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Better late than never, as they say. More vehicles are now being recalled to fix potentially faulty airbag inflators manufactured by out-of-business Japanese supplier Takata. This time, we’re talking about over 44,000 BMW cars and SUVs in Canada, more specifically select units of the 2005 1 Series , 2006-2012 3 …

Self-driving technology is clearly not advancing as fast as many of its advocates would like, and there’s still plenty of work to do and legal issues to solve. Another incident in recent weeks made that clear again. Police in Phoenix, Arizona pulled over a driverless Jaguar I-Pace operated by Waymo …

Conversions of current or vintage cars into electric cars a.k.a. electromods are increasingly popular and more sophisticated. Even the world-famous DMC DeLorean is part of the movement. The one we want to talk to you about today is a creation of Electrogenic, a U.K.-based company that normally works on European …

With BMW having recently introduced a new generation of the popular X3 compact SUV, the focus turns to its coupe-like sibling, the X4 . However, as it turns out, company officials have just told Motor1 Italy that the model will not return. When we asked BMW Canada about it, a …

The fourth-generation Mazda3 is not bowing out just yet. Instead, it’s back for a seventh year. The 2025 Mazda3 (sedan) and Mazda3 Sport (hatchback) models will arrive in dealerships by late July. The same two engines return, including a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder that produces 191 horsepower and a turbocharged …

General Motors will pay nearly $146 million USD in penalties for underestimating emissions produced by its vehicles, federal regulators said Wednesday. The American auto giant was fined after approximately 5.9 million vehicles were found to release more emissions than reported, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) spokesperson told AFP.

Ram has made major changes to its full-size pickup for the 2025 model year, such as replacing the 5.7-litre HEMI V8 with an all-new twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder engine nicknamed Hurricane. For the company, it’s a move that makes a lot of sense and is easy to justify, but will …

The Mercedes-AMG G 63 will no longer be the king of off-road power among luxury SUVs as Land Rover today announced its most potent and most expensive Defender ever. Named OCTA after the octahedron shape of a rough diamond, this new model will officially debut in a few days at …

Tesla saw its shares surge on Tuesday after reporting auto deliveries that beat analyst estimates. The electric carmaker said it delivered around 444,000 vehicles worldwide in the April-June period, exceeding consensus estimates compiled by FactSet and sending its share price up around 9 percent. But deliveries were still 4.7 percent …

Koenigsegg is back at it again. On June 27, the Swedish hypercar maker managed to set four new world speed records during a single run at an airfield in Örebro, Sweden. With test driver behind the wheel, Koenigsegg’s Jesko Absolut accelerated to 400 km/h in 18.82 seconds and 250 mph …