Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Volkswagen,Emissions Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit brought by German consumer group VZBV over the carmaker’s rigging of diesel emissions tests, the carmaker said on Monday. A further 21,000 cases were still being reviewed for possible payouts of …
Read More »2021 Audi RS 3 spied with big blistered fenders
Filed under: Spy Photos,Audi,Hatchback,Luxury,Performance Continue reading 2021 Audi RS 3 spied with big blistered fenders 2021 Audi RS 3 spied with big blistered fenders originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Read More »Bridgestone will close down 8 tire plants during late April-early May
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing Japanese tyremaker Bridgestone Corp said on Monday it will suspend operations at its 11 domestic plants, including 8 tyre factories, from late April to early May to cope with dwindling demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s biggest tyremaker will shut the 8 tyre plants between …
Read More »India's TVS Motor buys British brand Norton Motorcycles
Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Plants/Manufacturing,Motorcycle India’s third-largest motorbike manufacturer TVS Motor has sealed a $20 million deal to buy British brand Norton Motorcycles as part of a distressed sale. The all-cash transaction, which was announced on Friday, will see the Indian firm take control of the 122-year-old Leicestershire brand for 16 million …
Read More »Subaru planning to use Evoltis name on battery-electric crossover
Filed under: Green,Rumormill,Subaru,Toyota,Crossover,Electric,Future,Videos Continue reading Subaru planning to use Evoltis name on battery-electric crossover Subaru planning to use Evoltis name on battery-electric crossover originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Read More »Hyundai Veloster N getting 2.5-liter turbo with 300 horsepower?
Filed under: Rumormill,Spy Photos,Hyundai,Hatchback,Future,Performance Continue reading Hyundai Veloster N getting 2.5-liter turbo with 300 horsepower? Hyundai Veloster N getting 2.5-liter turbo with 300 horsepower? originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Read More »Turning Autopilots Into Autonomous Driving Instructors
Picture a globe. Which I’m now going to spin clockwise with my hand. It blurs for a few seconds—North America, Asia, North America, Asia—and then I stop it, on the morning we’re all heading back to our jobs. For me, it’ll start by hopping on the 405 freeway, and it’ll …
Read More »The 2020 Nissan Frontier Has Everything You Need, Nothing You Don’t
“Oh gosh,” photographer Jade Nelson texted me, “that looks five years old.” “More like 16,” I replied. Technically, we were both wrong. The brand-new truck Jade couldn’t find in an almost empty parking lot was, in fact, introduced 16 years ago, but it got a facelift in 2008, making it …
Read More »Everything you should know about paying for a car wash
Filed under: Ownership Advice,Maintenance,Ownership Continue reading Everything you should know about paying for a car wash Everything you should know about paying for a car wash originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Read More »New Jersey solar firm claims it has an electric 1,500-hp, 700-mile SUV
Filed under: Auto News,Misc. Automakers,Electric Continue reading New Jersey solar firm claims it has an electric 1,500-hp, 700-mile SUV New Jersey solar firm claims it has an electric 1,500-hp, 700-mile SUV originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 19 Apr 2020 15:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. …
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