watch now Lucid Motors gets rave reviews from critics. But it’s sorely lacking customers. That’s a problem the company can’t afford. The Arizona-based EV maker has top-shelf tech, deep-pocketed backers, and highly praised cars. However, it has struggled to meet production targets, and has been unable to steal the spotlight away from established luxury brands… Continue reading Lucid’s big SUV arrives with high expectations, and big risks
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Everyday heroes: When ‘normal’ cars sneak into supercar showdowns
Think of Autocar’s annual Britain’s Best Driver’s Car (BBDC) test and your mind will rightly project visions of Porsche 911s, V12-fired Ferraris and scaffold-like lightweights. But once in a blue moon, something entirely ordinary slips into the field. Not even a GTI, ST or anything to that effect, but common-or-garden machinery that lines the nation’s… Continue reading Everyday heroes: When ‘normal’ cars sneak into supercar showdowns
Clio Trophy and MR2: Revisiting two Gen Z gems at 20
While our road testers were rigorously testing the latest metal for Britain’s Best Driver’s Car 2025, photographer Jack Harrison and I decided to mark the occasion in our own way – by reuniting two former BBDC contenders from a very different era. Last year I bought a 2005 Renault Clio 182 Trophy, and have spent… Continue reading Clio Trophy and MR2: Revisiting two Gen Z gems at 20
Meijer ofrece cientos de sorpresas navideñas en la decimosegunda edición anual del evento Very Merry Meijer
El minorista sorprende a clientes de todo el Medio Oeste con compras compulsivas justo a tiempo para las fiestas GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, 19 de diciembre de 2025 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — La cadena minorista Meijer, con sede en el Medio Oeste, llevó gozo navideño a casi un millar de clientes y empleados durante su 12.ª… Continue reading Meijer ofrece cientos de sorpresas navideñas en la decimosegunda edición anual del evento Very Merry Meijer
Italdesign USA: A Strategic Bridge Between Italy and Detroit
Design, engineering, and vehicle development serving OEMs and the U.S. academic network. BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Italdesign S.p.A. is distributing a series of executive video interviews featuring Italdesign S.p.A CEO Antonio Casu, Head of Design Joaquin Garcia, and Chief Technology officer Davide Casini, and Italdesign USA CEO Fabrizio Mina who leads Italdesign’s… Continue reading Italdesign USA: A Strategic Bridge Between Italy and Detroit
Ford to recall over 272,000 US vehicles due to loss of park function
The park module software will be updated over-the-air or by a dealer free of charge, NHTSA added. Ford is recalling 272,645 vehicles in the US due to a loss of park function, causing the vehicle to roll away and increasing the risk of a crash, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday.… Continue reading Ford to recall over 272,000 US vehicles due to loss of park function
Walker Media Group Launches With Offices in Nashville, Los Angeles, New York and Dallas; Announces $500 Million in Credit Facilities and Plans to Invest $360 Million in Local Television Station Acquisitions by Fall 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Walker Media Group (WMG) today announced its official launch as a privately held media holding company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, with operating offices in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas. WMG is launching with an ownership-first structure designed to acquire, operate and scale media assets across broadcast television, cable,… Continue reading Walker Media Group Launches With Offices in Nashville, Los Angeles, New York and Dallas; Announces $500 Million in Credit Facilities and Plans to Invest $360 Million in Local Television Station Acquisitions by Fall 2026
Europe’s auto industry future may be electric even after EU climbdown
Brussels‘ proposal to abandon a 2035 deadline for a total shift to fully electric driving allows Europe’s legacy carmakers more time to sell hybrids, but for the longer term, EVs are still the future, analysts and experts said. On Tuesday, the European Commission published plans to abandon an effective 2035 ban on combustion engine cars,… Continue reading Europe’s auto industry future may be electric even after EU climbdown
Clean Technica: Did Trump & Musk Open Up A Huge, Important Lane For Rivian?004297
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. While discussing the big Ford EV news of the week with Larry and Steve yesterday, something came to the forefront of my mind regarding Rivian. Rivian has done a great job developing excellent, compelling, high-quality electric vehicles. However, it has been a bit slow compared… Continue reading Clean Technica: Did Trump & Musk Open Up A Huge, Important Lane For Rivian?004297
Ford is starting a battery storage business to power data centers and the grid
Image Credits:Ford Amid Ford’s shift away from making large electric vehicles, the automaker is adding a new product line to find a home for its batteries. Ford said Monday that instead of scuttling plans to build the batteries for those vehicles, it will pivot that capacity into a new battery storage business. Those storage systems, which will use cheaper lithium iron… Continue reading Ford is starting a battery storage business to power data centers and the grid