The American new car market is a mess right now. It’s obvious that automakers only care about catering to the wealthy and regular workaday cars are increasingly disappearing from the market, or are getting priced wildly out of the hands of working class folks. There are only a small handful of new cars that can … Read more
Arc Boat Company’s fully electric Arc Sport model gets four to six hours of typical use on a single charge. Arc Boat Company Arc Boat Company began sales of its second electric boat model in just three years this week. The new $258,000 Arc Sport was designed for wake sports enthusiasts and follows the company’s … Read more
The Xpeng G9 SUV is on display during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, April 18, 2023. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Xpeng plans to hire 4,000 new people and invest in artificial intelligence technology, according to the company’s CEO, who warned … Read more
Norway boasts the highest electric vehicle adoption rate in the world. Some 82% of new car sales were EVs in Norway in 2023, according to the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV). In comparison, 7.6% of new car sales were electric in the U.S. last year, according to Kelley Blue Book estimates. In the world’s largest auto … Read more
US electric automaker Tesla could soon set up shop in India, with the government close to finalising a policy to extend concessional import duties on electric cars exceeding Rs 30 lakh (about $36,000) for 2-3 years. The reduced import duties are likely to be offered in lieu of bank guarantees by Tesla for a proposed … Read more
Joke about the new Lexus TX’s name all you want, but it’s no joke when it comes to what the three-row crossover is designed to do: haul people and their families in spacious luxury. Lexus offers the TX with three different engine options, and buyers wanting to ease into electrification can go for the TX … Read more
The Chrysler Halcyon concept car. Stellantis DETROIT — Chrysler revealed the direction of its future products on Tuesday with a new concept car called “Halcyon,” as the once prominent auto company attempts to drum up attention amid a dearth of new products. The concept car is a sleek, future-looking sports car that’s designed to incorporate … Read more
Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. Yoshikazu Tsuno | Gamma-rapho | Getty Images Toyota Motor is investing $1.3 billion in a Kentucky plant to produce a new all-electric, three-row SUV for the U.S. market, the company said Tuesday. The vehicle is expected to go into production between late 2025 and early 2026, according to a … Read more
Happy Friday! It’s February 2, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Could Tesla Move To Texas? After a Delaware court ruled that Elon … Read more
A Tesla Model Y is seen on a Tesla car lot in Austin, Texas, on May 31, 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Tesla upgraded the self-driving hardware on the Model Y car it sells in China, Elon Musk’s automaker said on WeChat on Thursday, as it looks to boost sales and fend off rising … Read more
