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Mercedes-Benz USA second-quarter sales increase 6.9% YoY
Mercedes-Benz USA reported sales of 79,105 Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and 19,730 vans for the second quarter of 2022, bringing the company's total for the...
Wholesale used-vehicle prices decrease in June, supply stabilizes
According to the latest Manheim used-vehicle data, wholesale used-car prices dropped 1.3% from May to June. The supply of used cars has returned to...
Ford recalls 100,000 hybrid vehicles due to under-the-hood fire risk
Ford Motor Company has recalled over 100,000 hybrid and hybrid plug-in vehicles due to a risk of under-the-hood fires. 2020 to 2022 models of...
Tesla plans to make its Supercharger network available to non-owners in...
A recent White House memo revealed that Tesla intends to allow non-Tesla electric vehicles access to its Supercharger network in the U.S. by the...
U.S. job growth remains strong in June despite recession fears
Although there are some weak spots in the U.S. economy, job growth accelerated at a much faster pace in June and is still strong...
New Biden administration proposal would require states to track highway emissions
Joe Biden’s administration is making strategic plans involving states to decrease emissions to meet the target goal of zero emissions by 2050. So far,...
NHTSA investigates recent self-driving car crash involving GM-backed Cruise
Last month a Toyota Prius struck an autonomous robo-taxi from General Motors-backed Cruise in San Francisco, California. There were minor injuries, but the crash...
Toyota sells its 200,000th plug-in electric vehicle, loses EV tax credits...
During the second quarter, Toyota sold its 200,000th plug-in electric vehicle, marking the phaseout of U.S. EV tax credits (up to $7,500) for its...
EV maker Rivian boosts production and sales numbers in Q2
Rivian has released its production and sales results for the second quarter and outperformed the two previous quarters. The EV maker increased vehicle production...
Consumer Reports survey shows growing interest for electric cars in the...
A recent survey from Consumer Reports revealed that many barriers to EV ownership are beginning to crumble as a result of improvements to the...
