Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) eyes Olympic platform to boost hydrogen tech Toyota showcases its next-generation hydrogen-powered Mirai model at Wednesday’s Tokyo Motor Show, but with the technology still lagging behind electric, the Japanese firm is hoping for an Olympic boost. The automaker is a lead sponsor of the global sporting event through 2024, and will […]
Now You Can Order a Yacht From Car Maker Lexus $TM, $RACE, $HMC, $POAHY Deliveries of the Lexus LY 650 65-ft luxury yacht begin mid-2019 We’re way past the point where we think of carmakers as restricted to making just cars. For example: There is Aston Martin (LON:AML) that’s building luxury apartments in Miami. Porsche Design […]
Softbank and Toyota to Take on Tesla Japanese car giant Toyota and conglomerate Softbank on Thursday announced they would create a joint venture to provide “new mobility services” including autonomous vehicles for services such as meal deliveries. The new company will be called “Monet” — short for “mobility network” — and will be 50.25 percent […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) and Ford (NYSE:F) Pull Out of WEC’s Top Endurance Class Talks $RACE, $F, $TM Organizers of the World Endurance Championship, whose topper is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, are currently embroiled with automakers, teams and other stakeholders over a major shakeup to the series’ Top class in time for the Y 2020/2021 […]
24 Hours of Le Mans: Results for 2018 $TM, $RACE, $F, $VLKAY Qualifying results placed the 2 Toyota TS050 Hybrids on the Pole and #2 starting positions for the race, which began Saturday at 9:00a EDT and ended Sunday at the same time with the same 2 cars on Top the field.The 2018 running of the 24 Hours of […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE), Some Details on the New Hypercars $RACE, $F Last week we learned that Le Mans will have a new Top Class in Y 2020, with prototype design and road car looks, but the degree to which the class would balance was not unclear. Today, we have more details on how this will look […]
Porsche Posted its 19th Win in 24 Hour of Le Mans $RACE, $F, $GM, $TM Porsche claimed a 19th win Sunday in the 2017 24 Hour of Le Mans at the end of a race that saw all 5 of the factory LMP1 cars ran into major reliability issues. The GTE Am class was won by the […]
World’s Fastest SUV Land Cruiser, Toyota’s iconic go-anywhere four-wheel-drive sport-utility vehicle, has earned myriad accolades and records over the 60-plus years it’s been in production. And now, among them: the title of “World’s Fastest SUV” thanks to a record speed of over 230 mph, attained by the custom 2,000-horsepower Land Speed Cruiser. With former Toyota […]
NASCAR: Kurt Busch Wins 2017 Daytona 500 for Stewart-Haas $F, $TM Kurt Busch won a Daytona 500 marred by accidents that damaged 35 of the 40 cars in the 2017 NASCAR Cup opener. The Stewart-Haas Ford driver hit the front as both pole sitter Chase Elliott and then Kyle Larson ran out of gas while […]
Toyota (NYSE:TM) Answers President Trump by Adding 400 Indiana Jobs $TM, $F, $GM, $FCAU Tuesday, Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM) said it would add 400 jobs to build more SUVs at one of its US plants, highlighting its expansion plans just as US President Donald Trump calls on manufacturers to build more cars in the country. The Japanese automaker […]
From the Detroit Auto Show: Toyota (NYSE:TM) to Spend $10-B in USA $TM Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) will spend $10-B in US capital investments over the next 5 years, matching the Japanese automaker’s investments over the prior 5 years, North America CEO Jim Lentz said Monday. The automaker has come under fire from President Elect Donald […]
The 84th 24 Hours of Le Mans Win Goes to Porsche Putting the last 3 mins of Le Mans 2016 into perspective. The 84th running of the race began behind the Safety Car due to some bad weather, and much to the frustration of fans in attendance, it lasted 53 mins. Fast forward 24 hours […]