Most dealers keep their new, unsold luxury vehicles far away from mud pits, dirt roads, deep water, jagged rocks and other things that can potentially cause damage. Larry Zinn is not most dealers. Long before the market filled with upscale SUVs, Zinn’s Land Rover stores held yearly events that brought customers into the wilderness to […]
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Tuesday afternoon police were investigating a fatal accident scene when a completely separate crime took place. A 35-year-old man drove his Jaguar sedan into the crime scene, hit a police vehicle, nearly ran into an officer, and then fled before police caught up with him. Police footage shows the entire incident from start to arrest.
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Heightened raw materials costs, supply chain difficulties and shortages of key materials have sent prices for electric vehicle components rising over the last two years. That has delayed the industry’s quest to bring prices of EVs in line with those of gasoline-powered vehicles by at least a couple of years, said Jamie Fox, principal analyst
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The 2023 Nissan GT-R Volvo EX90 came into focus, and we drove the 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Godzilla has returned. The 2023 Nissan GT-R was announced after the supercar took a hiatus for 2022. While reports of the car’s death were exaggerated, no changes were
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The auto industry is evolving at a rapid pace and connecting across adjacent businesses more than ever. Our upcoming Automotive News Congress events in Los Angeles and Detroit are perfect opportunities to learn from — and network with — a wide array of top executives and experts leading this transformation. In Los Angeles on Nov.
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Dealer associations in at least 13 states say Ford Motor Co. is unfairly burdening its retail network with costly requirements for electric vehicle sales and breaking some franchise laws. Officials in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and other states have written to Ford calling for significant change to one of CEO Jim Farley’s signature initiatives, which
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Several automakers have been quick to reevaluate their advertising relationships with Twitter now that the social media giant is controlled by one of their most significant competitors: Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk. Here’s what some have said so far. Volkswagen Group: The German automaker said Friday that it has recommended its brands pause paid advertising
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HAMBURG – Volkswagen on Friday said it has recommended to its brands to pause paid advertising on Twitter until further notice in the wake of Elon Musk‘s takeover of the social media platform. “We are closely monitoring the situation and will decide about next steps depending on its evolvement,” Europe’s top carmaker said in a
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Porsche has been spotted testing a high-riding 911 Safari over the past year, but this is not that vehicle. What you’re looking at is a specially developed 911 off-roader built to tackle the world’s tallest volcano, Chile’s Ojos del Salado, which has its summit at 22,615 feet. Porsche built two of the rugged 911s, both based
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Carvana Co. said Thursday it recorded a net loss of $508 million in the quarter ending Sept. 30, noting it continues to grapple with inflationary pressures and rising interest rates that are causing consumer demand for used vehicles to wane. The loss is larger than both Carvana’s $506 million first-quarter loss and the $68 million loss
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