In America, 2018 was supposed to be a very big year for self-driving cars. Uber quietly prepped to launch a robo-taxi service…
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Detroit is Electric Motor City in a Frenzied Battle for Auto Engineering Talent
After years when Detroit was Ground Zero for skepticism about electric vehicles, the traditional auto industry’s hometown has become a hub of EV action…
Icahn Automotive Expands Program Supporting Technician Development
Icahn Automotive has revealed renovated classrooms and hallways at Lincoln Technical Institute’s Philadelphia campus…
Motorsports Retailer to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
Denver-based online racing parts retailer, Poor Man Motorsports is now accepting payments in cryptocurrency….
Ford Taps Tech Industry to Fill Executive Role
Ford Motor Co.’s Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks plans to retire from the company at the end of 2019…
Self-Driving Vehicles to Deploy in New York and California
Self-driving vehicle technology company Optimus Ride plans to deploy its self-driving systems during the coming months in New York City and in California…
EPA Bans Consumer Sales of Some Paint Strippers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule banning methylene chloride used in paint removers for consumer use…
Bullitt Mustang’s Connection to Struggling Stock Markets. Coincidence?
Does Americans’ hunger for horsepower correlate with greater market conditions?
U.K. Car Manufacturing Suffers Eighth Consecutive Month of Decline
The number of cars built in the UK fell significantly in January, with an 18.2 per cent decline in production…
U.S. Manufacturing Business Continues Growth
Manufacturing expanded in February and the general U.S. economy grew for the 118th consecutive month…
Americans’ Time Behind the Wheel Steadily Increasing
Americans spend an additional 20 minutes driving each week compared to 2014, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety…
Analysis: High-Performance Wheels Market to Hit 60 Million Units by 2024
Global Market Insights has released a report forecasting the future of the high-performance wheels market, which was worth $11 billion in 2016. That market will balloon to more than $160 billion by 2024, according to the company…
Automotive Cybersecurity Emerges as a Strategic Priority
The age of autonomous vehicle technologies has arrived, bringing with it significant industry and real-world disruption…
What Cars Millennials Drive and Why
Millennials are expected to become America’s largest generation this year, with an estimated population base of 71 million. QuoteWizard looked under the hood of its car insurance quote data to see what cars millennials currently drive. Millennials typically elect for cheaper-insert hipster millennial joke here-sedans over more popular SUVs and trucks. Below are the most… Continue reading What Cars Millennials Drive and Why
Replacement Takata Airbags Recalled in 1.1 Million Honda Vehicles
American Honda will voluntarily recall approximately 1.1 million Acura and Honda vehicles in the U.S. to replace Takata driver front airbag inflators that may rupture if an airbag deploys in a crash…