By Simon Alvarez Posted on January 24, 2021 Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta may be improving at a rapid pace since its first iteration was released back in October, but Waymo CEO John Krafcik seems to be under the impression that there is a ceiling for the electric car maker’s current autonomous driving efforts. In an
TOKYO — Carlos Ghosn was afraid of being fired as CEO of Renault if the world knew how much salary he was really making, according to testimony in the Japanese trial against one of his former deputies, American human resources executive Greg Kelly. A key witness this month turned up the heat on Kelly, who
The eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette. It’s a mid-engined masterpiece that is so far pretty great in both base and Z51 flavors. And it will have even more variants in the future. That much is almost certain. What exactly these variants are, however, remains an open question until Chevy makes it official. That said, intel that we’ve
Way back in 2015, Congress passed the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act (LVMVMA). It required the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) to come up with guidelines to allow certain small vehicle manufacturers (those that sell less than 5,000 vehicles globally per year) a path toward producing turn-key replicas, instead of kit cars, in a
TOKYO — Toyota is putting a small electric vehicle on the roads of Japan with an innovative design for handling the country’s narrow, winding streets and urban commuting needs. The C+Pod, launched Dec. 25, measures just 8 feet, 2 inches long and 4 feet, 3 inches wide, delivering an ultratight turning radius of 12 feet,
PARIS — Renault’s future full-electric small cars will use a modified version of the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s CMF-B platform, including the reborn Renault 5 and a new model to come from high-performance brand Alpine, CEO Luca de Meo said. The news about the architecture – which Renault calls CMF-B EV — answers one question about the group’s
Electric vehicle owners will consider purchasing another EV in the future based on their ownership satisfaction, according to J.D. Power’s first Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study, released Thursday. The study found that the likelihood of EV owners purchasing the same brand lessens as satisfaction declines. Owners with satisfaction scores from 600 to 750 points are
The 2021 Mazda CX-3 is a small but well-equipped crossover available in only base Sport trim. What kind of vehicle is the 2021 Mazda CX-3? What does it compare to? The Mazda CX-3 small crossover SUV is more like a subcompact hatchback. Smaller than the Mazda CX-30, it competes with the Chevy Trax, Hyundai Venue,
BMW has created a handful of pickups over the years, but this two-tone monstrosity certainly isn’t one of them. Based on the second-generation Dodge Dakota, this BMW-ified pickup isn’t going to win any beauty contests thanks to its jarring green and silver paint job. However, that isn’t what makes this truck interesting as a twin
Firefighters thought they had extinguished the post-crash blaze. Then they heard popping sounds. On the scene of a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model X in Mountain View, Calif., in March 2018, the fire department contemplated the energy hazards that lay in the wrecked electric vehicle before them. When further complications and potential dangers surfaced,
Alibaba is one of the best places around to find the coolest and sometimes weirdest electric vehicles in the world. As part of a new series known as Awesomely weird Alibaba electric vehicle of the week, we’re taking a look at some of our favorites. This week’s feature is a small-yet-mighty electric pickup truck designed
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government said Friday it has approved a request by 12 automotive companies for additional time to meet new regional content requirements under the North American trade agreement that came into force in July. The economy ministry said in a statement that under the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, companies could request a so-called alternative
Eilis works for Electroheads, and she recently said that Tesla’s model to avoid traditional advertising might have its days counted. It is not unlikely that she watched her YouTube channel co-worker’s video to get to this conclusion. When Jack mentioned the exciting EVs that 2021 would bring, he almost fulfilled a promise he had made
DETROIT — Ally Financial Inc. reported Friday an 82 percent jump in fourth-quarter net income driven by fewer reserves for credit losses and $1 billion growth in auto originations. Ally, one of the largest U.S. auto lenders, reported net income of $687 million. Fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.60 were the highest in company
Last year we brought you news of what happened when TOM’S Racing got its hands on the already pretty much perfect, Japanese-market Toyota Century sedan. We weren’t fans of TOM’S mods, which made the typically understated, dignified totem to Japanese automotive fastidiousness look like a raggedy 2006 Chrysler 300. However, while time heals some wounds,
Top Gear America host Rob Corddry may be best known for his comedy and acting, but his car enthusiasm runs far beyond driving the latest exotics on the HBO hit show Ballers. “In my experiences with cars at a young age,” Corddry said, “I made a choice to not get all bogged down in the
Fun fact: Buick only sells SUVs in America, having shed the car half of its lineup in recent years. That makes the next-generation 2021 Buick Envision SUV critical to the brand, which has struggled to grow in North America and owes its current existence largely to the Chinese auto market, the world’s largest, where it
Executives at Buick gave the world its first peek at the updated-for-2022 Enclave three-row SUV, a surprise look that was snuck into a briefing focused on the launch of the smaller 2021 Buick Envision. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the refreshed 2022 Buick Enclave seven-passenger SUV appears to adopt many of the cues baked into the newest compact
Ford’s adding to its pickup truck portfolio with the upcoming 2022 Maverick. Positioned below the midsize Ranger in the Blue Oval’s truck hierarchy, the Maverick is due to ride on the unibody bones that underpin the Escape and Bronco Sport SUVs. While the Maverick will serve as Ford’s smallest pickup option, it’ll still likely sit on
Update: This post, which was originally published on December 5, 2019, has been updated to reflect the latest release date for “No Time to Die”. The film is now due to hit theaters on October 8, 2021. James Bond is the quintessential spy. The orphan turned assassin likes to work alone, but frequently shares the
Since 1984, the BMW M5 has been rightfully regarded as one of the finest performance sedans on sale and Magnus Walker recently had the opportunity to drive a particularly nice example. The latest-generation M5 is an absolute beast thanks to its 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine. However, it is not the current car that is the
Automotive production is expected to rebound in 2021, but the 2020 pandemic year has left deep “scars” on European partsmakers, industry group CLEPA said. The economic disruption from coronavirus was a factor in the loss of 50,000 total jobs from Tier 1 suppliers, a continuing shortage of semiconductors and cuts in R&D spending, group president
The Washington Auto Show is postponing the spring event because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, show organizers said Thursday. The event was set to run March 26 through April 4 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation’s capital. Show organizers in August moved the 2021 show from its original dates — Jan.
What kind of vehicle is the 2021 Mini Countryman? What does it compare to? The 2021 Mini Countryman small crossover SUV is the largest Mini offering for the U.S. It competes with its parent company’s BMW X1 and X2, as well as the Audi Q3 and Volvo XC40. Is the 2021 Mini Countryman a good
YouTube channel DailyDrivenExotics (DDE) has done it again with another headline-grabbing car accident, this time in a Mercedes G-Class. In a video featuring a series of off- and on-road shenanigans, the bunch managed to crash the G-Wagen straight through a fence, nearly rolling it over. The video begins with DDE going through their showroom, which
One thing Steve Rowley said he noticed when he joined the auto industry last summer after more than three decades in telecommunications was how similar the two industries are. New technology is creating innovation, he said. The industry is competitive. And it’s in growth mode. Rowley, 55, will draw on skill sets developed in the
By Maria Merano Posted on January 22, 2021 When Tesla was preparing to enter the electric vehicle segment with a wholly-owned factory in China, former Industry Minister Miao Wei stated that the American EV maker’s presence would result in a “Catfish Effect” on the country’s electric car industry. Just over a year since Gigafactory Shanghai
EVgo Services LLC, a charging network for electric vehicles that’s entirely powered by renewable energy, is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I Acquisition Corp., according to people with knowledge of the matter. A transaction is set to value the combined entity at more than $2
Vehicle listings company CarGurus promoted CFO Jason Trevisan to CEO as founder and former CEO Langley Steinert steps back from the top role to focus on product and strategy. Steinert, 57, will stay on at the company as CarGurus’ executive chairman, the Cambridge, Mass., company said Thursday, but will no longer lead its day-to-day operations.