1:33 PM ET Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — The World Rally Championship returned to Greece after an eight-year absence Thursday with a crowd-pleasing special stage around Athens’ main Syntagma Square. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis launched the race at the foot of the Acropolis. “We’re absolutely thrilled that the Acropolis Rally is back in Greece,” Mitsotakis
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In this article .FKRX300 GM Signage stands on display outside the General Motors Co. Orion Assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan, U.S., on Friday, March 22, 2019. Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors is extending downtime at a Michigan plant that produces its Chevrolet Bolt EV as it works with
The assortment of sensors automated vehicles should use to perceive their surroundings and detect obstacles is anything but settled upon. Cameras, radar and lidar comprise the elemental sensors needed to reach higher levels of automated driving. But more companies are now exploring the ways thermal cameras might augment their systems. A company called Plus that
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. will extend downtime at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo., to a fourth-straight week due to the ongoing global semiconductor shortage. The automaker informed employees Wednesday that both the truck and van sides of the plant will be shuttered until Sept. 20. Workers there build the bestselling F-150
In this article 9868-HK GUANGZHOU, China — For the foreseeable future, Chinese electric car start-up XPeng is trying to boost its sales in the world’s largest auto market. But the Guangzhou, China-based company is also exploring areas including robotics and flying cars, which could play a role in its longer-term goals. In an interview with
The Malaysian semiconductor firm Unisem will shut some plants for seven days after three employees died recently from COVID-19, dealing a fresh blow to the chip supplies that carmakers and other companies rely on. The company said it will close Ipoh plants in the state of Perak until Sept. 15 to curb the spread of
Floodwater surrounds vehicles following heavy rain on an expressway in Brooklyn, New York. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images Anyone who considers buying a used car in the upcoming months may want to be extra-cautious. As storm-ravaged areas take stock of the destruction left by Hurricane Ida, thousands of flooded cars are expected to
In this article F AAPL Ford Motor Co. displays a new 2021 Ford F-150 pickup truck at the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, September 17, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – Ford Motor has hired former Tesla and Apple executive Doug Field as its chief advanced technology and embedded systems officer, the company announced
Ford Motor Co. is hiring the head of Apple Inc.’s car project away from the iPhone maker. The automaker said Tuesday that it’s bringing on Doug Field, who’s been a vice president in Apple’s special projects group. Field was a top engineer at Tesla Inc. between two stints at Apple and played a major role
In this article 7267.T-JP 7203.T-JP BMW-DE The Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell truck on display during the 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center on November 5, 2020 in Shanghai, China. Zhang Hengwei | China News Service | Getty Images The Hyundai Motor Group plans to develop hydrogen fuel cell
Solid Power, a maker of solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, is expanding its factory outside Denver to scale production so it can deliver test cells to Ford Motor Co. and BMW in early 2022. The startup, which counts both carmakers as investors, is building a new facility at the Colorado site to increase output of sulfide-based
The presidential motorcade drives past an area affected by Hurricane Ida as U.S. President Joe Biden begins his tour of the hurricane-affected areas in Louisiana, September 3, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters More than a week after Hurricane Ida made landfall in the region, hundreds of thousands of Louisiana homes and businesses, and thousands in
BMW’s i Vision Circular concept previews “a sustainable car of the future,” CEO Oliver Zipse said. The concept is built almost entirely from recyclable materials, Zipse said at the car’s unveiling at the IAA Munich auto show on Monday. The four-seat electric car shows the automaker’s mindset when it comes to sustainable mobility, Zipse said.
6:28 PM ET Associated Press BROWNSBURG, Ind. — Tim Wilkerson won the NHRA U.S. Nationals on Sunday at Lucas Oil Raceway, taking the biggest race of the season for his first Funny Car victory since 2016. Wilkerson beat Ron Capps in the final with a 3.912-second run at 320.36 mph in a Ford Mustang. Wilkerson
MUNICH — Volkswagen plans to crack an industry barrier and offer used-vehicle leases on its ID family of electric vehicles, including those in North America, as a strategy to keep control over their valuable batteries, VW executives told Automotive News. Speaking on Monday with journalists here at the Munich auto show, Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert
In this article VOW3-DE Technicians work in the assembly line of German carmaker Volkswagen’s electric ID. 3 car in Dresden, Germany, June 8, 2021. Matthias Rietschel | Reuters Car manufacturers including Ford, Volkswagen and Daimler are still struggling to deal with the impact of the global chip shortage, with executives from each of the companies
11:17 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin held off Kyle Larson after their cars hit nose to tail racing to the finish line Sunday night in the Southern 500 to open the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Hamlin won for the first time this season after entering the week seeded seventh in the
In this article ZE594-CN BYD’s Han electric car, pictured here at the 2021 Shanghai auto show, is one of the most popular new energy vehicles in China. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC GUANGZHOU, China — BYD sold 61,409 new energy vehicles in August, more than four times the amount sold a year ago, as demand for