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AUSTIN, TX – After cutting prices on its lower-end models back in January, electric automaker Tesla has now dropped the sticker prices on its higher-end models from $5,000 to $10,000. That’s a reduction of 5% to 9 % and is the latest move in a price war among carmakers. It’s …

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The new Volkswagen-back Scout Motors electric vehicle company today announced plans for a $2 billion plant in South Carolina that will employee 4,000 or more workers. The company said will begin building truck and sport utility models by the end of 2026, with retail sales beginning shortly …

DEARBORN, MI – Ford plans to resume production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup model in mid-March. That’s one month after it halted the assembly line and quit shipping the model citing a battery issue that was later revealed to be a fire involving one truck during a pre-delivery inspection. …

LAKEVILLE, CT – Whether it be to check out a winter snowstorm in the hills of northwest Connecticut from afar or to take in the picturesque foliage in the fall, fans of Lime Rock Park are now able to be look live at the racetrack from anywhere on the planet …

BROOKFIELD, CT – Spectro Performance Oils has a new owner, effective today. Motorex USA, the U.S.-affiliate of the Switzerland-based Motorex Group, has acquired the 57-year-old company that operated as Intercontinental Lubricants Corporation.  The deal includes “all national and international activities as well as the blending and storage facility in Brookfield,” …

Tesla’s charging network for its electric vehicles in the United States will no longer be exclusive to the brand. The Biden administration announced today that part of Tesla’s network will be opened to other EV brands by the end of 2024 as part of a $7.5 billion federal program to …

Updated Feb. 16, 2023: Reuters reports that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is now in talks with Ford over the company’s halting of the production of the F150 Lightning electric pickup and the reason for the assembly line shutdown was a fire involving one EV truck during a pre-delivery …

HARWINTON, CT – It’s only mid-February but more than 60 clubs, organizations and charities have already locked in dates for car shows across Connecticut in 2023. The first one’s this weekend, while the final one is in October. At least 50 other shows haven’t yet revealed their dates, but it …

TROY, MI – Luxury automaker Lexus makes the most dependable vehicles on the road, results of a survey by J.D. Power released Thursday revealed. Lexus averaged 133 problems per 100 vehicles, well below the industry average of 186 problems. Genesis claimed the runner-up spot with 144 problems, with Kia (152 …

WETHERSFIELD, CT – “Classic” registrations are skyrocketing in Connecticut. The number of cars, trucks and motorcycles displaying white “Classic Vehicle” license plates hit 87,155 in January, according to data compiled for RIDE-CT by the state Department of Motor Vehicles. That’s 11,449 more than the 75,706 vintage vehicles on the road …