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Espargaro was in the fight for a top-five position when his RS-GP suddenly slowed on lap eight of Saturday’s 12-lap race, forcing him into the pits and into retirement.It follows a similar episode in last weekend’s Indian Grand Prix, but while Espargaro put that problem down to the intense heat at the Buddh International Circuit, this time he was a lot a loss to explain what caused the  Read full article

Thai rider Chantra scored only his second career win, and his first of 2023, in a dominant display from pole position, as he led every lap to lead a one-two for Honda Team Asia ahead of Ai Ogura.Pedro Acosta meanwhile took a major step towards the title as he finished in third on a weekend to forget for chief title rival Tony Arbolino.As Chantra checked out at the head of the field, pulling a  Read full article

Maruti Suzuki has announced that its SUV, the Grand Vitara, has achieved a 1,20,000 unit sales milestone on its first anniversary. During this tenure, it has also become the fastest-ever mid-SUV to reach this milestone. Read full article

Northvolt has selected Quebec as the location for its first battery factory in North America, thanks to significant government incentives. Read full article

The company and boss Carlos Tavares—both more European than American—are making progress with the union and avoiding more strikes for now Read full article

On Friday, the UAW ordered additional walkouts at Ford and GM assembly plants, though the union avoided escalating Stellantis strikes. Read full article

The Boring Company hosted an engineer recruitment event this week in Bastrop, Texas, and the talks lasted significantly longer than planned. Read full article

Tesla opened Canada’s largest Supercharger station yet this week, located on top of a parking structure in British Columbia. Read full article

Tesla seems to be delivering its vehicles with the Full Self-Driving beta pre-installed, according to new reports. Read full article

Hyundai recently introduced the i20 N Line facelift. The iMT unit was replaced by a conventional six-speed manual transmission. Read full article

Tesla faces a new lawsuit from a federal agency this week, alleging severe harassment of Black employees at its Fremont, California factory. Read full article

Fancy becoming a member of the aristocracy overnight? Here's how Read full article

An electrified future for the CLA looms large - how fondly will its combustion era be remembered? Read full article

The Ford squad closed in on a second WRC win of the season with Tanak ending Saturday with a 58.3s lead over Hyundai’s Teemu Suninen ahead of Sunday’s final four stages.Tanak took a 4.2s overnight lead into Saturday but it was a strategy call, made on Friday night, to take four hard tyres as part of his tyre package for the morning loop, that proved crucial.Facing extremely abrasive gravel  Read full article

In pre-qualifying inspection, three Fords from three different teams had issues. The No. 2 Team Penske Ford of Austin Cindric, the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford of Todd Gilliland and the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford of Ryan Preece all failed twice. As a result, the car chief from each team have been ejected and all drivers have lost their pit selection.Round 1Fords have continued their  Read full article

The 2019 world champion won four of the six stages to open up a 58.3s advantage aboard his Ford Puma, having started the day with a 4.2s margin over Suninen.An inspired tyre call across the morning loop helped Tanak increase his lead to 47.8s, before a masterclass in tyre management maintained his momentum in the afternoon.Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville ended the day in third (+1m03.0s) after  Read full article

German tuner Larte Design just released its Esthete widebody kit for the Cadillac Escalade, providing an elegant but imposing visual opulence.  Read full article

Sanchez was trying to climb back towards the front of the pack after a mid-race penalty while leading Saturday's NASCAR Truck race at Talladega.Late in the event, the playoff driver tried to force the issue up the middle in a three-wide situation. He and Crafton made contact, igniting a pileup that involved several trucks.Crafton pulled his damaged truck into Sanchez's team stall, leaving it  Read full article

Moffit, making his first start of the 2023 season in a second entry for Front Row Motorsports, took control of the race late in the third stage but lost the lead to Christian Eckes just before a late wreck sent the race into a two-lap overtime.On the restart, Moffitt edged out front, only to see Eckes reclaim the lead before he eventually got shuffled out of the lead on the final lap.Moffitt held  Read full article

A VW ID. Buzz, customized by Concept Motorsport Indonesia features a vinyl wrap inspired by the Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine and a custom coilover suspension.  Read full article

Evans and his team-mates Kalle Rovanpera and Takamoto Katsuta all opted to take only soft tyres for the loop held on roads that were much more abrasive than those navigated on Friday.While Evans briefly managed to overhaul Hyundai’s Teemu Suninen to claim second overall and Rovanpera climbed to fourth after winning stage seven, their tyre strategy backfired on stage nine.Towards the end of the  Read full article

Piastri secured the first podium of his F1 career at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, but admitted after the race that it was not his finest performance. Reflecting on why he felt that way, the Australian explained that, on a day when there was a need to heavily manage the tyres, he did not think he had done a good enough job. “I just wasn't quick enough at certain points of the race, I  Read full article

After Mazda followed Nissan through the exit door at the end of 2021, last season's DPi class was contested exclusively between Cadillac and Acura teams, but the move to all new LMDh cars running spec hybrid systems for 2023 has attracted Porsche and BMW to join the renamed GTP division.All four manufacturers have won a race this season, with Porsche's 963 LMDh taking three victories, the Acura  Read full article

Nissan has recently inaugurated multiple new showrooms and service workshops across the country, accounting for the brand’s total network of 276 touchpoints. These new touchpoints extend the brand's reach and reinforce its commitment to delivering exceptional value.  Read full article

The 23-year-old Los Angeles-born New Zealander is coming off his second season in IndyCar’s developmental category, earning two wins, six podiums and two poles en route to finishing behind champion Christian Rasmussen. McElrea contested both seasons with Andretti Global (then Andretti Autosport), which featured an additional two wins, seven podiums and three poles in finish fourth in the 2022  Read full article

Tanak claimed two of the three morning stages but it was decision to run hard tyres for the final stage that helped the Estonian to open up a commanding 47.5s lead over Hyundai driver Suninen. Tanak had started the day with only a 4.2s overnight margin.Toyota’s Elfyn Evans briefly jumped to second, but a call to run soft tyres resulted in the Welshman dropping to fourth overall (+1m16.8s)  Read full article

Tesla's Investor Relations team has shared a compiled analyst consensus for the company's Q3 2023 vehicle deliveries. Read full article

The Tesla Model 3 was the fastest-selling used car in September, averaging just 17 days on dealer lots, as per eBay Motors. Read full article

An attendee of the 29th Petersen Gala on October 7, 2023, will be going home with a very unique vehicle — a 2024 Tesla Cybertruck.  Read full article

Volkswagen plans to upgrade its plants in Germany as part of its ACCELERATE forward | Road to 6.5 Read full article