The risible reputation of Austin’s Allegro precedes it with the certainty of day and night. As such, people forget that it arrived in a period when British Leyland was feeling good and succeeded the fondly recalled 1100/1300. The Allegro was a saloon with an all-new look (if not the stylish one its designer had originally… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1973
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2024 Volkswagen Touareg gets redesign and interior upgrades
Volkswagen has unveiled its facelifted Touareg some five years after the third-generation model first went on sale in the UK. The upmarket SUV, a sister model to the Audi Q7 and Porsche Cayenne (alongside which it’s produced at Volkswagen‘s Bratislava plant in Slovakia) receives a series of exterior design upgrades as well as a reworked interior with new digital functionality across… Continue reading 2024 Volkswagen Touareg gets redesign and interior upgrades
GM CFO makes big stock buy, analysts call it an ‘unusual’ move done to signal Wall Street
General Motors CFO Paul Jacobson feels so good about the automaker that he did something even CEO Mary Barra has rarely done: Buy GM stock. Jacobson spent about $1.01 million of his own money to buy 31,000 shares at $32.60 a share in a transaction dated May 19, according to a filing with the Securities… Continue reading GM CFO makes big stock buy, analysts call it an ‘unusual’ move done to signal Wall Street
Ford reverses plan, vows to keep AM radio for its electric, non-electric vehicles
Ford CEO Jim Farley announced Tuesday morning that the automaker is reversing its previous plan to remove AM radio from vehicles, both electric and gasoline-operated, in 2024. Farley, in a post on his LinkedIn professional page and a tweet on Twitter, said: “After speaking with policy leaders about the importance of AM broadcast radio as… Continue reading Ford reverses plan, vows to keep AM radio for its electric, non-electric vehicles
Vehicle cybersecurity gets boost from Defense Department
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Congress votes to rescind Biden administration emissions rules for heavy-duty trucks
Washington — The U.S. House voted 221-203 Tuesday, mostly along party lines, to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule to reduce smog- and soot-forming emissions from heavy trucks. The measure cleared the U.S. Senate in April with the support of Republicans and centrist Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. The White House has said… Continue reading Congress votes to rescind Biden administration emissions rules for heavy-duty trucks
Good morning, USA: How Vietnamese startup automaker VinFast came to America
Encinitas, California — The electric age has brought a flood of startups to the auto industry not seen for a century. Buoyed by the success of Tesla and the promise of government subsidies, small American companies like Rivian, Lucid, Lordstown, Fisker and others are vying to be the next big thing. VinFast is a different… Continue reading Good morning, USA: How Vietnamese startup automaker VinFast came to America
Ford reverses course, will keep AM radio on future models
Detroit — Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all. Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley wrote in social media postings Tuesday that the company is reversing a decision to scrub the band after speaking with government policy leaders who are… Continue reading Ford reverses course, will keep AM radio on future models
Fiat previews car interiors inspired by iconic Lingotto factory
François said: “At Fiat, we think that the Lingotto and the track are such a landmark that they deserve to become design markers. “Their characteristics have inspired Fiat designers to trace the lines of the future Fiat models, from the incredible roof track to the ramp, a revolution in the 1920s, which is like a manifesto of our traditional… Continue reading Fiat previews car interiors inspired by iconic Lingotto factory
Chargeplace Scotland to be brought under private ownership
Chargeplace Scotland, the country’s national EV charging provider, is set to be broken up and fall into private ownership as the demand for EVs makes it “unsustainable” for it to continue operating as a publicly funded agency. The Scottish government-backed firm could be disbanded as early as this summer, owing to increased demand and a more pressing… Continue reading Chargeplace Scotland to be brought under private ownership