- ‘The Last Bet-the-Company Situation’: Q&A With Elon Musk – Bloomberg: Elon Musk has been tweeting a lot over the past few months. As Tesla Inc. lurched toward a Musk-imposed deadline to build 5,000 Model 3 electric …
- 2018 BMW 8 Series lands at Goodwood ahead of November sales launch – Autocar: Production of all-new two-door coupe?, which is designed to serve up 911 performance with S-Class luxury, has begun in Germany BMW has begun production of the new 8 Series Coupe at its Dingolfing plant in Germany, meaning the first customer cars are…
- 2018 Ford Mustang Bullitt tackles Goodwood with original film car – Autocar: Special edition Mustang pays homage to film”s most famous Pony Car. It’s limited-run, boosted in power, and now over here at Goodwood with its dad Ford has confirmed that the 475bhp Mustang Bullitt will go on sale in the UK, with deliveries expected…
- 630bhp Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door Coupe makes UK debut – Autocar: AMG”s latest model can cover 0-62mph in 3.2sec and hit 196mph; it’s at Goodwood ahead of its September sales launch Mercedes-AMG’s new GT 4-door Coupe? has made its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where it has demonstrated its 630bhp…
- 700bhp supercharged Ford Mustang takes to Goodwood hill climb – Autocar: Extreme take on Ford”s muscle car features Spitfire-inspired RAF livery dedicated to US war volunteers Ford Performance has produced a highly potent supercharged Mustang that it has demonstrated at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, dressed in unique…
- Alpine A110: GT4 and Cup cars shown at Goodwood – Autocar: Track-only versions of Dieppe”s mid-engined sports car start from £106,388; GT4 variant eligible for British GT Championship Alpine has shown its two racing versions of its A110 sports car, including a GT4 variant eligible to compete in the British GT…
- Bosch must hand over e-mails in Volkswagen emissions suit – court – Reuters: Supplier Robert Bosch must hand over e-mails in connection with lawsuits brought by investors against Porsche SE in connection with the Volkswagen (VW) diesel scandal, a Stuttgart regional court ruled on Friday.
- Eadon Green Zeclat shown at Goodwood with 454bhp – Autocar: Yorkshire car firm creates new sports model inspired by 1930s design Yorkshire car company Eadon Green has shown its Zeclat sports model at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car is powered by a LT1 6.2-litre V8 engine, sourced from Chevrolet, and…
- Goodwood 2018: Alpine A110 Pure and Legende take to the hill climb – Autocar: The Alpine A110 Pure and Legende (next photo) have been taken up the hill climb at Goodwood Lighter variant and more refined version of the sports car will arrive next summer; pricing is competitive with the Porsche 718 Cayman Alpine has shown the…
- Goodwood 2018: Bentley Bentayga Pikes Peak record run car shown – Autocar: Bentley’s Pikes Peak record-holding Bentayga has been shown at Goodwood Ten examples of special-edition Bentayga arrive as nod to hill climb success at the weekend; the original record run car has taken the far easier Goodwood hillclimb The Bentley…
- Hardcore Aston Martin Rapide AMR climbs Goodwood hill with 595bhp V12 – Autocar: Goodwood has played host to the dynamic debut of the Aston Martin Rapide AMR Model gets uprated power, retuned suspension and optimised aerodynamics The hardcore Aston Martin Rapide AMR, which has taken to the Goodwood hillclimb, will be the last…
- Hyundai warns auto tariffs could hurt US jobs – Detroitnews: Hyundai”s labor union said that steep auto tariffs the U.S. is considering could cost tens of thousands of American jobs
- Limited-run Aston Martin V12 Vantage V600 tackles Goodwood hillclimb – Autocar: Customer commission creates seven coupe and seven convertibles of previous-gen Vantage Aston Martin is creating a run of 14 V12 Vantage V600s that are influenced by the original 1999 V600 Le Mans, which was the world”s most powerful car in production…
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class – Autocar: This new version is the most luxurious A-Class yet, but has Mercedes made it a class leader? A little bit of luxury in a hatchback-sized package: that”s the promise the Mercedes-Benz A-Class has dangled, cherry-like, in front of Europe”s compact…
- MG 3 Scores 2 out of 5 Stars in ASEAN NCAP Q3 Tests – Yahoo: The other car tested by the ASEAN NCAP was the Renault Kwid which scored an incredulous 24.68 points. That’s because the tested model was not …
- Nio EP9 electric supercar demonstrated at Goodwood – Autocar: British engineers have played a key role in developing NextEV’s first road model; it’ll be followed by Electric Saloon 8 The NextEV Nio EP9 electric supercar has taken to the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb to demonstrate what its 1360bhp…
- Nissan recalls 105K cars to replace Takata air bags – Detroitnews: Included are the 2011 Versa sedan and the 2011 and 2012 Versa hatchback
- Opel names Brunet as new finance chief – Automotive News: Opel has appointed Frederic Brunet as its new chief financial officer. He succeeds Phillipe de Rovira, who has moved to head of …
- Tesla Model 3: Elon Musk announces more specs of future BMW M3 rival – Autocar: Tesla Model 3 Dual-motor, all-wheel-drive Model 3 variants Performance is claimed to ‘beat anything in its class on track’ Tesla boss Elon Musk has revealed more specifications for a 155mph all-wheel-drive Performance version of the Model 3 designed…
- Tesla, BMW Bypass Trump’s Trade War and Score a Win for China – Bloomberg: Tesla Inc. and BMW AG are among the biggest potential losers from Beijing’s retaliatory tariffs on car imports from the U.S. because much of their production is centered in America. They’re now doubling down in China: this week, Tesla announced its …
- Trade Tensions Help BMW Enter China’s Fast Lane – WSJ: Whatever Beijing’s motives, it will be good news for BMW if it’s allowed to raise its stake in its current JV before its rivals. The company delivered nearly …
- Why Ford execs are lobbying for the Focus sedan – Automotive News: The pride that two key Ford executives have in the Focus sedan is so strong that they petitioned journalists to persuade Ford country heads in Europe …
