The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that a quota set by the Environmental Protection Agency requiring refiners to use liquids made from woody crops and waste materials in motor fuel was unenforceable on Friday. The panel of judges said that the EPA’s rule appeared completely unrealistic, pointing out that […]
Roughly one year ago, I noted that Lexus’s Department of Naming knew what it was doing when it named its then entry-level crossover the NX with the explanation that “NX” stands for “nimble crossover.” As a result, when a Cadmium Orange 2020 NX 300 showed up at our door this past April, at the height […]
A new BMW being introduced at the automaker’s plant in Spartanburg, S.C. BMW, which is the largest exporter of autobiles in the United States, said Monday it plans to build more of its SUVs overseas as a result of new tariffs on U.S. goods in China. BMW also said it would raise the price of […]
The 2021 Lucid Air If anyone thinks that the race for the best electric vehicle has been won and that the King of the Hill title has been awarded to Tesla, the conclusion is premature, to say the least. Lucid Motors unveiled the Air in a coronavirus-friendly online event earlier in the fall, and its […]
Ford Motor Company unveiled Sync 4, the newest iteration of its in-vehicle infotainment system. Sync 4 will introduce wireless Apple CarPlay as well as wireless Android Auto compatibility along with new displays that range from 8” to 15.5” diagonally. The new version also adds cloud connectivity for Internet search as well … Four major automakers […]
Nissan NV200 taxis The Nissan NV200, which was named New York City’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” in 2011 by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, is no longer the only taxi in town available to drivers for purchase. Trumpeted by its proponents and the subject of legal action that was resolved (in favor of Nissan and the city) […]
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that model year 2013 vehicles had achieved an all-time high fuel economy in 2013. New automobiles achieved an average of 24.1 mpg (9.76 l/100 km), the best fuel economy since the government started keeping track of the figures in 1975. The number represents an increase of 0.5 mpg over […]
Schools are letting out, graduation caps are being tossed, and the beginning of summer is nearly here. For many people, that means packing up the car and heading to the beach or the mountains. For drivers around the country though, the bad news is that fuel prices are up across the entire nation. The average […]
2019 Jaguar I-Pace BMW and Jaguar Land Rover announced plans to work together on electric vehicle technology. The two said such a collaboration is essential as the industry moves from traditional internal-combustion powered cars and trucks to ones that are autonomous, connected, electric, and can be shared. “Together, we have the opportunity to cater more […]
In the wake of the Dieselgate scandal, many Volkswagen dealerships found that their franchises had little value beyond that of their real estate and their parts and new car inventory. Fahrvergnügen, it turned out, had little residual value. On Thursday, Volkswagen Group of America agreed to compensate its 650 dealers for their losses to the […]
The diesel market in the United States has been controlled by German automakers, namely Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Volkswagen, for the past decade or so. Although the Chevrolet Cruze Diesel is the first diesel auto to appear in the U.S. from one of the Big Three automakers, it has a much stronger German heritage […]
The all-new 2019 Volkswagen Jetta is the latest generation in the Wolfsburg automaker’s 40-year run with the seemingly unbeatable compact. It’s also the most premium Jetta ever. The Jetta – which depending on year and market has been branded as Atlantic, Vento, Bora, City Jetta,Jetta City, GLI, Clasico, and Sagiar – gets its name from […]
NEW YORK—Showcasing dozens of new domestic and foreign cars as well as hundreds of updated ones, the New York International Auto Show opens to the public Friday after two press preview days. The show, currently at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center, dates back more than a century and was previously held at the New York […]
Volkswagen didn’t put all of its eggs in the diesel basket. The company’s plans call for it to produce one million electric vehicles a year by 2025, a number similar to what Tesla is projecting for its own sales. The significant difference is that VW has experience in building millions of cars while Tesla just […]