Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Volvo self-driving semi, Mercedes-Benz EQS, best of Goodwood Revival: Today's Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranVolvo Trucks is the world's second biggest manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks, and it's just presented a concept that hints at a radical shakeup for the transport industry coming down the line. The...
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Production Kia ProCeed fails to resemble handsome conceptKia will use next month's 2018 Paris auto show to present its new ProCeed compact liftback. This is the car that was previewed last year by the handsome Proceed concept (shown below), a sleek wagon exuding elegance and characterized by muscular proportions. Unfortunately, the design was watered...
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Volvo Trucks reveals Vera self-driving electric semi conceptVolvo Trucks, the world's number two in heavy-duty trucks, on Wednesday gave its vision of the future of goods transportation. The company, which is a separate entity to Volvo Cars, rolled out a fully self-driving, electric semi concept. It's called Vera, and it's been designed as a replacement for...
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Nio shares start trading on NYSE, value company at $6.41BShares of Chinese electric car startup Nio started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday under the ticker symbol NIO. A total 160 million shares were listed at a price of $6.26, which was just $0.01 above the lower bound range of the company's initial public offering announced in late...
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Jaguar reveals calendar for I-Pace eTrophy's inaugural seasonJaguar is breaking new ground with one of the world’s first race series for production electric cars. It's called the Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy, and the inaugural season coincides with the 2018/2019 season of the Formula E Championship, with the two series set to share the same street circuits...
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Here's a 1973 Ford Bronco after a 1,500-hour restorationWith Ford working on a new generation of the Bronco for 2020, interest in the nameplate has seen a major resurgence in recent years. That's seen the price of classic Broncos shoot up along with demand for restoration services. One of the best in the business is Velocity Restorations of Pensacola...
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After a series of teasers, Mercedes-Benz has finally revealed its redesigned GLE. It's the fourth generation of Mercedes mid-size SUVs and sees the return of an available third row. Two versions will...
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Nissan buys stake in e.dams Formula E teamNissan will enter the Formula E Championship when the 2018/2019 season kicks off in December. It will be the fifth for the electric car series. Nissan isn't going it alone however as the automaker will partner up with successful team e.dams, which in previous seasons was partnered with Nissan's...
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Major classic car dealer and restorer JD Classics hits financial troublesClassic car sales have been on a tear for the past decade but that hasn't insulated one of the biggest names in the business from becoming insolvent. British firm JD Classics, a dealer of classic cars but also an expert restorer and organizer of classic racing events, entered administration on...
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2019 Lexus ES first to market with cameras instead of side mirrorsThe 2019 Lexus ES has become the first production car to replace conventional side mirrors with cameras. Unfortunately, the cameras will only be offered in Japan where the technology was made legal in 2016. The ES starts sales in Japan in October. Elsewhere, the mid-size sedan sticks with mirrors...
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BMW develops new inline-6 for X3 M and X4 M performance SUVsThe BMW M division has finally come out with confirmation that it is working on new X3 M and X4 M performance SUVs. A prototype for each was rolled out during the previous weekend's DTM round held at the Nürburgring. It was there that we learned that the vehicles will come with a newly...
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Christian von Koenigsegg brings the Regera to Jay Leno's GarageThe Koenigsegg Regera is a high-tech piece of machinery, and there's probably no one on the planet better suited to explaining all of its gadgetry than the man who founded the company, Christian von Koenigsegg. He recently visited Jay Leno's Garage to talk about the Regera. Unveiled at the 2015...
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Aston Martin on Monday named Penny Hughes as chairman ahead of a planned initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange that was first announced in August.
Hughes spent most of her career as...
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Mercedes-Benz teases 2020 GLE luxury SUVUpdate: The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE has been revealed. You'll find all the details at this link. Mercedes-Benz will unveil a redesigned 2020 GLE shortly but the automaker just couldn't wait so decided to drop a couple of teasers over the weekend giving us some early glimpses. The current GLE was...
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Leclerc to drive for Ferrari in 2019 while Räikkönen moves to Alfa Romeo SauberFerrari confirmed Tuesday that current Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 driver Charles Leclerc will join Sebastian Vettel in its driver lineup for the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship. The young Monégasque driver will replace Kimi Räikkönen who will fill the empty seat at Alfa Romeo Sauber...
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St Athan will be Aston Martin EV hub, production site for Rapide EAston Martin is in the final phase of converting a former military hanger in St Athan, Wales into a second plant to join the existing plant in Gaydon, England. Gaydon will remain the home of Aston Martin sports cars while St Athan will be where Aston Martin builds its SUV and planned Lagonda cars...
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Volvo IPO put on hold due to trade war concernsA plan to turn Volvo Cars into a publicly traded company by the end of the year has been put on hold due to concerns the stock price could be hurt by the escalating trade war primarily between the United States and China but also between the U.S. and Europe, the Financial Times reported Sunday...
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Ford rules out building Focus Active in USFord in April made the shock announcement that by 2020 the only passenger cars in its lineup will be the Mustang and the Focus Active soft-roader based on the recently redesigned fourth-generation Focus. Ford planned to import the Focus Active from a plant in China but the 25-percent tariff...
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Lamborghini has just introduced the 759-horsepower Aventador SVJ but information on the new supercar to replace the whole Aventador line is starting to surface.
Automobile published a report Friday...
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2019 Ford F-150 Raptor's new Trail Control is ideal for rock crawlingFord's F-150 Raptor receives significant updates for 2019. No, there isn't a new V-8 option. Instead, the updates have centered on improving the truck's off-road credentials. Among them is a feature called Trail Control that Ford likens to a cruise control system for off-roading. When hitting...
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65-foot yacht unveiled as latest Lexus flagshipLexus has been dropping hints about entering the private yacht game over the past couple of years and on Friday it finally confirmed it with the reveal of the LY 650, a 65-foot luxury yacht billed as the automaker's fourth flagship. The others are the LC coupe, LS sedan and LX SUV. The LY 650...
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Bold new 2020 Telluride marks Kia's entry into full-size SUV segmentShoppers in the market in for a spacious three-row, eight-seat SUV from a mainstream brand will soon have a new choice in the form of the 2020 Kia Telluride. The full-size SUV was unveiled Saturday at fashion designer Brandon Maxwell’s event during New York Fashion Week and is due in...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC, 2020 Chevy Corvette, Mustang-inspired Ford SUV: This Week's Top PhotosMercedes-Benz this week revealed the first model falling under parent company Daimler's new EQ sub-brand for electric cars. The model is the 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC, and it's due in showrooms in 2020 with 402 horsepower and around 200 miles of range. Chevrolet's Colorado ZR2 this week became even...
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2019 Audi Q8 priced from $68,395, rivals BMW X6 and Mercedes GLE CoupeAudi has a new flagship SUV in the form of the 2019 Q8. It's a mid-size offering with coupe-like styling, making it an alternative to vehicles like the BMW X6 and Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe. And Audi confirmed Thursday that the Q8 will be priced between its rivals, with the base price coming in at...
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