility vehicles, may be reversing course. That's the...
Next Honda Accord spotted touting new design cues
The next Accord appears to keep its fastback silhouette and wide stance while incorporating some of Honda's new design cues, eschewing the oversized grille adopted in 2021 for a grille...