Infiniti revealed the design of its first electric crossover — but not much else. Nissan Motor Co.’s luxury brand said Friday it plans to show the QX Inspiration concept at the Detroit auto show this month. The concept will be the blueprint for a production electric crossover in the next couple years. Infiniti plans to […]
General Motors has sold 200,000 fully electric vehicles in the United States by the end of 2018. Hitting this sales make mean a phaseout of a $7,500 federal tax credit over the next 15 months. the motor city giant reached the figure in the fourth quarter of 2018, which means the credit will fall to […]
Tesla announced that it delivered 90,700 vehicles during the fourth quarter — short of anylsts’ forecasts. Tesla also said it boosted production during the quarter, churning out 86,500 vehicles, up from 80,142 during the third quarter. The electric car maker’s shares fell by more than 9 percent in morning trading.
Jaguar Land Rover confirmed Thursday that dealers in the U.S. and Canada will, for the first time in a generation, again be selling the Defender off-road vehicle. The return of the Defender to North America is a dream come true for Land Rover fans who have seen the prices of classic Defenders head to towards […]
Tesla has added two new independent directors which are Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, the global head of human resources for Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. The Tesla board has been under fire for its oversight, or lack their of, of Chief Executive Elon Musk. The addition of Mr. Ellison and Ms. Wilson-Thompson fulfills […]
Suicide doors are at once hopelessly impractical but brilliantly cool all the same. You don’t see them around much nowadays, except on Rolls-Royces, but thanks to Lincoln that’s about to change. To honor the Continental of the Sixties, which is famous for having suicide doors, it’s building a run of 80 modern-day Continentals with the […]
Cadillac has confirmed it will unveil its new XT6 crossover next month on the eve of the Detroit auto show. The large three-row vehicle will slot between the XT5 midsize crossover and the Cadillac Escalade large SUV — white space the brand has needed to fill for some time. The XT6’s design,is expected to be […]
Google is adding a new transit option to Maps: Lime scooters and bikes. Maps will now offer the option to direct you toward the nearest shared vehicle and factor that into your travel time. Maps already offers a similar integration for services like Uber and Lyft. Google will give you Lime as an option, along […]
The latest Final Edition of the iconic Volkswagen Beetle will have special colors, badging and wheels as the Bug drives into the sunset next year, just as it did 15 years ago. The current generation of the Beetle, one of the last convertible coupes still being manufactured, debuted in 2011 for the 2012 model year. […]
Tesla will start the European rollout of its Model 3 in February The Model 3 will cost 63,000 euros in Germany for the long-range battery pack version The Performance version, which adds a second electric motor, will also be sold in Europe. Norway will also see cars in February, according to a tweet from a […]