Category: US Motoring Press

Top 5 head-turning sights at the 2022 Dream Cruise

Why be normal when you can let your freak flag fly at the Dream Cruise? Here are some of the most, um, interesting sights Saturday on Woodward. He’s a mean one All the gearheads on Woodward liked the Dream Cruise a lot. But the Grinch, who lived just north of Cruiseville, did not. Riding sidesaddle… Continue reading Top 5 head-turning sights at the 2022 Dream Cruise

Top 5 cool cars seen at the Dream Cruise

For car-crazy people, the Woodward Dream Cruise is the world’s biggest candy store. For the 27th time, an estimated 40,000 hot rods, retro mods and just plain odds rumbled along 16 miles of M-1 from Ferndale to Pontiac. Here are some of the coolest rides spotted Saturday at the Dream Cruise. 24-karat magic Carl Wilson’s… Continue reading Top 5 cool cars seen at the Dream Cruise

Ford to appeal $1.7 billion verdict in Georgia truck crash

Woodstock, Ga. — Ford Motor Co. plans to appeal a $1.7 billion verdict against the automaker after a pickup truck crash that claimed the lives of a Georgia couple, a company representative said Sunday. Jurors in Gwinnett County, just northeast of Atlanta, returned the verdict late last week in the yearslong civil case involving what the… Continue reading Ford to appeal $1.7 billion verdict in Georgia truck crash

New Bentley Batur previews look of future EVs

Mindt cites three special qualities he says will guide the future design of Bentleys, beyond the usual “strong and muscular” characteristics most luxury car makers claim. The first is what Mindt calls “resting beast stance”. The Batur has no wedge to its shape (“too many cars are shovel-shaped”) but instead looks like it’s sitting on… Continue reading New Bentley Batur previews look of future EVs

Tata Motors increases UV market share to 19 percent

Tata Motors continues to expand its market share in the utility vehicle (UV) market. The company, which took the lead in Q1 FY2023 (April-June 2022) with wholesales of 97,943 UVs, continues to stay on top, ahead of Maruti Suzuki India and Mahindra & Mahindra. In a span of just four months, the company has jumped… Continue reading Tata Motors increases UV market share to 19 percent

Martin Uhlarik: It’s a designer’s job to channel concept through the production process

In a time where software often calls the shots with hardware, Tata Motors’ Global Design Head, Martin Uhlarik, says vehicle designers have an all-encompassing responsibility from styling through to production. With new-age cars becoming even more radical in their styling, what ends up in the customer’s front porch might be markedly different from what was first… Continue reading Martin Uhlarik: It’s a designer’s job to channel concept through the production process

One firm’s goal to replace car ownership with remotely driven rentals

In a small office in the centre of Milton Keynes, a young man wearing earphones sits in a car seat staring intently at a bank of computer screens and grasping a steering wheel festooned with buttons, his feet resting on pedals. He could be an office worker ducking out to play a driving game in… Continue reading One firm’s goal to replace car ownership with remotely driven rentals

GM, Ford struggle to keep EV prices down when customers say they cost too much

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Nobody is better suited to build the first electric muscle car than Dodge. Here’s why.

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