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HARTFORD – There’s a significance to the stairway leading up to the mezzanine lounge at the new Petrolhead Café in the city’s Parkville neighborhood. It displays a black and white checkerboard pattern. Here’s a clue. The stairs are just beyond the racing simulators that are inside the entrance. Figured it …

DEARBORN, MI – The total compensation for Ford CEO Jim Farley rose to nearly $26.5 million in 2023, according to a regulatory filing today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by the automaker. Farley received $1.7 million in salary, plus $20.3 million in stock awards (up from $15.2 million …

In Australia, kangaroos are as much of a hazard to drivers as deer are in United States, probably more so. Kangaroos are involved in 90 percent of animal collisions on Australian roads, so Volkswagen is developing an audio device that will alert kangaroos to approaching danger and get them to …

WETHERSFIELD, CT – It’s a question of which came first? The classic cars and trucks or the burgeoning number of car shows in Connecticut? The number of registered motor vehicles bearing classic license plates rose 3,356 over the past year. According to data supplied today by the state Department of …

AUBURN HILLS, MI – Dodge calls it “the world’s quickest and most powerful muscle car.” It’s also the world’s first all-electric muscle car. How does 670 horsepower and the potential to do 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds sound? It’s the all-wheel-drive 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona that the brand revealed on …

Executive pay these days is never stingy. And, yes, it’s true that the United Auto Workers contract deal with Stellantis last year got its members an immediate 11 percent pay hike and a 25 percent increase in base wages through 2028, but the pay package revealed this week for the …

BLYTHEWOOD, SC – With a line of old International Harvester Scout models standing sentry, Scout Motors broke ground here Thursday on a $2 billion factory that is slated to begin producing a revived, electric Scout model in late 2026. “We’re here to celebrate the revitalization of an American icon and …

“Consumer Reports” is out with its annual list of vehicle manufacturers whose products owners most adore. Results of the magazine’s annual owner satisfaction survey for 2024 showed EV builder Rivian perched atop the list with Infiniti mired at the bottom. An impressive 86 percent of Rivian owners said they would …

ATLANTA – Sales of electric vehicles set a record in the United States in 2023 with nearly 1.2 million models being sold, according to data released today by Kelley Blue Book. EV sales represented a 7.6 percent share of the total U.S. vehicle market, up from a 5.9 percent share …

DALLAS – GasBuddy’s annual Fuel Price Outlook predicts the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel will be lower in 2024. It projects the per-gallon cost of gas will fall to $3.38 from $3.51 in 2023, which would end two years of above average prices. Relief at the pump will be …