DETROIT — Its president has stepped aside. One former vice president is headed to prison, and two of the three chief negotiators during 2011 contract talks are accused of taking sizable kickbacks. Five other ex-officials have pleaded guilty to corruption-related crimes. After two years downplaying the scandal as isolated misdeeds, the UAW is acknowledging the
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Sometimes big SUVs require big compromises when it comes to fuel economy, ride quality, or price. But some of the largest SUVs on the market strike a good balance between these key buying criteria, while providing plenty of room for the whole family and their gear. Keep reading to learn about some of the best
Recently it has felt like there’s a new scooter entering the market every other day. But today’s new entry, the Scooterson Rolley 2, bucks the small-wheeled trend and opts for a giant-wheeled seated scooter design. And its manufacturer is making some bold self-driving claims to boot. Scooterson Rolley 2 electric scooter The Scooterson Rolley 2
Acura had to do something about its frumpy ILX sedan, which was the last of its core models saddled with the brand’s old styling language and dated interior for the 2018 model year. Convention would suggest loading it up with incentives until a new generation came along, or perhaps a nip and tuck followed by
The single image suggests this is a hardtop take on the company’s earlier roadster concept. Here is the first glimpse of the Karma SC2 concept ahead of its debut at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show. It arrives at the event along with a high-performance Revero GTS. The teaser image only shows half of the SC2 in
The joint-venture auto plant project between Mazda and Toyota is bringing a wave of supply chain investment to northern Alabama. Since the $1.6 billion auto plant was announced for Huntsville in 2018, several suppliers — many of them with Japanese roots — have announced their own projects in the vicinity. Five of them represent $440
Pros: Comfortable ride Superbly crafted interior Great value Cons: Anonymous exterior styling Leisurely transmission shifts Wallowy suspension The 2019 Kia K900 was one of the surprise vehicles at the 2020 MotorTrend Car of the Year program. Despite the mainstream badge on the hood, many judges praised the big Korean car as a proper full-size luxury
Rocket vs Refinement, Hooligan vs Gentleman, GT-R vs Bentley: Who will win in this all wheel drive turbo charged duel? The 621-horsepower, $273,000 Bentley Continental Supersports or the 485-horsepower, $87,000 Nissan GT-R?
Nissan’s GT-R has been around for quite some time, and its most capable iteration to date is the 2020 Nismo. The lighter and more aerodynamic model with improved grip features plenty of visual and technical upgrades, all meant to make it more exciting to drive. The handcrafted 3.8-liter V6 gets its turbochargers from the GT3
Since time is a valuable commodity for Porsche’s affluent customers, the Volkswagen Group subsidiary hopes it can convince discriminating electric vehicle drivers with the fastest recharging capability currently on the market. The Taycan, the brand’s first EV and a rival to the Tesla Model S, has an 800-volt electrical architecture that is twice as powerful
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Volkswagen’s indisputable sport compact icon is the Golf GTI, but over the past two decades, the automaker has pushed its hot hatchback formula beyond the limits of its practical, humble roots. The result? R. R represents the pinnacle of VW performance and sporty styling, gracing many of its models—mild and wild—and offering perks designed to
To focus on the need to turn used-vehicle inventory quickly, Erich Gail likes to think about those cars as if they were fresh fruit. “When the oranges come off the truck on day one, they’re juicy and they’re ripe. They’re ready to go,” the CEO of Cardinale Automotive Group told Automotive News. “And every day,
This incident occurred on November 4th in San Francisco, northbound on the 101 freeway. As for the reason, well, it’s pretty obvious… It all starts around the 12-second mark of the video, when the car in question can be seen scraping the side of the concrete divider as the road curved slightly to the right.
What we did not know is how many aftermarket parts manufacturers and shops would take on the Gladiator as a display vehicle for the almighty 2019 Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas. At its core, SEMA, as it is known, is an industry-only trade show for some car manufacturers and many more parts
By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 8, 2019 George Hotz of comma.ai sees his open-sourced driver-assist system openpilot as the Android of the full self-driving market. While Tesla’s Autopilot system is much like Apple’s iOS in the way that it is confined to the electric car maker’s parameters, openpilot allows owners to dig deeper into
In May, Juan Carlos Gil, a legally blind Florida resident, sued about 50 AutoNation Inc. dealerships in Florida. Gil claimed he couldn’t access their websites using his screen-reader software — a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark 1990 law that requires places of public accommodation to be fully accessible. His lawsuit
Pros: Laudable cargo capacity Cushy ride Nationwide availability Cons: Middling range Indefensibly lofty price Trails Model 3 everywhere Let’s get an uncomfortable fact out of the way: For $1,245 more than the price of an entry-level standard-range (220 miles) Tesla Model 3, the base 2019 Nissan Leaf S Plus (226 miles) looks and feels like
DETROIT — Chevrolet executive Brian Sweeney, who helped lift the brand’s retail market share and is popular among its dealers, will become even more prominent in the retail world as General Motors’ vice president of dealer operations and innovation. Sweeney, 52, U.S. vice president of Chevrolet sales, service and marketing, will take on the newly
Big, three-row SUV are apparently one of the trends nowadays in the States, and Kia is looking to lure customers with the Telluride. A sister model to the Hyundai Palisade, it goes against the Volkswagen Atlas, Ford Explorer and Honda Pilot, among others. The Telluride has a squared styling and a nicely finished and specced
Magna International has lowered its 2019 financial outlook to reflect the estimated impact of the UAW strike at General Motors in the United States. The strike lasted 40 days and stretched from the latter part of the third quarter and into the fourth. Magna, which supplies body exteriors and structures and power technologies, said Friday that it experienced
The Raging Bull’s future hypercars will likely lean on supercapacitors for electrification, taking advantage of their light weight and small footprint to get the most bang for their hybrid-system buck. This news comes from Lamborghini itself, which announced Wednesday that, in partnership with MIT, it has filed a patent for a new synthetic material that
TOKYO — The odds were against it, but the beleaguered Tokyo Motor Show — championed and reinvented by Toyota boss Akio Toyoda — not only met its ambitious attendance target but exceeded the 1 million-visitor goal by good measure when doors closed this week. Toyoda, who also is chairman of the show’s organizer, the Japan
Afzal ‘Bobby’ Khan is one of FBI’s Most Wanted fugitives and, after being on the run for five years over fraud charges, says that he wants to surrender, but claims is being ignored by the United States government. Khan was charged in 2014 with running a fraudulent car dealership, where he is accused of taking
The Ford F-150 has just about every digit covered. Available with V-6 or V-8 power, 6- or 10-speed automatic transmissions, two- or four-wheel drive, it’s the truck’s singular capability that helps it stand apart. Starting from an average score, the F-150 gets points above average for its drivetrains that are not only good, they’re great,
DETROIT — The Tesla Model 3 has a 15-inch touch screen in the middle of the dashboard. Ford Motor Co. is planning to top that next year with a 15.5-inch screen available on the fourth generation of its Sync infotainment system. Sync 4 will offer over-the-air software updates, which could eliminate some of the trips
Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. Well, Bob Petersen would have been pretty flattered to see how often the Big Idea he came up with 70 years ago—the MotorTrend Car of the Year—has been imitated. In the United States and around the world, variants of our Of The Year awards are now
BEIJING — China is considering further cuts to subsidies for electric-vehicle purchases, according to people familiar with the matter, threatening to deal another blow to a once-burgeoning industry that’s facing an unprecedented slump. Industry regulators in the world’s largest EV market have been discussing the proposal but are holding off on a decision until they
Electric vehicles and especially Tesla vehicles are now on the radar of police departments looking to update their fleet. The Tesla Model 3 is already being deployed and now even the Model Y is under consideration at a police department in Pennsylvania. All it takes is a test drive… and looking at the numbers. The
Pros: Fantastic ZF transmission Optional I-6 engine rips Decent back seat for segment Cons: Rough M Sport suspension Unimaginative interior Distant brakes and steering “This latest BMW 3 Series was supposed to show the world that BMW got its mojo back,” Detroit editor Alisa Priddle chirped. Politely left unsaid: “Umm, not so much.” Although the
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