Friday, December 27, 2019

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Dec 27, 2019

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2020 Nissan Rogue Review and Buying Guide | The value play

The 2020 Nissan Rogue is a compact crossover that checks many of the boxes folks are looking to fill in this segment. It has slick styling, a spacious interior and up-to-date tech. This generation of Rogue may be getting old in model years (six years…

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The first 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is an homage to the 1968 Green Hornet

The first 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 rolled off the assembly line in October this year, and it's a special one. Purchased for charity at a Barrett-Jackson auction by Craig Jackson (the Barrett-Jackson chairman and CEO), it's painted in a bespoke …

Turkey unveils first fully homemade car in $3.7 billion bet on electric

ISTANBUL — Turkey unveiled its first fully domestically-produced car on Friday, saying it aimed to eventually produce up to 175,000 a year of the electric vehicle in a project expected to cost 22 billion lira ($3.7 billion) over 13 years. The projec…

Volkswagen will put one million EVs on the road sooner than expected

Volkswagen's electric car offensive is moving faster than expected. The group announced it will sell its millionth battery-powered model in 2023, which is two years earlier than it originally planned. The numbers are mind-boggling. In the coming yea…

Junkyard Gem: 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sedan

Ever since I pined for a new Starion while I was driving a beige Toyota sedan in high school, I've had a great affection for sporty Mitsubishis. That means that I keep my eyes open for such cars while making my appointed junkyard rounds , especially t…

Tesla set to begin deliveries of China-made Model 3 cars on December 30

BEIJING/SHANGHAI — U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla will begin delivering Model 3 vehicles built at its Shanghai factory on Monday, a company representative told Reuters. Construction of its first plant outside the United States began in January an…

2 former UAW presidents drove corrupt spending, report alleges

The New York Times is out with its own deep-dive into the graft and influence peddling that is at the heart of an ongoing federal investigation into a scandal at the United Auto Workers union. And it uncovers a litany of eye-popping details, includin…

Volkswagen ID.3 reportedly suffering software problems

Reports earlier this year spoke of delays with the Mk8 Volkswagen Golf over software issues, Automotive News saying the bugs were serious enough to change the hatchback's launch and production schedule. A new report in Germany's Manager Magazin (tran…

[VIDEO] Bisimoto Porsche 935 K3V is an electric restomod

Bisi Ezerioha was born and raised in Nigeria, went to university in California, has spent 20 years drag racing, and worked in pharmaceutical research before turning to automotive tuning with Bisimoto. His shop's creations combine just as many threads…

Nissan orders drastic spending cuts to stem profit slide and 'conserve every yen,' say sources

BEIJING — Japan's Nissan Motor Co has told its managers to slash non-essential spending as the automaker grapples with slumping car sales and tumbling profits, three company sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The penny-pinching drive…