Jeep is making inroads with consumers looking for smaller crossovers with the freshened Compass, a welcome development for a brand that has at times struggled to compete in the lower end of the market. Compass sales in the U.S. were up 22 percent in the first quarter, to 24,408. Jeep’s progress in the compact segment […]
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The streets were silent on April 26th, 2022, construction and road closures on nearby Gregson St. meant that the intersection where the 11 foot 8 bridge resides was a peaceful and tranquil area. It was the calm before the storm, however, as the sounds of smashing metal and honking horns would soon pierce the air.
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Lucid Group Inc. delivered just 360 Air sedans in the first quarter and said it will increase vehicle pricing next month. The California EV startup continues to struggle with supply-chain shortages and rising costs despite a healthy order backlog of 30,000 vehicles, Lucid said during its first-quarter earnings call Thursday. Prices would not rise for
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A group of thieves in Schaumburg, Illinois recently made off with a host of new vehicles from dealerships owned by the Ziegler Auto Group. Surveillance footage shows a hooded and masked thief gaining access to a red C8 Chevrolet Corvette under the cover of darkness with a device used by locksmiths. The thief then casually
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Michigan remains in contention for a new Stellantis electric vehicle battery plant as the automaker completes the final analysis before an anticipated announcement of a site. Stellantis COO Mark Stewart said Thursday that the state “absolutely” could be home to a new plant and that it has a “great working relationship” with the Michigan Economic
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Chinese battery maker CATL said Thursday that its gross profit margins are set to improve as it will raise prices in the second quarter, while suppliers of raw materials will ramp up output to ease tightness. The world’s biggest battery manufacturer, whose clients include Tesla, Volkswagen and BMW, made the comments at an investor Q&A
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BMW M is set to be the featured marque of the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K., and that means the annual event’s Central Feature sculpture will be designed to honor the BMW motorsport division and in-house tuner. The Central Feature is an oversized sculpture that sits in front of Goodwood House during
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Put simply, the BZ4X doesn’t make all the performance poses flaunted by the latest electric crossovers. The dedicated off-road mode, called X-Mode, is borrowed from Subaru, so it has plenty of outdoorsy credibility that’s rare in this cohort. We give the BZ4X a bonus point for being able to go comfortably where the pavement ends
When driving in the rain, it’s extremely important to be extra cautious. This is increasingly true when piloting large vehicles like semi trucks, and a prime example of that is this massive accident that happened on a rainy Texas highway last week. The incident occurred in San Antonio on the westbound direction of I-10 near
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Magna International Inc. said it launched new advanced driver-assistance functions on the 2022 Toyota Tundra pickup, a key development for the supplier giant as it looks to establish its position as vehicle automation grows. In a Wednesday news release, Magna said the Tundra is equipped with a “complete surround view system” that includes five cameras
