Five-star road test verdicts are not normally awarded to cars merely outstanding in their class, though the Ferrari 296 GTB is absolutely that. To earn full marks, said car usually needs to move the game on in some meaningful way, or redefine the class parameters. Quite evidently, this is another box the new ‘entry-level’ mid-engine… Continue reading Autocar’s Five Star Car: the Ferrari 296 GTB
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Autocar’s Five-Star Car: Porsche Cayman GT4 RS
The 718 Cayman GT4 RS is one of the most thrilling and special Porsche GTs yet. So read the first line of our five-star road test verdict of the GT4 RS and given that Porsche’s GT model history has not been short of thrilling or special cars, that’s no small compliment. Much of the special… Continue reading Autocar’s Five-Star Car: Porsche Cayman GT4 RS
GM to stop production of Chevrolet Bolt EVs by year-end to focus on electric pickups
General Motors will end production of its popular Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV electric vehicles by the end of the year. CEO Mary Barra told Wall Street analysts Tuesday that the automaker will stop production of the vehicles at Orion Assembly plant in Orion Township and starting next year will dedicate production there to the… Continue reading GM to stop production of Chevrolet Bolt EVs by year-end to focus on electric pickups
GM reports Q1 pretax profit decline of 6%, but raises yearly guidance
General Motors on Tuesday reported a pretax profit decline of 6% to $3.8 billion in the first quarter. But the automaker touted its gains in U.S. electric vehicle sales, sales of new vehicles internationally — excluding China where GM continues to lose sales — and strong pricing as positive future indicators that prompted it to… Continue reading GM reports Q1 pretax profit decline of 6%, but raises yearly guidance
US announces labor resolution with Auburn Hills auto supplier in Mexico
The Biden administration on Monday announced a resolution has been reached with the government of Mexico in a labor rights and collective bargaining complaint involving a plant operated by an Auburn Hills auto supplier. The administration had asked the Mexican government on March 6 to review whether workers at the plant, operated by Unique Fabricating,… Continue reading US announces labor resolution with Auburn Hills auto supplier in Mexico
Auction bidder paid $45,000 to drive racetrack with Ford CEO Jim Farley
Sometimes a drive is just a drive. But not always. When 850 people from metro Detroit and different parts of Michigan gathered recently at Ford Field for an event to benefit Pope Francis Center in downtown Detroit, a bidding war ensued as men and women waved their auction paddles. The auctioneer went higher and higher… Continue reading Auction bidder paid $45,000 to drive racetrack with Ford CEO Jim Farley
GM adds new partner to build its 4th battery cell plant in US
In its drive to offer all-electric vehicles by 2035, General Motors has an added partner in the battery business and will build a fourth plant to make battery cells in the United States. On Tuesday, GM said it will partner with South Korean-based Samsung SDI to invest more than $3 billion to build a new… Continue reading GM adds new partner to build its 4th battery cell plant in US
In Ohio, Electric Cars Are Starting to Reshape Jobs and Companies
Erick Belmer has seen how tough the car business can be. He was working at a General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio, when it shut down in 2019, devastating the community. Mr. Belmer, an industrial mechanic, got another job at a G.M. transmission factory in Toledo, but his commute is now 140 miles each way.… Continue reading In Ohio, Electric Cars Are Starting to Reshape Jobs and Companies
Cruise robotaxis now run all day in San Francisco, with public access after 10 p.m.
A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kyle Vogt, CEO and founder of GM-owned autonomous vehicle company Cruise, announced Tuesday that the company’s robotaxis are now running around the clock in San Francisco. The company’s paid, driverless service is a step towards… Continue reading Cruise robotaxis now run all day in San Francisco, with public access after 10 p.m.
Lucid’s Gravity SUV is taking another step toward production with tests on public roads
Lucid showing a preproduction version of the Gravity, a luxury electric SUV, testing on US public roads. The Gravity is expected to begin shipping in 2024. Courtesy: Lucid Luxury electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group said Tuesday that it has begun testing its next model, a large SUV called Gravity, on public roads in the U.S., a… Continue reading Lucid’s Gravity SUV is taking another step toward production with tests on public roads