April 2022

Cop Almost Being Hit By A Semi Truck Saved By Another Semi He Had Pulled Over

Footage of a serious crash involving two semi-trucks and multiple cars has been released by authorities in Utah. The crash happened in Gransville last month. At the time, a Utah Highway Patrol officer was at the right of the road having stopped a semi-truck. It is understood that an oncoming semi-truck attempted to move over

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Toyota lowers 2022 U.S. industry sales estimate to 15.5M as supply chain woes persist

Toyota Motor Corp. revised its annual sales forecast for the industry downward by about 6 percent as supply constraints are expected to limit the industry’s ability to meet high consumer demand. Bob Carter, head of sales for Toyota Motor North America, said the automaker anticipates 15.5 million light-vehicle sales in the U.S. this year, down

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Aurora bolsters Texas truck operations with expanded routes, new customer, key hire

Self-driving tech company Aurora is ramping up its efforts to deploy autonomous trucks throughout Texas. The company said Wednesday it is expanding operations in the state beyond its Dallas hub, adding terminals in El Paso, Fort Worth and Houston. Aurora anticipates the interstates that connect those cities will be “high-volume routes” for commercial service expected

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Rivian Q1 production hits 2,553 vehicles amid supply struggles

California EV startup Rivian Automotive reported first-quarter production of 2,553 vehicles from its Normal, Ill., manufacturing plant and 1,227 deliveries during the same period as it continues to struggle with supply-chain issues felt throughout the global auto industry. “These figures are in line with the company’s expectations, and it believes it is well positioned to

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Here’s The Entire Manifest Of Cars Aboard Sunken Felicity Ace Cargo Ship

A list of all vehicles that were aboard the Felicity Ace, the transport ship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean following a fire, have surfaced (pun intended) thanks to an online data tracking website called importinfo.com. Sorting out all the information from the site shows that, along with all the vehicles you’d expect the Volkswagen

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Mercedes-Benz Maybach caps off Virgil Abloh collaboration with bespoke S-Class

Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday unveiled its third and final vehicle collaboration with the late Louis Vuitton fashion designer Virgil Abloh. While the previous collaborations were one offs, this is one is a limited-edition version of the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class sedan that will actually go on sale. It will be available in the United States later this year

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NHTSA wants to ensure automakers recalled all defective LG batteries

WASHINGTON/SEOUL — The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday said it is opening a review to ensure all defective batteries produced by LG Energy Solution have been recalled by automakers. The auto safety agency noted Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler-parent Stellantis, General Motors and Hyundai Motor Co. have issued recalls since 2020 due to internal failures

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