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10 Essential Car Accessories Every Enthusiast Should Have

If you’re a car enthusiast, you understand that owning a car is more than just transportation – it’s a passion. To fully embrace this lifestyle, a few essential accessories can enhance your driving experience. These accessories can improve safety, add convenience, and make your time on the road more enjoyable.Whether you’re a seasoned car enthusiast or just starting your journey, these must-have car accessories will help take your driving experience to new heights. Prepare to rev up your engine and equip your ride with these essential accessories.HOTCARS VIDEOS OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT10 Jump…

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5 Essential Sensors Found in Your Vehicle

The sensors in vehicles collect information to detect problems and alert the driver of any issues. They’re essential in vehicles since they make the drivers aware of various problems and ensure they’re driving safely. Nonetheless, while these engine sensors are great assets, they can also break down and become ineffective. This is a danger to the driver’s safety. To strengthen your automotive knowledge, read more about the five essential sensors found in your vehicle. Oxygen Sensors Vehicles burn fuel to generate power and drive down the road. The engine must burn the fuel at just the right ratio to perform…

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Join the AutoForm Global Webinar: Evolving BiW Assembly Process Development, April 13, 2023

With the launch of AutoForm Assembly in 2021, users quickly became aware of the significance of developing their assembly processes while accounting for tolerances, gravity, part springback and hemming impact. We are now moving towards an evolution in assembly process development that with improved joining methods, optimized shimming and teaching capabilities, and better handling of scanned part geometries among the many capabilities. Please register here! Registration April 13, 2023, Session: 9:00* (Duration approx. 1 hour)Registration April 13, 2023, Session: 16:00* (Duration approx. 1 hour)*Central European Summer Time (GMT +2:00) Content of this webinar:The benefits of using AutoForm Assembly Capabilities…

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LUXURY: Tesla Q1 sales more than double those of BMW

The entire US luxury sector sales rose 23 percent to 616,970 cars and light trucks in the first quarter, outperforming the broader industry’s 8.4 percent bump. In the first quarter, BMW sales rose 12 percent, and the automaker secured a more than 14,000 vehicle advantage over No. 3 Lexuses. The Toyota luxury brand delivered 68,251 vehicles, up 6 percent from a year earlier. BMW, which commanded a 13 percent share of the luxury segment, extended its lead over German rival Mercedes-Benz with a more than 20,000-vehicle advantage. Mercedes’ sales of 61,531 were down 1.2 percent from the prior year as…

Used Cars

These used cars are selling well below their prices when new

We’re in this weird spot in the used car market where some models are selling for more than they cost new. iSeeCars‘ a recent study found that vehicles like the Ford Maverick have been selling for thousands over their new MSRPs, but the good news is that there are just as many selling at a discount. iSeeCars analyzed 8.9 million new and “lightly used” cars between February and March, 2023 and determined that while many used models are listed above their new MSRPs, prices have fallen over the last year. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the list of vehicles selling for less than…

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Ford Oakville plant’s switch to EVs will start in 2024

Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday said the previously announced $1.3 billion transformation of its Oakville Assembly Plant for electric vehicle manufacturing will begin in the second quarter of next year and take about six months to complete. During that time some of the 3,000 workers at the Ontario, Canada, the site will be furloughed, although the company expects to retain virtually all of the employees when the plant comes back online at the end of 2024. Ford said the site, which currently builds the gasoline-powered Edge and Lincoln Nautilus crossovers, will be renamed the Oakville Electric Vehicle Complex and include…

Automotive Deals

Stellantis customers seek longer-term financing and leasing deals

MILAN — Stellantis is seeing clients seeking longer-term financing and leasing deals for their vehicles as a consequence of higher global interest rates, the automaker’s head for the business said. Chief Affiliates Officer Philippe de Rovira said loans which normally had a three-year maturity were now increasingly moved to four years. “This allows customers to get a car for a monthly installation that is similar to that they had before,” he said. The automaker announced it had completed a plan announced in late 2021 to reshuffle and simplify its leasing and financing operations in Europe. Under its terms, Stellantis created…

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Self-driving requires trust that you’ll arrive safe and sound

SAN FRANCISCO — My first trip in a driverless vehicle went smoothly — until the car was pulled over and the ride ended. I arranged to ride in one of the autonomous, electric Chevrolet Bolts deployed by General Motors-backed Cruise to try out self-driving technology for myself while I was here last month for a GMC Hummer EV SUV media drive. As the new GM reporter for Automotive NewsI have heard executives talk about Cruise’s plans to expand this year and beyond, and it’s important that I become familiar with the company if I’m going to track Cruise’s progress toward…

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Lucid Motors Q1: Production, deliveries fall from Q4

Lucid Group Inc. reported first-quarter production and delivery figures that were lower than the preceding three months, in line with its guidance of weak production this year. The luxury electric car-maker late Thursday said it produced 2,314 vehicles and delivered 1,406 in the quarter ended Mar. 31, lower than the 3,493 vehicles produced and 1,932 delivered in the December quarter. Lucid shares fell 6.8 percent in premarket trading on Friday. The company said it will report quarterly results on May 8. The Newark, Calif.-based company, already battling supply chain and logistics issues, was hit by aggressive price cuts sparked by…

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Why Are HUMMER EVs So Hard To Find?

With the first four months of 2023 behind us, automakers like General Motors have announced their Q1 2023 sales figures. For GMs, there’s a lot of good news. Sales for Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC are all up. As a whole, GM’s first-quarter sales in the US were up 17.6% compared to last year. Get past the good news you’ll notice something strange with the figures. GMC reported that it only delivered two Hummer EV Pickup trucks.TFLtruck first spotted the odds earlier this month. It might seem like an April Fool’s joke, but automakers rarely kid around when it…