Kentucky’s governor celebrated the upcoming redesign of Ford Motor Co.’s Super Duty pickups by adding an “R” to the state’s name for a day. “Kentuckians have been building Ford trucks since the Model T, and we are thrilled this tradition is going to continue with the all-new Ford F-Series Super Duty,” Gov. Andy Beshear said […]
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DETROIT — Hau Thai-Tang spent the final days of his nearly 35-year career at Ford Motor Co. in the same place where he got his first big break: Flat Rock Assembly Plant. The automaker organized a sendoff for its chief industrial platforms officer, who announced his retirement in July, with workers building the Mustang sports
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Spy shots of a development mule for the next-generation MX-5 we posted earlier this month prove that Mazda is firmly committed to keeping its baby sports car kicking for at least one more generation. At eight years old today, and probably nine or 10 when Mazda finally gets around to unveiling the finished NE-code car,
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Lamborghini this week replaced its Urus with an updated version dubbed the Urus S. There’s new styling in combination with extra power, and buyers also have a longer list of personalzation options to choose from. 2023 BMW XM BMW launched a rival to the Urus in the form of the XM. It’s the first standalone
Police in Georgia have arrested the driver of a Nissan GT-R who was observed traveling at speeds of over 150 mph (242 km/h). The incident happened on September 24 at approximately 10:30 p.m. when an officer from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office observed two vehicles approaching him on the highway at a high rate of
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U.S. sales at Kia and Genesis rose in September as the auto industry’s inventory woes continued to ease, though growing economic challenges threaten what was supposed to be a more robust second-half rebound as the industry enters the fourth quarter. Volume last month rose 6.4 percent to 56,270 at Kia, setting a September record for the
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Kia has been smashing it out of the park lately regardless of what it builds, whether that’s an all-electric sedan like the EV6 or the super-boxy near-production EV9 SUV. The all-new Niro looks to continue the trend by taking many of its new styling cues from the spicy Habaniro concept. It’ll come with three different
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SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk showed off on Friday a prototype of its humanoid robot “Optimus,” predicting the electric vehicle maker would be able to produce millions and sell them for under $20,000 — less than a third of the price of a Model Y. Musk said he expected Tesla would be
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HANOVER, Germany — While the auto industry struggles to convince consumers that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have a place in daily transportation, truckmakers see huge potential for the technology. It’s a matter of chemistry, Andreas Gorbach, Daimler Trucks’ technical chief, said at IAA Transportation 2022. No battery chemistry will ever outperform how much energy engineers
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A package of new- and used-vehicle warranties with new certified pre-owned programs is helping Spitzer Automotive Group of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida get customers in the door during a period of low inventory. Last year, the group introduced its “Spitzer Shield,” a suite of benefits that includes a nationwide lifetime powertrain warranty on new vehicles
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