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Aston Martin Says 003 Hypercar Will Compete With LaFerrari And Senna – Carscoops

Aston Martin chief executive Andy Palmer has revealed that the upcoming 003 hypercar will have roughly the same amount as power as the LaFerrari. The automaker dropped a somewhat-revealing teaser image of the ‘Son of Valkyrie’ hypercar a few days ago, but didn’t offer up many details. Fortunately, Palmer did reveal some titbits to Auto… Continue reading Aston Martin Says 003 Hypercar Will Compete With LaFerrari And Senna – Carscoops

Back from the dead: 2 Long-gone cars will debut at Geneva Motor Show, and their electric makeover could come with $1 million sticker price – CNBC

Over the past century, hundreds of once-familiar brand names have been shipped off to the automotive scrapyard, but two long-dead makes will be vying for a revival next month at the annual Geneva International Motor Show.

GM’s $25M stock incentive plan for Cruise chief Dan Ammann points to IPO – Autoblog – Autoblog

DETROIT — General Motors on Wednesday outlined an incentive plan for the head of its self-driving car unit that points the way toward a possible initial public offering for the business. The No. 1 U.S. automaker disclosed a long-term compensation plan that incentivizes Dan Ammann, chief executive of the Cruise unit, to develop the technology… Continue reading GM’s $25M stock incentive plan for Cruise chief Dan Ammann points to IPO – Autoblog – Autoblog

FCA boss: Next Challenger to use electric boost, skip 700-hp supercharged V-8 – Motor Authority

You better get them while they last, folks, as the next Dodge Challenger looks like it’s going to be a very different beast to the car on sale today. That’s the word of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley, who took over following the sudden death of his predecessor, Sergio Marchionne, last July. “I think… Continue reading FCA boss: Next Challenger to use electric boost, skip 700-hp supercharged V-8 – Motor Authority

Carlos Ghosn and Japan’s ‘hostage justice’ system – BBC News

Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s former chairman, has now spent three months in jail and faces many more. Japan’s former chief prosecutor was, until he unexpectedly resigned on Wednesday, his lawyer, and has declared Mr Ghosn to be a victim of “hostage justice”. It is a term few outside Japan will have heard of until now, but… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn and Japan’s ‘hostage justice’ system – BBC News

GM’s Cruise division likely won’t IPO anytime soon – Business Insider

It wasn’t really news, but it was some hard numbers. This week, General Motors filed its annual 10-K report with the Securities and Exchange Commission and detailed a new compensation package for Dan Ammann, the automaker’s former president who last year took over as CEO of Cruise, GM’s self-driving car division. “On February 4, 2019,… Continue reading GM’s Cruise division likely won’t IPO anytime soon – Business Insider

Mercedes-Benz EQC Sold Out For 2019, Probably 2020 – CleanTechnica

Cars Published on February 14th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan February 14th, 2019 by Zachary Shahan  A major media outlet in Germany reported this week that the Mercedes-Benz EQC is sold out for 2019, and probably 2020 as well. In an interview with Welt Online*, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said, “We are sure that we will… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz EQC Sold Out For 2019, Probably 2020 – CleanTechnica

Electric car production racing ahead of car buyers’ desires – The Irish Times

Car makers could be looking down the barrel of massive oversupply of electric vehicles in the market. According to a new report from Deloitte, a “significant expectation gap” is growing between the production ramp-up of electric vehicles by the world’s major car makers, and the actual serious sales prospects for those vehicles. The report says… Continue reading Electric car production racing ahead of car buyers’ desires – The Irish Times