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    Lordstown Motors Shows Upcoming Electric Truck on Test Track

    Lordstown Motors released the first two in a series of videos meant to highlight the testing of its upcoming Endurance pickup. The Chevy Silverado in the video is a “donor body” the company is using to test the vehicle’s chassis. The automaker announced that it’s working to maintain its schedule but is dependent on suppliers […] More

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    Future Honda EVs Will Use GM Batteries

    Honda will use GM’s Ultium battery technology in two upcoming electric vehicles. The vehicles will be built in the United States with sales to begin in the 2024 model year. The electric Hondas will be available with GM’s OnStar and Super Cruise technologies, the automaker said. Honda may have just removed the only EV in […] More

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    Auto Sales Took a Beating in March, but Trucks Cushioned the Blow

    Overall, auto sales fell 27 percent in the first quarter in the U.S., business publication Wards Intelligence reported. While nearly all manufacturers saw a dramatic downturn in sales, SUV and pickup sales for some were much less dismal. Automakers’ biggest offerings have become increasingly popular in recent years, and even the coronavirus pandemic couldn’t halt […] More

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    Ford Wants Government to Sponsor Cash-for-Clunkers-Type Program

    Ford is looking to ask for a U.S. government stimulus program to fight back against loss of sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bloomberg is reporting. The news service quoted Ford marketing VP Mark LaNeve as saying Ford wants “some level of stimulus,” which could mean a cash-for-clunkers-type plan like the one used in 2009. […] More

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    Lamborghini Is Hand Stitching Masks and 3D Printing Face Shields

    The craftspeople at Lamborghini are producing surgical masks and face shields at their small production center to help fight the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Italy has been hit extremely hard by the virus and needs more personal protective equipment, so the specialty carmaker will make 1000 masks and 200 face shields a day. Lamborghini is the […] More

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    Hyundai, Please Actually Make the Palisade N

    Hyundai teased a rendering of a Palisade N on Instagram for April Fools’ Day. It also posted renderings of a Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell crossover and a Prophecy EV concept with the N treatment. If the Palisade N was actually a real thing, we’d think it’d be powered by a higher-output version of the Genesis GV80’s […] More