Volkswagen Group’s new Scout Motors rugged EV brand on Friday confirmed plans for a $2 billion factory in South Carolina due to begin producing vehicles in 2026, starting with an electric SUV targeting a base price of around $40,000. Located about 20 miles from the state capital of Columbia, the factory is projected to produce […]

After the long winter break, the Formula 1 World Championship returns this weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit. The 2023 season doesn’t bring much in the way of new car designs, after last season’s complete redesign, but there’s a new race in Las Vegas to look forward to (one of […]

Porsche once used Volkswagen vans to support to its race teams, and now the automaker is continuing that tradition with a re-branded version of VW ID.Buzz electric van. An ID.Buzz wearing the classic Porsche Renndienst (German for “race service”) livery will appear at eight dealerships in the Netherlands alongside a matching Taycan Sport Turismo starting […]

The Austrian village of Reifnitz, located on the shores of Lake Wörthersee and forming part of the municipality of Maria Wörth, has played host to an annual meet for Volkswagen GTI fans going all the way back to 1982. VW itself has joined the fun and used the event to introduce new models and concepts […]

Despite having to stop production of its F-150 Lightning in mid-February after one of the electric trucks caught fire outside the factory due to a battery issue, Ford is confident the issue will be resolved and announced on Friday it plans to significantly ramp up production. The automaker said production of the F-150 Lightning is […]

We got a glimpse of the Kia EV9, we drove the 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and the 2024 Audi Q7 continued testing on public roads. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Kia announced the EV9 will debut on March 15. The announcement came with a teaser video showing off the […]

The Mississippi Senate on Thursday passed a bill restricting sales of electric cars to franchised dealerships, preventing automakers from selling EVs directly to customers in the state. The bill, which was introduced by Mississippi House Republicans now heads to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, who has not indicated if he will sign it, the Associated Press […]

AC Cars is getting back into the Cobra game, this time with a clean-sheet design that will be revealed in April. Ahead of the debut, the company has provided computed-generated images that clue fans in on what’s to come. Founded in 1901, AC Cars is one of the U.K.’s oldest car companies, and it’s the […]

Vietnamese EV brand VinFast on Wednesday delivered its first vehicles in the U.S. A total 45 examples of the VF 8 mid-size electric SUV were delivered to customers across nine stores in California. Additional examples will be delivered over the coming days via a home-delivery service that VinFast operates. The vehicles are part of an […]

AC Cars, the British company that built the Ace sports car used by Carroll Shelby in the 1960s to create the original Shelby Cobra, is still kicking and plans to launch a new sports car this year. The car will be a modern take on the Cobra and feature a Ford 5.0-liter V-8 under the […]