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Much is made of vehicle parts that will be lost in the transition to EVs. But even many of the components that remain could be in for big changes. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/T53ILQv via IFTTT

Mitsubishi Motors North America will allow most of its 300 U.S. employees to work from home indefinitely. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/ciVHPXf via IFTTT

BMW partners with software company Blitzz to provide video chat-enabled roadside assistance. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/aYDnPJj via IFTTT

The possibility that Russia could halt the flow of gas into Germany as a tactic in its war with Ukraine has made automakers and suppliers hyper-aware of their operating vulnerability. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/bMxw2Iu via IFTTT

Phil Long Dealerships in May 2021 opened the Phil Long EV Outlet in Colorado Springs, Colo., a used-vehicle store that sells only hybrid and electric vehicles. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/5mRedo9 via IFTTT

The online used-car retailer struggled this week to raise $3.3 billion in the corporate debt market, having to revamp a junk-bond offering. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/X8d6Jca via IFTTT

Elon Musk sold about $4 billion worth of Tesla just days after reaching a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter Inc. He has now disposed of more than $20 billion worth of the stock. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/gf68uEh via IFTTT

The return of Acura's iconic Integra comes with a price to compete with German rivals — with two years of pre-paid scheduled maintenance thrown in to boot. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/CT3Sxqp via IFTTT

The return of Acura's iconic Integra comes with a price to compete with German rivals — with two years of pre-paid scheduled maintenance thrown in to boot. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/yTRSFgx via IFTTT

The supplier will buy Varroc's European and North American lighting units, and create a separate lighting business unit to complement its exterior parts business. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/AqLDoci via IFTTT

The supplier will buy Varroc's European and North American lighting units, and create a separate lighting business unit to complement its exterior parts business. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/yLAkhBV via IFTTT

Merhi is replacing Japanese racing legend Satoshi Motoyama alongside Yoshiaki Katayama for the remainder of the 2022 season, a change LeMans belatedly admitted was necessary due to a budget shortfall after news of the move initially broke by way of an entry list reveal. It marks the start of a new challenge for the Spanish driver, who has had a fairly nomadic career since his one and only F1 ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZOnKb5g via IFTTT

Red Bull’s F1 fightback was always likely to come sooner rather than later, but it was unfortunate for Ferrari and its fans that the blue team’s first 1-2 for six years should arrive on Italian soil last weekend. As Matt Kew shows in our GP analysis, Red Bull had a small but significant edge at Imola, and a few Ferrari slips – most notably Leclerc’s first big mistake of the year – ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vhHu1nj via IFTTT

The German car manufacturer has been held back so far this season by porpoising, which has forced the team to run its W13 with a much higher ride height than it was originally designed for. Raising the platform is costing it a lot of downforce, but the outfit remains convinced that if it can switch off the porpoising then it can unlock a lot of pace by being able to run the car where it was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sAuFhzb via IFTTT

A yet-to-be-named driver was killed in Mount Roland yesterday on just the second day of running for the 2022 edition of famous tarmac rally. The death follows three fatalities from two separate crashes at last year's Targa Tasmania, which prompted an investigatory tribunal and a raft of recommendations and changes ahead of this event. Late last night organiser Targa Australia and governing ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CS3wgIV via IFTTT

F1 staged its first sprint race of the season at Imola last weekend after introducing the new format at three events in 2021. The sprint race takes place on a Saturday, running to one-third of the grand prix distance, and sets the grid for Sunday as well as offering points to the top eight finishers. Sprint races have divided opinion since their introduction among both fans and drivers ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/EtiDwhT via IFTTT

SSR Performance driver Olsen lapped the Portuguese circuit in 1m41.375s, usurping Abt Audi driver Ricardo Feller’s benchmark from Tuesday by just over two tenths of a second. It ended Audi’s unbeaten streak in pre-season testing, with the Ingolstadt-based manufacturer having also topped the opening two days of testing in Hockenheim earlier this month. Second-quickest on Wednesday was the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gYSpUHk via IFTTT

His deputy Eduardo Freitas has also tested positive, but the Portuguese was already committed to the World Endurance Championship event at Spa on the same weekend, so was not due to travel to Florida. After Australia, the USA is the second 2022 F1 host country that requires a negative COVID-19 test, taken within the previous 24 hours before entry to the country. It’s understood that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nhkziuN via IFTTT

Optional six-speed gearbox was developed specifically for the GR Supra, and will be paired with an inline-six, 3.0-liter, 382 hp engine. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/PXtFWm7 via IFTTT

The Nissan Z car, a 400-hp, twin-turbo symbol of the struggling Japanese automaker's revival, is the latest product launch to be derailed by global supply chain woes. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/ytsDfMq via IFTTT

With the DTM completing set-up work for TV production during the day, the on-track running didn’t begin until 5pm in the evening and continued well into the dark - with the chequered flag waved at 10pm. It was reigning ADAC GT Masters champion Feller who made the most of the conditions, lapping the Portuguese circuit in 1m41.573s to maintain Audi’s unbeaten run in pre-season testing so ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/N8rqwD1 via IFTTT

The Nissan Z car, a 400-hp, twin-turbo symbol of the struggling Japanese automaker's revival, is the latest product launch to be derailed by global supply chain woes. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/My4fiB2 via IFTTT

On an Imola weekend where Verstappen was the class of the field, Hamilton endured one of his most difficult weekends since he joined Mercedes as he qualified outside the top ten and came home 13th. That performance was in stark contrast to last year where Verstappen and Hamilton regularly battled for victories during a campaign where tensions erupted at times. Writing in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QKmkNw8 via IFTTT

Haigh, the first outright female champion in British GT history after triumphing with Optimum Motorsport, will line up alongside four-time series champion Adam aboard the second 2 Seas Mercedes-AMG GT3 at the Silverstone, Snetterton and Brands Hatch rounds in a part-season entry. It marks the end of a competition hiatus that stretches back to the end of 2019, when Haigh drove a Spirit of Race ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/flkuPr5 via IFTTT

Ducati was expected to hit the ground running in 2022 with its new challenger having gone into the winter with the best bike on the grid.   But the changes to the Desmosedici have required a much longer adaptation period for its riders in the opening races, with its new engine leading to problems putting power down under acceleration. The leading Ducati so far in 2022 is that of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/n2It7sh via IFTTT

The 2009 Formula 1 world champion will follow in the footsteps of his father John when he switches codes to rallycross this year, joining fellow Briton Oliver Bennett in racing under the Xite Energy banner. The Nitro RX series, whose X-Games star founder Travis Pastrana beat ex-F1 racer Scott Speed to the 2021 title, will expand significantly for its second season with a separate class for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7Auk9pG via IFTTT

Supercars will debut its next-generation hardware next season, with a pair of prototypes – one Chevrolet Camaro and one Ford Mustang – well into their testing programme. That programme is being run as a joint venture between Supercars itself and the two homologation teams, Dick Johnson Racing (Ford) and Triple Eight (Chevrolet). While drivers from most teams have now cycled through the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/35BxGMD via IFTTT

The Milton Keynes-based team has found its chances against Ferrari in the early part of the season compromised by its car being well over the minimum weight limit – with some suggestions being that it was as much as 10kg too heavy. The extra weight has not only had a direct impact on lap time – with 10kg equating to around 0.3 seconds per lap – but has also had consequences for tyre ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RQ61xOH via IFTTT

McLaren endured a miserable start to the 2022 campaign as neither Norris nor team-mate Daniel Ricciardo scored any points, finishing 14th and 15th. Norris said after the race the team was “a long way off” and he was “expecting pain”. But Norris bounced back by finishing seventh in Saudi Arabia before both drivers scored points in Australia, giving the team confidence that Bahrain was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Zq0G2gV via IFTTT

The EV maker is defying industry trends with record sales despite supply chain issues, and it is now turning to a longtime passion of CEO Elon Musk: automated driving. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/DeMUZ3G via IFTTT

Carvana-ADESA deal has automakers rethinking auction plans Carvana's pending acquisition of ADESA U.S. has prompted some automakers and dealers to rethink or sever their relationship with the No. 2 U.S. auction house. Carvana's pending acquisition of ADESA U.S. has prompted some automakers and dealers to rethink or sever their relationship with the No. 2 U.S. auction house. Carvana's pending acquisition of ADESA U.S. has prompted some automakers and dealers to rethink or sever their relationship with the No. 2 U.S. auction house to avoid doing business with the used-vehicle retailer that's become a fast-rising competitor. Carvana CEO Ernie Garcia last week acknowledged that a "small handful of both buyers and sellers" have opted — at least in the short term — to not do business with ADESA in light of the deal . Lithia CEO Bryan DeBoer, during last week's first-quarter earnings call, said he believes seven manufacturers recently have pulled vehicles

Entering the EV era will require Lexus to not only engineer all-electric cars but reengineer the production process that builds them. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/MuL1vrk via IFTTT

Ford's luxury arm is looking to differentiate itself as it enters the EV era later than many of its rivals. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/CQSM3wq via IFTTT

The Italian brand wants consumers to have a hands-on experience with its first electrified entry ahead of the Tonale's U.S. release in early 2023. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/BPVoHej via IFTTT

Another 87,500 vehicles were removed from automakers’ production schedules as the total number of vehicles cut because of the microchip crisis this year topped 1.5 million. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/K0X1vuH via IFTTT

The shifting reliance on used vehicle sales in 2021 was seen up and down the Automotive News annual list. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/fxj7asA via IFTTT

As new-vehicle inventory levels plunged last year, car dealers diversified how they source used vehicles and worked to improve salesperson productivity. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Ze1UJjA via IFTTT

EV production should account for about 40 to 50 percent of Honda's total output in North America in 2030, or around 800,000 battery-electric vehicles. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/kxJmlpv via IFTTT

Selling part of its 43 percent stake in Nissan could raise billions and ease long-standing tensions between the alliance partners. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/OhZLFg7 via IFTTT

Ferrari will recall cars imported between including 458 Italia, Speciale and Spider models, China's State Administration for Market Regulation said. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/7fOWqFm via IFTTT

The rollout makes good on a promise to resurrect the blade-twirling powerplant after retiring the technology with the discontinued RX-8 in 2012. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/P8cC9m1 via IFTTT

Renault has been pushing ahead with plans to split its EV and combustion engine businesses as it seeks to catch up with rivals such as Tesla and VW Group. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/IPE2l6n via IFTTT

Ferrari will recall cars imported between including 458 Italia, Speciale and Spider models, China's State Administration for Market Regulation said. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/OsiwjQY via IFTTT

Musk’s filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday details $25.5 billion in debt financing from Morgan Stanley and other financial institutions. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/g4SnM9z via IFTTT

Honda just spent $124 million to construct an advanced wind tunnel in Ohio. It should speed up its product development. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/2L5zgwK via IFTTT

AutoNation Inc.'s first-quarter net income soared on more used-vehicle sales and revenue, higher gross profit per unit on new-vehicle sales and increased parts and service revenues. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Rf6vdVi via IFTTT

The affected vehicles are certain 2020-21 Ford F-150 pickups and Expedition SUVs; 2020-22 Super Duty F-350, F-450 and F-550 pickups; and 2020-21 Lincoln Navigator SUVs. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/gNcjP7r via IFTTT

Dan O'Dowd, CEO of Green Hills Software, said he's campaigning to "make computers safe for humanity" and ban Tesla's FSD, referring to the beta software as "the most unreliable safety-critical computer system." from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/Yj3sSoC via IFTTT

The supplier said its automotive group sector could end up in the red, having previously forecast a small profit for the division. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/72f3nLa via IFTTT

Elon Musk's EV company reported first-quarter net income of $3.32 billion compared with a profit of $438 million a year earlier. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/R8kZcEB via IFTTT

The recall covers certain 2022 Lexus LX 600, NX 350, NX 450h+ and Toyota RAV4 vehicles; 2021-22 Lexus LS 500 and Toyota Mirai, RAV4 Prime, Sienna and Venza vehicles; and the 2020-22 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/1cS80zL via IFTTT

Lithia Motors' net income soared 119 percent in the first quarter, aided by increased new-vehicle and used-vehicle sales and higher vehicle selling prices. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/HtlA2Q3 via IFTTT

Michael Leiters, who stepped down from Ferrari, is said to be a candidate for the top job at rival supercar maker McLaren. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/DFtXy65 via IFTTT

Lithia Motors' net income soared 119 percent in the first quarter, which was aided by increased new- and used-vehicle sales and higher vehicle selling prices. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/5NYxZI7 via IFTTT

2023 BMW 7 Series will arrive in U.S. in fourth quarter with more powerful V-8 engine, a loungelike interior and advanced driver-assist technology. Preorders for the i7, which starts at $120,295, have opened. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/HrhKFTa via IFTTT

Lexus' first BEV appears similar in size to the bZ4X, the Toyota brand's first EV designed from the ground up. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/KMOLybw via IFTTT

The LG-Magna joint venture will produce inverters, motors and on-board chargers for General Motors in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, employing about 400 people at a 260,000-square-foot factory. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/ds1xTpV via IFTTT

Toyota is preparing for what appears to be a new four-cylinder engine variant for traditional and hybridized powertrains. Plants in Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee are slated to get the capital outlays. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/aDwH04p via IFTTT

The U.S. unit of Australia's Syrah Resources will use the money to expand its facility in Vidalia, La. If finalized, this would represent the first loan from the agency’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program in more than decade. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/xPtFpi1 via IFTTT

296 GTS features automatic targa top that takes 14 seconds to deploy at speeds up to 28 mph. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/zg09kGZ via IFTTT

Tesla faced a number of a lawsuits over its treatment of Black employees -- including one that led to a $137 million jury verdict against the company -- before the agency lodged its own complaint. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/MA3XVFg via IFTTT

Production of the electric EQS SUV is scheduled to begin in June at Mercedes' Alabama factory. Prices will start at about 97,000 euros ($105,000) in Germany. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/v5brdq0 via IFTTT

The California startup is struggling to meet demand for its pickup, SUV and commercial vans for Amazon. But Rivian has the financial strength to survive and to thrive, its CEO tells Automotive News. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/BQCpFjo via IFTTT

F1 hosts its first sprint race of 2022 during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola following the format’s introduction at three rounds in the 2021 season at Silverstone, Monza and Interlagos. Following a review of sprint race, changes have been made covering a wide range of issues to help improve the format both for fans and teams as F1 continues to experiment with the new ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UHRLQhm via IFTTT

The California startup is struggling to meet demand for its pickup, SUV and commercial vans for Amazon. But Rivian has the financial strength to survive and to thrive, its CEO tells Automotive News. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/cBr60DP via IFTTT

The Australian – son of 1987 500cc world champion Wayne Gardner – beat Ajo KTM team-mate Raul Fernandez to an enthralling Moto2 crown last year and earned a promotion up to the premier class with the Austrian manufacturer. Placed at Tech3 on factory-backed machinery alongside Fernandez, both riders have struggled for form at the start of 2022. After four races, only Gardner has scored a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/f2Gh7PQ via IFTTT

Indeed, in Australia the car had a clear edge on the Red Bull RB18, after the two frontrunning machines proved to be evenly matched in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. One of the more intriguing aspects of Ferrari's season so far is that, in contrast to its main rivals, the team has done very little to the car since that first test, and there has been no package of upgrades. There are several ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/skiYDxL via IFTTT

Entering the final turn of the final of 250 laps, Briscoe made contact with Reddick as the pair were fighting over the lead sending both cars spinning out of control allowing Busch to pounce. Reddick was able to straighten out his #8 Chevrolet and continue but not before Busch – who was running far back in third – nipped him at the chequered flag by 0.330 seconds to steal the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/o7YGkOm via IFTTT

Volkswagen announced recently that Porsche and Audi are set to enter the series when the new engine formula is introduced in 2026, pending final confirmation of the rules. A new power unit budget cap is set to include an extra margin for new entrants as they develop engines over the next three years, in order to help encourage them to come in. Porsche and Audi are expected to run independent ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2XPY8fl via IFTTT

The DTM has witnessed a major surge in entries for its second campaign under GT3 regulations, with 29 cars from six manufacturers and 15 teams competing in the championship this year - an almost 50% increase on last year's 19-car grid. Among the influx of new and returning drivers are several well-known names in GT racing, including Maro Engel (Mercedes), Laurens Vanthoor (Porsche), Aston ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5S3odxc via IFTTT

With F1 getting close to its limit of 24 races, and new grands prix coming on board in Las Vegas and Qatar, there is increasing competition among the current venues to retain their places on the calendar. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has been clear that even classic circuits need to earn their spot and cannot rely on past glories to guarantee future grands prix. That talk has prompted ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ocMXJjv via IFTTT

Polesitters Oshima and Yamashita repeated their 2021 victory in the 82-lap contest at the former Pacific Grand Prix venue, despite a scare in the final stages when their #14 GR Supra suddenly slowed after a late Full Course Yellow period. What had been a 10-second advantage quickly disappeared in the four-lap dash to finish, giving two-time GT500 champion Naoki Yamamoto a whisker of opportunity ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MjuHFPK via IFTTT

Mercedes-Benz will source 70 percent of its energy needs for production through renewable energy by 2030 by rolling out solar and wind power projects at its plants and through power purchase agreements. from Section Page News - Automotive News https://ift.tt/RKkqDfh via IFTTT