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MotorWeek Changes Gears Through YouTube 4.01.2020
MotorWeek is alive and well on YouTube! Even though the coronavirus crisis has prompted us to stop producing new episodes for the first time in 39 years, there is just no stopping our staff from keeping the pedal down. So, beginning immediately, we invite you to go to our YouTube channel for the latest roadtests and features including updated MotorNews segments.… Read More
FCA Expands Coronavirus-related Relief Efforts 3.31.2020
FCA is expanding its program of measures to support coronavirus relief efforts, focused on two principal areas: charities providing food services to children and support for a range of technical, logistical and manufacturing programs, such as face mask production. Following the first actions taken to start face mask production, the company is now investing… Read More
Detroit’s 2020 Auto Show Canceled 3.30.2020
Detroit's 2020 North American International Auto Show scheduled for June has been canceled. Organizers made the decision over the weekend as the TCF convention center (formerly Cobo Hall) is being turned into a field hospital to help combat the coronavirus. Organizers hope to go ahead with the next Detroit auto show in June of 2021. The NAIAS is one of the most… Read More
Digital World Premiere of All-New 2021 Genesis G80 Sedan 3.30.2020
Last night, halfway around the world in South Korea, Hyundai’s Genesis brand took the virtual covers off their newest attempt to keep sedans relevant, a new mid-size G80. It is the third generation of the brand’s executive sedan. While renderings have been around for months, official photos now confirm that along with the bold crest grille already seen on the… Read More
Audi Revs Up Teleworking With Virtual Backgrounds 3.30.2020
With the term "teleworking" now firmly entrenched in our daily lexicon, Audi now has a way for car enthusiasts to rev up those boring video conferences, thanks to a just-released series of virtual backgrounds. Users can now enjoy the thrill of the road while working form home by using images of their favorite Audi products as background for virtual conference… Read More
2021 Honda Insight Mixes More Tech with Economy 3.27.2020
Only a short time ago MotorWeek bid farewell to our long term Honda Insight hybrid sedan. Over a year we really learned to love the long distance agility and 50 mpg plus fuel economy of this modern generation hybrid. The fact that is was not an SUV was a plus for our driver enjoyment crazy staff. Now, Honda is adding some technology updates to the 2021 Insight… Read More
Ford Repurposing F-150 Seat Fans to Make Medical Respirators and Ventilators 3.26.2020
GM, Ford and Tesla have all announced initiatives to help produce ventilators for coronavirus patients as well as respirators for medical workers, all of which are in short supply these days. Ford, in cooperation with the UAW, will assemble more than 100,000 critically needed plastic face shields per week at a Ford manufacturing site to help medical… Read More
Volkswagen e-BULLI Concept Blends Classic Style and Modern EV Power 3.25.2020
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, in partnership with German EV conversion company eClassics, has released the concept for a soon-to-be-available all-electric classic VW bus. The e-BULLI concept is based on a restored and modified 1966 T1 Samba Bus, which prior to its conversion spent half a century on the roads of California. The 43-hp four-cylinder boxer… Read More
Petersen Museum Streaming Free Vault Tours 3.24.2020
The world renown Petersen Automotive Museum is not letting the coronavirus disrupt the desires of enthusiasts who would normally visit their collection. While physically close, beginning Wednesday, the museum will live stream their collections. While the tours will be free, a donation is suggested to help support the museum and the staff that are working on the… Read More
Automakers to Lend Expertise for Ventilator Production 3.24.2020
Ford, General Motors, and Tesla are all talking with the Federal Government about trying to increase the availability of badly needed ventilators to combat the Coronavirus. However, this does not mean trying to re-engineer an idle auto assembly plant for such a task. That would take many months at the least. Rather the automakers want to assist other companies… Read More