Thursday, March 19, 2020

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Mar 19, 2020

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GM suspends all new orders for 2020 Chevrolet Corvette

General Motors is shutting down all new orders for the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette , effective immediately, citing heavy demand and limited supply following the production shutdown caused by the United Auto Workers strike last fall. The news was revealed …

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Tesla reduces staffing, 'very well could still be making cars' despite coronavirus lockdown

According to an Alameda County spokesperson, Tesla is reducing staffing levels at its manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif., but perhaps not to the levels necessary to comply with the San Francisco Bay area's regional lockdown order.  "They told us…

Coronavirus leads Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai to join North American plant closures

Following the closure of car factories by Ford, GM, FCA and Honda , another group of automakers is shutting down plants in the face of the COVID-19 coronavirus threat. Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai have all announced they will be closing production facil…

GM, Ford are in talks to build medical ventilators for coronavirus fight

WASHINGTON — General Motors and Ford said on Wednesday they were in talks with White House officials about how they could support production of medical equipment like ventilators that may be needed to combat the coronavirus outbreak. GM Chief Execut…

Tesla's Elon Musk offers to make ventilators in coronavirus battle

Hundreds of Elon Musk's Twitter followers welcomed on Thursday an offer by Tesla's chief executive to make ventilators for coronavirus sufferers "if," he said, there is a shortage, after the United States appealed for donations of respirator masks. …

All 2019-2020 Volvos to be recalled over automatic emergency braking failure

Volvo is recalling 121,605 vehicles because the automatic emergency braking (AEB) system might not work as intended. Here are the affected models: 2019-20 S60 , V60 , V60 Cross Country , S90 L , V90 , V90 Cross Country , XC40 , XC60 , XC90 .  You may be thin…

2021 Hyundai Elantra vs. compact sedans | How they compare on paper

Despite the rising popularity of crossovers, the sedan market remains packed and fiercely competitive. It looks like it will stay that way with the introduction of the strikingly redesigned 2021 Hyundai Elantra . And since Hyundai was kind enough to p…

Autoblog's favorite spring cleaning accessories

It's been a long time coming, but spring is finally here. This is always a great time of year to do a deep clean of your house, car, or even your digital life, and with the coronavirus pandemic still gripping the world, it's more important than ever …

What would you drive from Seattle to New York?

Yesterday on Twitter, I posed a car question to the world. You know, because what else do we have to do? Your flight from Seattle to New York has been cancelled. You must now drive. You may also take any car ever. What's your choice? …

How an old AE86 schooled me in Toyota's hidden sense of fun

SILVERSTONE, England – Not so long ago the Toyota range seemed like a sea of beige. Then came the 86 . Sure, Toyota was chasing Le Mans glory, there was World Rally Championship heritage and Lexus was doing some cool stuff, but the 86 is where things …