The lifted Porsche 911 Dakar finally made its debut at the 2022 Los Angeles auto show. With a raised ride height, all-terrain tires, and a price of $223,450, it just might be the coolest production car Porsche will make next year. Unfortunately, only 2,500 Dakars will be made for 2023. Delivery of the final Lamborghini […]
As consumers purchase tens of millions of electric vehicles over the coming decade, a huge question looms over governments and the auto industry: Can the power grid keep up with significantly increased demand? “If you simultaneously plug all of those vehicles in, it is going to break the grid,” said Robert Stocker, an energy consulting
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While auto retailing is projected to shift toward electric vehicles by the end of the decade, that future is now for California dealers trying to keep up with demand for electric vehicles, both new and used. A critical step for Del Grande Dealer Group in Northern California is speaking the same language as its customers
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Karn Dhingra has joined Automotive News as a mobility finance reporter. Dhingra, 43, previously covered Houston for The Real Deal, a New York-based real estate trade publication. His past stops include Sports Business Journal, where he reported on facilities and ticketing, and Bloomberg Industry Group as a Houston-based correspondent covering energy, environmental policy, tax policy,
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Buick’s next electric vehicle to be sold in China will be a crossover. The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published photos of the Buick Electra E5 online this week as part of a public comment period. The Electra E5 will be produced and marketed in China by General Motors’ joint venture with Chinese
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Top executives in automotive, mobility venture capital and energy focused on emerging business models, startups and innovation at the Automotive News L.A. Congress Nov. 18. Automotive News Publisher KC Crain welcomes one of the keynote speakers, Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson. Executive Editor Jamie Butters moderates a panel on venture capital partnerships with Angel Gambino, principal, startups
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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday will meet on the economy with business and labor leaders, including the chief executives of Ford Motor Co., Kaiser Permanente and Carrier Global Corp. as well as the United Auto Workers union’s president, a White House official said. The White House meeting, which will be in-person and
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The 2023 BMW M4 CSL (Competition, Sport, Lightweight) is a sport coupe in search of a racetrack, but an hour on this mountain road outside of Palm Springs is my only option. The M4 CSL goes beyond the capability of the already bonkers M4 Competition with 240 pounds of weight savings, more power, and a
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Following a near-miss situation involving a truck and a motorcycle, the driver of the pickup attempted to flee the scene. After exceeding 115 mph (185 km/h) the truck driver finally pulled over and brandished a firearm and what appeared to be a law enforcement badge. Not long after, he was in custody and sitting in
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SAN DIEGO – Carvana Co. CEO Ernie Garcia reflected Thursday on the online used-car retailer’s tough year. “Right around this time last year, I think a number of things started to break against us, and it’s definitely been much tougher sledding since then,” Garcia acknowledged in a video teleconference Thursday at Used Car Week in
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