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Is his plan too little too late? The proposed $38 billion merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and French Groupe PSA passed its final regulatory hurdle just over a week ago and is now on course to become the worlds fourth-largest automaker. The transactions final approval is due to happen on January 4, 2021 and the final agreement will be signed no later than March 31, 2021. The newly combined automaker, Stellantis, will include all of FCAs brands including Jeep, Ram, Fiat, and Chrysler as ...

New-and-improved versions of the Tesla Model S and X could be right around the corner. Teslas original family passenger vehicle, the Tesla Model S, hasnt had a serious overhaul since the 2016 model year. Thats when it received a restyled front fascia without the black faux-grille panel and began picking up new features like Autopilot 2.0 with Enhanced Summon, and later, Sentry Mode. But recently, a number of observers have picked up on indications that a new overhaul could be coming to Teslas f...

BMW wants one on five of its vehicles sold to be electric by 2023. Currently, around eight percent of vehicles BMW builds are electrically powered. Thats already a lot compared with competitors, but BMW has committed itself to produce even more electric cars. According to an interview with BMWs Chief Executive, Oliver Zipse, in the German daily newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine, the automaker aims to make that number around 20 percent by 2023. That would mean around every fifth car BMW builds in ...

The C8 Corvette is now into its second year of production, but it hasn't been without its teething issues. ...

This is also excellent news for Rivian and Lucid. Earlier this month, a Republican lawmaker in the Michigan state Senate sponsored a bill that, if passed, would effectively reverse an earlier deal allowing Tesla to finally sell and service its vehicles in the Wolverine state. Other small EV automakers such as Rivian and Lucid also stand to benefit from the agreement because, like Tesla, they operate their own dealerships instead of the traditional franchise business model. The bill passed in th...

LS-swap all the things! If theres one major detriment to Teslas image as a sustainable, eco-friendly manufacturer of emissions-free pure-electric vehicles, its the companys stance on repairs and rebuilds. The automaker maintains an iron tight grip over the parts market for its own vehicles, and more often than not, when a customer car needs a significant amount of attention, Tesla would sooner guide that customer toward buying an all-new vehicle than repairing the one theyve got. But all else b...

But whats happening with the V12? Tobias Moers has been CEO of Aston Martin since last August, replacing Andy Palmer as part of a major executive shakeup following the British carmakers acquisition by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll who now serves as Executive Chairman. Moers spent 26 years at Mercedes and knows a thing or two about the industry. Earlier this month, Stroll reiterated his commitment to the combustion engine for as long as possible, despite the UKs proposed 2030 ban. And now...

Audi According to a report by BloombergNEF (BNEF), the average price of these battery packs will get close to $100/kWh by the year 2023. This is significant as, at that price point, it is predicted that automakers will finally be able to produce and sell electric vehicles for a comparable price - and with a comparable margin - as a similar vehicle powered by a conventional, internal combustion engine. Erasing the current price differential would go a long way to increasing EV sales. Conside...

Using AI, Sounce can detect various noises more accurately than the human ear. Porsche may be the purveyor of some of the finest sports cars in existence, such as the iconic 911, but the German automaker can also be thought of as a technology company. Porsche constantly pushes engineering boundaries and trials innovative techniques for processes that have been done the same way for decades. A case in point came earlier this year when the company experimented with 3D printing for creating the pi...

Namely, those who have already purchased Enhanced Autopilot. A limited beta test for Teslas new Full Self Driving feature is currently underway, although customers who live in an eligible area wanting to participate will have to pay for the privilege - quite a lot, actually; the Full Self Driving beta costs $10,000. Thats more than a quarter of the base MSRP for a brand new Tesla Model 3 sedan. But for some, the true cost of Full Self Driving was actually more than that, because upgrading from ...