This week in Autocar, Land Rover introduces the baby Defender, we drive the new Mercedes E-Class and take the Kia Picanto for a spin around Ireland. News Land Rover has given the green light to its long-mooted, highly anticipated ‘baby Defender’ – a rugged and compact 4×4 now inbound as a sibling model to the… Continue reading Autocar magazine 26 July: on sale now
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New Audi Q6 E-tron will use firm’s world-first ‘dynamic’ tail lights
Audi has revealed that the advanced lighting set to be used by its upcoming Q6 E-tron will establish two world firsts for production models: the ability to provide specific warning signs to fellow road users and a range of bespoke ‘signatures’ for each driver. The new SUV features digital daytime-running lights with 61 individual segments… Continue reading New Audi Q6 E-tron will use firm’s world-first ‘dynamic’ tail lights
Audi Q6 E-tron 55 prototype
Instead, the brief was to ensure that – rather than seeking to one-up its competitors – the Q6 should emulate as best as possible the attributes that have made the similarly sized Q5 Audi’s best-selling car for the past decade. And so while it is new in almost every conceivable way, the Q6 feels familiar… Continue reading Audi Q6 E-tron 55 prototype
GM changes direction, says it plans to make a next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV
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
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