Design Concepts

As of writing, motorists who want a Ford F-150 with supercar-like power can either wait for the V8-powered Raptor to make a comeback in 2022 or turn to the aftermarket. They’ll soon have a third option, according to a recent report: Ford Performance announced a supercharger kit at the 2021 edition of the SEMA show […]

Kia is just days out from revealing the Concept EV9. No details have been released, but a teaser image posted to the automaker’s social media outlets on Sunday confirm a November 11 reveal and suggest we’re looking at a big, boxy SUV not unlike the current Telluride. The “EV9” in the name also points to

MEXICO CITY — Max Verstappen stretched his lead over Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One season championship with a dominant victory Sunday at the Mexico City Grand Prix, and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez finished third to become the first Mexican driver to reach the podium in the history of the race. Verstappen, who started

The second new model from the INDIA 2.0 project follows the Kushaq SUV introduced in early 2021 and is a classic notchback saloon for the A0 segment, a very popular category in India. The Slavia is likewise produced locally in Pune and based on the MQB-A0-IN version of the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Transverse Toolkit, which

Shared electric micromobility giant Lime has closed a $523 million raise in convertible debt and term loan financing, money that Lime CEO Wayne Ting says is the next step on the company’s path to going public next year. Lime will use the capital to invest in its decarbonization efforts, refresh a significant portion of its

Albemarle Corp., the world’s biggest lithium producer, is expanding as quickly as possible and evaluating new opportunities as buyers of the battery metal struggle to keep up with surging electric-vehicle demand. The company plans to start sales from a new plant in Chile early 2022 and from an expansion in Western Australia around the middle

Stephane Janin joins GAC Design after 20 years at Renault where he designed and led many influential concept cars, such as the Renault EZ series and Renault Trezor. During his time at Renault, he also worked with various brands within the group umbrella and partners, including Dacia, Alpine, Samsung, Infiniti and Nissan, in various design

Acura on Friday revealed the first details of the 2022 MDX Type S. Pricing for the SUV will start in the “high-$60,000 range,” with deliveries scheduled to start in December, Acura said in a press release. Instead of the standard MDX’s naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V-6, the Type S gets the same turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 as

The Swedish brand, led by designer Thomas Ingenlath, chose ‘progressive’ as this year’s theme. An exclusive feature of the global Polestar Design Contest is the one-on-one coaching and support from the Polestar Design team. Entrants first submitted sketches, which were assessed by Head of Design Maximilian Missoni and a panel of Polestar designers. The finalists

A former Rivian executive sued the electric truck maker ahead of its public share offering, claiming she was fired last month after complaining about the company’s “toxic bro culture” and gender discrimination. Laura Schwab, who was vice president of sales and marketing at Rivian, and had previously , claimed she was “abruptly” fired after she