President Joe Biden said Friday he expects to attend the North American International Auto Show in Detroit later this month. Biden was hosting a virtual event in Washington where he was helping to announce economic development grant winners, including a $52 million award to an effort in southeastern Michigan led by the Detroit Regional Partnership… Continue reading Biden says he’ll attend Detroit auto show
Category: Automotive
Buick to buy out any US dealers who do not want to sell EVs
Any of Buick’s nearly 2,000 U.S. dealers who don’t want to make the investment to sell electric vehicles will soon have the chance to exit the business and get a check from General Motors for it. On Friday afternoon, Duncan Aldred, vice president of global Buick and GMC, held a virtual meeting with Buick dealers… Continue reading Buick to buy out any US dealers who do not want to sell EVs
The F-150 at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean and the risky retrieval
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Fashion from ’60s to today will compete to win lease of new Ford Mustang at auto show
From miniskirts and hip-huggers to leisure suits and jean jackets, six decades of fashion will join classic Mustangs parading to Hart Plaza in Detroit as Ford unveils the redesigned 2024 Mustang during the Detroit auto show. Hundreds of people in fashion dating from the Mustang’s debut in 1964 to today will compete for prizes including… Continue reading Fashion from ’60s to today will compete to win lease of new Ford Mustang at auto show
@Hyundai: Kia earns top honors in MotorTrend’s Ultimate Car Rankings
Several Kia Models Recognized as Top Performers in Their Respective Segments Kia earned first-place and top-ranked honors in MotorTrend’s Ultimate Car Rankings for the second half of 2022 Nine different Kia models across various categories were recognized, including the award-winning 2022 EV6 and 2023 Telluride, along with several other electrified vehicles MotorTrend updates Ultimate Car… Continue reading @Hyundai: Kia earns top honors in MotorTrend’s Ultimate Car Rankings
Electric Cars Are Too Costly for Many, Even With Aid in Climate Bill
Policymakers in Washington are promoting electric vehicles as a solution to climate change. But an uncomfortable truth remains: Battery-powered cars are much too expensive for a vast majority of Americans. Congress has begun trying to address that problem. The climate and energy package passed on Sunday by the Senate, the Inflation Reduction Act, would give… Continue reading Electric Cars Are Too Costly for Many, Even With Aid in Climate Bill
Plug-In Hybrid Cars Gain Ground in Race With Electric Rivals
In late 2010, General Motors sought to seize the high ground from Toyota’s successful Prius hybrid with the Volt plug-in hybrid — a car that could drive short distances on only electricity and fire up a gasoline engine for long trips. But the Volt and other cars like it struggled to win over drivers as… Continue reading Plug-In Hybrid Cars Gain Ground in Race With Electric Rivals
A complete guide to the new EV tax credit
Tucked inside the massive Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that was signed into law in August is a complex set of requirements around which EVs and other clean vehicles do and do not qualify for a $7,500 EV tax credit. Tl;dr not all new EVs or other clean vehicles (and even used ones) are created… Continue reading A complete guide to the new EV tax credit
Ascent Aerospace to Exhibit at IMTS in September
MACOMB, Mich., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ascent Aerospace, a leading provider of aerospace tooling systems, factory automation and integration services, will be an exhibitor at the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago, IL at McCormick Place from September 12-17, 2022. As the largest show in the Western hemisphere, and this year being co-located with… Continue reading Ascent Aerospace to Exhibit at IMTS in September
El hot hatch más ardiente llega con más calor: el Honda Civic Type R totalmente nuevo suma potencia, desempeño y disrupción
El Civic Type R de 315 caballos de fuerza es el vehículo Honda de producción más potente jamás vendido en los Estados Unidos Desarrollado en Japón y probado en pistas por todo el mundo, el Type R ofrece la mejor experiencia de conducción en el segmento de los hot hatch La aerodinámica avanzada perfectamente integrada le da al nuevo… Continue reading El hot hatch más ardiente llega con más calor: el Honda Civic Type R totalmente nuevo suma potencia, desempeño y disrupción