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Since the COVID-19 epidemic seemed to be turning around in South Korea in early March, Hyundai decided to increase production with an eye on exporting more cars to the U.S., Reuters reports. Those cars were built and shipped here, but now they’re sitting in U.S. ports with nowhere to go. HMA’s CEO thinks that the […] More
A tornado that hit a BorgWarner factory in Seneca, South Carolina, on April 13 could have repercussions for future truck production by Ford, Ram, and Toyota. The plant makes the transfer cases for four-wheel-drive versions of the F-150 and Super Duty, Ram pickup, and Toyota Tundra, as well as Ford SUVs and utility vehicles. The […] More
We set a $90,000 base price limit on contenders for our annual 10Best award. Here’s what Car and Driver editors would drive that comes in under that price. More
The upcoming Alfa Romeo Tonale is a subcompact luxury crossover that will slot in below the Stelvio SUV. It will offer Alfa Romeo’s first hybrid powertrain, and possibly a plug-in-hybrid variant. Expect the Tonale to arrive in the U.S. later this year with a starting price of around $35,000. This story originally appeared in the […] More
General Motors announced that it’s closing its Maven ride-sharing program after three years, a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic that has kept people sheltering at home. It was a pilot program that offered car sharing in 17 cities but last year cut its service from several major cities and suspended operations entirely in March. Uber […] More
Lordstown Motors has announced it’s moving the delivery start date of its Endurance electric pickup to fleets from late 2020 to January 2021. The startup automaker will unveil the production version of the truck in early summer, although it’ll probably be a virtual event. CEO Steve Burns noted in a blog post that now more […] More
Porsche’s chief of research and development told Car Magazine that a cheaper, rear-wheel-drive Taycan model is coming. Currently, the cheapest Taycan available is the $105,150 Taycan 4S. We expect the rear-wheel-drive models to start just under $100,000. The Porsche Taycan electric sports sedan will add a more affordable rear-wheel-drive variant to slot in below the […] More
The EPA has released the luxury Bentley Bentayga SUV’s fuel-economy numbers, and the plug-in hybrid does well when the battery is full but not so much when depleted. With a full battery, the EPA scores the Bentayga hybrid, which is powered by a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 paired with an electric motor, at 45 MPGe combined. […] More
