Category: SUV

Mercedes-Benz Launches Second All-Electric SUV

BERLIN—Mercedes-Benz unveiled its EQS sport utility vehicle (SUV) on Tuesday, a 660 km (410-mile) range car that will be made in America and go on sale by autumn. Production of the EQS, the premium carmaker’s second electric SUV after its EQC, will begin at its plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama this year. The United States and…


Nissan Delays Ariya Electric SUV Sales Again, Citing Supply Chain Woes

TOKYO—Nissan Motor Co. is pushing back the release date of the electric Ariya B6 SUV again due to a global shortage of semiconductors and other supply chain disruptions, the Japanese automaker said in a statement late on Monday. The Ariya, Nissan’s second EV-only model after the Leaf hatchback, will now go on sale on May…


4 Killed When When SUV Hits Freight Train in Chicago Suburb, Officials Say

By Shanzeh Ahmad From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—Four people from the Chicago area who were found dead in an SUV that burst into flames after the vehicle hit a freight train early Wednesday in south suburban Phoenix have been identified, officials said. The driver, Jeremy Robinson, 37, of Riverdale, and the passengers Xavier Moore, 23, of…


4 Killed When SUV Hits Freight Train in Chicago Suburb, Officials Say

By Shanzeh Ahmad From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—Four people from the Chicago area who were found dead in an SUV that burst into flames after the vehicle hit a freight train early Wednesday in south suburban Phoenix have been identified, officials said. The driver, Jeremy Robinson, 37, of Riverdale, and the passengers Xavier Moore, 23, of…


4 Dead When SUV Hits Freight Train in Suburban Chicago

HARVEY, Ill.—Four people died early Wednesday in a south Chicago suburb when an SUV hit the last rail car of a moving freight train at a crossing and caught fire, officials said. The Dodge Durango struck the CSX train about 2 a.m. at a crossing on the east side of Harvey, a south suburban community,…


GM Loses Bid to Skip Recall for Lights That Are Too Bright

DETROIT—General Motors has lost a bid to avoid recalling about 727,000 small SUVs in the U.S. with headlight beams that can be too bright and cause glare for oncoming drivers. In 2019, the Detroit automaker petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asking to avoid a recall, saying the problem didn’t affect safety for surrounding…


Police: 3 Killed After SUV Crashes Into Back of Snow Plow

BURTONSVILLE, Md.—Three people were killed and another person is in critical condition after a vehicle crashed in the back of a snowplow in Maryland on Monday evening. WUSA9 reports that according to Pete Piringer, chief spokesman for Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue, the crash happened on northbound Route 29 Columbia Pike in Burtonsville, Maryland,…


Rivian Delays Deliveries of Pickup, SUV With Big Battery Packs to 2023

Rivian Automotive Inc will delay deliveries of its electric pickup truck and sports utility vehicle with big battery packs to 2023, Chief Executive RJ Scaringe said in a mail to customers on Tuesday. Scaringe said majority of Rivian’s roughly 71,000 preorders for its R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV in the United States and Canada…


Witness Describes Wisconsin Christmas Parade Attack Suspect as ‘Black Man With Dreadlocks’

An eyewitness who did not realize he was speaking on live television has described the Waukesha, Wisconsin, attack suspect as a black man with dreadlocks. The City of Waukesha confirmed late Sunday that five people were killed and over 40 were injured after a driver plowed into people participating in a Christmas parade, although they anticipate that those numbers may…


Injuries Reported After Driver Plows Through a Wisconsin Christmas Parade

A red SUV hit pedestrians partaking in a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, according to witnesses and video footage of the incident, which showed the vehicle traveling at high speed down the parade route. The footage, which was live-streamed and posted on the City of Waukesha’s Facebook page, shows the SUV speeding into the parade…