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Slowly but surely, Volvo Cars (Volvo) is getting out of the combustion engine business. Marking a significant step in that transition, Volvo and its parent company, Zhejiang Geely Holding (Geely), announced a corporate shift this week to create Aurobay. This stand-alone joint venture will fo…
According to a recent Reuters report, financial giant Citi is working with Volkswagen (VW) to bring in a co-investor to Electrify America (EA), the electric vehicle (EV) charging station network that is currently wholly owned by the German automaker. The deal is said to be worth about $1 billion.
Volkswagen has announced its first significant over-the-air (OTA) update for its ID family of electric vehicles on its path to becoming a software-oriented mobility provider. According to the company, the ID.2.3 software update will bring extensive improvements across a broad range of existi…
Volvo Cars (Volvo) closed out June with a globally broadcast Tech Moment event featuring wide-ranging discussions about its future goals and how it plans to achieve them. Volvo positioned itself as a technology company about to take significant leaps forward in computerization, electrificati…
Volvo Cars’ (Volvo) Ridgeville, South Carolina, facility will be the automaker’s first assembly plant to build only electric vehicles (EVs), ahead of its factories in Europe and China, the company has announced. This is in advance of the automaker’s stated goal of becoming an all-electric ca…
Volvo's longstanding focus on safety is not changing, even though the automaker is shifting its powertrain portfolio to more and more electric vehicles. Volvo announced Thursday that its upcoming fully electric flagship SUV, to be revealed in 2022, will come with LiDAR sensors and an autonom…
Like virtually every other automaker, Audi is planning to transition to an electric lineup. The timing for this change hasn’t been clear, but now Automotive News reports that the final new Audi model equipped with an internal combustion engine (ICE) will be the 2026 Q8 flagship SUV. Thereaft…
(StatePoint) If you’re in the market for a new or used car… you’re not in luck. According to CarGurus, the average price of a used car in mid-May of 2021 was over $25,000, nearly $5,000 more than the previous year. The inflated prices are largely due to a global automotive microchip shortage…
As a critical step in the rollout of its fleet-wide electrification plan, Volvo Cars (Volvo) has announced a 50/50 joint venture with Swedish battery company, Northvolt. The partnership's focus is the development and production of more sustainable batteries to power both Volvo and Polestar e…
(BPT) - Whether you’re a veteran of the outdoors or a beginner looking for a new kind of adventure, traversing off-road comes with big responsibility. This Earth Day and every day, Tread Lightly! in partnership with BFGoodrich encourages every adventure seeker to follow the T.R.E.A.D. princi…
(BPT) - Cooper Tire is hosting “Driven to Perform” — a nationwide garage band contest in partnership with legendary rocker Alice Cooper. Cooper Tire and Alice Cooper teamed up to scour the nation and identify three talented American garage bands — Suspect208, South of Eden and Ashland. Fans …
(NewsUSA) - Most people understand the importance of protecting their skin from the sun, and how the ultraviolet (UV) radiation can damage skin and eyes over years of exposure. However, many people don't consider themselves exposed to the sun while driving.
(StatePoint) In the market for a car? If you’re planning on purchasing a used vehicle, you’re in good company.
(StatePoint) Social distancing guidelines across the country have made visiting a conventional movie theater difficult, if not impossible. However, what was once a relic of the past has now become an innovation in entertainment, the drive-in movie theater.
This week, we present our five favorite test drives of last year. Included are cars only, as next week we’ll feature our five best test drives for SUVs, trucks, minivans, etc. So here we go with our five car test drives that impressed this scribe for reasons noted in the capsule. In no parti…
Q: Greg, with all the talk about the great new C8 mid-engine Corvette, do you feel the C3 generation Corvettes built after 1974 are decent buys in the collector car hobby? I am currently browsing the internet and looking at 1975 and up C3 prices, and there are some great buys out there and m…
The weather is getting cold, but not everyplace has seen its first snowfall. While the threat of snow is what gets most people thinking about putting winter tires on their cars, if you’re waiting for snow before you make the switch, then you’re waiting too long.
Driving on autopilot may be the future, but a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds driver assist systems send mixed messages and foster a sense of confusion. The public has a hard time understanding that driving with autopilot still requires full concentration, att…
Louisiana traffic laws are in place to keep traffic flowing while keeping motorists and pedestrians safe. All motorists and pedestrians are required to follow these laws, yielding to whichever party holds the right of way.
Q: Greg, I enjoy your nostalgia columns and went to many midget auto races when I was young on the 1950s. I saw races in New York at Rochester War Memorial (Arena) and remember drivers like Len Duncan and Dutch Hoag winning races.
Tip of the Week As the weather starts to warm up, Americans will hit the road more often for destinations ranging from family outings to spring vacation destinations. Because cars are such an important part of our daily lives, Hankook Tire examined what drives Americans to keep up with car m…
Q: Greg, back in 1963 when I was 14, my mother drove off one Saturday afternoon in the family 1960 Ford Country Sedan station wagon. She returned a few hours later with a brand new 1963 Chevrolet Impala 2-door hardtop (no B-middle pillar).
We’re going to have a little fun this week as I present the “Annoying Drivers Hall of Fame” for 2018.
Q: Hi Greg and first I want to thank you for your nostalgic car columns I read every week in my newspaper here in Medford, Oregon. You once mentioned years ago that you and your father went car shopping and that you settled on a nice 1961 Chevy.
Q: Greg I’ve enjoyed your columns on Malcolm Bricklin and Preston Tucker over the years. Another car manufacturer that I remember from the 1950 era was a man called “Madman Muntz” and his Muntz Jet.
Q: Hi Greg and I just finished reading your piece on the Little Red Wagon and the Dodge Little Red Express trucks. I have enjoyed and reminisced about subjects you have written about over the years.