Road rage devolves into all-out brawl yet again, this time in Southern California

An scuffle over a fender-bender in South Los Angeles turned ugly last weekend when the situation escalated from words to fists and finally to an impromptu demolition derby.
According to KNBC, Yaya Shabazz was on her way to visit her brother in LA when a woman in a silver SUV...

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GM could 'lose' $9,000 on every Chevy Bolt it sells

When automakers come out with big, important, cutting-edge vehicles, it’s not unusual for them to take a financial loss. When Chevrolet launched the first Volt, for example, Reuters reported the company lost vast sums on each vehicle it sold. And if a report from Bloomberg...

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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid scored 84 MPGe in government testing

The 2017 Chrysler Pacific, in non-hybrid form, was already at the top of the minivan heap in terms of EPA-rated fuel economy. Now the government agency has released its official test numbers for the Pacifica Hybrid, and they’re looking pretty good. The non-hybrid Pacifica...

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Rumor has it the new Grand Wagoneer has been cancelled, but we're not so sure

This just doesn’t seem to add up. Autoline Daily is reporting that plans for a new top Jeep, a reimagined Grand Wagoneer to sit above the Grand Cherokee, have been scrapped. The info comes from Auto Forecast Solutions, an industry analyst company.
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Audi's lunar rover is nearly ready for the moon

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The flight is scheduled for the end of 2017.
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Recharge Wrap-up: Comma.ai open-sources autonomous driving, London commits to zero-emissions double-decker buses

Comma.ai has open-sourced its autonomous driving system. After cancelling its commercial product last month after concerns from NHTSA, anyone can now build their own. Comma has posted the open source code base for what is now called “Openpilot.” “Currently it...

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Porsche campaign celebrates racing success

Porsche made many memories during the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2016.
In the latest new spot to top our weekly viral video charts, Porsche takes a look back at those memories from the grueling racing season.
In “History Repeated,” Porsche created a 2 minute, 44 second montage of th...

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Melinda Holman

Melinda Holman’s dealership group got a lot larger this year.
Holman Automotive Group Inc. in April acquired Kuni Automotive, forming one of the nation’s largest private dealership groups.
The combined company, projected to have annual revenue of $3 billion, would sell 33,000...

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Geohot open-sources his semi-autonomous car technology

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Got a self-driving project in the works?
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Jay Leno gives Caitlyn and Kendall Jenner a lesson in Corvette value

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The new Corvette Grand Sport is faster than the Jenners’ 1956 model, but it isn’t worth as much.
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McLaren 570S Track Pack removes 55 pounds just to add them back at 150 mph

Though the McLaren 570S is plenty sporty as-is, the British supercar builder decided there was room for improvement. That improvement comes by way of a new Track Pack option for the sports car. The meat of the upgrade are a gaggle of lighter parts to go along with a new rear...

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The time our long-term Honda HR-V didn't get into an accident

I was driving our long-term 2016 Honda HR-V to its final day at the Autoblog office when a Kia Sephia in front of me hit the curb and spun into traffic. The driver overcorrected and the car jumped back over the curb. I could practically feel the impact I was facing down as I...

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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle ready for HyFIVE in Europe

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This is Honda’s next step in zero-emissions driving.
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Toyota just might be serious about electric vehicles this time

Sure, the company recently announced a “virtual organization” dedicated to electric vehicles and a bigger push into EVs, but we’ve heard plenty of plug-in platitudes from Toyota over the years as it followed its hydrogen mission. The announcement of who will lead...

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Cadillac is returning to endurance racing with a new prototype in 2017

In two months, Cadillac will return to top-tier endurance racing with its all-new Daytona Prototype International racecar after 14 years away. The car, which adheres to IMSA’s new DPi regulations, looks as long, low, and Cadillac-like as anyone could have hoped. It’s...

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Honda prices retooled 2017 CR-V from $24,925

The fifth-generation CR-V will hit dealers on Dec. 21.



Honda’s redesigned 2017 CR-V will go on sale next month with a price tag remarkably similar to the outgoing model.
The fifth-generation CR-V will hit dealers on Dec. 21 with a starting price of $24,925 for the base LX m...

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Ford Focus Electric boosts range by 51%, albeit quietly

It looks like the only thing quieter than the electric motor of the Ford Focus EV is the Blue Oval’s approach to promoting the electric vehicle’s longer range. For the 2017 model year, Ford is upping the car’s single-charge range to 115 miles, courtesy of a...

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Lucid Motors will build its 400-mile EV in Arizona

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A baby ejected from a wreck was found alive in a nearby storm drain

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Baby no longer on board.
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Elaine Chao is said to be Trump's Transportation Secretary pick

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Chao was the first Asian-American woman to hold a Cabinet job.
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Audi's Quattro division is now Audi Sport, and it has 8 new models on the way

Audi announced today that its Quattro GmbH performance and technology division will officially be renamed Audi Sport GmbH. The name change is the first since the division’s introduction in 1983, and it should more clearly describe its function within the company and remove...

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More range, different face in store for new BMW i3 in 2017

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2018 Ford Fiesta reveals its new face

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Ford of Europe couldn’t wait, and dropped the first photo of the new hatchback on its Twitter page.
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A best-seller that's better than ever | 2017 Honda CR-V First Drive

Compact utility vehicles make up the largest single segment in the American automotive industry. And with good reason – crossovers today very nearly match up with sedans in refinement and driving manners while providing respectable fuel efficiency and lots of cargo capacity. P...

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SEC didn't like how Tesla was reporting its earnings

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Numbers don’t lie, but they still need to be honest.
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New European charging network will offer speeds up to 350 kW

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Junkyard Gem: 1988 Saab 900

Saab had a cult following in North America going back to the two-stroke Saab 96, but it wasn’t until the 900 made its debut for the 1978 model year that the marque started to be considered a mainstream – if still a bit odd – brand here. Based on the venerable 99 but seeming a...

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Honda files a patent for device to shut off automatic wipers in car wash

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You’ll be able to leave your wipers set to auto from now on.
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AutoNews Now: Diesel Cayennes to be fixed, sold as used

Porsche’s diesel Cayennes to be fixed, sold as used; Clash of the VW Group brands?; Consumer Reports: Tesla Model X ‘fast but flawed’; Fiat heir arrested; Peek at Ford Fiesta ST.



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Jerry Dias

When Unifor President Jerry Dias entered 2016 labor negotiations with the Detroit 3 in Canada, he faced an auto manufacturing sector on the verge of collapse.
The Canadian auto sector was reeling since the turn of the century, losing more than 40,000 auto jobs between 2001 and 2015. The...

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Recharge Wrap-up: Ontario's autonomous cars, Tesla updates stores for energy offerings

Autonomous vehicles are now testing on the roads of Ontario. While the Canadian province approved testing back in January, a pilot project from the University of Waterloo, Erwin Hymer Group, and Blackberry QNX will put three self-driving cars into operation. The program will test...

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2018 Ford Fiesta line adds crossover-esque Active trim, cylinder deactivation

After showing an image of the Fiesta ST-Line earlier today on Twitter, Ford of Europe has unveiled the rest of the subcompact line-up. Four trim levels were shown, and one of them takes the Fiesta where it has never gone before.
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Everything we know about the 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class

November 28, 2016: Australian automotive publication Motoring breaks the news that AMG has no plans to offer a high-performance version of the X-Class pickup truck. A representative from Mercedes-Benz also confirmed with us there were no plans for such a vehicle, though the...

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Watch Danish helo pilots land on a ship in rough seas, laugh in death's face

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Afraid of helicopters, rough seas, or ships? Don’t watch this video.
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Don't hold your breath for an AMG X-Class, it's only getting a Mercedes V6 and Nissan four-cylinders

For anyone hoping AMG would get its hands on the upcoming Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup truck, we have some bad news. Motoring spoke with Tobias Moers, the man in charge of AMG, and he said the performance division won’t be doing anything with it. He also said he was...

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Ferrari auctioning one-off LaFerrari for Italian earthquake relief

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White accents, an Italian tricolor, and a whole boatload of good karma.
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You'll want this Lego 1966 Ford GT40 and 2016 GT

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Minifig, checkered flag, and trophy included.
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Volvo will sell the world's largest bus in Brazil

Imagine a bus mixed with a train, but for the road. Okay, it’s not that weird Chinese car-stradling thing, but just an extremely large Volvo articulated bus. This is the new Gran Artic 300, a biarticulated chassis – a bendy bus with two bending elements – that can haul 300 pa...

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Buy this instead of a Wrangler | 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk Review

In our first encounter with the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk at Fiat Chrysler’s Chelsea Proving Grounds, we saluted the new model’s impressive on-road demeanor. In its off-road mode, however, we couldn’t ignore the pre-production throttle calibration – it w...

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GLM wants to win you over with the catchy names of it two new EVs, the ZZ and the G4

Well, for starters, we like the electric blue color as well as the vertical doors. GLM, an electric-vehicle startup, showed off prototypes of two of its models at an event in Hong Kong last week. Naturally, the company is looking to make a big splash across the East China...

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He was confused about Ford, so what else can the auto industry expect from President Trump?

The auto industry’s future under President Trump is a bit uncertain. With the election only just fading in our collective rear view mirror, we’ve already seen one major misunderstanding from Trump and his relationship with the auto industry. In the next four years,...

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GM details self-driving vehicle system in U.S. letter

General Motors now says Super Cruise self-driving technology will debut sometime in 2017.



WASHINGTON — General Motors’ semi-autonomous “Super Cruise” system will allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel for extended periods, but will...

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This terrifying kart crash is a reminder that brakes aren't overrated

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If you’re going karting, don’t do what this driver did.
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Obama Administration takes one last swing at promoting EVs

Less than two months prior to its conclusion, the Obama Administration is looking to make big data a little bigger when it comes to analyzing the cost-effectiveness of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. On Tuesday, the White House will host its first-ever “Electric...

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Cool off with Forza Horizon's 3's wintry Blizzard Mountain expansion

Turn 10 Studios has announced the first big expansion for Forza Horizon 3, and if you liked the Storm Island expansion from the open-world series’ second installment, you’ll probably love Blizzard Mountain. Hitting Xbox One consoles on December 13th, the expansion...

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Enraged hippo smashes up a truck in South African national park

(Warning: video contains strong language.)
A South African man found out just how dangerous hippos are last week when one rammed the truck he was driving through a national park.
According to The Mirror, Wikus Ceronie was returning home to South Africa after a stint working in...

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Recharge Wrap-up: 2017 RFS requirements set, Seattle's hybrid ambulances

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New RFS requirements aren’t going to please the oil industry. Seattle cuts emissions with XL Hybrids retrofits. BMW’s Chinese X1 PHEV uses GKN...

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Repo man pays off elderly couple's car just in time for Thanksgiving

Repo men get bad raps for a good reason; no one likes having their car taken away. At least one guy in the repossession game proved folks in his profession aren’t all bad when he helped an elderly couple hold on to their wheels right before Thanksgiving.
According to the...

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Porsche wants to sell 20,000 Mission E sedans a year

Porsche expects its all-electric Mission E sedan to be a huge hit. In an interview with German newspaper Automobilwoche, CEO Oliver Blume stated that the automaker hopes to sell 20,000 units every year. That’s a whole lot of electric cars.
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This Volkswagen Arteon sketch previews a premium future for the brand

Another piece of Volkswagen’s post-dieselgate comeback is falling into place with the Arteon sedan. Set to replace the VW CC and the ill-fated Phaeton, the Arteon will serve as a halo for the VW brand, sitting above the Passat in both pricing and equipment.
While the CC drew...

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Tesla software 8.1 is coming soon and will unlock Enhanced Autopilot with the new hardware

Many smartphone apps get updated on a regular schedule whether changes are needed or not. It’s gotten so bad that the developers don’t even tell you what’s in there any more, they just say the update contains “bug fixes.” Looks like Tesla likes this...

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Jay Leno launches line of vehicle-care products

Jay Leno: “When you fix something with your hands, it gives you a sense of accomplishment.” Photo credit: JOE WILSSENS



Jay Leno’s career as a car guy is expanding beyond his well-known vehicle collection and national TV show.
Jay Leno’s Garage — Advanced Veh...

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Anthony Foxx

As autonomous and connectivity technologies reshape how automakers think about personal mobility, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has ensured that regulators follow suit.
Federal guidelines for the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles, issued in September, create safety checks...

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Here's the new Toyota Supra and its FT-1-inspired tail

Thanks to new spy photos, we now have our best look yet at the eagerly awaited Toyota Supra successor. This time, we finally get a clear look at the shapes of the head- and taillights. The latter are clearly pulled right from the FT-1 concept, as they share the same slim wedge...

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A Mercedes-AMG GT C coupe is coming next year and a GT R roadster may follow

At the LA Auto Show, we got a chance to chat with Tobias Moers, the charismatic and animated boss of Mercedes-AMG. After proudly going over some of the finer mechanical details of his new creations, the E63 sedan and the AMG GT C roadster – both packing versions of the n...

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The new 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 shows off its mean mug

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We expect the ZR1 to be the most powerful production vehicle ever from Chevrolet.
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Inattentive driver leaves a Bugatti Chiron nose down in a ditch

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The crash didn’t result in anything more than a bruised ego.
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A weird end to a weird F1 season | 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix recap

The 2016 Formula 1 season ended with a bang that came from a direction no one expected. Lewis Hamilton put his Mercedes-AMG Petronas on pole position and then got away clean to start the race. Teammate Nico Rosberg did the next best thing, lining up in second and following right...

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The 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT roadster should start at around $120,000

Last week, Mercedes-Benz announced that it would be accepting orders in Europe for the the new Mercedes-AMG GT and GT C roadsters, as well as the wild GT R coupe. Along with that announcement came pricing for the new models. Because the pricing is only in Euros, and American...

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Porsche poised for another sales gain in '17

Porsche expects the redesigned Panamera, top, and re-engineered 911 to boost sales.



LOS ANGELES — Porsche can increase U.S. sales in 2017 despite the market’s overall sales decline so far this year for luxury vehicles, Porsche’s U.S. chief said.
“We...

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Douse dragster tires in gasoline, do a fiery burnout, win the Internet

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It’s time to kick the tires and light the fires. Or, just light the tires on fire.
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GM Company Store opens in world headquarters

Steve Stanford, GM’s trademark licensing manager of global sales and marketing support, said he expects the store to do well because of interest in GM-branded products. Photo credit: Stephanie Hernandez McGavin



DETROIT — The GM Company Store — the first...

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Jeep owner gets surprise from the junkyard

The replacement hood for this 2014 Jeep Wrangler was about 2 inches two long. But why? Photo credit: JLWRANGLERFORUMS.COM



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Nicro Rosberg wins the 2016 Formula 1 championship

Nico Rosberg only had to finish on the podium at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to clinch the 2016 Formula 1 championship. In the end, he ended up finishing the race in second, behind his teammate Lewis Hamilton. This is Rosberg’s first F1 title. His father, Keke Rosberg, won the...

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France may still ban diesel vehicle sales

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Japan's holdouts begin to embrace EVs

TOKYO — Japanese automakers that never seemed interested in electric vehicles before are suddenly very interested.
Mazda and Subaru — two of the industry’s smallest players — both now say they will launch EVs within five years, responding to regulatory pressure to...

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Junkyard Gem: 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle

The original air-cooled Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle was sold in the United States for the 1946 through 1979 model years, and their unmistakable profile was, through at least the late 1980s, everywhere. But these cars were based on 1930s technology, and by the 1970s they were...

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Thin mountain air, treacherous terrain test Toyota team's limits

SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES, Argentina. Elevation: 12,385 feet
Toyota’s fastidious obsession with detail comes charging to life at daybreak as the Five Continents Team undertakes the morning ritual of the daily drive.
First comes the mandatory vehicle inspection. No item is too prosaic to d...

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Carlos Tavares' next frontier

The man who could bring France’s largest automaker back to the U.S. after an absence of more than 25 years is a Portuguese executive with high-performance gasoline running in his veins.
PSA Group CEO Carlos Tavares, 58, is an avid racecar driver who on weekends alternates classic car...

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Maserati's electric Alfieri two-seater coming in 2020

Maserati recently said it would sell its first electric car by 2020, and now we know exactly what it will look like. The company told Just Auto that it would build an EV version of its Alfieri, a two-seat concept car that it first unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2014. The...

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Faraday Future delays EV production plant in Nevada

Construction on Faraday Future’s Nevada EV manufacturing plant has stopped, putting projected electric car delivery dates at risk, according to the Financial Times. The Chinese company, backed by electronic giant LeEco, is overdue on millions of dollars of bills to its...

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Colorado's rocky roads

In October, Colorado allowed the first driverless 18-wheeler on its highways. The driver could monitor the trip in the back.



Colorado’s traffic problem
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The Grand Tour hits the sophomore slump in episode two

Ahead of The Grand Tour‘s first episode, we recapped the final season of Top Gear featuring Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond. Among its bright spots sat a few steaming piles of junk. We were particularly hard on the third episode, which saw the hosts modify a...

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Bentley is recalling just 88 Bentaygas for loose screws

The Basics: Bentley is recalling just 88 2017 Bentaygas for loose screws. That may seem like a small number, but it’s a sizable portion of the 378 possibly affected vehicles. The vehicle has only been on sale for a very short while.
The Problem: According to Bentley and the...

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The 2018 Ford Fiesta will arrive next week

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McLaren's all-electric P1 shows its stuff in new video

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Junkyard Gem: 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer OZ Rally Edition

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Sort of a very poor man’s Evo VII, the OZ Rally Edition had a tough-looking body kit but not a lot of actual performance.
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Ford pushes toughness with Super Duty

Jump rope and Ford’s Super Duty don’t go together.
In the latest spot to top our weekly viral video chart, Ford comes out against play-time on the construction site.
In “Tough,” a group of construction workers gather around a co-worker while he skips, hops and jumps in the classic playgro...

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Mercedes design boss to speak at World Congress

Wagener: Leads styling revival



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Cord cars are set to return in 2017 thanks to the new low-volume replica law

Off the top of your head, who produced the first American front-wheel-drive car? Or the first with pop-up headlights? In both cases, the manufacturer was Cord, a relatively short-lived brand of cars backed by the Auburn Automobile Company. Cords were only made from 1929 to 1932...

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Watch F1 steering wheels evolve from simple to sophisticated

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American Axle's Dauch defends Metaldyne deal

Dauch: “It’s going to be a strong operating environment for several years.”



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What Autoblog is thankful for this year

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Satellite Radio

I love satellite radio. I’m straight up addicted to it. I listen to a college football show religiously during my morning commute, E-Street Radio in the evening, and Classic Vinyl or Symphony Hall when I want to chill out. Sometimes I relive the...

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LA Show recap, we love vans, and Happy Thanksgiving | Autoblog Podcast #494

We recap last week’s big auto show, wonder why more people don’t buy vans, and answer two very different buying advice requests this week.



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Automakers seek to boost Nov. sales with Black Friday, holiday promotions

UPDATED: 11/23/16 10:01 am ET – adds Nov. forecast, details
DETROIT — Automakers in the U.S. are ramping up holiday sales promotions ahead of Black Friday, aiming to clear out bulging inventories of unsold cars and dispel investor doubts about consumer demand.
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GM's Barra focusing on profits and technology leadership

DETROIT — Under CEO Mary Barra, General Motors is on pace for one of its most profitable years ever, even as its U.S. market share continues a decadeslong decline.
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What McLaren's new boss has to say about the F1 team he just took over

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Our friend and notable motorsport journalist Marshall Pruett recorded this one-on-one interview with the Brown.
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Cadillac delays Pinnacle launch again

De Nysschen said 832 of Cadillac’s 925 dealerships enrolled in Pinnacle by the Sept. 30 deadline.



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Uniti EV-maker gets more than $1 million with crowdfunding

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How To Jump Start Your Car | Autoblog Wrenched

[00:00:00] – [Larry] When you have a weak or dead battery, jump starting your car off another persons electrical system is quick and easy. But remember, the order in which to do it safely, without causing sparks or arcing, can be the challenge. For this, you’ll simply need jumper...

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Eight people injured after Fiat crashes at LA auto show

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Six of the eight were sent to the hospital.
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The Power Wheels Mustang features traction and stability control

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Recharge Wrap-up: Workhorse EV pickup debuts in May, DOE grants Plug In America $500K

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Workhorse to unveil W15 electric pickup in May. DOE funds EV promotion in Northeast through Plug In America. Toyota Mirai visits Just Hoops in Venice...

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Some great racing games that deserve a comeback

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Driving Games That Deserve A Comback

When it comes to racing games nowadays, we’re spoiled with some of the best we’ve ever seen. Simulation games from the Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo have never looked so real or performed so realistically....

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The Tech of Automobility LA 2016 | Translogic 211

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Translogic host Jonathon Buckley takes us on a tour through Automobility LA 2016, part of this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show.
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The government wants phone makers to create an Airplane Mode for drivers

Smartphones have become an integral part of everyday life. They’re great and all, but they can take up a lot of our attention, and at the wrong times – phones play a big part in distracted driving and the uptick in traffic fatalities in recent years. Despite attempts to l...

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Ram makes working-class appeal in Thanksgiving ad

Ram U.S. pickup sales grew 8.1 percent through October to 404,977 vehicles.



Ram is making an appeal to waitresses, janitors, foremen, fishermen and other working-class Americans in a 90-second TV ad that will run on Thanksgiving Day. The spot, called “Praise,” is...

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Automotive News hires Martinez to cover Ford

DETROIT — Michael Martinez has joined Automotive News as a reporter covering Ford Motor Co.
Before joining Automotive News, Martinez, 26, was the Ford beat reporter at The Detroit News, covering the automaker along with autonomous vehicle technology and industry trends.
Martinez...

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Why you absolutely need to take your Miata to a track

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Watch a WW1 fighter's synchronization gear fire bullets between the propeller

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Wing-mounted guns were still popular, but the synchronization gear promised more precise killing.
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If you love this Lego Jeep Wrangler you can help make it a reality

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Vote for this project on Lego Ideas to make it happen. Now.
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Lotus pulled 55 pounds out of the Exige and added power to create this Sport 380

The hard-core Lotus just got harder. Or maybe corier? Anyway, the Lotus Exige Sport 380 is the most extreme iteration of the Elise and Exige yet. It hits 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, has even more downforce than the Sport 350, and weighs a full 55 pounds less than that car if you opt...

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Episode 2 of The Grand Tour will feature knives, explosions, guns, and also cars

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Tesla has no official presence in Russia, so fans created their own service center

The determination of Tesla fans truly knows no bounds, as evidenced by the Moscow Tesla Club. Although Tesla does not sell its cars in Russia, and it has no plans to do so according to Bloomberg, people have still purchased them, and those cars need support. Speaking at a...

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VW will be allowed to make money off of its $2B diesel-scandal EV investment

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VW can use diesel settlement as revenue opportunity

UPDATED: 11/22/16 5:20 pm ET
WASHINGTON — Volkswagen may earn revenue from the $2 billion the company is required to spend on zero-emission vehicle projects under terms of its settlement of environmental violations with U.S. regulators and the Justice Department, according to a...

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The most absurdly expensive automotive-branded gifts and merchandise

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Absurdly Expensive Automotive Merchandise

When car enthusiasts are really passionate about a brand, they look for all sorts of way to express it. Automakers are also happy to oblige their fans who wish to give them more money, so they offer a wide array of...

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Recharge Wrap-up: Tesla '100D' badge spotted, Hamburg Airport uses Neste renewable diesel

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Redditor finds “100D” badge encoded in Tesla website. Hamburg Airport uses renewable diesel in its ground fleet. ICCT shows how to hit emissions targets on...

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The Grand Tour is Amazon's most-watched show

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Don't buy a 2016 Fiat because the 2017s will be cheaper and better equipped

If you’re considering the purchase of a new Fiat, you’ll want to hold off for the 2017 model year. At the very least, take note of the following for haggling purposes, because the 2017 model year will bring some significant price cuts. The price cuts were first...

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Jaguar Land Rover says half its models will be hybrids or all-electric by 2020

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Surprise! 2017 Mazda MX-5 RFs are already being delivered

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The first one in America was delivered last week.
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Buy a 2017 Nissan GT-R and score track time at VIR

Nissan is the latest automaker jumping on the free track time bandwagon, announcing that anyone that purchases a new 2017 GT-R between November 14, 2016 and March 31, 2017 will receive free, on-track tutelage at the notorious Virginia International Raceway.
According to Nissan,...

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Trump's potential new press secretary is attacking Elon Musk for some reason

A group called the Citizens for the Republic (CftR) has a real problem with Elon Musk. No, really. With Electrek‘s help – which says CftR is “full of misinformation about Tesla, electric vehicles, and solar energy” – let’s try to figure out what is g...

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VW's Transform 2025+ plan includes building electric cars in North America

Whatever you call it, VW has plans to get past the damage done by its diesel emission lies. Whether that’s through buying back or fixing the affected cars, putting its best electric car foot forward at the Paris Motor Show, or, today, announcing Transform 2025+.
The...

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Beach Boys to perform at Detroit auto show charity preview

The Beach Boys will be in Detroit on Jan. 13 to headline the charity preview of the 2017 Detroit auto show.
The band is a good fit for the event as cars has been a frequent theme of its songs in its 50-plus years, including “Little Deuce Coupe,” “409” and “Fun,...

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Honda's Mendel on World Congress roster

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What: Automotive News World CongressWhen: Jan. 10-11Where: Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance CenterCost: $1,495Information: 313-446-0479 or autonews.com/worldcongressExclusive lead sponsors: IBM and PwC


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USS Zumwalt stranded in Panama Canal by engine woes

This post is appearing on Autoblog Military, Autoblog’s sub-site dedicated to the vehicles, aircraft and ships of the world’s armed forces.
Well, this is embarrassing. The US Navy, which has had no shortage of problems with its littoral combat ship, has a big problem...

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McLaren 570S Design Editions add $10k but still make financial sense

The McLaren 570S’ five new Design Edition models add just over $10,000 to the car’s starting price but promise some clever packaging of styling and design features. McLaren turned to its own designers to pick out colors, trims, wheels, and other details for each Design...

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Mercedes-Benz Museum Tour in Stuttgart, Germany | Autoblog VR

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See some of the most beautiful and important Mercedes-Benz cars ever built in this 360-degree video.
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Thanksgiving traffic in 2016 is going to be even crazier than last year

Traffic could be dicy this Thanksgiving Day holiday, thanks in part to low gas prices and a strong economy. Over a million more Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than last year, AAA announced in their annual Thanksgiving Day travel report.
This year could be the...

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Tesla and SolarCity electrify a small island in the South Pacific

Tesla recently acquired SolarCity, a solar energy service provider founded by Elon Musk’s cousins Peter and Lyndon Rive (SolarCity’s CTO and CEO). Musk is also a SolarCity chairman. Now that SolarCity’s part of the Tesla family, it’s showcasing its...

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Zero Motorcycles get torqued up for 2017 [w/video]

Electric motorcycles are famous for their torque, so how do you improve on them? If you are Zero Motorcycles, you add even more torque, of course! You also take steps to improve reliability with more robust battery hardware, add peace of mind with a 5-year unlimited-mile battery warranty,...

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Nissan to sell major stake in Calsonic Kansei to KKR, report says

TOKYO — Nissan Motor Co. will sell 41 percent of its stake in auto parts supplier Calsonic Kansei Corp. to U.S. buyout firm KKR & Co., the Nikkei reported.
KKR will launch a tender offer to obtain all outstanding shares in Calsonic for about 400 billion yen ($3.60 billion), the...

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The first Cars 3 trailer previews a dark turn plus EV racecars, and we have a theory

It’s time for some rampant speculation. Disney and Pixar released the first teaser trailer for Cars 3 today, and it looks like a clean break from Cars 2 (which is good news) and even the original Cars. The trailer is 49 seconds long and has one line of text, but that’s...

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Hyundai will add smaller crossovers and make the Santa Fe and Tucson bigger

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McLaren is making a three-seat successor to the F1

They had us at three seats. McLaren just announced a new car, currently called BP23, that is the spiritual successor for the iconic F1 supercar. Just 106 will be made, the same number as the F1, and they’re already sold out. And yes, it will have a three-seat configuration.
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Junkyard Gem: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 240D

The Mercedes-Benz W123 was built for the 1976 through 1985 model years, and it remains legendary to this day for its reliability and lack of frivolity. The diesel versions saw decades of service as taxis in Europe and Africa, and quite a few were sold in the United States as well....

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Florida man attempts to break up a fight by driving into the fray

Like something out of Grand Theft Auto, a fight erupted earlier this week outside of a Tampa, FL, bar and ended with one of the participants crashing his car into his opponent.
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Car2go San Diego's latest 'update' is to shut the whole thing down

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The fun ends on New Year’s Eve, 2016.
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Hackers 'mind-control' a Tesla Model S

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Think, and it moves.
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Recharge Wrap-up: VW CEO mulls battery factory, voters approve $201B in transportation funding

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Koenigsegg's FreeValve engine tech is finally working - in China

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Qoros has an engineering development vehicle up and running with its QamFree engine, which uses FreeValve’s camless technology.
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You say 'Eco', I say 'Echo'

Ford Motor Co.’s newest crossover and its popular gas-sipping engines have share similar spellings, but have different pronunciations. The EcoSport crossover is pronounced ‘Echo-Sport,’ although the 1.



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New Ford roles suit Craig, Mondragon

Craig: She will be in charge of U.S. sales.



When Dianne Craig takes over as Ford Motor Co.’s director of sales on Jan. 1, she’ll succeed a sales chief whose steady leadership and warm personality made him a friend to dealers during the height of the auto sales...

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NuTonomy will test a self-driving car in Boston later this year

Nascent self-driving technology company nuTonomy plans to begin testing autonomous cars in Boston by the end of this year, the company announced Monday. The test is nuTonomy’s first on public roads in the United States, following a similar program it launched in Singapore...

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Jaguar brings the new XKSS to Jay Leno's Garage

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One of the last nine XKSSs to be built pays a visit to Mr. Leno.
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NextEV unveils the NIO EP9 electric supercar in London

As we discussed NextEV’s upcoming supercar a week ago, there was precious little info available apart from a few circulating images. But now, the wraps have come off the vehicle – and it now comes with a name, NIO EP9.
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DARPA tests parasailing radar with its robotic boat

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Submarines use towed sonar, so why can’t a ship use a parasailing radar?
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2018 Ford Mustang details leaked: 10-speed auto, fancy shocks, and no more V6?

The spy photos we’ve seen of the 2018 Mustang facelift – and there have been a lot of them – don’t tell us a whole heck of a lot. The car is likely to get new head- and taillights and maybe some restyled bumpers. There will, however be some significant changes to the po...

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McLaren CEO says Apple takeover talks happened but didn't go anywhere

Back in September, we reported that Apple was in talks to buy McLaren, as per a report in the Financial Times. A McLaren spokesperson flatly denied the rumor at the time, but it turns out that perhaps the truth of the matter is a little more complex than that denial encompassed....

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A hotter hamster wheel | 2017 Kia Soul Turbo First Drive

Finally. Finally. After much teasing, taunting, and auto show concepting, Kia is making its funktastic hatchbox, the Soul, with a turbocharged engine. The new, 2017 Soul Turbo takes all the good things about the standard car – the space, style, comfort, and long list of standard a...

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Crash sends race car driver sliding into first place

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A Belgian race car driver won an unexpected victory at the 2016 FIA GT World Cup race last weekend when he slid to victory on the roof of his car.
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Russian dashcam captures unidentified creature

Russian dashcams are an endless source of hilarious lunacy. Typically it’s cabbies fighting EMTs in traffic, or pedestrians trying to get some of that sweet, sweet insurance money. This time though, a pair of unwitting Russians may have caught an elusive mythological...

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The Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio set a lap record at Silverstone with someone driving blind

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Since Morris isn’t a Jedi, he had support from a driver in another car.
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Fuji&'s Yoshinaga on Subaru quality, capacity, surging sales

TOKYO — Subaru is on pace for its eighth straight year of record U.S. sales. Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, CEO of Fuji Heavy Industries, the Japanese company that makes Subaru cars, is racing to meet the booming demand with large capacity increases.
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2017 Audi Q7 2.0 is $5,800 cheaper than the least-expensive V6

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It’s slower and tows less, but it’s also more efficient.
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Ford, UAW commit $6 million toward $50 million Motown Museum project

The new space will be designed and built around the existing Motown Museum, which includes the Motown studio with its “Hitsville U.S.A.” facade. Photo credit: Motown Museum



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Bill Ford: Looks like Detroit's not 'too dumb' after all

Bill Ford is tired of hearing that the future of cars belongs to Silicon Valley. Yet for years, the Apple and Google crowd have been telling him that only Big Tech can make driverless vehicles.



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Tesla self-driving demo shows you what the car sees

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Ever wonder what it’s like to be an autonomous car?
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Marine Corps wants 'swarm' drones for amphibious warfare

This post is appearing on Autoblog Military, Autoblog’s sub-site dedicated to the vehicles, aircraft and ships of the world’s armed forces.
Drones are already a key part of modern warfare, but in the future, they’ll almost certainly play a bigger role. And...

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New-car fuel economy falls to three-year low, with a catch

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It’s the lowest figure since July 2013.
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Voice recognition's rough road

The BMW 7 series infotainment system received a major voice software improvement last year from supplier Nuance Communications.



Years after voice recognition was introduced in vehicles, why is this technology still beset by glitches?
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Hyperloop One settles lawsuit with former employees

As Hyperloop One continues its attempt at building the future of public transportation, it’s moving on without the baggage of a messy lawsuit. The company announced today that it has reached a settlement with former employees, including co-founder and former CTO Brogan...

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Vin Diesel says Fast 8 will be Oscar-worthy

Movie news outlet Moviefone reports that Vin Diesel thinks the next Fast and Furious installment will win an Oscar. The outlet reports Diesel told Entertainment Tonight that, with a darker story line and F. Gary Gray at the helm, it has a good chance of attention from voters. Gray...

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Looking for meaning in Audi killing off its $1m electric supercar

Audi’s most ambitious – well, most expensive, anyway – electric vehicle is no more. After building fewer than 100 of them (perhaps a lot fewer), Audi has cancelled the R8 E-Tron. Maybe it was the million-dollar-plus price tag. Maybe it was the “supreme hand-built ...

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LA Show part 1 and debating auto climate control | Autoblog Podcast #493

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2017 Jeep Compass is finally a compact crossover worthy of its badge

Jeep finally thinks it has a Compass that points true north. When the compact crossover first debuted alongside the Patriot for the 2007 model year, it was all wrong. The original Compass didn’t look like a Jeep, didn’t have any off-road credibility, and wasn’t...

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Watch the Mercedes-AMG E63 S pull a smoky drift

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Drift Mode makes shredding-tires in an E63 S easy.
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Dirty diesel owners can now get buyback money from VW, Audi

As expected, Judge Charles Breyer has approved the $14.7-billion settlement between VW and the world. Because of years of cheating on emissions test for many of its diesel vehicles, VW was forced to stop sales of its TDI vehicles in the US last year. Today’s approval means...

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First Shift: Toyota gets 'one-two punch' from C-HR

Toyota gets ‘one-two punch’ from C-HR; VW job cuts; Ford keeps a CUV in Ky.; Honda’s assist from Gretzky; A saucy Lexus; Genesis sports a G80 variant



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Broker just trying to be helpful?

Bob Morris, Tim Lamb Group: “I have received about 100 calls, emails and text. Ninety-nine thought it was funny.”



This exasperating presidential election cycle feels like it has gone on forever.
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US Marines to convert MV-22 Osprey for air-to-air refueling

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It won’t carry a lot of fuel, but it’s enough to keep USMC fighters on station a little longer.
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Trying the new Compass and other Jeeps on for size

If any brand has license to sell several like-sized SUVs, it’s Jeep, which invented the concept in the first place. Yet, with the Cherokee, Renegade, and the redesigned 2017 Jeep Compass revealed at the LA Auto Show, just how like-sized is this trio of compact SUVs?
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Buick Velite Plug-In Hybrid Concept debuts to little fanfare

Buick pulled the covers off its latest Velite Concept at the Auto Guangzhou 2016 show in China. We say latest because this is actually the second time Buick has used the Velite name for a concept, the previous having been shown at the 2004 New York Auto Show. The first Velite...

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All our 2016 LA Auto Show live photo galleries

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We’re running around the LA Auto Show learning about shock absorbers, wondering where to get our next cup of coffee and, oh yeah, bringing a ton of news an announcements from the...

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Blindsided by Trump tweet, UAW meets with Ford on Lincoln MKC

After Trump’s tweets, the company acknowledged for the first time it had been considering moving production of the MKC to Mexico.



UAW leaders huddled with Ford Motor Co. executives today after the union was caught off guard by President-elect Donald Trump’s tweet last night he ...

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The Grand Tour is here and it was worth the wait

Editor’s Note: Amazon is promoting The Grand Tour with a sale on Prime memberships. Today (November 17, 2016) only, the annual fee is $79, a discount of $20. Membership includes the entire library of Prime videos including The Grand Tour, free two-day shipping on eligible...

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Electric vehicles let you go green for less money than fuel-cell vehicles

No matter how you slice it, the adoption of electric vehicles is a cheaper way to reduce fleetwide greenhouse-gas emissions than hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. At least, that’s according to a study by Stanford University teh and Technical University of Munich (TUM) that was...

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The Grand Tour's test track near Swindon has been found

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It’s at an airbase that also houses 250,000 objects owned by the Science Museum of London.
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Couple tries to blame drunk driving crash on imaginary black man

A couple from Elyria, OH, are in jail today after causing a crash while drunk and then attempting to blame the whole thing on an imaginary black man.
According to WKYC, Heather Wilsey and her attorney friend Kenneth Lewis were drinking at the Train Station Bar in Elyria, a town...

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Audi joins the car-sharing party with Shared Fleet

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This isn’t Audi’s first run at the car-sharing business.
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Oklahoma teen clocked at 208 miles per hour on Oklahoma turnpike

A young Oklahoman is in a heap of trouble today after being arrested for driving over 200 miles per hour on the Oklahoma Turnpike.
According to KFOR, Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Ryan Smith was patrolling a stretch of the Kilpatrick Turnpike in Oklahoma City on the evening of...

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Honda Clarity enters hydrogen competition with $369 lease price

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Why pay more?
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Hyundai will add Ioniq EVs to WaiveCar car-sharing fleet

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Chrysler recalls 88,888 Darts, Durangos, and Grand Cherokees for two separate issues

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The recalls are for winshield washer pumps in Dodge Darts, and fuel rails in Dodge Durangos and Jeep Grand Cherokees.
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Trump did talk to Bill Ford, but the Kentucky plant was never moving to Mexico

President-elect Donald J. Trump has been butting heads with Ford for a while now. A lot of it seems to stem from misunderstanding or misrepresenting facts about how the automaker currently does business and its plans for the future. After a sit-down with executive chairman Bill...

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All-electric Mercedes-Benz EQ will go on sale by 2020

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Texas man's GT-R taken for joyride by tow truck driver

A Texas tow truck company is in trouble after one of their contract drivers was caught taking a client’s car for a joyride by that car’s dashcam.
According to ABC13, Brian Montgomery of Pearland, Texas was having some transmission trouble with his Nissan GT-R. On...

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Tesla ends free, forever Supercharger program

2012 was a simpler time. Back then, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised anyone who bought one of his fancy new electric cars with Supercharger capability could recharge it for free, forever. This morning, Tesla announced that it is changing that simple idea to one that’s a bit more...

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The 2018 Volkswagen Atlas three-row crossover is here

Volkswagen has been selling cars in the United States for 61 years. It’s sold quirky cars, small cars, vans, and a few crossovers with odd names. Some are iconic. Some are obscure. A few have been toxic. Except for a few sold during periods of high fuel prices, none of them...

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Apple isn't building a car anymore

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Project Titan faces a 2017 deadline, or else.
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Fiat Chrysler teams up with Amazon to sell cars online in Italy

MILAN — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it has teamed up with U.S. internet giant Amazon to start selling cars online offering an additional discount.
Initially only Italian buyers will be able to purchase their cars with a simple click online and the offers on Amazon.it will be limited ...

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Martin Leach took passion for racing to exec suite

Martin Leach won two European karting championships, but rheumatoid arthritis cut his racing career short at age 17. “I needed to get a career, so I went to work for Ford,” he told Automotive News Europe in 2003.



From the age of 5, when he chose a push car as a...

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