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Sep
2022
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Why Warren Buffett is bullish on driverless trucks

Kodiak is already operating trucks with a safety driver on board on routes between Dallas and six cities, including Atlanta. In a couple of years, Kodiak expects to take that safety driver out of the cab and operate completely autonomous large freight trucks. A slew of other startups are also chasing the driverless dream.

Embark Technology Inc., Aurora Innovation Inc., TuSimple Holdings Inc. and others are all testing autonomous truck technology on the highway. Aurora has said it expects to operate without a driver on board as early as next year. Aurora and Embark went public through special purpose acquisition companies while TuSimple did a tradition initial public offering. All three have performed small and are down more than 75 percent since first trading.

Kodiak, which has investors including tiremaker Bridgestone Corp. and BMW’s venture fund, is teaming up with Pilot to create an autonomous truckport in Atlanta that would

Sep
2022
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Top 10 automotive designs of August 2022

We’ve been seeing a torrential and exciting downpour of automotive designs at Yanko Design in August 2022. Each automotive was innovative, bringing to us something we had never seen nor experienced before. From killer speed to dashing good looks, to impenetrable safety standards, every automotive we featured at YD broke some design barrier for us, and hopefully, they did the same for you as well. Hence, we’ve curated a collection of automotive designs that we feel were the best of the lot! From a futuristic two-seater city vehicle to a Scandinavian-inspired SUV concept – each of these drool-worthy automobiles is mercilessly pushing the boundaries of the automotive industry! Automotive enthusiasts will be itching to get their hands on them, and take them for a spin on the streets!

1. Citroën La 2 Deuche Concept

The legendary 1945 Citroën 2CV often referred to as the umbrella on wheels had a fixed

Sep
2022
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Princess Diana’s Ford Escot sold at UK aucttion for $763,000

LONDON — A car driven by Princess Diana in the 1980s sold for more than $763,000 (650,000 pounds) at auction Saturday, just days before the 25th anniversary of her death.

Silverstone Auctions said there was “fierce bidding” for the black 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo before the sale closed. The UK buyer, whose name was not disclosed, paid a 12.5% ​​buyer’s premium on top of the selling price, according to the classic car auction house.

Britain and Diana’s admirers worldwide are preparing to mark a quarter century since her death. She died in a high-speed car crash in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997.

Diana drove the Escort from 1985 to 1988. She was photographed with it outside boutique shops in Chelsea and restaurants in Kensington. She preferred to drive her own car, with a member of her security team in the passenger seat.

The RS Turbo Series 1 was

Aug
2022
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Aug
2022
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Will 2024 bring the last gas-powered Ford Mustang?

That mix is ​​beginning to shift quickly, though, and Ford is rushing to get ahead of the curve. Since April 1, it has reported selling 286 more of its Mustang Mach-E electric crossover in the US than gasoline Mustangs.

The company recently stopped selling the EcoSport in North America, and the Transit Connect, Escape and Edge are expected to vanish in the coming years. Ford is now largely focused on the F-Series, Mustang and Bronco — vehicle families using platforms with relatively long life cycles that can be occasionally upgraded with derivatives and special editions, reducing the urgency of ground-up redesigns.

Enter the 2024 Mustang. The car has a new platform, called S650, but it’s not expected to depart drastically from the current S550 model. A hybrid variant that was planned for mid-decade has been scrapped, according to three people familiar with the plans, and the car isn’t expected to

Aug
2022
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Mercedes’ Alabama plant could go all-electric

VANCE, Ala. — Mercedes-Benz’s US assembly plant, which has been building gasoline-powered trucks for 25 years, could switch to all-electric vehicle production as early as 2025, the luxury brand’s global production chief Jörg Burzer told Automotive News Thursday.

It’s a bold bet on EV adoption in the US and worldwide.

On Thursday, Mercedes’ more than 6-million-square-foot factory in Vance, Ala., celebrated the start of production of the plant’s first electric model — the battery-powered version of Mercedes’ flagship GLS.

The EQS full-size SUV is the first of two EVs initially planned for the factory, and will roll into US stores in the fall. Early next year, the plant will also begin producing the EQE, the electric version of Mercedes’ top-selling GLE midsize crossover, Burzer said.

Vance will supply EQEs to all markets except China, pumping out more than 100,000 EVs next year, a third of its annual capacity of 305,000.

Aug
2022
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How Amazon is giving Rivian an edge in the EV industry

Following in Tesla’s footsteps, another electric vehicle company has been making a name for itself, with a unique spin: Rivian Automotive.

Founded in 2009, Rivian is focusing on upscale electric trucks and SUVs with an emphasis on outdoor adventure. CNBC’s John Rosevear calls them the “Patagonia of electric vehicles.”

Rivian launched its first vehicle, the R1T electric truck, at the end of last year. It’s been working to scale up production and is planning to ship its SUV — the R1S — built off of the same platform, later this year.

It’s been a long and arduous road to get to this point. But Rivian has received some major assistance, including $700 million from Amazon in 2019 and $500 million from Ford a few months later. Initially, Rivian and Ford sought to develop a joint vehicle together, but the companies ended up canceling those plans.

However, the partnership with Amazon

Aug
2022
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Tesla crushes luxury registrations so far in 2022

“Tesla’s growth is expected, but what’s more exciting to see is the fiery jump in sales for legacy automakers that have introduced new EVs onto the scene only recently,” said Robby DeGraff, industry analyst at AutoPacific.

Tesla new-vehicle registrations in the January-June period rose to 228,989 from 142,543 in the year-ago period. Registrations for luxury competitor BMW fell by 13 percent to 157,838 vehicles. Lexus saw a 19 percent drop to 133.616 and Mercedes was down 14 percent to 133.520, according to Experian.

Because Tesla doesn’t break out US sales, the registration data serves as a proxy for comparison with other brands in the US Registration numbers may include estimates and don’t track perfectly with official sales.

In addition to taking the luxury-segment crown, Tesla dominated the full-EV market among all brands, luxury and mainstream, with a 68 percent share, similar to last year. In the first half, EVs made

Aug
2022
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Audi, Porsche, Kia say EV buyers in the US will lose tax credit under legislation

WASHINGTON — Audi of America, Kia and Porsche said buyers of its electric vehicles will lose access to federal tax credits of up to $7,500 once President Joe Biden signs a $430 billion climate, health and tax measure.

The legislation set to be approved by the US House of Representatives on Friday “will have consequential impact on our business and to our consumers,” Audi said.

The brand said only its plug-in hybrid models will retain its existing federal credit through the rest of the year.

The bill makes any electric vehicles assembled outside North America ineligible for tax credits, which has brought criticism from the European Union, South Korea and many automakers.

The bill does allow credits for customers with binding contracts for vehicles not yet delivered when Biden signs the legislation.

Kia said in a letter to its US dealers that the bill means all of its EV and

Aug
2022
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Auto suppliers are asking for contract relief

That maneuver, occurring around the industry, is putting even more financial pressure on Tier 1 companies as they deal with pricing pressures of their own, he said.

“We negotiate and we’re paying the difference,” D’Eramo said. “Most of the supply base is doing the same thing. We’re trying to work with our customers to make adjustments that are in line with the adjustments that we make with Tier 2s. That’s the fair way to do it.”

D’Eramo told an audience at an industry conference this month that several of his smaller European subsuppliers have recently gone bankrupt.

“I think every week we have a bankrupt subsupplier in Europe,” he said.

Suppliers are facing financial difficulties even as automakers report high profit margins and lower debt levels. Consulting firm AlixPartners estimates that automakers as a group reduced net debt by $103 billion, or about 11 percent, between 2020 and 2021, while