Country music legend Loretta Lynn’s tour bus made its way down a long road on the Hendrick Motorsports campus in Concord, North Carolina. She was unannounced, but her bus glided past the General Motors Charlotte Technical Center and came to a stop on the far side of the compound in front of a hulking white… Continue reading He owns one of the largest Corvette collections. Here’s a peek behind the locked door
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$300,000, 800+ hp Mustang GTD aims to raise Ford’s pony car to super-car territory
The ultimate Ford Mustang is pawing the ground, ready to run. Ford plans to sell to the public a tech-laden version of the All-American pony car as a 2025 model, boasting more than 800 horsepower and features outlawed by the international GT3 sports car racing series. Called the Mustang GTD, the new car is a… Continue reading $300,000, 800+ hp Mustang GTD aims to raise Ford’s pony car to super-car territory
What Wall Street needs to know about UAW talks, a potential strike and what it could all cost
United Auto Workers members on strike picket outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Detroit, Sept. 25, 2019. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — The Oracle of Omaha is cutting exposure to the U.S. automotive industry amid union negotiations — potentially for good reason. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway this week said it nearly halved its… Continue reading What Wall Street needs to know about UAW talks, a potential strike and what it could all cost
Cruise robotaxi gets in accident with San Francisco fire truck, one injured
A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco. Heather Somerville | Reuters A Cruise self-driving car was involved in a crash with a San Francisco Fire Department truck just one week after California regulators approved 24/7 robotaxi service in San Francisco. The incident… Continue reading Cruise robotaxi gets in accident with San Francisco fire truck, one injured
Automakers are finally embracing lidar sensors. A few startups look like market-share winners
A Hesai lidar sensor on top of a vehicle in Shenzhen, China, July 10, 2022. Jade Gao | AFP | Getty Images For investors in lidar startups, this has been a long time coming. After years of talk — and a SPAC boom in the sensor sector — automakers have finally started incorporating lidar units… Continue reading Automakers are finally embracing lidar sensors. A few startups look like market-share winners
Xpeng shares drop 7% after the Chinese electric car maker posts a record quarterly loss
A Xpeng P7 electric car is on display during the 18th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition at China Import and Export Fair Complex on November 20, 2020 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Xpeng on Friday reported a wider-than-expected loss in the second quarter, sending the Chinese electric… Continue reading Xpeng shares drop 7% after the Chinese electric car maker posts a record quarterly loss
Howes: How Fain’s tough talk threatens to make it harder to avert UAW strike
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Inside the UAW’s confrontational new political strategy
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UAW President Shawn Fain warns Biden that Trump’s EV attacks touch a nerve
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Dream Cruise Eve: Woodward Avenue comes alive
Pontiac — Farms have roosters, the Dream Cruise has V-8s. WAAAUUGGGHHH! A sinister black Pontiac GTO lit up the asphalt at the Woodward and Long Lake stoplight as cruisers woke up with the sun for Dream Cruise Friday. From Pontiac to Bloomfield Hills, cruisers mixed with commuter traffic as clubs set up tents, Corvette celebrated… Continue reading Dream Cruise Eve: Woodward Avenue comes alive