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Magna Continues to Expand in Morocco With New Mirrors Facility

Greenfield manufacturing plant being built in Kenitra, Morocco$11.3 million investment, 275 jobsStrategic growth to further support customers in the regionAURORA, Ontario, April 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the auto industry continues to develop in Morocco, Magna also continues to expand its footprint in the country. The company recently broke ground on construction of a… Continue reading Magna Continues to Expand in Morocco With New Mirrors Facility

Faster than a fighter jet: The $2.5 million Pininfarina Battista electric hypercar debuts in US

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The Pininfarina Battista hypercar

While other automakers packed the Javits Center for the New York International Auto Show, Automobili Pininfarina launched one of the week's most exciting car debuts at an off-site event.

The company's new all-electric Battista hypercar produces a whopping 1,900 horsepower and reaches 60 miles per hour in under two seconds. That makes it the fastest street-legal car ever built by an automaker, even outrunning a Formula One race car to 60 mph.

Pininfarina has previously said that a Battista will hit 180 mph in less time than an F-16 fighter jet. All of that thrust comes from electric motors that are fed by a 120 kWh battery and should be good for around 300 miles of range on a single charge.

The company — which has roots in the storied Italian design house that styled iconic cars like the Fiat 124, Maserati GranTurismo, Ferrari Testarossa and Alfa Romeo Spider — is targeting a 2020 release date for the Battista.

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The Pininfarina Battista hypercar

The company enters the all-electric hypercar fray at a competitive time with companies like Rimac and NIO rushing to market ultimate-performance EVs. More established brands are also pushing for performance electrics, as Tesla gears up to build the next Roadster and Porsche puts its Taycan on sale.

Automobili Pininfarina has secured U.S. retail partnerships with distributors in Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco. With just 50 of the 150 Battistas destined for the North American market and a $2.5 million price tag, the Battista is sure to be a rare sight. According to the company, over half of the cars slated for North America have been reserved.

The Battista was first shown during Monterey Car Week in a private showing. The company plans to return to Monterey this year to launch the “PF1,” which is supposedly Automobili Pininfarina's upcoming electric luxury car.

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The Pininfarina Battista hypercar

In quest for electric supercars, engineers head to start-ups

FRANKFURT: Rene-Christopher Wollmann, head of Mercedes-AMG’s 2.75 million euros Project One supercar programme, has moved to a job at Automobili Pininfarina in a sign that innovation in high end electric sportscars is shifting toward small start-ups. Wollman’s move, which has not been made public, comes at a time when big carmakers, like Volkswagen and Mercedes… Continue reading In quest for electric supercars, engineers head to start-ups

Karma Revero gets more power, BMW 3-cylinder

Redesigned Karma Revero teaser
The Karma Revero is getting a long-needed update later this year, and the company has just revealed a few details.

You'll recall that the Revero is the continuation of the original Fisker Karma, which went on sale in 2011. The company and its manufacturing facilities for the Karma were bought out by a Chinese company. Now the company is named Karma, and the car was renamed the Revero. Other than the name, though, the car hasn't changed.

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It still uses its original 37-mile lihtium-ion battery pack, two electric motors good for 403 horsepower, and a GM-sourced 2.0-liter turbo-4.

Last month, Karma announced that it will unveil an update to the Revero, along with two new models, a Pininfarina designed SUV, and a new all-electric flagship called the Vision.

CHECK OUT: 2018 Karma Revero: first drive of reborn luxury plug-in hybrid sedan

In an email on Thursday, Karma revealed to Green Car Reports that the new 2020 Karma Revero will have more power, along with a more efficient and powerful gas engine from BMW.

The new engine will be BMW's 1.5-liter turbo-3 found in the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, which, combined with more powerful motors and likely new batteries, will boost acceleration from about 5.5 seconds from 0 to 60 mph to a more sportscar-like 4.5 seconds.

READ MORE: Pininfarina's Italian design may be good Karma for plug-in carmaker

Karma signed an agreement with BMW in 2015, and the updated Revero has been spotted by amateur and spy photographers several times testing around the U.S., most likely with the new engine.

With improved battery technology, the Revero is also likely to get a longer range in the updated model. Karma says it will also give a much-needed update to the Revero's in-car electronics.

The updated car, along with the Vision and Karma's new unnamed SUV, are set to debut at the Shanghai auto show later this month.

Karma Automotive Collaborates With BMW AG To Enhance Performance Of New 2020 Revero

Karma’s engineering team embarked on a complete redesign of the all-electric powertrain that underpins the new 2020 Revero. After extensive evaluation the team selected the highly-charged BMW engine as the optimal choice to support a new and more powerful high-voltage NMC lithium-ion battery pack and a new, transversely mounted, twin-motor rear drive module (RDM). The… Continue reading Karma Automotive Collaborates With BMW AG To Enhance Performance Of New 2020 Revero

Continuation of the future vision: SUV model for Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant

Mercedes-Benz GLC to roll off the line as of 2022 at the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant. “With production of the GLC at the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant we are putting our production network on an even more flexible and efficient footing. Alongside premium and luxury class vehicles the plant is now receiving a further volume model in… Continue reading Continuation of the future vision: SUV model for Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant