Volkswagen came as a bombshell at the end of last week: Herbert Diess was no longer its CEO position. As a manager, Diess was controversial, with a style that angered both the leaders and the union leaders. But as a strategist, he was on more solid ground, skillfully pulling Volkswagen out of the Dieselgate scandal … Read more
Somewhere at Carvana’s headquarters, executives are huddled and watching the water ripple in the glasses of water on their boardroom table like it’s Jurassic Park because the T. rex of the online retail world announced this morning that it’s getting into the car business. Amazon has announced that it will partner with Hyundai to sell … Read more
A Tesla driver said he had received death threats and been mocked on the street since Elon Musk joined Trump’s team. Father of two, Mitchell Feldman, 53, bought his first Tesla — an $85,000 Model Y — in 2022. He said he fell in love with the car’s technology and safety features. Marketing company owner … Read more
Parent company Volkswagen Group may be investing more than $100 billion in bringing electric vehicles to market, but its Lamborghini supercar brand is not being sold. The niche automaker is waiting for European Union directives before deciding whether or not to go into electric vehicles, according to Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann. Even though other automakers … Read more
Among the most notable automotive technologies on display at CES 2025 was BMW’s Panoramic Vision, which is expected to appear in all new models by the end of the year. It’s a head-up display (HUD), but unlike a conventional display, it runs the length of the windshield. Essential information such as speed, mileage, and gas … Read more
Some parts of China have suffered from record-breaking temperatures in recent weeks, prompting local governments to end industrial use of electricity, including those from battery factories. When the news reaches the West, it generates alarmist headlines like “China’s heat wave shuts down Tesla’s suppliers” that probably rattled investors (because Tesla is all we care about, … Read more
Toyota President Akio Toyoda appeared at CES today to announce the progress of the company’s Woven City project, which, true to its name, is a real city where Toyota and other companies hope to invent and validate new technologies. The first phase of construction has been completed and the first companies that will participate in … Read more
Mercedes Benz has officially confirmed a smaller, more affordable version of the legendary G-Class. The new model, nicknamed the “Little G”, will be part of the brand’s largest product launch campaign. According to the teaser image released by Mercedes, this gives a clue that is circulating within the G-Class family; it is positioned as an … Read more
At last year’s CES, Honda introduced the wild, wedge-shaped concept of the 0 Series EV. Last fall, U.S. journalists visited Japan to see how Honda was progressing towards bringing the car to market. We all thought Honda would tone down the car’s styling before it hit dealerships – “there’s no way this design is going … Read more
Ford is bolstering its range of road safety features with the ability to change lanes, stay within lane markings and adjust speed when cornering, without driver intervention. The 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E and the 2023 Lincoln Corsair SUV will be the automaker’s first vehicles to be equipped with the new safety features. The features, called … Read more
