The union’s net assets grew last year to $1.1 billion, despite paying out $152 million in strike benefits following prolonged work stoppages last fall at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.
Source: autonews.com
2024 Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 First Drive Review: Big-powered coupe tackles volcano
TENERIFE, Canary Islands – The new 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class has a lot on its plate. Not only does it replace both the C-Class and E-Class coupes, but it also has to fill the role of a convertible. As I experienced on the Spanish volcanic island of Tenerife off the coast of Africa, the CLE 450 4Matic Cabriolet is a delightfully comfortable and calm way to take in the scenery. It performs on a … [Read More...]
2024 Mercedes-AMG CLE53: The Coupe, Made Swole
"We're going to pump—[clap!]—you up!" One imagines Hans, Franz, and all their pals at AMG reacting thusly to the new Mercedes-Benz CLE coupe, which debuted last summer in four-cylinder CLE300 and six-cylinder CLE450 form. After a muscle-building regimen at AMG HQ in Affalterbach, the result is the Mercedes-AMG CLE53. The vertical-slat grille may be the first-noticed telltale that this is the AMG … [Read More...]
Rare 1990 BMW M3 Sport Evolution Is Today's Bring a Trailer Pick
The original BMW M3 was created for Group A's 5000-unit homologation rules, but a subsection of those regs allowed even hotter "evolution" models to race if 500 were made.BMW's fastest E30-generation M3 "Evo," the Sport Evolution got an enlarged engine, an adjustable rear wing, and many other bits BMW wanted for racing.Just 600 M3 Sport Evolutions were built, and they weren't sold new in North … [Read More...]
NEVS Emily GT designed by ex-Saab engineers might be built in Italy
The Saab story continues under the NEVS banner and Emily GT model name, but we're no less intrigued in the story's outcome than when the company and its cars were called Saab. Last year, a Swedish company called Stenhaga Invest bought 80% the the Stallbacka factory and office complex in Trollhattan where Saab used to build its cars, while NEVS retained the last 20%. As for the products, an unknown … [Read More...]
A Fast Tour of Japan's Car Culture
From the May/June issue of Car and Driver.Of all the things I expected to learn in Japan, the size of the spiders wasn't on the list. "Really big," warned photographer Mike Shaffer, an American expat living in Tokyo, as we boarded a train headed for Fuji Speedway. "I'm afraid of spiders," he added. Three train rides and one bus trip later, I regret to inform arachnophobes that Shaffer's assessment … [Read More...]
A Fast Tour of Japan's Car Culture
From the May/June issue of Car and Driver.Of all the things I expected to learn in Japan, the size of the spiders wasn't on the list. "Really big," warned photographer Mike Shaffer, an American expat living in Tokyo, as we boarded a train headed for Fuji Speedway. "I'm afraid of spiders," he added. Three train rides and one bus trip later, I regret to inform arachnophobes that Shaffer's assessment … [Read More...]
Scrapyard Gem: 2008 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.2 JTS
Alfa Romeo departed our shores after the final 164s and Spider Veloces were sold here as 1995 models, then returned for the 2015 model year with the 4C. Thanks to its position in the mighty Stellantis Empire, the current American-market Alfa Romeo lineup looks quite a bit like the Italian-market one, but we missed out on some interesting machinery during our Alfa-deprived 1996-2014 period. One of … [Read More...]
Elon Musk lands in China as Tesla seeks self-driving tech rollout; GM's Mary Barra visited Beijing Friday
Tesla's CEO has said Tesla may make Full Self-Driving technology available to customers in China "very soon." GM CEO Mary Barra was seen at the Beijing auto show on Friday, reports say. Source: autonews.com … [Read More...]
More Details On 9 Small SUVs That Fail New IIHS Test And One That Excels
Follow us today... Subaru of America announced that the 2024 Subaru Forester received the highest possible rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for its new, tougher vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention test. This news does not surprise me because I've extensively covered the automakers' commitment to safety. Subaru says, "As part of … [Read More...]
Life With The Subaru Solterra After 35,000 Miles, Owner Says It May Not Fit Your Lifestyle
Follow us today... Should you buy a new Subaru Solterra electric SUV? Check out Subaru's new battery-electric vehicle after being driven 35,000 miles. The report comes from the UK. Here is one of Subaru UK's customers who gave his analysis after enough time to provide a good evaluation. Since launching its first all-electric vehicle, Subaru UK says the public … [Read More...]