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Toyota commits additional $2.5B for new US battery plant

Toyota on Wednesday announced an additional $2.5 billion investment in its planned battery plant in Liberty, North Carolina, to expand capacity. Toyota first announced plans for the plant last December, stating at the time it would invest $1.3 billion in the plant’s construction to create 1,750 jobs. With Wednesday’s announcement, the total planned investment in […]

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Rivian CEO previews new Camp Mode designed to automatically level vehicle at campsite

Rivian has a new feature on the way that’s sure to be handy the next time you’re camping or perhaps using the vehicle at a worksite. It’s called Camp Mode, and it will be available in the next over-the-air update for Rivian’s R1T and R1S electric pickup truck and SUV. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe took

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Nicola Materazzi, father of Ferrari F40 and Bugatti EB110, dead at 83

Nicola Materazzi, an Italian engineer largely unknown outside of automotive circles, passed away on Aug. 23 at the age of 83, Pledge Times reported. While you may not be familiar with the name, you’ll definitely be familiar with some of the cars he’s credited with helping develop. The list includes the Ferrari 288 GTO and

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2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class spy shots and video: New nameplate to replace C- and E-Class coupes

Sedan sales may be on the decline, but the situation is even worse when it comes to sporty two-door cars. As a result, most automakers have either scaled back the number of coupes and convertibles they offer or dropped the body styles altogether. Mercedes-Benz is one automaker scaling things back. For example, it’s preparing a

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Bentley Batur, Bugatti Mistral, Koenigsegg CC850: This Week’s Top Photos

Bentley this week presented the Batur, a limited-production coupe based on the platform of the Continental GT. The Batur serves as a sendoff for Bentley’s W-12 engine and also introduces new design themes destined for the brand’s electric vehicles. Bugatti Mistral Bugatti also presented a limited-production model, this time a roadster based on the Chiron

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Sauber F1 deal with Alfa Romeo ends after 2023, paving way for potential Audi partnership

Sauber has competed in Formula 1 as Alfa Romeo since 2018, with the Italian automaker serving as both title sponsor and technical partner of the Swiss race team. That deal will come to end after the 2023 season, Alfa Romeo announced on Friday, just hours after Audi said it plans to enter F1 in 2026.

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Koenigsegg ups CC850 production to meet strong demand

Koenigsegg used this month’s Monterey Car Week to present a new hypercar packing a revolutionary transmission, and it proved so popular Koenigsegg has decided to increase production by 40%. Called the CC850, the car celebrates 20 years since the build of Koenigsegg’s first customer car, the CC8S, and just 50 examples were originally planned to

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Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Code Red is a 1,300-hp straight-line weapon for $209,995

What might a Ford Mustang be like if performance was dialed up to hypercar levels? Shelby American has the answer in the form of its new Code Red upgrade for the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. The upgrade is priced from a steep $209,995, and that doesn’t include the cost of the donor Shelby GT500, but

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