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If you lie awake at night worrying about the fate of low-sales-volume, high-performance supercars, well, you should probably cut that out. There’s a lot more pressing issues facing the world today. And besides, you can stop fretting over at least one such sports car—the Acura NSX, at least for a couple of years. A leak from

With less than one month before the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement enters into force, the auto industry can now examine the pact’s long-awaited ground rules. USMCA’s uniform regulations — essentially an instruction manual providing the granular detail on how to comply with the deal’s new rules of origin — expound on regional value content calculations and

Everything seems to be changing by the hour as the global health crisis completely upends the way the world works, but while automakers are making face shields and ventilators, the core of the business—designing and engineering cars to (someday) sell—continues apace. It may be happening in home offices and otherwise socially distanced manners, but these

DETROIT — Detroit 3 executives Wednesday vowed to continue to take a stand against injustice and to be leaders in creating more inclusive workplaces and communities. General Motors CEO Mary Barra, Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles North America COO Mark Stewart were part of a group of nine leaders

The point behind these “Is Luxury Worth it?” tests, where we pit loaded mainstream-branded cars versus fairly base-model luxury rides, reaches a strange plateau with this particular matchup. Odd couple? You betcha. Both machines are powered by turbocharged four-cylinder engines. Both cars drive all four wheels, possess four doors, and seat five. The C-pillars, especially

A lawsuit filed in Delaware by a group of Carvana shareholders accuses the company’s leadership of insider trading in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The online used-vehicle retailer issued two stock offerings — first a private one in late March and early April at $45 per share, followed by a public one last month

The coolest luxury car technologies of today often become features on mainstream cars tomorrow. Take cruise control as an example; today, nearly every new car has it except for specialized performance models and base trims of entry-level cars. But what is adaptive cruise control? And is it worth using? How Adaptive Cruise Control Works (and

A Russian tech company with an extensive self-driving car test program will continue to make the Motor City its North American hub. Yandex said Tuesday it will maintain a presence in Detroit and expand its fleet in the city once testing resumes after its coronavirus-related pause. The company had been among those contracted to provide

It’s finally official: The Ford Mustang Mach 1 is back, and according to Mustang director Dave Pericak, it’ll be “the most track-capable 5.0-liter Mustang ever.” Considering how good the Mustang GT Performance Pack 2 is, those are bold words. But the Blue Oval confirms that the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 will be perched on

Eleven months after Volkswagen Group announced a $2.6 billion investment in self-driving startup Argo AI, the deal has closed. Officials from the two companies and Ford Motor Co. said a regulatory-review process had been completed and Volkswagen’s investment was finalized Monday. For companies large and small, the ongoing pandemic had brought economic uncertainty across the

Nothing succeeds like success. For the 2002 model year, Acura has revitalized its hot-selling 3.2 TL sedan lineup with more refinement, more aggressive styling, and more potent performance with the addition of the Type S model. The Type S treatment, which we so enjoy in the CL coupe, helps the TL complete the transformation from

MILAN — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it planned to list its robot-making business, giving more detail Monday about the future of Turin-based Comau, which it already planned to spin off. Comau will be spun off shortly after FCA completes its merger with Peugeot maker PSA and its shares distributed to shareholders of the new group. The deal

Buick launched the Envision crossover in the United States for the 2016 model year, and almost half-a-decade later, the compact people mover is getting a complete overhaul. The 2021 Buick Envision goes on sale early next year with a more modern interior and a much more compelling exterior design. Buick claims the new Envision is lower

Zotye Automobile Co. and Chery Automobile Co. are two very different Chinese automakers, but they have one thing in common: They’re both deeply troubled operations. Both are also the foundation of a startup import company in California, HAAH Automotive Holdings, which has been signing up dealers in 100 U.S. markets to retail vehicles from one

Today’s customers expect vehicles to offer confident performance and a spacious and comfortable interior with the latest technologies, no matter whether it’s a mainstream or luxury car. Ford and Lincoln have brought the goods to their respective three-row SUVs debuting for 2020. But is the Lincoln Aviator really worth the big price premium over its

Stuffed to its roof racks with baggage, the Range Rover should have been an instant failure when its fat Michelin tires finally rolled onto U.S. soil in March 1987. Instead, a brilliant launch strategy crafted mostly by former Volkswagen, Fiat and Chrysler executives that focused on image, capability and customer service got the Range Rover

In big news for Corvette fans: There will not be a price increase for the 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stringray. It’s a silver lining in the production storm that battered the launch of the C8 that was reimagined as a mid-engine sports car after 50 years of longing by Vette enthusiasts. That means the base price

DETROIT — In the second week of production after the coronavirus shutdown, the Detroit 3 aimed to find a balance: Keep factory floors from spreading infection while racing to fulfill orders from dealers desperate for inventory. All three companies have had confirmed cases of the virus within their plants since they reopened May 18. But

It is not unreasonable to assume that, given the GT-R’s absence from Nissan’s high-profile roundup of upcoming products, that it might be on the chopping block. So, we reached out to Nissan for comment on the twin-turbo, giant-killing GT-R sports car’s future, and whether it will survive to join the automaker’s gaggle of new products.

Of all the ambitious projects attempted in the short history of self-driving technology, no company has been more audacious than Zoox. Since the startup’s founding nearly six years ago, its executives have pursued an arduous path that involves developing their own autonomous driving system, creating their own vehicle platform from the ground up and building

A few minutes after the checkered flag waved at 2017’s rainy 24 Hours of Daytona, Acura’s bossman, Jon Ikeda, was cheering inside the luxury brand’s suite at the raceway. The #86 NSX GT3 car crossed the line in a respectable fifth place—but Ikeda was not only acclaiming a successful debut for the new Acura race

While automakers move heaven and earth to get their manufacturing operations safely up and running and their dealers selling vehicles again, the disruptive COVID-19 pandemic may have also reconfigured the way companies think about recruiting and retaining employees, says the executive who leads Toyota’s manufacturing and human resources in North America. Chris Reynolds, chief administrative

The Nissan 370Z, like many models in the company’s range, isn’t just aging—it’s old. But it’s a credit to its sharklike sheetmetal that it still looks reasonably fresh after a dozen years on sale. The brand new, upcoming Nissan Z—which the company just teased in a video—has the delicate job of reigniting enthusiast interest after

One of the most successful — and revered — special-edition, high-performance Mustangs, the Mach 1, is returning to the Ford lineup as a 2021 model. The Mach 1 replaced the Mustang GT in 1969 and offered higher performance and better handling than most other versions of the pony car. Except for the ultralow-production Boss and

To set the record straight, the new 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe and cabriolet does not have a V-8, will not get a V-8, and their place in the AMG performance realm goes no higher than a Mercedes-AMG E 53. And that is on purpose, executives said today in a roundtable discussion following the global virtual

FRANKFURT — German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen plans to cut up to 15,000 jobs, or around 10 percent of its work force, by 2025 as a result of a slump in demand, according to a company memo. ZF, which helps automakers develop gearboxes and hybrid drivetrains, said in an email to employees that half of the

Here in the U.S., BMW discontinued the 6 Series two-doors and four-door Gran Coupe after the 2019 model year to make way for the new 8 Series models. Even so, the 6er model range lives on in Europe, where the tallish, wagon-ish, fastback Gran Turismo version has been spruced up for 2021. The model features a

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn sold out of Hertz Global Holdings Inc., the rental-car company that filed for bankruptcy last week, calling off a roughly six-year bet that lost him almost $1.6 billion. Icahn, 84, sold his entire 55.3 million shares on Tuesday for 72 cents a share, according to a regulatory filing. His holding represented

After unveiling the refreshed E-Class sedan and wagon earlier this year, Mercedes is now showing off its equally stylish and updated E-Class coupe and convertible. The two-door 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class models go on sale in the United States later this year with fresh exterior designs, updated interior technologies, and new, electrified powertrains. Like the sedan,

Despite improvements in vehicle design and safety technology, the overall driver death rate in late-model vehicles rose, according to a report issued Thursday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The latest rates are based on fatalities that occurred from 2015 to 2018 for vehicles from the 2017 model year and models as far back