Category: Automotive

The new torque tech making Audi E-Trons EVs drift

“For now, we have to operate at the limit of what the car itself is capable of,” explains Finke. “The E-tron was built on our MLB Evo model architecture, the same one that the Audi Q7, Audi Q5 and Audi A6 all use, so the chassis and axles simple aren’t designed for greater cross-axle loadings… Continue reading The new torque tech making Audi E-Trons EVs drift

Ford surprises F-150, Mustang Mach-E owners with hands-free highway driving feature

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Tesla now produces more cars at Fremont factory than when operated by GM/Toyota

Tesla is now producing more cars at its Fremont factory than when it was the NUMMI factory operated in partnership by GM and Toyota. And it’s only the beginning. CEO Elon Musk says it could grow production by about 50%. It was chaos before it became Tesla Factory New United Motor Manufacturing, better known as… Continue reading Tesla now produces more cars at Fremont factory than when operated by GM/Toyota

Costs rose again in May for car owners and buyers — and it might not change soon

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Digital license plates go on sale in Michigan. Here’s what they offer

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Tesla faces demand for union-rights proposal at annual meeting

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Suit settled over mechanic’s death at Rochester Hills dealership

A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit against the owner of a Jeep Wrangler whose vehicle being controlled by a technician in the service center of a Rochester Hills dealership struck and killed another mechanic, the attorney for the family of the deceased confirmed Friday. Terms of the agreement in the civil case aren’t being… Continue reading Suit settled over mechanic’s death at Rochester Hills dealership

NEV sales regain mojo as COVID impact eases

NEV vehicles await loading for export in Shanghai. [Photo by SHEN CHUNCHEN/FOR CHINA DAILY] Industry association retains full-year purchase estimate of 5m vehicles Sales of new energy vehicles－NEVs－in China regained three-digit year-on-year growth last month after COVID-19 dampened the sector’s growth in April, with carmakers selling 447,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids, up 105.2 percent… Continue reading NEV sales regain mojo as COVID impact eases