Within the early 2010s, there have been reviews about Aston Martin giving the Toyota iQ-based Cygnet the electrical remedy. That by no means occurred. In 2019, the production-ready Rapide E broke cowl, however that one, too, didn’t see the sunshine of day. Plans for a Lagonda sub-brand that was purported to promote solely electrical vehicles …
‘Tariffs Would Imply Increased Costs for Clients’
Earlier this week, the Trump administration on Monday slapped—then rescinded—a 25-percent tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada. The problem will likely be revisited in a month, however nearly each monetary analyst says tariffs would have vital impacts on a wide range of US industries. Talking to the media throughout Ford’s This fall 2024 monetary …
Mercedes Admits It ‘Misplaced Some Clients’ After Dropping V-8 in C63
In 2022, Mercedes-Benz determined to drop the much-loved twin-turbo V-8 in its AMG C63 in favor of a hybridized four-cylinder powertrain. Whereas the brand new setup is extra highly effective and extra technologically superior, it rightfully did not garner the identical pleasure because the outgoing automotive’s characterful eight-cylinder. The boss of AMG now admits the …
We Requested Each Automaker How Many Clients Went for Manuals in 2024
In what’s now an annual custom at Motor1, we’re kicking off 2025 by sending numerous emails to automakers to see what handbook transmission gross sales have been just like the earlier 12 months. This offers us a have a look at the state of the handbook in America, the place it’s actually not the dominant …