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6h ago
Fred Beans Automotive Group has acquired four Abington, Pennsylvania dealerships, as well as a collision center from Rosenthal Automotive Organization. According to Automotive News, the dealerships Fred Beans bought include Acura, Honda, Hyundai and Mazda of Abington, with the collision center located in Fred Beans’s…
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7h ago
Buick is big in China. Buyers there see the brand as aspirational, something akin to Lexus. While the brand sells just four vehicles — each one of them a crossover — here in the U.S, Buick’s Chinese lineup has 12 models. There’s everything ranging from compact sedans to luxurious vans. The brand also has an EV…
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7h ago
Scuderia Ferrari, the undisputed kings of merchandise in the Formula 1 paddock, have partnered with RayBan sunglasses and Mark Zuck’s Meta to deliver a limited-edition branded pair of “Meta Wayfarer Scuderia Ferrari Miami LTD” smart sunglasses. The smart glasses in regular black have been available for a few years…
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9h ago
If you’re looking to learn something new, it’s usually a good idea to go to an expert on the subject. They’ve studied it for years, know the ins and outs and can explain it in a way that you’ll understand. For example, this video from an optical engineer explaining how to see better while driving at night.…
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9h ago
Jurisdictions around the world are imposing EV mandates, regulating ICE vehicles out of production and sale. This is probably a necessary step to prevent us all from drowning in our homes, but the folks who sell ICE vehicles aren’t happy about it. Case in point: Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, speaking to a group of UK…
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9h ago
Tesla was recently forced to recall every Cybertruck it’s ever built — all 3,878 of them — because the cover on the accelerator pedal could come loose, causing unintended acceleration. As it turns out, though, you don’t even need to be old enough to get your driver’s license to deal with unintended acceleration…
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10h ago
We learned last month that despite Fisker beginning production on its Ocean SUV, the startup automaker lost nearly half a billion dollars last year and desperately needed a bailout. Nissan was reportedly in negotiations to give Fisker $400 million, but that apparently fell through, so it looked like bankruptcy was the…
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10h ago
Cars don’t deserve a bad rap just because their owners were shitty, but as humans we can’t help but assign significance to objects via their owners. Take this very brief ad for a 1940 Mercedes-Benz Grosser 770 Open Touring Car. It’s an incredible piece of history, but considering its Nazi roots, it might be better…
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10h ago
America’s premier open wheel series has rejected one team’s bid to run a bizarre joint Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Donald J. Trump livery for the biggest race on the calendar next month, according to reports from Racer. In case you’re living under a rock, 2024 is an election year, and the series has made the decision…
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