The Chevrolet Bolt isn’t going away after all. General Motors announced on Tuesday that the automaker would launch a next-generation, Ultium-based Bolt. Details on the updated electric vehicle were limited, and the company didn’t say where it would be built. However, the automaker said the Bolt would return to market on “an accelerated timeline.” The… Continue reading GM changes direction, says it plans to make a next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV
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Volvo EX30 SUV could be a game changer for electric vehicles
NEW YORK — The electric vehicle market got its next star as Volvo unveiled the EX30 small SUV at the Classic Car Club Manhattan on Monday night. Due for sale in the U.S. in summer 2024, the sleek little SUV promises up to 275 miles range and 0-60 mph acceleration in as little as 3.4… Continue reading Volvo EX30 SUV could be a game changer for electric vehicles
GM reports $2.5B in net income, boosts guidance, but takes hit from Bolt recall
General Motors reported a big boost in its net income for the second quarter of 2023 to more than $2.5 billion despite agreeing to pay almost $800 million connected to the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV recall and dealing with delays in producing some of its new electric vehicles. The $792 million charge was… Continue reading GM reports $2.5B in net income, boosts guidance, but takes hit from Bolt recall
F1 Academy Picks Up Where the W Series Left Off
It has been 47 years since a woman drove in a Formula 1 Grand Prix, when Lella Lombardi of Italy finished 12th at the Austrian Grand Prix in 1976. In 2019, the all-female W Series started in an attempt to provide a way to get women behind the wheel, but it collapsed in June without… Continue reading F1 Academy Picks Up Where the W Series Left Off
United Auto Workers Open Contract Talks in Detroit
The three Detroit automakers and the United Auto Workers union have begun negotiating a new labor contract in what could become the most contentious talks between the two sides in perhaps half a century. The discussions, which formally started on Thursday, come as General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis have posted a long streak of… Continue reading United Auto Workers Open Contract Talks in Detroit
The Big Number: 19
G.M. said it had sold 691,978 vehicles from April through June — a 19 percent jump from a year earlier. Like other automakers, G.M. faced shortages of computer chips and other parts in the pandemic, which sent up the cost of vehicles, forced factories to shut down and left car dealers with sparse lots. Sales… Continue reading The Big Number: 19
Silverstone, a Storied F1 Track, Wants to Continue Its Tale
Silverstone, host of the British Grand Prix this weekend, is very popular with the people who matter most in Formula 1: the drivers. The 3.7-mile course built around a former Royal Air Force base features many high-speed corners, which provide the thrill that those behind the wheel seek. “It has the best layout,” Lewis Hamilton, the… Continue reading Silverstone, a Storied F1 Track, Wants to Continue Its Tale
Mercedes’ F1 Performance Improves After Adjustments to Its Racecar
After qualifying was finished for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in March, Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, condemned his own car. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, the team’s drivers, had finished over six-tenths of a second behind the leading time set by the reigning champion, Max Verstappen of Red Bull, which is a huge… Continue reading Mercedes’ F1 Performance Improves After Adjustments to Its Racecar
F1 Teams Are Already Working on the Power Units Coming in 2026
Formula 1’s 2023 season isn’t even half over, but manufacturers are already working on 2026. That is when revised power-unit regulations, running through 2030, will take effect. It will be the biggest overhaul to the rules since the introduction of 1.6-liter V6 turbocharged engines in 2014. There will be more manufacturers and a step toward… Continue reading F1 Teams Are Already Working on the Power Units Coming in 2026
Lithium Scarcity Pushes Carmakers Into the Mining Business
Eager to avoid falling further behind Tesla and Chinese car companies, many Western auto executives are bypassing traditional suppliers and committing billions of dollars on deals with lithium mining companies. They are showing up in hard hats and steel-toed boots to scope out mines in places like Chile, Argentina, Quebec and Nevada to secure supplies… Continue reading Lithium Scarcity Pushes Carmakers Into the Mining Business