BMW Concept XM BMW BMW Group plans to invest $1.7 billion in its U.S. operations to build electric vehicles and batteries, the company announced Wednesday. The investment will include $1 billion to prepare for production of EVs at the automaker’s existing Spartanburg factory in South Carolina, and $700 million for a new high-voltage battery-assembly facility… Continue reading BMW plans to invest $1.7 billion in U.S. to produce electric vehicles
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Waymo’s self-driving taxi service is coming to LA
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Energy Department launches $2.8 billion for EV battery projects, none in Michigan
Washington — The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday announced $2.8 billion in funding across 12 states for electric vehicle battery production. None of the projects — most of which focus on battery mineral processing or component manufacturing — are in Michigan, which remains the largest auto producing state in the nation. When asked why… Continue reading Energy Department launches $2.8 billion for EV battery projects, none in Michigan
Hyundai lobbies Biden administration to ease EV tax-credit restrictions
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Automotive Marketing and Communications Awards: meet the judges
The Autocar Business Automotive Marketing and Communications Awards return in 2022, judged by an expert panel led by communications consultant Gabi Whitfield. Gabi is a specialist with a career spanning more than 20 years in the industry, comprising roles such as global PR director for Jaguar Land Rover and senior PR leadership positions at Nissan… Continue reading Automotive Marketing and Communications Awards: meet the judges
UK councils clamp down on loud cars with roadside mics
A new type of roadside camera that detects sound levels will be deployed in four areas across the UK as part of a £300,000 trial to stamp out noise pollution and anti-social driving. The cameras, which will be used in Bradford, Bristol, Great Yarmouth and Birmingham over the next two months, will target illegal exhausts… Continue reading UK councils clamp down on loud cars with roadside mics
Bentley tipped to replace W12 engine with V8 PHEV
Bentley is poised to replace its emblematic W12 engine with an even more powerful plug-in hybrid system – one that Matthias Rabe, the company’s head of engineering, hints is likely to be based around a V8. “I want all of our future plug-in hybrids to be more powerful than today’s 12-cylinder,” Rabe told Autocar at… Continue reading Bentley tipped to replace W12 engine with V8 PHEV
My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (episode 6)
Welcome to episode six of My Week In Cars – this week, coming to you from the back of a Nissan Qashqai. Join Matt Prior and Steve Cropley for another half-hour of car chat, as they discuss the Festival of the Unexceptional, car gatherings, racing drivers as novelists and much more. Plus, your correspondence. Make… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (episode 6)
From the archive: on this day in 1958
We often talk lovingly about ‘diminutive’ sports cars, but the early efforts of Abarth took small dimensions to absolute extremes. Just look to the Zagato-bodied 750 GT of 1958: it’s 614mm shorter, 452mm slimmer and 58mm lower than even an Alpine A110 of today. The 750 was based on the Fiat 600, using the little… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1958
Dacia considering new model line on CMF platform
Dacia is considering expanding its core line-up with a new model line based on parent company Renault’s modular architecture. The Romanian firm’s line-up currently comprises the huge-selling Sandero supermini, Duster SUV and Jogger MPV in the UK, plus the Spring electric city car and Logan saloon and in other markets. The flexibility of Renault’s CMF-B platform – upon which Dacia plans… Continue reading Dacia considering new model line on CMF platform