Seeking “rosy projections” of how far its electric cars could drive before needing to be recharged, Tesla rigged dashboard readouts that displayed range, the results of an investigation by Reuters revealed Thursday. The news service also reported that when customers complained about poor driving , the company last summer created …

DETROIT – Chevrolet’s electric Bolt models aren’t going away after all. Having announced in late April that production of the Bolt and larger Bolt EUV would cease by year’s end, bringing end to the model’s existence, Chevrolet announced Tuesday that a “next-generation Bolt” is now in the works. 2023 Chevrolet …

Longtime print and broadcast journalist Bud Wilkinson is a native of Harwinton, CT. He is a graduate of Vermont Academy in Saxtons Rivers, VT and Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, OH where he earned a B.A. in journalism. Early in his career he was a reporter and TV/Radio Writer for “The Columbus Dispatch” …

Photos and video from the 13th car show staged at the Oxford Center Volunteer Fire Company on July 22, 2023. There was an overflow crowd with colorful entries tucked into every nook and crannies at the firehouse and on adjacent properties. Here’s a quick look at the video: And now …

NEW MILFORD, CT – The third annual Colonial Concours d’Elegance planned for this weekend at Candlewood Farms has been postponed until late September due to soggy grounds. It will now be held Sept. 23 and 24. The show’s organizer met with farm owner Carl Dunham both Monday and again this …

DEARBORN, MI – Citing increased plant capacity and “improving battery raw material costs,” Ford today dramatically lowered the MSRPs of its electric F-150 Lightning pickups. The prices were slashed from nearly $10,000 to more than $6,000 on seven models, effective immediately. The biggest drop came with the F-150 Lightning Pro, …

A resident of East Haddam, CT, Steven Rossi is an automotive engineer turned marketing communicator. He worked some 25 years in the industry, including three tours of duty in Detroit. His work life as an engine development engineer at Ford began in 1976, after he’d earned his mechanical engineering degree. …

With 14 car shows set for either this Saturday (July 8) or Sunday (July 9), the coming weekend promises to be among the busier ones in 2023 for vintage vehicle enthusiasts in Connecticut. The only busier weekend was May 20-21. There are 35 shows still to go in July and …

TROY, MI – The quality of new motor vehicles is getting worse. Results of the latest J.D. Power Initial Quality Study released Thursday revealed that owners reported more problems for the third year in a row. New features and increased technology are largely the reason for the decline in quality. …

Infiniti, the luxury division of Japanese automaker Nissan, today unveiled a new logo that doesn’t look all that different from the company’s three previous versions of its name. The switch is part of a “comprehensive refresh” of the brand. The new logo coincides with the unveiling of a new retail …