Month: August 2022

HAMBURG — Volkswagen Group’s supervisory board agreed on Tuesday evening to remove two seats from the automaker’s 12-person management board, sources familiar with the matter said. The news comes as Porsche CEO Oliver Blume takes over as VW Group CEO from Herbert Diess on Sept. 1. The move signals a sharper focus under Blume’s leadership
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4:06 AM ET Lewis Hamilton literally put a cap on a verbal spat with Formula One rival Fernando Alonso in a teasing social media post on Tuesday. Alonso, a former team mate and fellow world champion, had branded the Briton an idiot after a first-lap collision at last Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. Mercedes’ seven-times world
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Freiburger and Finnegan meet up with Vice Grip Garage owner Derek Bieri to take a 1968 big-block Dart on a tire-smoking road trip that includes a final run down Memphis International Raceway. Stream Roadkill now on MotorTrend+ ➡️ https://motortrend.app.link/tMVx4lIvBsb #Roadkill #MotorTrend #Dodge MotorTrend is the ultimate streaming destination for gearheads coupled with the latest automotive
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PRAGUE — Skoda’s Vision 7S concept previews the biggest of three all-electric cars the brand plans to launch by 2026. The seven-seat crossover features a fresh design language and a new brand identity that Skoda said will better help differentiate it from rivals and other Volkswagen Group brands. Unveiling the Vision 7S here on Tuesday, Skoda
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Tom Pappert, a longtime Chrysler sales executive who earned a reputation as an outspoken advocate for dealers both during and after his tenure, died Monday in suburban Detroit after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 82. A native of Pittsburgh and a graduate of Duquesne University, Pappert joined Chrysler in 1962 as a trainee
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SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla has filed a lawsuit to challenge Louisiana’s refusal to allow the company to sell vehicles directly to consumers, calling the U.S. state’s move protectionist and anti-competitive. The case is the latest battle to reverse direct sales bans in some states against the electric car maker, which bypassed traditional car dealerships. In
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