WATCH: Celebrating automotive history in the motor city
Jill Woodward, the president and CEO of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum, dives into the rich automotive history in Detroit, Michigan....
Jill Woodward, the president and CEO of the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum, dives into the rich automotive history in Detroit, Michigan....
π Key Facts β Volkswagen is skipping the 2026 model year for the ID.Buzz in the US. β The company insists the electric minibus isnβt go...
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk appears to be feeling the joy this holiday season. The Tesla CEO posted to X that he's making an edit to the company's "mission word...
NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the U.S. and a nasty federal trial in which inflammatory texts he sent during contenti...
Doug Field, Ford's chief of EVs, is leading the charging behind the legacy automaker's push to develop self-driving capabilities in-house. Darron Cummings/AP Ford announced plans to deploy eyes-off dr...
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Contraction in US and cooling Chinese demand are expected hurdles for market...
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