Tuesday, January 7, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 7, 2020

Jan 07, 2020

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Zombie cars: 9 discontinued vehicles that aren't dead yet

Even after cars are discontinued, new, unsold ones still show up in monthly sales reports. We look at the worst-selling cars that are already dead.

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2019 Honda Civic Type R Drivers' Notes | Have fun, bring paper bag

If the VW Golf R is for people who'd rather have their go-fast car stay stealthy and fly under the radar, the Honda Civic Type R is basically a squadron of Lancaster bombers blaring ZZ Top. It's basically impossible to miss it. There's the huge wing.…

Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR takes inspiration from the creatures of 'Avatar'

It seems like movie tie-ins are becoming more common for concept cars. First Porsche designed a spaceship for "Star Wars,"  and now Mercedes has created a concept car inspired by and named after the "Avatar" film series from James Cameron. It's called…

Sony built a car — a concept to show off company's sensors, infotainment

The car industry has loads of electronics suppliers that create everything from screens to sensors. And it's a sector that's becoming bigger and more important in today's age of sophisticated driver assists and infotainment systems. One of those supp…

Toyota plans to build 175-acre 'Woven City' of the future housing 2,000 people

Every year, automotive manufacturers release ideas, sketches, and renderings of and for their visions of the future. The fantastical presentations and proposals capture imaginations and theorize how these near-future communities would change society …

Rolls-Royce posts 25% jump in sales thanks to Cullinan demand

Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce said on Tuesday it recorded a 25% jump in sales in 2019, underpinned by solid demand for its first-ever SUV, Cullinan, just a year after the launch. The 116-year-old British company said it sold a record 5,152 cars in 201…

Ford still sold 226,193 endangered Fusions and Fiestas in 2019

Ford closed out 2019 with a 3% drop in full-year U.S. sales as the continued phase-out of models including the Focus and Taurus helped offset strong performance from its F-Series trucks , Transit vans and Lincoln luxury SUVs . But combing through its y…

Trucks helped carry the market in 2019 to 17.1 million vehicles sold

With the December reports tallied, the U.S. auto industry ended 2019 with 17.1 million vehicles sold, falling short of the post-recession boom years as buying habits continue to swing in favor of profitable trucks and SUVs. Thanks to a slow 4th quart…

Audi AI:Me Concept First Ride | Pointing the way forward

Introduced at the 2019 Shanghai auto show, the Audi AI:Me is a one-off concept that's difficult to put a price on. Its value lies deep in seven-digit territory; it's likely worth more than Bugatti's $3 million Chiron . And yet, I didn't think twice ab…

Elon Musk unleashes dance moves at Tesla Model Y launch in China

SHANGHAI — Elon Musk showed off his dance moves at the launch of Tesla's Model Y electric sports utility vehicle program at its new Shanghai factory on Tuesday, where the company delivered its first cars built outside the United States to the public.…