Hongkong – Eighty-seven people, including children, were injured when four passenger cars and a truck collided near a road tunnel in Hong Kong on Friday. Most injuries were minor. The accident happened just after noon near the entrance of a tunnel on Tseung Kwan O Road, Lam Tin, a residential area in Kowloon. Senior police … Read more
Sacramento, CA – California lawmakers will vote Thursday on whether to allow oil companies to penalize gas pumps for price gouging, a first-of-its-kind proposal in the nation that seeks to stem a spike in gas prices that left some drivers paying as much as $8 a gallon last summer as the industry gains excess profit. … Read more
Detroit- The Chevrolet Camaro, which has been the dream car of many young American men for decades, is about to be discontinued. General Motors, which sells the muscle car, said Wednesday it will stop making the current generation early next year. The future of cars racing on NASCAR and other tracks is a bit murky. … Read more
Detroit- Dodge’s last gasoline-powered muscle car screams, thunders, and breaks fast when it leaves the road. The 2023 Challenger SRT Demon 170 makes 1,025 horsepower from its 6.2-liter supercharged V-8, which the automaker says will be the fastest production car yet. Stellantis, which will be formed in 2021 from the merger of Fiat Chrysler and … Read more
Police in Guelph, Ontario. A man has been charged after they say he failed his driving test, nearly hit four people with his car before deciding to do a burnout in a car park. Police were called to the Woodlawn Road West plaza around 4 p.m. Monday after a man became angry after he failed … Read more
Detroit- U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints from drivers of Honda Civics that their steering could get stuck, causing momentary increases in effort and increasing the risk of a crash. The NHTSA survey covers an estimated 238,000 Civics for the 2022 and 2023 model years. The agency said it received 145 complaints about the … Read more
London/Detroit – For many EVs, battery packs that are even slightly damaged after an accident cannot be repaired or evaluated, forcing insurers to reimburse the car for miles driven — leading to higher premiums and undermining the benefits of EVs. income. These battery packs are now piling up in scrap yards in some countries, a … Read more
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and Max Verstappen moved from 15th to second to give Red Bull a 1-2 finish on Sunday in what will be a runaway run for the reigning Formula 1 champions season. So far, only two games. But it was two victories for Red … Read more
Detroit- Ford is recalling more than 1.5 million vehicles in the U.S. in two steps to fix leaking brake hoses and potentially broken windshield wiper arms. The largest of the two recalls involves nearly 1.3 million 2013-2018 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ midsize vehicles. The front brake hose could rupture and leak brake fluid, the … Read more
Berlin- The carmaker’s board member responsible for technology said Volkswagen plans to invest in mines to reduce the cost of batteries that meet half of its needs and sell to third-party customers. Its strategy fits with a broader trend of automakers seeking greater control over parts of the supply chain traditionally left to third parties, … Read more