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Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot announce merger as world's No. 4 carmaker, 4 ways FCA-PSA merger could be a plus, 1970 Dodge Charger destroyed by man sick of lowballers — he showed them! and more...

Oct 31, 2019

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Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot announce merger as world's No. 4 carmaker

MILAN  — Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA Peugeot said Thursday they have agreed to merge to create the world's fourth-largest automaker with enough scale to confront big shifts in the industry, including a race to develop electric cars and driverless …

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4 ways FCA-PSA merger could be a plus

DETROIT — In a merger deal announced overnight, Fiat Chrysler stands to gain electric vehicle technology while PSA Peugeot Citroen could benefit from a badly needed dealership network to reach its goal of selling vehicles in the U.S. The merger woul…

[VIDEO] 1970 Dodge Charger destroyed by man sick of lowballers — he showed them!

There are open and shut cases, and there's this one, the purchase and crush case. This is so wild it's hard to believe it's real. Apparently a man named Daniel Gagliardi bought a rusted-out 1970 Dodge Charger project car with the intent to flip it. C…

2020 Chevy Corvette awarded to World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg

The Washington Nationals are 2019 World Series champions, but the World Series MVP is getting something even rarer than a championship ring these days: a C8 Corvette . To everybody's surprise, Chevrolet wheeled a red 2020 Corvette onto the field as so…

Ford previews custom F-150s and Mustangs for SEMA

Over the past couple of weeks, Ford has been rolling out previews of the custom cars various shops will be displaying at the automaker's SEMA booth . Now we get the last part of the custom car assault with the modded Ford F-150s and Mustangs that will…


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Dog struck by car rides inside bumper for miles

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. — A dog hit by a car in upstate New York rode for 45 minutes wedged between the broken bumper and the grille before the driver realized she was carrying an injured passenger. Coco the shiba inu was being treated for a fractured elbow…

Ford Mach E rendering gives us a preview of the Mustang-inspired electric crossover

The Ford Mach E Mustang-inspired electric crossover will be revealed in just a couple of weeks . But for those who can't wait, Mach E Forum has put together one of the best renders yet of the crossover . The Mustang DNA is mostly apparent in the Mach …

Fisker electric SUV named Ocean, and it'll have an app-based lease

Veteran car designer and Fisker chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker has done much teasing of his new electric crossover, and now it has a name: the Fisker Ocean. We like it, if we're being honest. In the Fisker brand's previous iteration, during the era o…

2021 Audi RS 3 hot hatch spied with near-production bodywork

We've seen near-production versions of the regular Audi A3 and it's quicker S3 sibling , but now we finally get a look at the ultimate 2021 Audi RS 3 hatchback. Like many hot Audis, it's subtly more aggressive than its more mellow iterations. Up fron…

Blipshift's Halloween sale is bringing an old Autoblog design back from the grave

Here at Autoblog, we love a good sale. That's probably why we're such big fans of Blipshift . When they do a sale, they do it right. If you don't know, Blipshift offers brand new limited-run car-based T-shirt designs every few days. Autoblog has been …