Kia and Hyundai Break-Ins On the Rise in Kent
Social media challenges, which have steadily increased since 2020, range from silly and benign to downright dangerous and harmful. One of the latest harmful challenges to hit social media this…
Lucid’s Investors Are Getting Tired of Waiting for a Turnaround
Image: Lucid Motors Lucid is feeling the pressure, things have been worse for Carvana, and Lyft isn’t looking too hot, especially not given the recent triumph of its number-one rival.…
Elon Musk reverses course on Tesla advertising
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla Inc. boss Elon Musk, who has never used traditional advertising to sell cars, said that the automaker would try it and see whether it produced results.…
Stellantis manufacturing footprint might be at risk over battery-plant dispute
The future of Stellantis’ auto manufacturing footprint in Canada is ultimately at stake in the dispute between the automaker and Ottawa over funding for the $5-billion battery-cell plant in Windsor,…
Bentley production chief to lead VW’s software overhaul
The sweeping changes come as Volkswagen Chief Executive Oliver Blume conducts a strategic review of every facet of the carmaker after taking over from former leader Herbert Diess last September.…
BMW’s premium status helps in the Chinese price war. Zipse says
BMW was the No.1 German premium brand by unit sales in the first quarter. Its China sales fell 6.6 percent to 195,100 vehicles. Mercedes-Benz sales increased to about 190,000 from…
VW picks JC Pavone to lead design in the America’s
In a sign of its growing regional independence from headquarters in Germany, Volkswagen Group of America has named a Brazilian veteran VW executive as the brand’s new head of design…
What Happens if ADAS Calibration Isn’t Done?
Automotive design and technology are constantly evolving; each year, vehicles become increasingly advanced and reliable on electronic and computerized features to deliver better safety, performance, and comfort. Windshields are no…
Lucid Q1 earnings: Automaker posts $780 million loss
Lucid is still in the early stages of raising brand awareness and converting EV shoppers to Air owners. “We’re still early on in our customer growth stage of innovators and…
Tesla and BYD lead China price-war battle over SUVs
Xpeng, Leapmotor and others have fired back with their own discounts, while BYD offered a discount of $1,000 on its market-leading Song Plus SUV, or about 4 percent off. Those…