Long known for its muscular and musical V8 engines, Maserati will offer only fours and sixes in future products. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.
Today’s Headlines:
+ Polestar, Volvs’s premium electric vehicle division, will join forces with autonomous vehicle maker Waymo, a sibling company of Google, to develop a ride-hailing taxicab. More at Car and Driver.
+ Production was halted at a second Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plant in the greater Detroit area this weekend after a worker tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. More at The Detroit News.
+ Ford and Volkswagen are among four automakers who have taken a neutral stance on the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back Obama-era emissions standards. More at Reuters.
+ Six-time Formula 1 driving champion Lewis Hamilton said he was “sad and disappointed” by racially insensitive remarks made by former F1 czar Bernie Eccletone. More at Racer.
+ The GM Defense division of General Motors has won a $214.3 million contract to produce a mobile troop carrier based on the current Chevrolet Colorado pickup. More at the Detroit Free Press.
+ Contrary to earlier reports, Bugatti may be preparing to produce a roadster version of the Chiron, either as a one-off or in a limited production run depending on demand. More at Autoblog.
+ Storied Italian exotic car maker Maserati will discontinue its familiar V8 engines and offer only four and six-cylinder powerplants in the future, the company reports. More at The Drive.
+ As anticipated, internet retailing giant Amazon has acquired California-based autonomous vehicle maker Zoox, in a deal believed to be valued at around $1.2 billion. More at CNBC.
+ After 10 years in production, Volkswagen-owned Bentley has discontinued the Mulsanne sedan, and with it the company’s 6.75 liter V8, which dated back to 1959. More at CNET Roadshow.
+ At Laurens County Speedway, a dirt track in South Carolina, four spectators were hospitalized when a late model stock car jumped a retaining wall and crashed through a fence. More at WSPA.com.
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I suspect Maserati have shot themselves in the foot.A ‘supercar’ powered by a Jeep engine!!
As for the dirt track crash,, so many US tracks have such inadequate safety standards. Lousy fences, No pitgate, inadequate catch fences etc etc.They simply would not get a track licence here in Oz.