Tag: last-week
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BMW sued over i3’s extended-range electric powertrain
BMW has been hit with a class action lawsuit regarding a potential issue afflicting the extended-range version of the automaker’s i3 electric car. According to the suit, which was filed in a District Court in Los Angeles last week, the extended-range i3, known as the i3 REx, can reduce power to unsafe levels without warning.…
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Stolen Ferrari recovered after nearly three decades
A lot can happen over the course of 28 years, but time appears to have stood still for this 1981 Ferrari 308 GTSi. Stolen from a consignment lot in Orange County, California, on July 19, 1987, the Ferrari was recovered last week at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport, where it was being prepared for export…
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Signing Of Highway Bill A Boon For Replica Builders
The five-year, $305 billion highway bill signed into law by President Barack Obama last week is chock full of rules and updates relating to the automotive transport industry, including, finally, some provisions for key infrastructure funding. One of the more interesting sections is the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015, which…
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Cadillac Compact Crossover Coming In 2018
At last week’s 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, Cadillac introduced the stylish XT5. The vehicle replaces the SRX and is just the first of four new crossovers Cadillac plans to launch in the coming years. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait more than two years until we see the next one. The information was confirmed to…
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Oliver Blume Named CEO Of Porsche
Sports car manufacturer Porsche from today will be led by Oliver Blume. The 47-year-old was previously in charge of production and logistics and was promoted to the top job following last week’s announcement that Matthias Müller, Blume’s predecessor, is to lead the Volkswagen Group following CEO Martin Winterkorn’s…
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E3 ‘Need For Speed’ Trailers Promise Fantastic Graphics, Gameplay: Video
The teaser for the next installment of Electronic Arts’ long-running Need for Speed franchise left us wanting to see more. And now we have. In the days surrounding last week’s E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles—which also saw news regarding rival title Forza Motorsport 6—Electronic Arts released a full trailer, and it’s…