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A foreign car was once a major status symbol, but a recent survey in Japan found that people of all ages rate the Japanese Lexus as their dream drive.

The SUV was the most popular body type with 28%. - 日本語 - English

Another Chinese electric car, another small city car with mediocre characteristics. But the Jiangnan U2 model can be very interesting for its low cost ...

In any case, the drive will be front. There are also two options for engines – 75 or 109 “horses”. First, a full-fledged 5-door body with a total length of 3.84 meters and a wheelbase of 2.52 meters.

The Japanese brand has turned a virtual concept car into a physical one to explore the future of its car design.

The physical Max-Out concept has been built mostly as a showcase, possibly to inspire future Nissan designs with its sci-fi and videogame-inspired striking aesthetics. One of them was the Max-Out roadster. Last year Nissan unveiled four virtual concepts for futuristic cars.

Startups are looking to scrub, standardize and organize data so it can be useful to third parties, but carmakers don't want to share all that much.

As for BlueCruise, the advanced driver-assistance system that it offers as a subscription service — Ford handles the data in-house. After issuing a going-concern warning last year, it’s in the process of merging with another blank-check company — a transaction that Bloomberg Opinion columnist Chris Bryant has dubbed a Re-SPAC — to secure $100 million in fresh funding. One former startup executive compared the situation with the 1989 film “Field of Dreams,” where Kevin Costner built a stadium in a cornfield to lure the ghosts of famous baseball legends. It expects to triple or quadruple revenue this year, though sales amounted to just $4.8 million in the first nine months of 2022. Another constraint: Some data is valuable only in the aggregate, when provided by many automakers. In December, the company cut jobs to preserve its dwindling cash.

FIA Member Club the Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF) and Motor tested the range and charging speed in winter weather of 29 electric cars available in ...

(…) We want an official test of the range of electric cars in winter. This is the fourth winter range test NAF and Motor have conducted. We had some really cold parts on the test route today, but mostly the cars drove in normal winter temperatures. Taking place on 1-2 February, the test assessed the range and charging speed of electric cars available on the Norwegian market. In our test, the best cars are the ones that come closest to their stated range”, says Soedal. The cars started with a fully charged battery, without preheating, from Skur 13 in Oslo where the temperature overnight was between 10 and 15°C.

When budgeting for car insurance for a 19-year-old driver, it's important to know where to find the best coverage for the lowest average price.

Safe driving will influence the cost of car insurance for a 19-year-old in a good way. Average cost to add a 19-year-old male to a parent policy Average cost to add a 19-year-old female to a parent policy Average annual cost to add a 19-year-old to a parent policy Average annual car insurance cost for a 19-year-old on their own policy Demonstrating safe driving behavior can help lower car insurance costs because insurance companies will consider you less of a risk to insure. Yes, a 19-year-old driver can get their own car insurance policy. Collision and comprehensive insurance are less expensive to have as part of your policy if your car is cheaper to repair or replace. That’s a hefty expense but much cheaper than the average car insurance cost for a 19-year-old on their own policy ($4,649 per year). If you’re shopping for insurance for both parents and a 19-year-old, USAA has the cheapest car insurance. If your car costs more to repair or replace than other vehicles, the extra cost will be reflected in the price you pay for That’s about $144 a month extra parents will pay for adding their 19-year-old driver to their policy.

JAPAN: The 2023 Super GT championship will feature 42 cars, one fewer than last year's single round at Fuji 450km. Toyota, Honda, and Nissan will continue ...

With Toyota, Honda, and Nissan continuing their GT500 dominance and the GT300 field featuring a diverse range of manufacturers, fans can expect a thrilling racing season. In addition, Inging, Shade Racing (both Toyota GR86 GT), and Max Racing (Toyota GR Supra GT) are among the teams that have confirmed their plans for the upcoming season. Toyota, Honda, and Nissan will continue their dominance in the GT500 class, with Toyota having the most cars entered.

Not all automotive loathing has to be coherent or rational.

What in the hell was going on with those tail lights? Why was there a random painted square on the side? But when the Defender first launched, the story was different: I hated the thing.

In January 2023, the European Union passenger car market grew by 11.3% to 760041 units, starting the new year on a positive note. However, this was largely ...

Registrations of new petrol cars in the EU recorded a 12.3% uplift in January, contributing to the expansion of their market share to 37.9% (against 37.6% in 2022). This resulted in a drop of 2.0 percentage points in market share, from 17.9% to 15.9%. As a result, the market share for PHEVs contracted from 8.7% in January 2022 to 7.1% this year. January registrations of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) increased by 22.9%, reaching 71,984 cars registered across the EU and a market share of 9.5% (against 8.6% in January 2022). This resulted in a market share of 26.0%, a 2.3 percentage-point improvement compared to January 2022. Nonetheless, petrol remained the most popular fuel type for newly-registered cars in the EU, with a market share of 37.9%. Whenever reproduction is permitted, ACEA shall be referred to as source of the information. Quoting or referring to this document is permitted provided ACEA is referred to as the source of the information. Most of the region’s markets contributed significantly to this growth, with double- and triple-digit percentage gains. The exception to this trend was Germany, which recorded a 2.6% decline last month. Their volumes grew by 22.1% to 197,982 units, sustained by double-digit gains in the region’s four biggest markets: Spain (+59.3%), Italy (+24.7%), Germany (+19.0%), and France (+12.5%). During the first month of 2023, battery electric and hybrid passenger car registrations in the EU continued to grow, accounting for 9.5% and 26.0% of the market respectively.

European new car registrations jumped in January, data from the region's carmaker association showed on Tuesday.