According to Automotive News Europe, Ford has decided to end production of the S-Max and Galaxy minivans in Europe from April. This will entail the dismissal of approximately 1.1 thousand employees of the plant in Valencia, which produced these cars. Previously, Mondeo was produced at the same enterprise, but this...
Automaker General Motors, which makes cars and trucks under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC brands, is working on introducing a virtual assistant for its cars. It will be based on the ChatGPT chat bot language model and the Microsoft Azure cloud service. Source: www.unsplash.comScott Miller, GM vice president of...
The popular crossover Honda CR-V already had a conventional hybrid version, and now a plug-in hybrid variant is introduced in China – the even more economical Honda CR-V e:PHEV. It is reported that in the hybrid mode of operation of the fourth generation i-MMD power plant, the consumption is only...
Former Tesla employees have created a $125,000 electric trailer that can be towed without using an electric vehicle battery. Ben Parker and Toby Kraus, two Tesla veterans, have founded a new company that aims to reimagine recreational vehicles. Called the Lightship L1, their first product is an electric powered camping...
The 2024 Mercedes-Maybach EQS crossover was filmed during sea trials, while we can see the car from all sides. The model has a number of touches that distinguish the flagship Mercedes-Maybach EQS 2024 from its more mainstream counterpart. The changes are most noticeable at the front, where the luxury crossover...
Ford has jokingly unveiled its first male-only car, dubbed the Ford Explorer Men’s Only Edition. The SUV does not have windshield wipers, a heater, turn signals and a rear-view mirror in the cabin, as well as many other familiar features. This is not because Ford thinks men don’t need them,...
Volkswagen recently found itself at the center of a scandal in the United States, which resulted in a fairly generous offer for all buyers of new cars. Now the Car-Net service in the brand’s cars will be free for five years. Car-Net subscription allows the owner to receive automatic notifications...
Ford has confirmed to Carscoops that it has a policy of penalizing dealers who knowingly sell specialty vehicles such as the Bronco, Bronco Sport Heritage, Raptor and Shelby GT350/500 to resellers. The move is to ensure that customers who want to own a Ford vehicle will be able to buy...
Spy photographers capture the redesigned 2024 BMW X2, and for the first time, we get a peek inside. The model follows in the footsteps of the BMW X1 and will feature a curved fascia that, according to Carscoops, consists of a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster and a 10.7-inch infotainment system....
The Chinese premium brand Hongqi, which is owned by the state corporation FAW, has introduced a new Hongqi E702 electric sedan. The manufacturer has published official images of the car, which will be released under the Hongqi New Energy brand. Like the E202 crossover, the E702 sedan received a brand...
Starting this month, Mercedes is offering its customers in Germany a new in-car payment method. Thanks to the new Mercedes pay+ digital service, customers can make payments using the fingerprint scanner in their car. This two-factor biometric authentication system replaces the use of a PIN or smartphone for payments. This...
Tesla has cut prices for the Model S sedan and Model X crossover in the US, according to the company’s website. This is the second price cut this year. The pricing adjustment could be an attempt to increase sales before the end of the quarter. The all-wheel-drive Model S is...
According to Reuters, Foxconn is going to become the same company in the electric vehicle (EV) market that it has become for the iPhone, that is, the largest manufacturer, but first “it needs to find the next Apple.” Foxconn’s ambitions are very aggressive: by 2025, the company wants to take...
The Chinese state-owned corporation GAC introduced the GAC Shadow Leopard R sports sedan, which is being prepared for release initially in China. According to Autohome.com, the car is a new version of the previously released Shadow Leopard sedan, known in China as the Empow. The sports version differs from the...
Tesla has announced its 4 millionth electric car. It is worth noting that it took the company 12 years of work to produce its first million electric vehicles: the company reported this at the beginning of 2020. Just three years later, the company produced another three million cars. It took...
The Dacia Sandero hatchback became the best-selling car in Europe in January 2023, according to research company JATO Dynamics. In total, in the EU countries, excluding Malta, as well as the UK, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland, 907 thousand cars were sold in January this year, which is 11% more than...
