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Volkswagen Group’s luxury sports vehicle unit Porsche has launched an internal investigation into the suspected manipulation of gasoline engines, German weekly Bild am Sonntag reported. Porsche has informed Germany’s automotive watchdog KBA, the Stuttgart prosecutor’s office, as well as U.S. authorities of suspected illegal changes to hardware and software that could affect exhaust systems and

Cars need more than a clear view of the road ahead for new safety technology to fulfill its lifesaving potential. They need a better idea of what’s happening along the periphery of their paths. As transportation officials struggle to address a dramatic and chronic increase in pedestrian deaths on U.S. roadways, automakers and suppliers are

In a future where cars and trucks will rely increasingly on seeing in the dark, making drivers comfortable and sensing danger, there is a new hot commodity: sensors. Lots of them. The market for sensors is expected to explode in the coming decade, outpacing forecasts for global auto production and racing to keep up with

Mini plans to sunset its two-door convertible after production of the current-generation model ends in February 2024, according to supply chain sources, ending a nearly two-decade run in the U.S. A Mini spokesman declined to comment on future plans for the model. “The convertible remains an appealing model in Mini’s lineup,” he said. The decision

Mercedes-Benz is dropping the Freightliner Sprinter van in the U.S. at the end of the 2021 model year, with output ending at a South Carolina plant in September 2021. Sales are expected to end by Dec. 31, 2021, the company told Freightliner dealers this week. Mercedes has sold the Sprinter van, redesigned in 2018, through two

Nobody is perfect, especially me. An odd way to begin a car review, sure, but hear me out: A couple of months ago I wrote up a list of The Best 991-Gen Porsche 911s I’ve ever driven. Sitting in fifth place on that list is the Porsche 911 Speedster. Fifth out of 12 is fine,

The Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray is great as-is, capable of hanging with the best sports cars in the segment. But the “base” mid-engine ‘Vette is only the beginning. To really shake up the supercar establishment, Chevy needs to bring out the big guns. We’re of course talking about the C8 Corvette Z06. We’ve reported plenty

Back in 2005, when Ram was but a Dodge, the TRX moniker was applied throughout Dodge’s truck line. That included the midsize Dakota, full-size Ram 1500, and monstrous Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty pickups. Mind you, these TRX-badged pickups were far from the 702-hp monster that is the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX. Rather, these

Minivans aren’t exactly huge business in America anymore—of 3.5 million new vehicles sold in the first quarter of the year, just 81,000 or so were of the sliding-door variety—but nevertheless Kia is going all-out with its next-generation Carnival, which you know better as the Sedona. It’s not headed to global markets just yet, so what you’re

You’re looking at a vehicle that represents two absolute extremes of Porsche in the early 1970s. On one hand, the Porsche 914 was a polarizing “junior” Porsche, derided for its Volkswagen roots and unusual styling. On the other hand, the 916 is a vision of a different future, in which the little mid-engined sports car

I like to think of it as a fun water drip test. Ford teased us for years with promises of the return of the Bronco, and when the automaker was finally poised to show it, a global pandemic mucked up the plans. Adjustments were made, and finally on July 13, the 2021 Ford Bronco made

Bronco love so far is proving to be unconditional. But expanding the family and attaching the Bronco name to a crossover cousin of the Ford Escape raised hackles from the start. The 2021 Ford Bronco Sport compact SUV has a lot more to prove and a lot of hearts to win over. But Ford planned

BERLIN/MUNICH — Schaeffler hopes to raise as much as 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) as the supplier looks to bolster its finances amid the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The company will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting on Sept. 15 to seek approval to issue as many as 200 million additional non-voting common shares, Schaeffler

The Washington Auto Show is getting a later start next year because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, show organizers said Thursday. Next year’s show is set to run March 26 through April 4 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation’s capital. The event had been scheduled to run Jan. 29 through Feb.

Subaru Corp. has partnered with Silicon Valley tech company Xilinx on an enhanced EyeSight safety system with new features that will first launch in the Japanese market. EyeSight, which is a stereo vision-based advanced driver-assistance and safety system, will be powered by Xilinx’s UltraScale multiprocessor system-on-chip. This provides the power to process the stereo images

AutoNation Inc. is closing its aftermarket collision parts business by the end of the year in a continued cost-cutting effort by the auto retail giant. The nation’s largest new-vehicle retailer said Wednesday it expects to incur about $52 million in charges in the second half of the year, including $12 million in cash, related to

Nexteer Automotive said Tuesday that revenue and profit fell in the first half as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but cost and investment controls helped mitigate some of the impact. The supplier of steering and driveline systems squeezed out a net profit of $1 million in the first half, a 99 percent drop from

In another sign that a new law in California could force dramatic changes to ride-hailing in the state, Uber Technologies Inc. said it’s considering licensing the brand to independently operated franchises. The move would create distance between the ride-hailing company and its drivers and would serve as an alternative to classifying them as employees. Uber

Uber Technologies Inc. said Monday it would continue operating its revenue-generating food delivery business Uber Eats even if its ride-hailing business should be forced shut in California at the end of this week following a court order. A company spokesman said Uber’s food delivery unit did not appear to be impacted by a lawsuit filed

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is slashing prices on the 2021 Explorer crossover by more than $3,000 on certain trims and repackaging some content in a bid to bolster its front-runner status in the large crossover segment. The base Explorer will cost $33,470 for the 2021 model year, including shipping, a $540 decrease from the

After a year’s hiatus, the Lexus LX 570 welcomes the special Inspiration Series trim back to the model line for 2021. Limited to 500 units, the three-row Inspiration Series sports a bevy of blacked-out exterior bits. This includes its 21-inch wheels, grille, exterior accent pieces, and badges. Furthermore, the trim adds black finishes to the

Maybe we’re in a mood, but Mazda’s announcement of a slick-looking new Carbon Edition treatment for its CX-5 and CX-9 crossovers, plus the Mazda 6 sedan, seems predicated on a contradiction. How? Mazda claims each Carbon Edition “will feature a bold color scheme that helps represent individuality,” while at the same time specifying that every

The Ford GT is among a few cars that draw as close as you can get to truly fulfilling the “race car for the road” cliché. After all, the original was designed for the 24 hours of Le Mans endurance race. But before it ever set its tires down in France, the GT had to

I could feel it within seconds. The high eyeline. The hefty steering. How the body keeled around corners; the redesigned 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 drives like a proper SUV. “Sport Utility Vehicle” is a somewhat ambiguous term these days, but my time in the 2021 GLA 250 showed that it fits that category more convincingly

Ram has just pulled a (massive) sheet off the burly 2021 1500 TRX pickup. We’re absolutely salivating to put it through its paces, but that’ll come later—and you’ll want to read about it. But we can draw some serious conclusions about how the new Ram might fare against its only real rival—the Ford F-150 Raptor—out

SHANGHAI — China’s Geely Automobile Holdings on Monday booked a 43 percent drop in half-year profit as the coronavirus outbreak continues to trouble the world’s biggest auto market. The result come as China’s overall auto sales slowly recovers from a virus-blighted start to the year. Sales climbed for the fourth consecutive month in July yet

LOS ANGELES — Hyundai Motor Co. is the latest major automaker to plan a distinct brand to contain its coming onslaught of electric vehicles. It will be a mission of brand identity and awareness as Hyundai brings the venture to life. Hyundai pulled the name Ioniq from its existing eco-friendly compact hatchback, which comes in

Editor’s note: This story is part of the annual Automotive News “Future Product Pipeline” series. Volvo Cars is trading its diesel-powered past for an electron-charged future. Globally, every new Volvo model will have an electric motor as part of the Swedish automaker’s plan to make all-electric cars account for half of its global sales by

Bailout talks between Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Steel with the U.K. government have ended, leaving both companies to rely on private financing to overcome the impact of coronavirus on business, the Financial Times reported. Talks for an emergency funding fell through as Jaguar Land Rover did not qualify for taxpayer support, the paper said.

Electric vehicle batteries require cobalt. Most cobalt comes from mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo is a nation plagued by instability and a lack of rule of law that allows some mining companies to exploit their workers. Welcome to the challenge of auto industry supply chain ethics. Supplier disruptions caused by the pandemic