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One of Tesla’s prime competitors in China, Baidu, unveiled its newest robotaxi design Thursday and plans to begin drastically expanding its driverless taxi services in 2023, a year ahead of Tesla’s plans to do the same, The Wall Street Journal reported. Baidu’s vehicle, the Apollo…
Read More REPORT: Tesla Is Losing The Race To Perfect Self-Driving Cars To Baidu
Whether a vacationer’s road trip to an exciting destination featuring extreme terrain, or a weekend-warrior’s hobby experienced among the local landscape, off-roading is an adventurous pastime enjoyed by many Americans. To help off-road enthusiasts maximize their skills and understand which vehicles they should consider buying, Kelley…
Read More KBB Names Best Off-Road Trucks In 2022, Details Features For Next-Level Off-Roading
After more than a decade spent braving harsh conditions and conquering massive desert dunes over three generations of off-road trucks, Ford unleashes the new F-150® Raptor R™ – the fastest, most powerful, most extreme high-performance off-road desert Raptor yet. All three generations of F-150 Raptor have been…
Read More New Ford F-150 Raptor R, Most Powerful Raptor Ever With Supercharged V8 Cranking Out 700 Horsepower
A new national survey by AAA shows that a quarter of consumers plan to go electric for their next vehicle purchase (a fully electric, not hybrid vehicle). The most common factor for those interested in buying an electric vehicle (77%) is a strong desire to…
Read More Americans Reveal Fresh Thoughts On Electric Vehicles
Built for hard work and family fun, the midsize Ford Ranger gets a brand-new design in the new model year. The 2023 Ford Ranger is expected to arrive in Fall 2022 and will add a trail-rated Ranger Raptor and next-generation technology to the lineup. To…
Read More The Next-Gen 2023 Ford Ranger Coming Fall 2022
It was a car for connoisseurs, individualists, and enthusiasts: Volkswagen launched the Phaeton on the market 20 years ago. From 2002 onwards, the luxury saloon was fascinated with its confident, calm, and collected character, excellent comfort, high-tech features, and impressive manufacturing quality. Volkswagen took its…
Read More 20 Years Of The Phaeton02: For The First Time, Volkswagen Shows The Successor That Was Never Built
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) today reported its June 2022 U.S. sales results. Overall industry sales were down 11 percent, while Ford sales improved 31.5 percent over a year ago, despite ongoing industry semiconductor chip and supply constraints. Share gains came from F-Series, Explorer, and…
Read More Ford Outperforms Industry In June, Sales Up 31% On Strong F-Series And SUV Mix
In the summer of 2021, 100 Thieves cemented their place in esports history with a championship title three years in the making. As 100 Thieves’ luxury automotive partner, Lexus created a customized NX to commemorate their victory. The THIEVES NX, unveiled in a new video, features…
Read More Lexus Creates Customized NX To Commemorate 100 Thieves ESports Championship
The 2023 FordF-150 in Tampa, FL will check all the boxes needed. Armed with an arsenal of available engine options, Ford F-150 entries deliver a maximum towing capacity of 14,000 pounds with a maximum payload of 3,250 pounds. A 10-speed SelectShift™ automatic transmission is standard across the board.…
Read More 2023 Ford F-150, Armed With An Arsenal Of Engine Options And 14,000 Pounds Of Towing Capacity
According to the latest market research report published by P&S Intelligence, the revenue of the automotive ambient lighting market was $3,203.8 million in the year 2021, and it will reach $7,087.5 million by the year 2030, at a compound annual growth rate of around 9.2% in the years to come. The Asia-Pacific market…
Read More Automotive Ambient Lighting Market Revenue To Surpass $7,087.5 Million By 2030, Finds P&S Intelligence