autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
Although Tesla claimed that all its cars are prepared for Full Self-Driving, vehicles with Hardware 3 Autopilot computer might have reached their limits. Elon Musk said that further FSD development would require an upgraded inference computer. Tesla bet everything on autonomous driving as it pivoted its strategy towards artificial intelligence and robotaxis.
Tomorrow's Technician
JULY 1, 2024
The automotive aftermarket often celebrates its long and historic legacy—manufacturers that engineer solutions, distribution channels that crisscross the country, parts stores and repair shops that keep America moving. Today, the aftermarket is paving the foundation of a new legacy—dreaming up innovation in new and existing powertrains, leveraging digitally driven solutions and forging stronger relationships.
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Brake & Front End
JULY 1, 2024
The automotive aftermarket often celebrates its long and historic legacy—manufacturers that engineer solutions, distribution channels that crisscross the country, parts stores and repair shops that keep America moving. Today, the aftermarket is paving the foundation of a new legacy—dreaming up innovation in new and existing powertrains, leveraging digitally driven solutions and forging stronger relationships.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
Whenever one sets out to make a new aircraft, a lot of research and development (but also money), are needed. Most of the time these efforts pay off, but what you're left with at the end of all the work is a singular platform that rarely can give birth to any new aerial vehicle derived from it. But what if, somehow, the methods of the automotive industry can be applied to aircraft making?
AutoSuccess
JULY 1, 2024
In this AutoSuccess Executive Spotlight, Brian Ankney hosts Tim Whalen from Voss Auto Network and Greg Uland from Reynolds to discuss the challenges and solutions for technician turnover in car dealerships. Technician turnover is a widespread issue, not unique to dealerships, with an annual rate of around 45-50%. Tim shares Voss Auto Network’s successful strategy of developing their own technicians instead of hiring externally.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
There are so many organizations and people working to advance hypersonic technologies these days that it's becoming increasingly hard to keep track of them all. And even if you can keep track, the fact that many of these technologies are highly classified doesn't help you get a clear picture of what's going on. The world is already swarming with airplanes and other contraptions that can travel faster than the speed of sound. ( continue reading.
Eastwood
JULY 1, 2024
Few cars lend themselves as well to being personalized as Volkswagens. And it’s been this way for decades, whether you’re talking Beetle or Jetta, Microbus or Touareg, Karmann-Ghia or Cabriolet. Across generations spanning from air-cooled, rear-engined classics or modern all-wheel-drive turbo rockets, VW owners love to make their cars unique.
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Danny’s Engineportal
JULY 1, 2024
Danny's Engineportal - Helping Solve Automotive Engine Problems (GDI) is a fuel injection system that sprays gasoline, directly into the combustion chamber. So, (GDI) uses a separate fuel injector, for each cylinder. As a result, this allows for direct access, to the combustion [.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
At the time of writing, autoevolution's car database contains 7,241 car models produced by 130 brands since time immemorial. And let me tell you, from the huge vehicle pool the number of cars that deserve a place in the museum is incredibly small. By all accounts, the ( continue reading.
Autoblog: Car News
JULY 1, 2024
Filed under: Weird Car News , Car Buying , Car Dealers Continue reading CDK expects all dealers to be live by early July 4 CDK expects all dealers to be live by early July 4 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 1 Jul 2024 15:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
You could safely call the Cybertruck the supercar of pickup trucks, and you wouldn't be wrong. Not because it's powerful and fast, but due to it being unexpectedly frail. It just keeps breaking down, and this unlucky owner is enjoying the full experience. Lamborghini's CEO recently said that all-electric supercars aren't coming anytime soon because the available technology just isn't good enough.
Jalopnik
JULY 1, 2024
A Tesla driver in California learned the hard way last week not to put too much faith in the company’s Autopilot system after the tech drove their car directly on to a train track , mistaking it for the road. Read more.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
The owner of this Ford Maverick left his car sitting for five years after his wife blamed him for loving it more than he loved her. He apparently tried to prove her wrong. But they broke up anyway. Now, he decided to clean up and fix the car he had almost forgotten about. His wife totally hated the ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
JULY 1, 2024
The Volvo EX30 is a very fun, very reasonably priced little electric crossover. It’s also delayed in the U.S. thanks to new tariffs on Chinese-built cars, and it seems the problems get worse from there: Volvo has halted sales on the model abroad after a wave of software issue reports from customers. Read more.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
Tommaso D'Amico is present both on YouTube and other social media venues under the alias tda_automotive and loves everything Italian and related to wheels – that's why you'll see him passionate about Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Fiat, or Lancia. He doesn't shy away from Carabinieri liveries, either, ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
JULY 1, 2024
It seems like planes are dropping out of the sky all the time right now. Some fell from turbulence , others for entirely unknown reasons. The most recent dramatic dive, however, comes from the scariest cause of all: An actual mechanical issue with a Korean Air Boeing 737. Read more.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
Toyota has been doing great across America in recent years – and it's always fighting with General Motors for the best-selling title. Naturally, it is helped by both brands – Toyota and Lexus. The namesake Toyota brand is doing great in terms of sales in the United States especially, but the premium Lexus sibling is even more outstanding af. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
JULY 1, 2024
Max Verstappen is a very fast and talented driver , but when he’s challenged even a little bit, he seems to become as dangerous as the dickheads in your average Forza lobby. He’s done it for years, and he’s rarely ever been given any kind of reprimand for his dangerous actions. He’ll run competitors too deep into a… Read more.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
We're eagerly starting the second leg of the summer with some nightly brawls at the local quarter-mile dragstrip – a C8 versus Y skirmish that took place at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The action never ends at the track complex in Nevada – which has had many names before LVMS: Las Vegas Speedway Pa. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
JULY 1, 2024
We, as car enthusiasts on a car enthusiast website , love our cars. Maybe a little too much , sometimes. But it’s worth remembering that cars are things, objects that can be broken and replaced in a way that people can’t be — especially your own infant kid. Yet, the husband of a Dear Prudence reader seems to have those… Read more.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
The Chevrolet Impala started its life as a Bel Air version but rapidly became the model spearheading GM's sales. The Impala became the best-selling car in the United States in the early '60s and retained this position for more than a decade. While the yearly sales declined, the Impala remained the main sales engine catalyst for Chevrolet at the start of the n. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
JULY 1, 2024
Koenigsegg just officially broke its own 0-400-0 km/h world record in Sweden last week, with a Jesko Absolut shaving nearly a second off the Koenigsegg Regera’s previous record. 400 km/h equates to about 248.5 mph, which the Jesko Absolut reached from a dig in a mind-boggling 18.82 seconds, and then completed the trip… Read more.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
While the Tesla Cybertruck nearly broke the internet back in 2023 when it first went into production, enthusiasm for what is undoubtedly the quirkiest utilitarian EV ever made has gone down significantly in recent months. This is true for most EVs, to some extent. People are “pulling back” a little bit, as the internal combustion engine seems to be undergoing a second renaissance – but this is bound to be tem. ( continue reading.
Auto Remarketing
JULY 1, 2024
If your service-drive volume dips slightly this week because of Fourth of July, don’t fret. Those ROs might jump noticeably next week and beyond. And rental cars currently in service might be getting quite a holiday workout, too. AAA projected 70.9 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday travel period, which is defined as the nine-day period from June 29 to July 7.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
American aerospace giant Boeing is at the center of attention these days for all the wrong reasons, but that doesn't mean there aren't aspects of the business that don't go as planned. Like, say, the company's work on keeping the U.S. Navy F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets up, running, and updated. The ( continue reading.
Auto Remarketing
JULY 1, 2024
When it comes to calling the service department, Acura dealers are providing the industry’s best customer service. That’s the conclusion of Pied Piper’s 2024 PSI Service Telephone Effectiveness Study, which ranked Acura first among the 34 automobile brands analyzed for the efficiency and quality of service telephone calls from a customer’s objective of quickly and easily setting up a service appointment.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
The upcoming Rivian R2 will feature the second generation of Enduro drive units, which the EV startup developed in-house. The upgraded motors are called "Maximus" and offer important advantages in terms of manufacturing efficiency and costs. Rivian hasn't unveiled any dual-motor drive unit based on Maximus like the R1's Ascent units.
Automotive Fleet
JULY 1, 2024
This year's holiday travel period could be the busiest on record. Tips to keep your fleet drivers safe if they're hitting the roads.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
The Trans Am wasn't already a thing in 1968 – as it launched in 1969 – so the base Firebird continued to lead sales. The standard 250 six-cylinder engine was the top choice, mak. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
JULY 1, 2024
Those infamous Takata airbags —the ones with the accelerator that can send shrapnel flying towards the faces of folks sitting in the front of them—are still a massive problem on U.S. roads. Worse yet, some of the most humid and therefore dangerous states are home to nearly half of all unfixed vehicles Read more.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
If you're a casual automotive fan, you probably have heard about the Pontiac GTO but maybe don't know its overarching importance for the American muscle car movement. Believe us, then, when we say that it was crucial. The Pontiac GTO was a front-engine RWD, two-door, and four-passenger automobile produced across just five generations (with a hiat. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
JULY 1, 2024
Fisker Automotive may officially be dead thanks to almost comically horrible mismanagement , but while it’s sorting out that whole bankruptcy thing, it also has to figure out how to handle a new recall. As it turns out, the Ocean’s doors might get stuck, trapping occupants inside. That’s not ideal in most situations,… Read more.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
Things were already going downhill for the Challenger in the early '70s, but the 1973 model year actually witnessed an increase from a sales perspective. Dodge sold 32,596 units, up from 26,648 units in the previous year. However, it was becoming more obvious that the Challenger would eventually hit a dead-end, with Dodge operating system changes in several big depart. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
JULY 1, 2024
When Robert Wickens hit the wall in the Pocono IndyCar race back in 2018 the Canadian racer suffered a bruised spine that took away his ability to walk, let alone race. By 2022 he was back racing full time with Bryan Herta Autosport in IMSA’s TCR class using specially adapted hand controls, and in 2023 he won the… Read more.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
Restoring a classic car can get quite expensive if the said vehicle is in very poor condition. But there are a few ways to save big bucks when getting spare parts. Keeping an eye out for overpriced components is one of them. The folks at Rocket Restorations, who have been reviving old. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
JULY 1, 2024
Imbued with Corvette power, today’s Nice Price or No Dice CTS-V is a model that opened up a new door for Cadillac, introducing the brand to a new world of fast-car fanatics. Let’s see if this one’s price opens that door even further. Read more.
autoevolution
JULY 1, 2024
In the glorious history of wonderful Buick automobiles (and by that, I mean proper Buicks that made Americans proud of their nation and their car-making companies), the Wildcat has a special place, all for itself. It saw a short seven-year production run before the nameplate woke up one day in the midst of the horsepower wars and fell on the wrong side of customers’ preferences.
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