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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 17, 2020

Mar 17, 2020

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Coronavirus couch time: Best car shows and movies on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video and more

Being shut indoors due to the coronavirus means we all have a lot more time to chip away at those TV and movie lists. To that end, we compiled a list of car- and racing-related TV shows, movies and documentaries you can find on the many popular strea…

Tesla factory will stay open as an 'essential business' despite coronavirus order

Tesla has been declared an "essential business" and will remain open during the San Francisco Bay Area's three-week "shelter in place" lockdown to rein in the spread of the coronavirus, according to the Los Angeles Times . If you're wondering what ma…

GM Tech Center closes in Michigan after employee tests positive for coronavirus

General Motors has shut down a building at its Tech Center in Warren, Mich., after an employee tested positive for coronavirus. GM learned of the positive test result late Monday and immediately began steps to contain any potential spread to other …

Coronavirus prompts VW to stop production throughout Europe

FRANKFURT — Volkswagen Group, the world's biggest carmaker, is suspending production at factories across Europe as the coronavirus pandemic hits sales and disrupts supply chains, the company said on Tuesday. The German carmaker, which owns the Audi,…

In face of coronavirus, several automakers offering breaks on car loans

Several automakers on Monday said U.S. buyers of new vehicles will have the option to defer their payments, and customers with existing car loans could ask for payment rescheduling if impacted by shutdowns due to the spread of coronavirus. The move …

VW's Ford-derived Amarok pickup truck comes into focus

The next-generation Amarok will be one of the first products born out of the new alliance between Volkswagen and Ford. The pickup truck is around the corner, and an early design sketch previews what we can expect from it. The drawing suggests stylis…

2020 Volvo S60 T8 Long-Term Update | Best of the powertrain bunch

As my colleagues can attest, every time I come into the office after taking home our long-term 2020 Volvo S60 , I talk about how much I love it. The main reason: the plug-in hybrid powertrain. Whether you care about the environment, comfort or perform…

2020 Kia Niro electric car gets a $590 price hike

Kia Niro EV shoppers will need to budget a little more for the purchase, the South Korean automaker raising the price on its only U.S.-market electric car by $590. Cars Direct spied an order guide saying that after a $1,120 destination charge, the ba…

2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid First Drive | Joining the green party

TUCSON, Ariz. – The CR-V has been the segment's top seller since its introduction, moving more than 5 million units in the past 23 years. For Honda, its sales juggernaut accounted for more than a quarter of the automaker's 2019 total and a whopping 6…

Just a bunch of pictures of cars painted green

Green is an increasingly popular paint color. Here are photos of many.

Monday, March 16, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 16, 2020

Mar 16, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2020 Lamborghini Aventador S Review | One last go in the ring

A sign at the Miura Ranch in Andalusia, Spain, warns any careless human, "Ganado Bravo – Prohibito Entrar." Brave Cattle – Do Not Enter. The cattle at issue are specifically bulls, and Ferruccio Lamborghini's visit to the ranch in the 1960s – Lamborg…

Coronavirus anxiety starts to hit U.S. auto dealers' customer visits

DETROIT — A barrage of bad news surrounding the coronavirus epidemic has begun to affect customer visits at some U.S. auto dealers, and even those businesses that have thrived so far believe a big sales decline is imminent if China's experience is an…

Build ventilators to fight coronavirus, Britain asks automakers

LONDON — Britain has asked manufacturers including Ford, Honda and Rolls-Royce to help make health equipment including ventilators to cope with the coronavirus outbreak and will look at using hotels as hospitals. Britain, which has reported 35 coron…

Well-optioned 2021 Chevy Trailblazer returns 28 mpg combined

Fuel economy numbers for the 2021 Chevy Trailblazer subcompact crossover have appeared. Curiously, only numbers for the top-spec all-wheel-drive model with the turbocharged 1.3-liter three-cylinder have shown up on the official EPA website. In town, …

Toyota implements airless paint atomizer at Japanese plants

Automotive manufacturers are in a constant state of searching for newer, better, faster, and overall more efficient ways to produce their cars, not only in regards to to time and money but also to pollution. Toyota's latest technology, an airless pai…

Volkswagen ID.3 to cost less than the Golf in Germany

Volkswagen remains bully on the timeline and prospects for the first units of its new ID.3 battery-electric hatchback. The automaker plans to deliver the 30,000 pre-reserved First Edition models around the same time, starting in a few months. In spit…

2020 Chevrolet Bolt Review & Buying Guide | Same electric car, more driving range

The 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV hasn't changed much on the surface since its introduction, but it's still one of the best long-range electric car values around. It's marketed as a small crossover, but you could fairly call it a compact hatchback. Its rang…

Born-again Lotus Esprit will be a hybrid in more ways than one

Volvo parent company Geely is helping Lotus end its drought of new products. The storied British company is allegedly developing a mid-engined hybrid coupe it will position as a spiritual successor to the Esprit. The yet-unnamed model will slot abov…

History's 10 best selling cars of all time

Long before XC40 Recharge, Volvo built this trailblazing Elbil electric city car in 1976

The tiny, electric Ami two-seater Citroën plans to sell for $22 a month puts an innovative spin on the concept of a city car, but it's not unprecedented. In 1976, when it was known as the purveyor of tank-like sedans and wagons, Volvo built a similar…