Highlights from the NY Auto Show
Design, technological innovation, energy efficiency, power and performance were just some of the features of the new cars and trucks unveiled by the world's automakers at the 2018 New York … Read More
Category: Automotive
Are Tesla quality and production issues due to robots? (Update)
Tesla prides itself in putting Americans out of a job with its expensive Kuba robots, and now it is biting them in the posterior UPDATE This rumor from last November … Read More
Tesla to go bankrupt soon
Will Tesla investors soon be wiped out? Unless Elon Musk “pulls a rabbit out of his hat," Tesla will be bankrupt within four months, says John Thompson of Vilas Capital … Read More
BMW Group and Daimler AG agree to combine mobility services
DriveNow car sharing The BMW Group and Daimler AG are joining forces to offer customers a single source for sustainable urban mobility services. The two companies today signed an agreement … Read More
Mark Webber and the Porsche 911 GT2 RS at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS, the fastest and most powerful 911 with approval for use on the road, had its Australian debut this week. Watch how Mark Webber was on-hand … Read More
Waymo orders 20,000 Jaguar i-Paces
Waymo will buy 20,000 all-electric Jaguar i-Pace vehicles and outfit them with their autonomous technology for a fleet of driverless ride-hailing cars As Uber Technologies Inc. reels from a fatal … Read More
BMW Sued Over Emissions Cheating In U.S.
If you are stupid enough to sell diesel vehicles you deserve to be fined heavily. A class-action lawsuit was filed today in New Jersey by law firm Hagens Berman, stating … Read More
Uber gives up autonomous vehicle testing rights in Calif.
Uber will not renew its permit to test autonomous vehicles on California public roads when it expires Saturday. And the company will have some explaining to do if it wants … Read More
Arizona grounds Uber tests
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday ordered Uber Technologies Inc. to suspend testing autonomous vehicles on public roadways in the state, a rebuke by a former supporter that takes the … Read More
We drive the Lexus LC500h
The Lexus LC500h really stands out in a crowd In a world of generic cars that look alike, the Lexus LC500h stands out. It looks like nothing else available today … Read More
No Freebies For Porsche EV Customers
99.99% of the time Porsche owners will charge their car at home at night. The few times they go on a long road trip a year they will pay to … Read More
Ford to deep-six the Lincoln Continental
2018 Lincoln Continental It’s not something a Lincoln aficionado, or even anyone with a general appreciation for history, wants to hear, but sources with knowledge of Ford Motor Company’s product … Read More
Chevrolet Is J.D. Power’s Most Awarded Brand
Today Chevrolet was named J.D. Power’s most awarded brand of 2017 at the J.D. Power Automotive Summit ahead of the National Association of Auto Dealers Convention. Six different Chevrolet cars, … Read More
Self-driving car’s fatality accident raises inevitable legal question (Update)
Autonomous car manufacturers won't be deterred UPDATE Not so Fast As long as robot cars roam public streets and highways, they will occasionally kill people. That's an ugly truth that … Read More
BMW Facilities Raided By German Prosecutors looking for Dirty Diesel
You sell diesels and you pay the price BMW premises in both Germany as well as Austria were searched by German prosecutors, trying to find evidence of defeat devices that … Read More
Mercedes-AMG GT R new pace car
Mercedes AMG GT R Mercedes-AMG will use the most powerful Official FIA F1 Safety Car of all time in the 2018 Formula 1 season: the 430 kW (585 hp) AMG … Read More
Uber pulls all self-driving cars off road
We have said it once and we will say it again, computers still cannot mimic the analysis the human brain goes thru to decide what action to take when the … Read More
Toyota Drops Diesels
Toyota is dropping diesels but Mercedes is still willing to kill humans with its dirty diesels The diesel’s fall from grace in Europe, where it has long been a mainstay … Read More
Ford’s half-hearted move to electrification
Ford CEO Jim Hackett still doesn't get it. Hybrids but no full EV, leaving Ford way behind by 2022 Ford unveiled its plans for the future at a press conference … Read More
GM takes next step in self-driving cars
Chevy Cruise – no wheel and no pedals After more than a year of building test vehicles for development of its self-driving technology, General Motors today announced it will build … Read More
Ford Issues Recall for Steering Wheels That Could Suddenly Detach
Ford backup steering wheel Ford has issued a safety compliance recall for select Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles for potentially loose steering wheel bolts that over time could lead … Read More
Volkswagen Vows to Overtake Tesla
Musk should be worried BERLIN – Volkswagen has pulled into Tesla Inc.’s rearview mirror and vowed to overtake the electric-car pioneer with an extensive rollout of battery and hybrid models … Read More
VW Secures $25 Billion Battery Supplies for Electric-Car Surge
VW Vizzion Volkswagen AG secured 20 billion euros ($25 billion) in battery supplies to underpin an aggressive push into electric cars in the coming years, ramping up pressure on Tesla … Read More
Customers won’t buy a Butt Ugly car (Update)
UPDATE A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, If you think they ruined the Accord, you should see the Honda Clarity Plug-in hybrid. My 10-year could design a better looking car. Whoever … Read More