Toyota urges owners of old Corolla, Matrix and RAV4 models to park them until airbags are replaced
Tuesday, 30 January 2024
DETROIT — Toyota and General Motors are telling the owners of about 61,000 older Corolla, RAV4, Matrix/ Pontiac Vibe models to stop driving them because their Takata airbag inflators are at risk of exploding and hurling shrapnel. The urgent warning Monday covers: Certain Corolla compact cars and Matrix hatchbacks from the 2003 and 2004 model
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Junkyard Gem: 1987 Mazda B2000
Monday, 29 January 2024
Mazda began selling its B-Series pickups in the United States in 1971, badged as the B1600 (it was known as the Proceed in its homeland). We came to know this small pickup much better when Ford began selling it with Courier badges in the following year, and the Courier remained available here all the way
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Junkyard Gem: 1993 Honda Civic del Sol
Sunday, 28 January 2024
For the 1984 model year, Honda began selling a two-seat version of the third-generation Civic known as the Civic CRX. Perhaps this was in emulation of Ford’s two-seaterization of the Escort, known as the EXP and LN7, which first hit American showrooms as a 1982 model, but the copycat ended up being far more successful than
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This chart shows how Tesla can keep cutting prices and stay ahead of the competition
Saturday, 27 January 2024
A Model S car pictured in a Tesla store in Europe. Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images Tesla keeps lowering the price of its cars. It’s taken a margin hit, but its input costs are going down too. The price cuts have helped Tesla stay ahead of the competition. Tesla’s price war sent shock waves
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5 new EVs that make driving fun
Friday, 26 January 2024
One of the things enthusiasts bellyache about the most is electrification. The noisiest complainers say that EVs will suck the fun out of driving and can’t possibly be as engaging as a roaring gas engine. It’s undoubtedly true that the noises EVs make are not always as visceral and thrilling, but it’s also true that
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Tesla stock drops on Q4 earnings miss, warns production growth rate will be ‘notably lower’ than 2023
Thursday, 25 January 2024
Tesla reported Q4 earnings that missed estimates and issued a downbeat full-year production outlook that weighed on the stock, continuing a downtrend for the EV-maker that began at the start of the year. For the fourth quarter, Tesla reported top-line revenue of $25.17 billion vs. $25.87 billion (est.), however revenue rose approximately 6% from a
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2025 VW GTI: Buttons return but the stickshift retires
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Volkswagen revealed the updated Golf to the world late Tuesday, marking the nameplate’s 50th anniversary with an overhauled (but not all-new) lineup that will come to our shores in the form of the 2025 GTI. Sadly, it’ll be packing light this year, as there’s no need to bring the manual gearbox along. Like the Golf
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Amazon is having a huge sale on Econour car snow accessories and jump starters
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. If you’re in the market for some new snow accessories for your car, then we’ve got a great deal to check out. Amazon is have a sale on tons of great EcoNour car snow accessories
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Vegas cashed in on Formula 1, but not everyone won
Monday, 22 January 2024
For Formula 1 fans who’ve been vacationing on Mars for the past year or so, a Rolling Stone piece on the Las Vegas Grand Prix may serve some purpose, although they’ll have to read very deep into the very long story to learn who won the race. At any rate, that information is something of
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Johnson and Knaus fittingly head into NASCAR Hall of Fame together
Sunday, 21 January 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — There were many times following Jimmie Johnson’s 83 career NASCAR wins when, trophy in hand and post-race obligations complete, his pending celebration would be instantly soured by the man who guided him to victory lane. Chad Knaus wanted to extract the most out of Johnson all the time, and even after a
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