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Pininfarina confirms wild Battista acceleration: A fast car gets to 62mph in less than five seconds - a Battista can reach 124mph in that time...
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Pininfarina confirms wild Battista acceleration: A fast car gets to 62mph in less than five seconds - a Battista can reach 124mph in that time...
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Pininfarina confirms wild Battista acceleration
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1200 jobs affected: Continental closes two locations in Hesse: The tire business is weakening, Continental has to save money. More than 7000 jobs are therefore ...
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1200 jobs affected: Continental closes two locations in Hesse
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Volkswagen workers are joining the big auto industry unionization push: The United Auto Workers are coming for its shops — and would make the German automaker ...
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Volkswagen workers are joining the big auto industry unionization push
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VW Golf VR6 | Spotted: All the VR6-engined Golfs seem desirable these days - does that also mean the Mk3?
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VW Golf VR6 | Spotted
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How BMW went from procrastinator to magician: BMW is skeptical about e-cars, builds hydrogen cars, warns of the end of the combustion engine - and is now ...
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How BMW went from procrastinator to magician
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Stellantis signs deals to cut at least 2,500 jobs in Italy: Stellantis has reached voluntary deals to cut at least 2,500 jobs in Italy, labour unions said on ...
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Stellantis signs deals to cut at least 2,500 jobs in Italy
Quick Glance: Massive job cuts announced by Stellantis in Italy
  • Stellantis has entered into additional agreements with unions in Italy for voluntary layoffs, potentially reducing over 3,000 jobs in the country.

  • The workforce reduction is being driven by the shift to cleaner energy in the industry and complements similar agreements already made for other locations such as Turin and Pratola Serra.

  • The new agreements primarily involve voluntary redundancy packages for employees nearing retirement age or seeking new professional opportunities.

  • Stellantis employs approximately 43,000 individuals in Italy and is in discussions with the Italian government to increase annual production in the country to one million vehicles.
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..::PSI::.. - Taking an Exclusive look at the Vorsteiner G87 M2 Carbon Kit
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Chinese platforms are cracking down on influencers selling AI lessons: They’re not necessarily scams—but they’re not value for money either, buyers complain.
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Chinese platforms are cracking down on influencers selling AI lessons
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This Batmobile-like Rimac Nevera electric car hits 256 mph — and costs $2.5M: With a top speed of 256 mph, the Rimac Nevera is headed from its birthplace in ...
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This Batmobile-like Rimac Nevera electric car hits 256 mph — and costs $2 ...
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US releases ‘strongest ever’ car pollution rules in push for EV transition: The new environmental regulations fall short of more ambitious goals previously set ...
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US releases ‘strongest ever’ car pollution rules in push for EV transition
Quick Glance: New EPA Clean Car Rules: California Comparison
  • The Biden administration announced new automobile emissions standards, described as the most ambitious plan to reduce emissions from passenger vehicles.

  • California is moving faster than the federal government to push the transportation sector to slash emissions by banning the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles starting in 2035.

  • The EPA rule applies to model years 2027 to 2032 and will significantly reduce emissions from new passenger cars.

  • Environmental groups have welcomed the new EPA plans aimed at reducing emissions from a source responsible for one-fifth of the nation's carbon pollution.
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Biden seeks to accelerate the EV transition in biggest climate move yet: The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing the strictest-ever limits on greenhouse ...
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Biden seeks to accelerate the EV transition in biggest climate move yet
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Ride Along for the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT's Record Nurburgring Lap: New footage shows what a record-setting lap at the Nürburgring looks like from the ...
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Ride Along for the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT's Record Nurburgring Lap
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iX LCI Info & Models Lineup. Battery Update Possible (Coming March 2025): iX LCI Info & Models Lineup. Battery Update Possible (Coming March 2025)
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iX LCI Info & Models Lineup. Battery Update Possible (Coming March 2025)
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Adrian Hallmark swaps Bentley for Aston Martin: Bentley's loss is Aston's gain as 'ultra-luxury automotive leader' jumps ship
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Adrian Hallmark swaps Bentley for Aston Martin
Quick Glance: Adrian Hallmark Takes the Helm at Aston Martin
  • Aston Martin has named Adrian Hallmark, the boss of Bentley, as its next CEO to replace Amedeo Felisa by October.

  • Hallmark is widely credited as a leader of the highest caliber in the global automotive industry.

  • Felisa will stay on as Aston Martin's CEO until Hallmark takes up the post, while new products are introduced.

  • Aston Martin recently finalized a £1.15 billion refinancing plan to ease investor concerns.
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Saab 9-5 Aero | Shed of the Week: It's ten years since a car was built at Trollhättan. Time to buy an Anniversary edition?
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Saab 9-5 Aero | Shed of the Week
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Trump walks back on rant, threat of ‘bloodbath’ if Biden beats him: After a day of controversy over his remarks, Trump asserted that he was only discussing the ...
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Trump walks back on rant, threat of ‘bloodbath’ if Biden beats him
Quick Glance: Trump Defends 'Bloodbath' Comment and Claims Critics, Media Misinterpreted
  • Former President Donald Trump accused the media and Democrats of misconstruing his warning of a 'bloodbath' if he loses the election to President Joe Biden - emphasizing he was speaking about the fate of the auto industry, rather than threatening political violence, as his political adversaries and some pundits have suggested.

  • Trump wrote on Truth Social Monday that 'the Fake News Media, and their Democrat Partners in the destruction of our Nation . . . fully understood' he was referencing the auto industry when he told a crowd in Dayton, Ohio, over the weekend: 'if I don't get elected it's going to be a bloodbath for the whole—that's gonna be the least of it.' But some went further, with Biden's re-election campaign calling Trump 'a loser who . . . doubles down on his threats of political violence' in a statement in response to Trump's use of the word.

  • Trump expanded on his statements on Truth Social Monday, alleging that 'imports allowed by Crooked Joe Biden' are 'killing the automobile industry' while targeting the president's push for more electric vehicle manufacturing in an appeal to auto workers concerned about job loss from the transition to EVs.

  • Former Vice President Mike Pence, who said last week he would not endorse Trump's 2024 bid, defended Trump's 'bloodbath' comments in a CBS interview on Sunday, stating that 'the president was clearly talking about the impact of imports devastating the American automotive industry.'
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Fight over car emissions is as stupid today as it was in the 1980s: Vested and political interests are using old arguments to slow or stop a change that will ...
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Fight over car emissions is as stupid today as it was in the 1980s
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Say it ain’t so: BMW, Volkswagen, and Renault take aim at Europe’s ICE ban: BMW, Volkswagen, and Renault are taking aim at EU emission targets ...
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Say it ain’t so: BMW, Volkswagen, and Renault take aim at Europe’s ICE ban
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As Europe battles an 'onslaught' of China EVs, one CEO has a plan: Renault set out a series of proposals to boost Europe's auto sector — making numerous ...
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As Europe battles an 'onslaught' of China EVs, one CEO has a plan
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Toyota is hitting the gas on hybrids as EV sales cool. But what does that mean for the planet?
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Toyota is hitting the gas on hybrids as EV sales cool. But what does that ...
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Lotus Chapman Bespoke launched in China : New customisation service offers three levels, including 'one-off personalisation of an entire vehicle' 
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Lotus Chapman Bespoke launched in China 
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Following several rocky years, the automotive industry is getting its innovation groove back
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Following several rocky years, the automotive industry is getting its ...
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New German battery factory to help its car industry go green: Chancellor Olaf Scholz breaks ground on gigafactory for Sweden's Northvolt in windy north of ...
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New German battery factory to help its car industry go green
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TechArt GTstreet R Touring Combines Subtle Aero With 790-HP Porsche 911 Turbo S: Subtler version of TechArt's GTstreet R, introduced in 2021 Most powerful ...
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6 ways AI and big data are transforming the auto industry: This technology will personalize all things automotive, from insurance to maintenance.
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6 ways AI and big data are transforming the auto industry
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Hertz CEO out following electric car ‘horror show’: Hertz is replacing its CEO for the fourth time in four years
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Hertz CEO out following electric car ‘horror show’
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Mini Cooper S JCW (R53) | PH Auction Block: The best of the supercharged Minis, in lovely condition - and with no reserve, too
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Ineos launches new Quartermaster Chassis Cab: Want to use the extended ladder frame of the Grenadier pickup for a specialist vehicle? Right this way...
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Ineos launches new Quartermaster Chassis Cab
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Trump’s ‘Bloodbath’ Rant Is Disgusting in Any Context: The ex-president’s allies say it’s no big deal because he was talking about the auto industry ...
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Trump’s ‘Bloodbath’ Rant Is Disgusting in Any Context
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Trump’s attacks on Chinese cars strike a chord — with both parties: The former president’s violent “word salad” aside, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) ...
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Trump’s attacks on Chinese cars strike a chord — with both parties
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Ram TRX Mammoth 1000 Gets 1,012-HP Send-Off From Hennessey: Hennessey introduces 'Last Stand' version of Ram TRX-based Mammoth 1000 Supercharged 6 ...
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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom: By asking governments to soften emissions goals, automakers will cede their entire ...
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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs ...
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We chose male-dominated careers and we’re shining: The women have ventured into and excelled in fields traditionally reserved for men.
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We chose male-dominated careers and we’re shining
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Musk Says the Tesla Roadster Will Do 0-60 In Under a Second. Sure, Whatever: Elon Musk now claims that the upcoming Tesla Roadster will be able to accelerate ...
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Toyota says it would rather buy credits than ‘waste’ money on EVs: As the car industry’s largest hybrid pusher, Toyota says it is better positioned to just buy ...
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Toyota says it would rather buy credits than ‘waste’ money on EVs
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Tesla quits Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries over claims group deceived customers on CO2 scheme
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Tesla dominates brand loyalty: once you go EV, you don’t go back: Tesla took half the awards for brand loyalty in the automotive industry in S&P Global ...
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Tesla dominates brand loyalty: once you go EV, you don’t go back
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Behold Tolman's stunningly restored Escort XR3: A customer wanted the best XR3 in the world - Tolman has duly delivered
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Behold Tolman's stunningly restored Escort XR3
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VW Golf GTI (Mk8) | PH Used Buying Guide: With the new Mk8.5 inbound, it's time to consider the outgoing GTI as a secondhand prospect...
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After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car project : The tech giant's sudden move took the thousands of employees working on the ...
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After 10 years of development, Apple abruptly cancels its electric car ...
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Coalition revs up fight over ‘family car tax’, immigration ahead of byelection: Labor rubbished the claims on car costs, which it compared to previous Coalition ...
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Coalition revs up fight over ‘family car tax’, immigration ahead of ...
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Apple abandons its car: Here are other projects the company has killed: Apple has scrapped plans to enter the automotive industry with its mysterious autonomous ...
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Apple abandons its car: Here are other projects the company has killed
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Production at risk of being halted: Tesla factory significantly exceeds pollutant limits
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Production at risk of being halted: Tesla factory significantly exceeds ...
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Crash Testing Could Force Automakers To Stop Using Massive Touchscreens: Euro NCAP will derate the safety of cars that rely on touchscreens for critical ...
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Crash Testing Could Force Automakers To Stop Using Massive Touchscreens
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Less is more with this ‘street-legal’ tiny Chinese electric SUV: I’m not sure if you could really call it a legit SUV, but these fun-looking little Chinese ...
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Less is more with this ‘street-legal’ tiny Chinese electric SUV
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Most fun possible for £30k | Six of the Best: Enthusiasts with £30k to spend tend to gravitate towards a used hot hatch. Let's do better
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Most fun possible for £30k | Six of the Best
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Renault leads Europe's EV defence in Geneva as Chinese rivals expand: Renault and China-owned MG launched new electrified cars in Europe at the Geneva car show ...
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Renault leads Europe's EV defence in Geneva as Chinese rivals expand
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Apple pulls the plug on its self-driving e-car project: Apple has ended its decadelong autonomous vehicle effort, known as Project Titan ...
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Apple pulls the plug on its self-driving e-car project
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JIA plots 770hp hybrid Jensen Interceptor FF: British tuner reckons it can future-proof Jensen's all-wheel-drive legend with front-mounted electric motors
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JIA plots 770hp hybrid Jensen Interceptor FF
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Jari-Matti Latvala: Rally1 cars 'too complicated': Toyota rally boss tells PH what it's like to drive the fastest WRC cars in history, and why change was needed
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Jari-Matti Latvala: Rally1 cars 'too complicated'
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Do electric cars have an air pollution problem?: In part seven of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we look at claims friction on brakes and tyres will ...
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Do electric cars have an air pollution problem?
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BYD Yangwang U9 Supercar Asks Ferrari Money For Rimac Performance: Chinese automaker BYD has officially launched its first electric supercar, the Yangwang U9 ...
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BYD Yangwang U9 Supercar Asks Ferrari Money For Rimac Performance
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Mexico Sees 19.7% Investment Boost in 2023: In 2023, Mexico's investment soared by 19.7%, fueled by the construction industry and machinery purchases ...
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Mexico Sees 19.7% Investment Boost in 2023
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Latest Techart GTstreet R gets Touring treatment: Want an 800hp 911 Turbo, plus tan leather and a ducktail? Techart to the rescue...
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Latest Techart GTstreet R gets Touring treatment
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Exclusive: US law on domestic abuse should cover carmakers, FCC chair says: The chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday will propose a ...
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Exclusive: US law on domestic abuse should cover carmakers, FCC chair says