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Ferrari Going All-Electric in 2025….Maybe! 12.12.2019
According to Reuters and Fox News, hyper rich electric car fans will have to wait a little while longer for a full-battery powered Ferrari. This week company CEO Louis Camilleri told reporters, at Ferrari’s Maranello factory, that his sense it that it will be at least 2025 before a car worthy of Ferrari's name goes pure EV. This word comes as Ferrari prepares… Read More
Chevrolet Unveils All-New 2021 Tahoe and Suburban 12.11.2019
MotorWeek is in Detroit for the reveal of the all-new 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe (left above) and Suburban (right above). Both SUV’s have new and more refined interior and exterior designs. From the outside, GM says everything is new except the windshield. Inside, the steering wheel is all that carries over from the previous generation.2020 will mark the 85th year… Read More
Stop the Presses: Automobile and Lowrider Magazines Among 19 Titles Going All-Digital 12.10.2019
TEN Publishing has announced they will no longer offer print copies of nineteen automotive magazine titles, effective at the end of 2019. The titles affected are Automobile, 4-Wheel & Off-Road, Car Craft, Chevy High Performance, Classic Trucks, Diesel Power, Hot Rod Deluxe, Jp, Lowrider, Mopar Muscle, Muscle Car Review, Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, Mustang… Read More
Aston Martin Opens New Manufacturing Plant in St Athan, Wales 12.09.2019
Aston Martin has just opened a new manufacturing facility, housed in three converted airplane hangars on the site of a former RAF base in St Athan, Wales. While the Gaydon factory, located near Birmingham, England continues to be the home of the company’s sports car production, St Athan will produce Aston Martin’s first SUV, the DBX. The search for qualified… Read More
Untangling Traffic 12.06.2019
If you spend any time driving in a city you’re familiar with traffic jams. Volkswagen is working on a way around that… literally. They’re using quantum computing to help chart routes through traffic. This is different from the navigation in your vehicle. What you have at your fingertips provides an individual vehicle with the shortest way to your destination… Read More
GM EV Plans 12.05.2019
There’s more evidence electric vehicles will be taking up more space on the road. General Motors has announced a joint venture with Korean chemical company LG Chem, to build a new battery plant. It will be located in the Lordstown area of Northeast Ohio. GM says mass-producing battery cells for future battery-electric vehicles will generate more than 1,100 new… Read More
November Sales Figures Show Continued Growth for SUVs and Some Sedan Surprises 12.04.2019
Most auto manufacturers have released their November sales figures, always an interesting snapshot of the industry as a whole: Audi enjoyed its best November sales ever, while Subaru and Porsche showed continued growth in trucks and utility vehicles, while sedan sales, offically declared dead by some, actually had a few strong showings: BMW reported an overall… Read More
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Jaguar Teams Up with Hot Wheels for Unique Reveal of New F-TYPE 12.03.2019
The new Jaguar F-TYPE has completed its journey from sketchpad to showroom with a unique tour – in Hot Wheels® model form – of the Jaguar Design Studio. The 1:64 scale sports car model, complete with perfectly recreated black and white camouflage wrap, navigated 25 loop-the-loops, three gravity-defying jumps and 44 corners along the 232-metre long Hot Wheels… Read More
2021 Jaguar F-TYPE 12.02.2019
One of the most iconic cars ever made is evolving… in subtle and powerful ways. This is our first look at the new 2021 Jaguar F-TYPE. This British sports car has always been a looker. Designers tweaked those classic good looks with a new hood, slightly larger grille, unique front bumpers, and slim LED headlights. Pick your power. The range of engines includes… Read More
Polestar Models Begin Production in China 12.02.2019
Polestar, Volvo's electric performance sub-brand, has begun producing customer models of the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid coupe at its Chengdu facility, and has ramped up pre-production tooling trial prototypes for the all-electric Polestar 2 sedan at a factory in Luqiao, China. In line with the brand’s digital-first retail model, orders for Polestar 1 and… Read More