Today, Ford announced a massive $5-billion investment in its American manufacturing facilities, with the promise of creating or securing over 4,000 jobs across the Louisville Assembly Plant and the BlueOval Battery Park in Michigan. Part of that investment in US manufacturing included the announcement of an entirely new manufacturing strategy—CEO Jim Farley calls it the … Read more
BMW’s Neue Klasse era officially kicks off next month with the debut of the iX3. Soon, every BMW will look like and have similar features to the automaker’s bold new electric SUV— including performance cars. Thankfully, though, most of them should retain their iconic names. A post on the Bimmerpost forum by the user ynguldyn … Read more
There are numerous abandoned dealerships around the world, and every now and then, we’ll tell you about a specific find. They’ll have sheds crammed with models of all kinds, among which cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars are hidden. Or even more. But that’s not the case here. One YouTuber, The Bearded Explorer, discovered … Read more
As with many other car manufacturers, Honda has scaled back its EV ambitions. Last year, it allocated 10 trillion yen ($68 billion) for electrification, only to cut that by 30 percent a few months ago. The company had also aimed for purely electric cars to account for 30 percent of annual sales by the end … Read more
We certainly didn’t have a General Motors and Hyundai tie-up on our bingo cards last year when the two signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a potential collaboration. Then again, perhaps we shouldn’t have been surprised. After all, weirder things have happened. Remember DaimlerChrysler? And we don’t even have to go back to the … Read more
Mercedes is planning the “biggest product launch program in history,” with 18 cars set to debut next year and another 14 models in 2027. Most will be next-generation vehicles or facelifts of existing models, but a few all-new additions are also in the pipeline. All told, the Stuttgart-based luxury automaker “runs about 40 body variants,” … Read more
The BMW Speedtop, an ultra-limited, special-production model based on the 8 Series, was introduced at this year’s Villa d’Este in May. Though branded as a concept, the German carmaker plans to build 70 examples of the shooting brake. All were quickly spoken for, according to BMW CEO Oliver Zipse. During an earnings call recapping the first … Read more
Red Bull Racing switched to Honda engines for the 2019 season when it ended a 12-year partnership with Renault. Even though Honda left Formula 1 after the 2021 championship, the turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6 powering the RB21 this year still uses a Honda-developed engine. Over the years, F1 driver Max Verstappen has appeared in various commercials … Read more
Lamborghini released financial results for the first half of 2025 on Wednesday, revealing record sales for the period. But it’s not all good news in Sant’Agata Bolognese. Revenue remained flat year-over-year, while operating profit fell by nearly 5 percent. The Italian carmaker says the drop is “primarily due to the unfavorable exchange rate trends in … Read more
BMW really wanted a six-cylinder engine for the E39 M5. This, on its face, was not unusual; the E28 and E34 M5s both had straight-six power, but as we all know, the E39 M5 ended up with a 5.0-liter V-8. It took a while for BMW to get there, though, and the company even considered … Read more