December 2022

BrightDrop electric van key to GM’s financial goals

INGERSOLL, Ontario — As General Motors rolls out a number of high-profile electric vehicles in 2023, including a battery-powered Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Hummer SUV, it’s also starting full-scale production of a much lesser-known EV that is key to achieving its financial goals. GM will begin producing the BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery van on […]

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Column: No matter which level of automation automakers choose, the path ahead is fraught with complications

Self-driving technology is mired in a slump. Argo AI, one of the leading companies developing robotaxis, closed in October. Some companies have been battered in public markets, bringing the specter of a delisting from stock exchanges. Two substantial crashes renewed concerns about overall safety in 2022. Some companies see a path through this Trough of

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We’re Driving The 575HP 2023 Kia EV6 GT, What Do You Want To Know About It?

We’ll be heading to Las Vegas next week to drive the quickest Kia yet, the new 2023 EV6 GT, a dual-motor electric crossover that can evidently sprint from 0-60 faster than a Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. And we’re going to put it on a race track to sort out what’s what. Kia’s been touting the all-wheel

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State Trooper Crashes Into Suspect’s Camaro After 140 MPH Chase In Arkansas

Dashcam video from inside an Arkansas State Police cruiser shows the moment when it rammed a fleeing suspects Chevrolet Camaro head-on. The suspect who appears to be getting ready to exit was nearly run over by his own car. Video of the incident indicates that the officer at the wheel of the cruiser tried to

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2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG S 63, 2024 Acura Integra Type S: This Week’s Top Photos

Mercedes-Benz AMG revealed a redesigned S 63 this week. The car is now called an S 63 E Performance, with the additional designation indicating that the gas engine is  augmented by a sophisticated plug-in hybrid system that uses technology similar to that found in Formula 1. 2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT2 race car Another AMG in

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Zeigler Auto Group’s work-life balance focuses on growth, customer satisfaction

A desire to attend his children’s activities during the workday led Zeigler Auto Group CEO Aaron Zeigler to extend the same courtesy to his employees. “I would kind of bounce out to [an event] and come back,” Zeigler told Automotive News. He concluded if he could do so and lead a company, the rest of

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Nearly two-thirds of Ford’s U.S. dealers sign on to EV mandates

DETROIT — Even as Ford Motor Co. faces litigation over its electric-vehicle certification program for dealers, roughly two-thirds of its U.S. retail network has bought in to the plans, and some are finding that costs could be lower than advertised. Ford CEO Jim Farley, speaking last week at the Automotive News Congress here, said 1,920

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