Tae-Hoon Kim was doubly lucky Thursday at The Genesis Invitational at The Riviera Country Club. The pro golfer not only hit a hole in one at the course’s 16th hole, but he won himself a Genesis G80 in the process. The hole-in-one came on the course’s 166-yard par 3 and you can see it in
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Thierry Bollore, the former Renault CEO who took the wheel at Jaguar Land Rover in September, last week ripped the covers off his new global strategy. If his plan is successful, JLR will shrink and grow at the same time — and build a stronger identity for troubled Jaguar. The shrinkage will come from fewer
PARIS — Europe’s car sales, slam-med by the coronavirus crisis in 2020, were supposed to bounce back this year. But instead, registrations fell by 26 percent in January. The declines more closely resembled the dark days of last spring, when factories were closed and Europeans were confined to their homes in an effort to combat
Northvolt announced a major $200 million investment in Poland, to establish Europe’s largest factory for energy storage solutions (ESS). The company is already present in Gdansk, Poland since October 2018, when started the Northvolt Battery Systems Jeden, a facility designed for industrialization and assembly of battery modules and solutions. Now the plan is to expand
Self-driving vehicles hold the potential to deliver a safer and more efficient era of transportation, but merely replacing human drivers with automated ones only takes progress so far. Although autonomous vehicles are engineered to function largely without reliance on the outside world, there may be benefits unlocked — both for AV companies and society at
By Simon Alvarez Posted on February 20, 2021 Back in 2018, Tesla was in a very different place. The company was struggling to release the Model 3, and it was behind on Elon Musk’s aggressive self-imposed vehicle production targets. The Fremont Factory’s assembly lines were not producing enough Model 3s, and it seemed like the
The eighth-gen Corvette is a car that combines exotic car looks, great performance and extremely good price for value. The 2021 model year Stingray Coupe starts at $59,995, and the Convertible, which is the one put to the test in the video that follows, carries a $7,500 premium. Sure, coming by a base ‘Vette C8
Volkswagen’s biggest plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, is struggling to meet strong demand for the Golf model due to shortages of battery cells for hybrid versions and semiconductor components, the company’s labor leader told a German newspaper. VW has orders for 93,000 of the Golf hatchback, which translates into production volume of more than four months,
McLaren’s newest supercar is the Artura, and it’s a plug-in hybrid that relies on a V-6 as its internal-combustion component. Peak power is 671 hp and there’s enough battery capacity for a small electric range. 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 Another new car revealed this week was the 992-generation 911’s GT3 variant. We’re glad to report
What kind of vehicle is the 2021 Porsche Panamera? What does it compare to? The 2021 Porsche Panamera is a full-size hatchback that is mostly unlike any other performance-oriented passenger-hauler. Shop it against the BMW 8-Series and Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class as well as the Tesla Model S. Is the 2021 Porsche Panamera a good car? Review
One would expect the owner of a Rolls-Royce Cullinan to take their luxurious SUV to their nearest Rolls-Royce dealership were they ever in need of a service or a quick check-up. Evidently, the owner of this Cullinan decided a Chevrolet dealership would be up for the job. This image was shared in the Justrolledintotheshop Subreddit
LOS ANGELES — Mazda’s CX-30 subcompact crossover was called on to do some heavy lifting when it was offered for the 2020 model year. Its sales of just more than 38,000 last year kept the automaker in the black, with a 0.2 percent rise in deliveries across its seven-vehicle lineup, despite the pandemic. But for
DETROIT — At first glance, it can be tough to see much difference between the Chevrolet Bolt EV and its new crossover variant, the Bolt EUV, even though General Motors says the two electric vehicles have no exterior sheet metal in common. But GM thinks it has differentiated the EUV from its smaller sibling just
Slippery roads. Cold. Burst pipes. Days of wintry weather and its effects have left Texas dealerships reeling as they try to return to normal business operations. Historic snow, ice, water shortages and below-freezing temperatures forced dealerships and manufacturing plants in Texas and throughout the country to close during the week. In Texas, residents are dealing
Tesla has released a short video of a new Model S Plaid winter testing, and it is equipped with a normal round steering wheel. Last month, Tesla officially unveiled the new Model S and Model X refresh. The unveiling of the new vehicle was somewhat strangely on the sidelines of the release of its Q4 and
Just when you thought the Ferrari 812 Superfast couldn’t get any more desirable, Ferrari unveiled the 812 GTS back in 2019, a droptop variant of the grand tourer that, to our eyes, is the brand’s best-looking current production model. Like its hardtop sibling, the 812 GTS is powered by a naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 pumping
German auto supplier Continental will not propose any dividend for 2020 because it had chalked up a net loss for the year, it said Friday. The company, which is due to release preliminary full-year results on March 9, added that it remained committed to a mid-term dividend policy of paying out 15-30 percent of net
We drove the 2021 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo, the 2022 McLaren Artura was revealed, and the covers came off the 2022 Porsche 911 GT3. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We spent some time on the road and track with the 2021 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo and found that while it has subdued
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt? What does it compare to? The refreshed 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV is an electric hatchback joined this year by a larger compact crossover called the Bolt EUV. The electric twins compete against the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Tesla Model Y crossovers, as well as the Nissan
A convicted felon from the UK is suing local police for crushing his Ferrari 458 Spider. The man in question, 35-year-old Zahid Khan, fled to Dubai shortly before he was convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud, perverting the course of justice, and concealing and converting criminal property through a license plate scam. He is facing
One year ago, millions of Americans were confident they had little to fear from a faraway viral epidemic called COVID-19. In February 2021, many around the auto industry are confident that their livelihoods will not be affected by the spread of the global shortage in microchips. But complications continue to mount, due to the wide
Fourth-quarter net income at Canadian supplier Magna International Inc. surged 68 percent from a year earlier due in part to better-than-anticipated vehicle production. The company reported net income of $738 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with $440 million during the same quarter in 2019. Revenue rose 12 percent from a year earlier to $10.57
The best way to be taken seriously in business is to be as formal as possible. This is why people wear suits and not Hawaiian shirts, shorts, and flip-flops at meetings. Maple Majestic almost did that when it presented its idea for a Canadian electric car in the most bizarre way we have seen in
Ford Motor Co. is mobilizing its dealer network in Texas to help those affected by widespread power outages during unusually frigid weather. The automaker on Thursday sent a letter to retailers in the state asking them to loan 2021 F-150 pickups from inventory to residents without electricity so they can use the trucks’ onboard generators
By Jamie Groh Posted on February 18, 2021 After a nearly 300 million mile (480 million kilometer), seven-month-long journey, the world watched as NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission successfully completed the most challenging and precise landing the agency has ever attempted on Thursday (Feb. 18). Perseverance is NASA’s fifth rover and overall ninth mission to
Very few individuals who buy the Bentley Bentayga will ever venture away from perfectly-smooth roads, but eager to give the luxurious SUV a proper test, Harry Metcalfe recently put one through its paces in his farm. The veteran journalist says that Bentley UK took notice of him testing the current Land Rover Defender on his
PRAGUE — Czech car production fell 12 percent year-on-year in January to its lowest result for the first month of the year since 2014, at 104,576 vehicles, the country’s Automotive Industry Association (AutoSAP) said on Thursday. The car sector, which makes up almost a tenth of the export-reliant economy, has been hit by sagging European
Mercedes-Benz’s iconic SL is currently into its sixth generation, with the car’s last redesign introduced for the 2013 model year. A new SL is coming up shortly, only this time it is being developed by the Mercedes-Benz AMG performance skunkworks and not Mercedes-Benz. A prototype has been spotted and is likely for the new SL63
What kind of vehicle is the 2021 Nissan Rogue Sport? What does it compare to? The 2021 Nissan Rogue Sport is a compact five-passenger crossover SUV that compares with the Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, and Subaru Crosstrek. Is the 2021 Nissan Rogue Sport a good car? Review continues below Overall, the 2021 Rogue Sport is
Kia and Hyundai are having an IT nightmare as a U.S. systems outage has affected internal and customer-facing services. Reports that Kia denies, meanwhile, suggest that the larger company is embroiled in a ransomware attack worth up to $30 million. “We are aware of online speculation that Kia is subject to a ransomware attack,” Kia
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