Automotive News (Page 503)

Despite Tesla being busy sorting out their Model 3 production issues, electrified vehicle sales figures, especially driven by plug-in market, keep setting consecutive records in U.S. This month Honda Motors announced Honda Urban EV Concept was named ‘The Best Concept Car’ in the 2018 Car Design Award honors, as part of the Turin Motor Show. Honda might have a trick up its sleeve - Urban EV Concept is stylish and may become an EV people would actually want to buy.

Will the all-new 2019 Subaru Forester offer consumers enough driving dynamic changes over the outgoing model?

One of the dirtiest types of vehicle operations is drayage. Here's how Toyota's zero-emissions semis are making a difference.

In this guest post, a Torque News reader explains the reasons why a person with two Lexus RX crossovers just switched to the 2019 Lincoln MKC

Mazda has announced its Miata RF prices for 2019. Here is how much of a price bump to expect due to the new changes.

Electronic key fob identity theft is becoming a real security concern for a number of car drivers. Beware of this and secure your car key fob to prevent break-in and GTA.

Talk about eager to get into autonomous cars. Some people can’t wait until you have to get a real one. A national trend is developing quickly that has the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) alarmed that if it’s not soon abated it will add another condition to the already overburdened resources of local law enforcement, and that is car jumping to the song and social media movement #InMyFeelings by the pop artist Drake and recording the episode to post it on YouTube. The NTSB is telling people to stop.

The first all electric Porsche since 1897 is having ramp up production issues but so far Taycan is on schedule with an assembly line timeline of 2019. Taycan will be Porsche’s first production all electric car and the second electric Porsche ever made, since the sports car company founder Ferdinand Porsche built the last one himself, the P1 which was the first Porsche ever built.

The new-generation Subaru Outback and Legacy are coming next, but don’t expect big changes on the outside.

The top-selling Subaru Outback could be getting competition. Will the Ford Fusion be reborn as a wagon?

Subaru recalls the new 2018 Forester Black Edition due to the incorrect information listed on the tire certification label.

The annual J.D. Power APEAL Study is out, and Subaru underperforms. See where the Outback, Forester, and Crosstrek rank behind many other vehicles.

If you have been waiting to buy one of the all-new Ram 1500 pickups until the Hemi eTorque mild hybrid system was available, your wait is over – as the first units have begun shipping to dealerships around the United States and some buyers have already taken delivery of the hybrid V8 pickup.

Range Rover trademark is worn by the premium offerings from Land Rover’s stable and the 2018 Overfinch offers packages almost for each of those models: Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Sport and the ultimate Range Rover.

Subaru climbs into the top 5 automakers who are driving online and offline conversations with their customers. See why they leaped 8 spots.

This is Mercedes Benz on my Twitter Feed for me. So just a treat I’m passing on for you. This is from back in the day when a wind tunnel test was about how cool a breeze was as you went through an underpass.

Polestar unveils it’s second model, this time instead of a coupe it’s a sedan in the same segment as Tesla Model 3 with specs to take it on, but wonder if it matches the corporate objective of a performance brand.

For the 5th time, Volkswagen's Jetta received honors as the most appealing vehicle. The J.D. Powers Study made its findings based on 67,000 new-car owners responses from February to May.

Tesla delivered the first Model 3 cars to owners one business year ago today. Here's how Tesla stock has done in that year compared to the market and compared to Tesla's peers.

Ford Motor Company announced this morning that the high output 3.5-liter EcoBoost from the Raptor will be available in the F-150 Limited for the 2019 model year – bringing class-leading power to the brand’s premium luxury truck.

Fleet operators, long driveway owners, and small business owners take note - The 2019 Ford Ranger will not come with an option enabling plowing.

Mazda's 2018 CX-5 crossover is the best in its class now but could rise above its peers with this one easy move.

Even hypercars have recalls. It is how you handle them that matters and for a Bugatti owner they are handled quite well, thank you .

GM is betting on a new car-sharing program called Maven. It's essentially a ride-sharing but would you ever let someone else drive your car?

The news that many in the auto industry have been fearing since this past weekend was announced this morning – 66-year old Sergio Marchionne died overnight due to complications from a recent surgery.

The 2019 Chevrolet Camaro has a new look and a variety of new features, but most importantly, it has new pricing, with the base model starting almost a thousand dollars less than 2018 while the 2LT package drops by $3,000 – but all of the V8-powered models appear to remain unchanged.

Subaru has one glaring hole in their lineup. See how they will tap Toyota Motor to fill it.

Ford is creating a separate company to oversee the development of autonomous vehicles. The new company will be called Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC and will be headquartered in the Corktown area of Detroit, where Ford just bought the train station.

Electric car ownership will remain a charging station sticking point for urban and apartment dwellers, as fingerpointing tries to blame who is responsible for setting up public and fast charging stations across the US. In the UK, local governments are requiring the installation of open access points for public charging. This is the kind of charging where a payment method is not required on demand at site. A UK EV charging company called char.gy is about to change all of this on both sides of the big lake.

The Yenko name is being kept alive by Specialty Vehicle Engineering in New Jersey and their latest creation is the Yenko/SC Stage II Corvette – a 1,000-horsepower supercar based on the C7 Grand Sport, limited to 25 units and starting just north of $135,000.