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2024 BMW X6

It used to be said that speed was just a question of money: How fast do you want to go? It's a little different today -- as far as crossovers, the dominant species of vehicle in the showroom.

Today, it's utility , a question of style .

How different do you want to look?

What It Is

The X6 is a more ...Read more

WARREN, Michigan — In her 11th year as CEO of General Motors Co., Mary Barra's latest test is to ensure that the Detroit automaker's coming electric vehicles reach profitability by getting mainstream consumers to buy them in competitive global markets.

But in the time since GM first declared it would become all-electric, industry regulations ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. auto industry faces a triple threat on the road to cleaner cars and trucks: lagging consumer demand for electric vehicles, a potential glut of cheap electric vehicles from China and the possible rollback of Biden administration moves if Donald Trump becomes president again.

All of that is raising questions about whether ...Read more

A majority of workers at the Alabama Mercedes-Benz have voted against joining the United Auto Workers — a setback for the Detroit union in its national campaign to organize foreign transplant factories.

The vote count was 2,642 against union representation and 2,045 for, or 56% no, according to results posted by the National Labor Relations ...Read more

Aston Martin makes sumptuous sports cars that shake and stir the soul, lighting a driving passion that makes you feel as if your name should be Max, Lewis, Fernando or Lance. And let’s face it, there’s never been an ugly Aston Martin. Yet it’s been through bankruptcy seven times in its 111-year history — and survived. Of course, being ...Read more

Mercedes Benz returns to Grasso's Garage with its entry-level coupe, bearing the CLA nameplate. Known as a luxury brand, Mercedes Benz is recognized for delivering exquisite luxury and styling to the end user. The CLA Coupe actually has four doors but has a coupe-like curved shape.

Powered by the potent AMG enhanced 2.0-liter inline 4-turbo ...Read more

DETROIT — My 2024 Volkswagen GTI tester is loaded with state-of-the-art wireless Android Auto, voice recognition and a head-up display so I can bark my destination (“Navigate to Home”) to Google Maps, then keep my eyes on the road using the directions projected onto the windshield (“5.7 miles then left”) while a soothing female voice ...Read more

Have you ever been to Montana? As I found for my first visit recently, it’s a big place — the kind of wide open, horizon-to-horizon, nestling mountains, and wide-open Interstates kind of place where you just want to drive, drive, and drive. Turns out, it was the perfect place to meet the redesigned 2025 Subaru Forester.

Given that backdrop,...Read more

OAKLAND, California — The first commercial truck hydrogen fueling station in the nation, set to open this summer in West Oakland, has the potential over the next six years to stop nearly 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from fouling the air and harming nearby residents, the equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions from nearly 28,000 cars, ...Read more

Shut out of U.S. markets and under fire in Europe, China’s electric carmakers are zeroing in on the countries where they’re welcome. One of the big ones is Brazil.

BYD Co. and Great Wall Motor Co. already dominate EV sales in the world’s sixth-largest auto market. Now the two Chinese giants are are building factories there too — which ...Read more

Tesla Inc. must face a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that it misled consumers about its cars’ self-driving capabilities, a fresh setback for the electric-car maker just as Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has staked the company’s future on autonomy.

Tesla has been accused of overstating in 2016 that all its upcoming cars would ...Read more

In the fifth straight week of layoff announcements, Tesla said it is now concentrating on reducing staff at its Bay Area facilities as part of a larger move to cut jobs globally.

State filings show that Tesla is planning to lay off 378 employees at its Fremont, California, facilities and 233 at its Palo Alto offices.

The layoffs will occur ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Auto industry experts warn that new Biden administration tariffs aren't a silver bullet against Chinese competition.

President Joe Biden announced the tariffs Tuesday, targeting $18 billion worth of Chinese goods including electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and their components, steel, semiconductors and more.

"We're not ...Read more

California officials are still trying to figure out how to pay for road repairs and maintenance in the not-so-distant future, when electric vehicles dominate the roadways and gas tax revenue dries up.

So they're offering drivers up to $400 to test a couple of alternatives for six months, starting in August.

Road improvements are financed ...Read more

Stellantis NV said Tuesday that a new partnership with Chinese electric vehicle maker Leapmotor will allow it to quickly grow sales in Europe, the Middle East, South America and elsewhere starting later this year.

Stellantis, the transatlantic automaker with brands such as Jeep, Chrysler, Ram, Peugeot and Fiat, will take 51% ownership in the ...Read more

Rivian Automotive Inc., at one time considered the darling of the electric vehicle market, has informed state officials that it plans more layoffs in California.

In an April 24 letter to the state's Employment Development Department, the company's vice president of people, Scott Griffin, said Rivian planned to lay off more than 120 employees, ...Read more

Crossovers have become like belly buttons in that it looks like everyone -- just about -- has one.

Probably because everyone sells one. And because so many of them look (and drive) so much alike.

The Genesis G70 is less like them.

How so?

Well, for one thing, it's available with a six-cylinder engine. Ten years ago, that would have been as ...Read more

Q: I have a 2014 Honda and I am curious as to the key fob. The batteries must be at least 10 years old, and it doesn’t look like they can be replaced. I’m curious as to how long the batteries are gonna last. I hope it does not die sometime when I’m out somewhere else and trying to get started.

D.B., Cheshire, Connecticut

A: There is ...Read more