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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 18, 2020

Mar 18, 2020

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Tesla is not an 'essential business,' must heed coronavirus lockdown, sheriff says

Tesla Inc cannot continue to operate its main U.S. vehicle plant normally as it plans to, as its San Francisco Bay Area home began a three-week lockdown on Tuesday to slow the spread of coronavirus, a county sheriff's office spokesman said. Tesla's …

2021 Hyundai Elantra revealed, all-new with coupe-like styling and a hybrid

Hyundai unveiled the 2021 Elantra sedan via a live YouTube stream late Tuesday night, showing off its new coupe-like proportions and confirming an available hybrid powertrain. The Korean automaker hopes that by committing to the small sedan segment,…

2020 Toyota GR Supra Suspension Deep Dive

The new 2020 Toyota Supra is amazing, and by now its bold styling has begun to grow on me. It helps that the first one I drove proved to be an absolute blast on a tight and technical circuit, and this yellow example I've got now shows it to be a plea…

This 'tattooed' Lexus UX is the first of its kind, and we love it

Lexus commissioned the first "tattooed" car ever, and it's chosen the UX as the tattoo artist's canvas. Art cars and special projects catch our eye sometimes, but this particular project is one of the most intriguing works of art on a car we've seen …

Koenigsegg Gemera designer reveals what the car could have looked like

The Koenigsegg Gemera has a design that will influence automotive shapes for years to come. Packaging a 1,700-horsepower hybrid powertrain within a beautiful two-door coupe while maintaining four functional seats for adults is wizardry. Just ask Buga…

2020 Ram 1500 Laramie Southwest Edition is a true-blue Texas truck

American pickup builders love celebrating the Southwest, and Ram is taking its latest stab at the "Texans love trucks" trope with the 2020 Ram 1500 Laramie Southwest Edition. This is essentially an appearance and popular equipment package. Outside,…

Alfaholics built an Alfa Romeo 105 Series entirely out of carbon fiber

Alfaholics has restored numerous 105 Series cars before. And Alfaholics has used carbon fiber parts before. But this is the first time Alfaholics has built a 105 Series with a body made entirely out of carbon fiber. The United Kingdom-based builder a…

New BMW 4 Series spy photos reveal more production grille

BMW's upcoming 4 Series replacement has been spied yet again, this time wearing less front-end camo, and revealing just how low the bottom of that new chipmunk grille truly goes. Just in case the past few BMW product announcements haven't quite sun…

Lotus Esprit spied wearing mismatched Evora bodywork

The sorta funky looking Lotus Evora you see above isn't really an Evora at all. In fact, it's a mule for an upcoming new Lotus in the spirit of the Esprit, which, rumor has it , will be introduced in the first half of 2021. It may even be called the E…

Detroit automakers, UAW agree to curb production to contain coronavirus

The Detroit Three automakers and United Auto Workers agreed on Tuesday to curtail production at U.S. factories and limit the number of workers on the job at one time to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among roughly 150,000 factory employees. T…

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.