Chrysler began using the New Yorker name on cars in 1940, after a couple of years of selling Imperial-based New York Specials. Except for the 1942-1945 break Chrysler took from car-building in order to manufacture things like uranium hexafluoride gaseous-diffusion hardware for the Manhattan Project and 30-cylinder flathead engines for Sherman tanks (and 1989, when … Read more
Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra said on Wednesday that the company, along with external investors, will spend 8.75 billion rupees ($105 million) in its two-wheeler unit, Classic Legends, over the next two to three years. The ‘Scorpio’ car manufacturer, will invest 5.25 billion and the remaining will come from existing shareholders and new investors, Mahindra … Read more
For all my time on two wheels, I’ve never really understood cruisers. The weight, the power, the handling, the seating position — none of them made sense to me alone, let alone together. Now, though, I think I get it. Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 | Jalopnik Reviews What changed my mind wasn’t a modern … Read more
A critical mineral used to make electric vehicle batteries gained significant attention from industry leaders in 2023. Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has described lithium batteries as “the new oil.” Earlier this year he urged entrepreneurs to produce more lithium amid a refining capacity “choke point.” “Instead of making a picture sharing app, please refine … Read more
India has been the fastest growing among the world’s ten largest automobile markets this calendar year when compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to a global forecasting firm. The world’s largest light vehicle (includes cars and light utility vehicles less than 6 tonnes) market behind China and the US is estimated to advance … Read more
Today I was watching CarGurus UK’s video review of the BYD Dolphin, an electric hatchback with a base price in the U.K. of around £26,000, the equivalent of about $33,000. Current interior trends are leaning toward minimalism and deletion of physical switchgear, but the BYD Dolphin proves two things – car interiors don’t have to … Read more
DETROIT — America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate sales in the coming years, spurred by buyers determined to reduce carbon emissions and save on fuel. But so far, while EV sales are growing, their pace is falling well short of the industry’s ambitious timetable for transitioning away … Read more
India has been the fastest growing among the world’s 10 largest automobile markets this calendar year when compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to a global sales forecasting firm. The world’s largest light vehicle (includes cars and light utility vehicles less than 6 tonnes) market, behind China and the US, is estimated to … Read more
If you read our BRZ tS review, you know I was just in Sicily driving some Subarus. As you’ve no doubt gathered by now, the other car was the Subaru WRX TR. With the demise of the U.S. market STI at the hands of America’s goofy emissions regime the WRX TR assumes the mantle of … Read more
Cummins said on Friday it expects to take nearly $2.04 billion charge in the fourth quarter as it reached an agreement to resolve regulatory claims on its emissions certification and compliance for some pickup truck engines. U.S. regulators had raised concerns that some aspects of its emissions systems may reduce the “effectiveness” of emissions control … Read more
