by Fast Machines | May 25, 2017 | Exterior
Far from the sleek and futuristic concept cars often showcased by automakers, the first iterations of self-driving vehicles to reach the road may be no more glamorous than garbage trucks. That’s because they may literally be garbage trucks. Volvo has started work on...
by Fast Machines | May 25, 2017 | Auto News
Most automakers yell from the nearest mountain when they set any type of record, but not Volvo. A new video shows the automaker setting a lap record on the Nürburgring Nordschleife with the Volvo S60 Polestar, at the time claiming the four-door vehicle lap record with...
by Fast Machines | May 25, 2017 | Fast And Dangerous
China’s Geely will buy a majority stake in Lotus as the British sports-car maker’s Malaysian owner attempts to recoup years of losses and expand its fledgling Proton brand to China. Geely’s parent company, Zheijang Geely Holding Group, has owned Volvo since 2010. When...
by Fast Machines | May 25, 2017 | Exterior
Mercedes-Benz’s urban-focused Smart minicar brand is about to go cold-turkey on internal-combustion engines in the U.S. And it’s easing that transition by lowering prices on its remaining offering: the redesigned-for-2017 Fortwo Electric Drive. Before the $7500...
by Fast Machines | May 25, 2017 | Auto News
The British automaker posted a first-quarter profit for the first time in a decade. Aston Martin said strong orders for the new DB11 helped more than double revenues from £92.6 million ($120 million USD) to £188.3 million ($244 million). Pre-tax profit came in at £5.9...
