Shortly after PSA bought Opel and Vauxhall, it managed to give these companies something GM didn’t achieve with them for years: profitability. With Stellantis, the idea is still to make the most of each brand’s resources and deliver sta...
Tesla is facing at least ten lawsuits for racism right now with the latest one. The San Francisco Chronicle said that more than a dozen former and current employees are suing the company for that reason, sexual harassment, and putting African Ameri...
Volvo seized the opportunity presented by a new business development to show the Embla once again. The XC90 successor appears multiple times in an image the Swedish carmaker disclosed to announce that it will build its third European plant. After T...
In November 2021, Drako Motors teased its second vehicle with images that suggested it would be an improved GTE. The part about improvements may fit well with the higher power this vehicle will present: 2,000 hp instead of the 1,200 hp that the GTE...
The original BMW i3 was an innovative little car. It had a carbon fiber body designed to protect its occupants and an aluminum chassis that was supposed to make it lighter. It was the first electric car with a range extender to reach a broader publ...
Green NCAP is still perfecting its evaluation method. After granting all the electric cars it tested five starts, with ten points in energy efficiency, it started sorting out the most and the least efficient EVs, as it should. That apparently prove...
VinFast will have a factory in North Carolina pumping out electric vehicles by 2024. Apart from the VF 8 and VF 9, the company is studying other options, and it does not discard electric pickup trucks, as Craig Westbrook said at an Automotive Press...
At first, BMW said the electric version of the current BMW 3 Series would be made exclusively in China. That obviously does not include its second generation. The next i3 – yes, that’s what it is called – will also hit the America...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stayed without an administrator from January 2017 – when Donald Trump was inaugurated president of the U.S. – until June 3, 2022. That was when Steven Cliff was confirmed for th...
The American market had unibody pickup trucks before the Ford Maverick, but it was its success that made more manufacturers pay more attention to that segment. While we still do not know if the Chevrolet Montana will be sold in the U.S., GM is prom...
One of Tesla’s most significant competitive advantages is the Supercharging network. Thanks to it, the company showed electric cars could try to challenge combustion-engined vehicles on long journeys. However, it seems Tesla is not taking pro...
Second-class life is an expression I coined when two events combined: Global NCAP crash tests and vehicles sold both in developed and developing countries. They allowed journalists to compare how the same model could offer diverse protection levels...
The Cadillac Lyriq finally hit the road with automotive journalists, and its reviews are very, very positive. Perhaps the best example comes from Tom Voelk, who owns a Cadillac ELR and was quite disappointed with how GM was treating the brand until...
When Dieselgate and similar scandals seem long gone, the past repeats itself with some new characters. This time, it is the German government that is raiding Hyundai and Kia offices after evidence of devices that cheat diesel emissions. At least on...
MG does not want to start a fire with Disney by naming its electric hatchback the Mulan. The brand just disclosed it will call it the MG4 Electric in Europe. With most of the technical specifications we were missing in hand, MG also reinforced this...
People love round numbers because they are easier to remember. NIO almost got them to celebrate the four years of its battery-swapping service. On June 28, 2018, the Chinese carmaker opened its first Power Swap station in Shenzhen, the same day it ...
After Owen Diaz rejected the damages he would receive after winning his lawsuit against Tesla for racism, a new trial was certain. This is why the latest decision from federal judge William Orrick is no surprise. On July 12, he determined that the ...
Making EVs is far from being as straightforward as combustion-engined cars. In fact, even traditional vehicles are showing that any lack of components can harm production. When it comes to electric cars, they need new batteries, and they are not as...
The Honda Accord only got to be the best-selling passenger vehicle in the U.S. in 2001. Despite that, it is consistently among the best sellers on the American market, which makes each and every new generation something of crucial importance to the...
After Volkswagen presented the ID.Vizzion, in 2018, rumor had it that the production version would be called Aero B. The new ID. Aero concept shows that the idea may have changed a little bit, even if the new EV still shows how crucial aerodynamics...