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Exactly what is happening at Nissan is not clear just yet, but Reuters is reporting that plants will close and some models may disappear. The troubles aren’t a huge surprise, since Nissan’s profits were down 73 percent in the first half of its 2019 fiscal year. Nissan isn’t saying anything definite just yet, although Car […] More
Tesla reported a profit for the fourth quarter and says it’s on track to produce 415,000 cars a year at its Fremont, California, factory. Model Y production is already underway ahead of schedule—and Tesla says it will produce “limited volumes” of the Tesla Semi in 2020, too. Year-over-year production of the Model 3 was up […] More
The 2021 Kia Seltos starts at $23,110, and you can get it with either all-wheel or front-wheel drive at that base price. The more powerful of the two engine options, a turbocharged 1.6-liter inline-four, starts at $26,610 and comes with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Expect the Seltos to go on sale before spring. Kia […] More
Prices for the Nissan Titan pickup are up by thousands across the board for 2020. The 2020 model receives updates including refreshed styling, a new transmission, and more powerful engines. It remains available in standard half-ton Titan and quasi-heavy-duty Titan XD forms. After sales of the Titan fell 38 percent in 2019, we can understand […] More
Wall Street Journal reporters in four countries—the U.S., China, Germany, and Japan— each spent three weeks driving an electric vehicle, and in the resulting video story, we learn that ease of charging is very different depending where you live. The often discussed problem of range anxiety is very real during road trips, they found. China […] More
Lincoln announced today that it will be working with electric-vehicle startup Rivian to develop its first electric vehicle. It’s not an unexpected development; last spring, Ford announced a $500 million investment in Rivian and said that the company would develop an all-new electric vehicle for the company. C/D reached out to Lincoln, but a spokesperson […] More
French automaker Renault showed this rally-spec Alpine A110 mid-engine sports car concept at the International Automobile Festival in Paris. It’s based on the Alpine A110, which is powered by a turbocharged 1.8-liter inline-four. Renault said that there are no plans for production, but we think the company should consider adding an off-road-spec A110 to the […] More
Safari builds are cool as hell. We know that. But also, after seeing Porsches, Lamborghinis, Hondas, and Datsuns get the treatment, it’s not as fresh and exciting as it once was. So forget, for a moment, the soft-roading, rally-style safari cars popularized over the last few years. Turn your attention to the next frontier: badass […] More
