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Two cars crash into each other in an IIHS or NHTSA crash test rating scenario to earn an five-star crash rating or less.

China Retaliates Over Trump Tariffs With 25% Import Auto Duty

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced today they will impose new tariffs on $75 billion of US goods to counter President Trump’s planned levies on Chinese imports. Besides the 5% tariff on American soybeans and crude-oil imports, the killer for American car manufacturers will be a 25% tariff on US cars starting December 15.  The announced …
A BMW 530e iPerformance series lines up over an inductive charging station

BMW Launches Wireless Charging Pilot Program

BMW is introducing inductive charging through a new pilot program for its 530e iPerformance. Starting in Europe, BMW will then move on to other markets like the U.S. with the car from its EV 5-series. It’s a year later than originally planned, but BMW is finally ready to lead the way with its inductive charging system. …
Tesla Model Y parked on road

Survey: Why Buyers Avoid Electric Cars

What is it about electric cars that scares people enough that only two-percent of all cars sold are EVs? Those who purchase them rave about the cost saving satisfaction and saving the environment, too. Though they seem like appliances to enthusiasts, they have shown themselves to be performance minded. All you need to look at …
2019 Volkswagen Beetle

Say Goodbye To These Discontinued Cars For 2020

All wrapped up for you in a neat bow are all of the cars we say “goodbye” to in 2019. These cars—and they’re all cars with the exception of two Lincoln crossovers that are being renamed for 2020—won’t be back in 2020. A couple might show up down the road, but for almost all of …
a Volkswagen Diesel engine spews black exhaust

Not Again! VW Caught Cheating With Its Diesel Emissions “Fix”

Not again! Volkswagen, what are you doing? Stop it already! Just when you thought Volkswagen’s “Dieselgate” emissions debacle was behind it, a German court today revealed that VW’s “fix” for the diesel cheating devices contains another cheat device. We can’t make this up. In a court hearing in Dusseldorf, Germany, the district court there has revealed …
Karma sedan in the wild

2020 Karma Revero Inches Closer to Production

It was 2009 when the Karma was slated to hit the automotive markets. Instead, a flurry of hardware issues including the electrical system, and a decision to swap out the motor would push Fisker Automotive into bankruptcy and delay the release of the premium plug-in hybrid electric sports sedan until 2011. Within those two years, Karma was …

The Bronco and Mustang-Inspired EV Are the Future at Ford

Ford is laying out a massive new portfolio of products to better address the fast-changing consumer demands happening right now. Things we never thought would be considered are in the pipeline for production by 2020. Ford announced it’s radically changing up some of its most iconic brands in the face of falling demand for conventionally-powered …