MIKE FLEWITT: Post-COVID, McLaren focus shifts to electrified future
McLaren Automotive will be getting a critical product boost in 2021: the Artura plug-in hybrid.
Advocates fear AVs will leave disabled riders behind
Transportation leaders have a long history of neglecting the needs of people with disabilities, so advocates are wary as concrete efforts to deliver an accessible future have only recently begun in earnest.
Demand, rivals pull eSprinter into U.S.
The German automaker began selling the eSprinter, a battery-powered version of the boxy Sprinter van, in Europe this year. Mercedes has hesitated to bring the EV to the U.S. because of its limited driving range and the high cost of homologation.
Rivian adds marketing savvy with Schwab hire
With the hiring of former Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin marketing veteran Laura Schwab, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is banking on his growing cadre of seasoned automotive industry professionals to deliver him a smooth launch of the company’s first vehicles.
Lease returns, sedans, fleet buoy Toyota as others sink in Nov.
Toyota rode 46,000 lease returns and a U.S. fleet recovery to stay flat while most rivals fell in a month with three fewer selling days.