Lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing last week on the dangers of drug-impaired driving. There is growing concern in Congress over the issue as data from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility finds that accidents from drugged driving have been on the rise… Continue reading Accidents linked to driving under the influence of drugs
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See the very first McLaren Senna get delivered in Manhattan. The luxury car cost $1.3 million.
Michael Fux has purchased dozens of super cars in his life, from Ferraris to Bugattis to Porsches. But this morning, his favorite car is a bright green McLaren Senna that he just purchased for $1.3 million.
Tesla Model 3 is most profitable electric car -consultant
DETROIT (Reuters) – The Tesla Inc Model 3 sedan is the most profitable electric car in the automotive industry, according to the head of a top automotive consultant. FILE PHOTO: The front hood logo on a 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is shown in this photo illustration taken in Cardiff, California, U.S., June 1,… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 is most profitable electric car -consultant
Formula E: Renault passes the torch to Nissan
Tuesday 17 July 2018 by Eleonore BARREYRE – Sports Eleonore BARREYRE Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Four years of success, innovation and emotion! In October 2017, Renault announced that it was withdrawing from the FIA Formula E Championship–the fully electric, single-seater competition–at the end of the fourth season.… Continue reading Formula E: Renault passes the torch to Nissan
Honda Civic Type R to be refreshed next year in hot hatch title defence
Honda will respond to increasingly tough competition against the Civic Type R by refreshing the 316bhp model for 2019. Seen here testing in Germany, the British-built Japanese hot hatch is due to receive minor design changes including tweaked bumpers and new headlights, as shown by the placement of camouflage on the development car. Honda is also… Continue reading Honda Civic Type R to be refreshed next year in hot hatch title defence
Didi seeks $1.5 bln car services spinoff ahead of likely IPO -sources
HONG KONG: Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing Technology Co Ltd is looking to spin off its car services unit in a deal worth up to $1.5 billion, ahead of its expected initial public offering (IPO), people with direct knowledge of the matter said. While Didi has never confirmed its plans for an initial public offering,… Continue reading Didi seeks $1.5 bln car services spinoff ahead of likely IPO -sources
Lotus under Geely – what’s the plan?
New CEO Feng Qingfeng was until recently chief technical officer of Geely Auto Group Lotus is something of a curiosity. Like Chrysler, many companies have owned it, only to eventually sell to another firm, usually having sustained substantial losses during the period of control. Will things be different under Geely? The following analysis of the… Continue reading Lotus under Geely – what’s the plan?
UPDATE 1-Ford agrees to $299.1 mln U.S. Takata air bag settlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) agreed to a so-called economic loss settlement of $299.1 million covering at least 6 million U.S. vehicles with potentially faulty Takata air bag inflators, court documents filed in a federal court in Miami on Monday show. The Ford logo is pictured on the company’s stand during the 88th… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Ford agrees to $299.1 mln U.S. Takata air bag settlement
China is Europe in battery production consider
D The first battery cell production for electric cars on German soil is being built in Erfurt, Thuringia. But her owner is not a German automaker. The operator comes from far away China. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) is the name of the company, which is currently emerging as the world leader in the… Continue reading China is Europe in battery production
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Geely develops new modular architecture for compact cars
Geely has said it has now developed a modular engineering architecture for B-segment cars. It says that following the Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) jointly developed with Volvo, Geely independently developed its new modular architecture, BMA (B-segment Modular Architecture). BMA, it says, is industry leading in terms of ‘extendability, vehicle power, intelligent safety and so on’. Geely says the… Continue reading Geely develops new modular architecture for compact cars