DETROIT — A shade reminiscent of a volcanic explosion represents North America’s latest car color trend, auto coatings supplier BASF said at the Detroit auto show. BASF showcased the shade Lava at the show Wednesday. The color represents a crossroads of high technology and sustainability, BASF designers said. Lava, a charcoal gray with red undertones, […]
While the federal government hurries to approve state plans to support an electric vehicle charging network across the country, President Joe Biden is busy visualizing the end goal. “The great American road trip is going to be fully electrified,” Biden said Wednesday in a speech at the Detroit auto show, his first visit to the
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President Joe Biden unveiled the latest developments in his efforts to deploy 500,000 electric-vehicle chargers Wednesday. Automakers unveiled EVs such as the Chevrolet Equinox and Cadillac Lyriq in the days heading into the Detroit auto show. Not to be overlooked: EV charging companies themselves. Autel Energy, the U.S. subsidiary of China-based Autel Intelligent Technology Corp.,
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When the original Series 1 Land Rover made its world debut at an auto show in Amsterdam in 1948, few would have thought the vehicle would go on to spawn an internationally recognized brand for luxury SUVs decades later. It’s now been 75 years since the debut and Land Rover has remembered its humble beginnings
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DETROIT — Lincoln Motor Co. expects a continued winnowing of its dealer network in the coming years as it pivots to electric vehicles, but the brand has no plans to offer a formal buyout program like some of its rivals. Lincoln President Joy Falotico said in an interview Wednesday she expects the luxury make will
DETROIT — The seventh-generation Ford Mustang is sticking with the V-8 power that made it a global icon, even as the segment it created shifts around it. The biggest changes to the 2024 pony car, unveiled Wednesday at the Detroit auto show, are with the interior, which now offers an optional “digital cockpit” with two
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DETROIT — Magna International Inc. said Wednesday it is testing a last-mile autonomous delivery robot for use on public roads as the supplier giant looks to develop new businesses in the mobility space. “The plan is to prove the technology — prove it has significantly lower costs than other use cases and other applications being
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The Dodge Charger and Challenger as we know them are going away after the 2023 model year, so Dodge is celebrating with a series of seven Last Call models, the fifth of which was unveiled Wednesday. That fifth installment is the 2023 Dodge Charger King Daytona, which joins the Challenger Shakedown, Charger Super Bee, and
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DETROIT — Chevrolet will begin its first big mainstream marketing push for its new generation of electric vehicles Sunday with a spate of ads airing during NFL football. The ads, focusing on the Equinox EV, Silverado EV and Blazer EV, which are due to arrive at dealerships in 2023, will stress the theme “built for
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DETROIT — Chevrolet will begin its first big mainstream marketing push for its new generation of electric vehicles Sunday with a spate of ads airing during NFL football. The ads, focusing on the Equinox EV, Silverado EV and Blazer EV, which are due to arrive at dealerships in 2023, will stress the theme “built for
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