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Volvo is building its own battery packs; the aim is to make them safer by having them integrate better into their vehicles. The automaker’s first EV, the XC40 Recharge, will be the first vehicle with a pack built by Volvo. In addition to creating the hardware, Volvo will work on the software algorithms for the […] More
Lego adds to its growing lineup of realistic automotive Creator Expert kits with a new icon: the Fiat 500. Modeled after the 500F, which was produced from 1965 to 1973, the kit consists of 960 individual Lego brick pieces and is nine inches long when completed. The model features a working convertible top, a luggage […] More
Hyundai has updated the Europe-market i30 lineup with new styling. The i30 is offered in hatchback, fastback, and wagon body styles, and all are now available in sporty N-Line trim. The Elantra GT hatchback we get in the U.S. is identical to the i30 hatchback, so we’re likely to get this facelift for the 2021 […] More
FCA is ending production of the Dodge Grand Caravan this coming May and is cutting 1500 jobs at the plant in Windsor, Ontario. The Chrysler Voyager will be the last remaining version of FCA’s long-selling minivan as Dodge focuses its efforts on performance-oriented products. The Chrysler Pacifica continues in production. Minivans have steadily declined in […] More
Volkswagen has released some details for the Golf GTD, a diesel version of the eighth-generation Golf GTI. The GTD will have a 2.0-liter turbocharged diesel engine with 197 horsepower. The GTD is unlikely to make it to the U.S. market because Volkswagen’s last attempt to sell diesel-powered cars here ended in billions of dollars in […] More
Chevy produced the last Impala sedan yesterday at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan. GM announced in 2018 that the Impala would be ending production, along with several other passenger-car models including the Chevy Volt and Cruze, the Buick LaCrosse, and the Cadillac XTS and CT6. The Detroit-Hamtramck plant will now be retooled to produce electric […] More
Robert HradilGetty Images The Swiss government has banned gatherings of more than 1000 people until mid-March, leading to the announcement that the Geneva auto show is canceled. Europe’s most important show was scheduled to open next week. Announcement follows spread of Covid-19, or coronavirus, within Europe. The 2020 Geneva auto show has been canceled due […] More
NPR is reporting that a cargo ship filled with newly built vehicles, which had famously capsized in waters off Georgia last fall, will now be dismantled and carted away by barges. The Golden Ray, 656 feet long, had 4200 new cars on board and was headed from the Port of Brunswick to Baltimore. Why it […] More
