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Geneva Auto Show Canceled as Coronavirus Situation Intensifies

Geneva Auto Show Canceled as Coronavirus Situation Intensifies

Robert HradilGetty Images The Swiss government has banned gatherings of more than 1000 people until mid-March, leading to the announcement that the Geneva auto show is canceled.Europe's most important show was scheduled to open next week.Announcement follows spread of C [...]

Capsized Ship Full of New Cars Finally Being Dismantled Off Georgia Coast

Capsized Ship Full of New Cars Finally Being Dismantled Off Georgia Coast

sean rayfordgetty images npr is reporting that a cargo ship filled with newly built vehicles, which had famously capsized in waters off georgia last fall, will now be dismantled and carted away by barges.the golden ray, 656 feet long, had 4200 new cars on board and was headed fro [...]

New Study Says Expensive Cars Are Bought by Jerks Who Wont Yield

New Study Says Expensive Cars Are Bought by Jerks Who Wont Yield

chris ryangetty images excuse us if you've already devoured the latest volume of the journal of transport & health, but the march issue contains the results of a novel experiment that tested a cherished automotive stereotype. the study is entitled "estimated car cost as [...]

Pedestrian Deaths in 2019 Were Highest in 30 Years, Report Says

Pedestrian Deaths in 2019 Were Highest in 30 Years, Report Says

james andrewsgetty images the governors highway safety administration calculates that there were 6590 pedestrian fatalities in 2019 after making a preliminary analysis of the available data.if that estimate holds when numbers are released later this year, that would mar [...]

ICE Is Running Millions of Facial-Recognition Scans on Drivers-License Photos

ICE Is Running Millions of Facial-Recognition Scans on Drivers-License Photos

colin anderson productions getty images the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement (ice) agency is using facial-recognition scans to identify potential undocumented immigrants without court or state oversight. anyone with a maryland license is now open to an ice searc [...]

2022 Subaru WRX STI: What We Know So Far

2022 Subaru WRX STI: What We Know So Far

illustration by radovan varicakcar and driver there is all sorts of speculation swirling about the next-generation subaru wrx sti.one report says it will have over 400 horsepower from a turbocharged 2.4-liter flat-four.we expect the new wrx models to arrive sometime in 2021 for t [...]

2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid Starts at $28,870, EPA Estimated at 38 MPG

2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid Starts at $28,870, EPA Estimated at 38 MPG

michael simaricar and driver honda announced that the 2020 cr-v hybrid will start at $28,870 for the lx model, compared with $26,170 for the gas-powered cr-v lx. the new hybrid powertrain, epa rated at 38 mpg combined, is available on the lx, ex, ex-l, and touring models. they� [...]

DS Rethinks Design Approach with Aero Sport Lounge EV Concept

DS Rethinks Design Approach with Aero Sport Lounge EV Concept

ds french luxury brand ds has unveiled its aero sport lounge concept, a full-electric vehicle of suv proportions.the concept is equipped with a 680-hp engine and a 110.0-kwh battery with a claimed range of just over 400 miles.forget screens: infotainment is instead projected onto [...]

Coronavirus Slowing Chinas Auto Market, Europe Starting to Feel Effects

Coronavirus Slowing Chinas Auto Market, Europe Starting to Feel Effects

xinhua news agencygetty images some automotive plants in china are reopening as the worldwide expansion of the coronavirus continues, but sales in china so far in february pretty much fell off a cliff.some effects of the virus have reached europe, where fca, renault, bmw, and peu [...]