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The shape of things to come: New GM design center aiming to help speed EV shift

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Lincoln reveals redesigned Nautilus, brand’s midsize luxury SUV, for model year 2024

Lincoln on Monday revealed a redesigned version of the Nautilus, the midsize premium SUV that leads sales for Ford Motor Co.’s luxury brand, for model year 2024. Highlights of the new Nautilus, orders for which are now open ahead of deliveries starting in early 2024, include new signature features such as “digital scenting,” enhancements enabled… Continue reading Lincoln reveals redesigned Nautilus, brand’s midsize luxury SUV, for model year 2024

Fewer electric vehicles qualify for federal tax credits as new rules take effect

Fewer electric vehicles now qualify for consumer tax credits after the Biden administration on Monday began enforcing tougher rules on where vehicle batteries must originate. The new list, published at fueleconomy.gov, includes a total of 16 domestically manufactured models from Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., Stellantis NV and Tesla Inc. Nine models, mostly from… Continue reading Fewer electric vehicles qualify for federal tax credits as new rules take effect

Japanese automakers have a chance to shine at Shanghai auto show

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U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear GM’s 2019 racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request from General Motors Co. to hear its racketeering lawsuit against crosstown competitor Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, now known as Stellantis NV. GM in January asked the justices to review its claims against FCA after the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in August affirmed a federal judge’s decision to toss… Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear GM’s 2019 racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler

Meet the newest Buick nameplate: the Envista

Buick’s all-new Envista small SUV introduced Monday will be used by the historic brand to pull in customers looking for premium features at an attractive price. The new nameplate is arriving after Buick ditched the Encore, another small SUV, last year. The Envista, hitting dealerships this summer, has the cargo space of an SUV with… Continue reading Meet the newest Buick nameplate: the Envista

Paul W. Smith: EVs prompting seismic auto shift

Here’s the biggest hurdle facing America’s EV revolution

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Behind the Ram 1500 REV: an environmentalist, toy designer and contest winner

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Tesla goes after America’s top-selling SUVs

This much is clear from Tesla’s fifth price cut this year: Elon Musk is dead set on seizing much more of America’s SUV market. Tesla’s Model Y already became one of the three best-selling sport utility vehicles in the U.S. last year. That was remarkable considering the starting price of the Model Y was more… Continue reading Tesla goes after America’s top-selling SUVs