If you own a rear-wheel drive sports car and want to practice some powerslides, the best place to do it would be at an open drifting event or, if you absolutely have to do it in public, an empty parking lot with no other cars or obstructions. Perhaps the absolute worst place to do it […]
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DETROIT — Tim Edmunds, a former UAW official at Local 412 in Warren, Mich., pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling $2.2 million in union funds and to money laundering. He could face up to nearly five years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan The guilty pleas come roughly
We drove the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS, Ford patented a hydrogen combustion engine, and Jay Leno drove an unrestored 1931 Auburn 8-98 A. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority.Porsche put us behind the wheel of the 718 Cayman GT4 RS on the Streets of Willow circuit in California, and we
Auto retail giant Lithia Motors Inc. sold a dealership this month, while Ken Ganley Automotive Group and Ourisman Automotive Group each bought Kia dealerships in the first quarter, and a father-son duo in February acquired a Ford store. Here’s a look at the deals involving domestic and import brands and dealerships in California, Ohio, Virginia
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said on Thursday it placed an initial $2.98 billion order for 50,000 next-generation delivery vehicles from Oshkosh Corp. and will double its initial planned EV purchases. U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy said that based on USPS’s reform efforts and “our improving outlook, we have determined that increasing our initial electric
An Austrian startup company by the name Deus plans to unveil an electric hypercar in April at the 2022 New York International Auto Show. Deus on Thursday revealed the name of the car as Vayanne, and released new teaser photos. Details are light but both Italdesign and Williams Advanced Engineering have been confirmed as partners.
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The new Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS is at the top of its model range for a host of reasons, not least of which is its on-track ability. What happens when you take one for a long road trip on normal stretches of pedestrian tarmac though? Henry Catchpole just drove one 1,700 miles (2,735 km)
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley has reshaped the company’s internal operations to accelerate development of autonomous vehicles and foster new technology businesses. Farley formed Ford Next late last year and put it under the direction of Franck Louis-Victor, a hard-charging specialist in new businesses hired last June from Renault SA. The unit
Uber Technologies Inc. will list New York’s yellow taxis on its app, the first alliance of its kind in the U.S. in an effort to ease a driver shortage and pressure on fares. Uber’s shares jumped 5 percent. The ride-hailing giant reached a deal with the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission’s technology partners,
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Uber Technologies Inc. will list New York’s yellow taxis on its app, the first alliance of its kind in the U.S. in an effort to ease a driver shortage and pressure on fares. The ride-hailing giant reached a deal with the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission’s technology partners, Creative Mobile Technologies and Curb
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