Category: cars

The Blacksmith (1922)

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Police: Oregon Crime Ring Moved $22 Million in Catalytic Converters

PORTLAND, Ore.—Police in suburban Portland, Oregon, said Thursday they arrested a crime ring leader responsible for trafficking more than 44,000 catalytic converters stolen from vehicles on the West Coast since 2021. Detectives said they identified Brennan Doyle, 32, as the leader of the operation and searched his Lake Oswego home last week, along with seven…


House Lawmakers’ Caucus at Forefront to Encourage Self-Driving Vehicles

There is a bipartisan effort by two members of the U.S. House of Representatives to help revive legislative efforts to promote self-driving vehicles in the United States. Reps. Robert Latta (R-Ohio) and Debbie Dingell,(D-Mich.) spoke with Reuters about their new Congressional Autonomous Vehicle Caucus, which they hope will put forward federal autonomous vehicle standards, which…


Metropolitan Police Under Pressure to Do More to Tackle Theft From Cars

The new commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, is coming under pressure to do more to combat low-level crimes like theft from cars. The Telegraph published analysis of the latest Home Office data which suggested the Metropolitan Police solved just 271 out of 55,000 thefts from vehicles in London in 2021. That rate—0.5…


Average Age of US Cars Hits Record High Due to Tight Supplies: Report

U.S. consumers are using their existing vehicles for longer as the inventory of new cars and light trucks remains constrained due to supply chain challenges, marking an all-time high for the average age, according to a report from S&P Global Mobility. The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the United States rose…


European Car Sales Dip for Ninth Consecutive Month in March: ACEA

BERLIN—New car registrations in Europe dropped for the ninth month in a row in March as supply chain problems hampered even further by the war in Ukraine continued to hit the region’s automotive sector, industry data showed on Wednesday. The number of new vehicles registered in the European Union, Britain, and the European Free Trade…


Quake-Hit Japan Plants Restart but Toyota to Suspend 18 Assembly Lines

TOKYO—Japanese manufacturers began restarting production at plants in the country’s quake-hit northeast, but Toyota Motor Corp. said it plans to idle 18 assembly lines for a few days next week due to a shortage of parts from suppliers. On one hand, the limited damage caused by the magnitude 7.4 temblor has highlighted Japan’s success in…


Toyota Motor Sees Additional Production Cuts As Semiconductor Crisis Continues to Bite

Toyota Motor Corp. looked at additional production cuts in March as the semiconductor chip crisis continues to pinch, Reuters reports. The production suspension will affect the production of ~14,000 Noah and Voxy minivans. Recently, the Japanese automaker reduced its domestic production target by up to 20 percent for the April-June quarter. Toyota looked to suspend production on one…


Super Cars: Speed and Fun Take Precedence Over Practicality

A Daily Driver Supercar Bugatti Chiron SuperSport $4.3 million Powered by a snarling 16-cylinder, 1,578-hp engine to a limited top speed of 273 mph, it is surprisingly pleasant to drive in regular traffic, although the ride is a bit bumpy in the very tight cockpit even in comfort mode. The elongated tail, retracting rear wing,…


Tesla Raises Prices for Second Time in Days on Rising Costs

BEIJING—Tesla Inc. raised its prices in China and the United States for the second time in less than a week, after CEO Elon Musk said the U.S. electric carmaker was facing significant inflationary pressure in raw materials and logistics. The increases come as costs of raw materials are surging, exacerbated by supply chain disruptions following…