The electrified pickup-truck space technically doesn’t even exist yet, and already it’s passed up niche status for full-on, high-stakes warzone billing. Companies like Tesla, Rivian, Bollinger, and Hummer have all promised to bring out new trucks imminently—although none are for sale yet—and now they’re joined by a new would-be, not-yet-real competitor, the Nikola Badger.  Unlike the other
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The Detroit auto show is moving from January to summer starting this year, but over in Chicago, the Windy City’s show remains in its traditional February slot. The Chicago show, as is typical, was full of new truck and SUV debuts this year—but there were some interesting cars in display, too, including Hyundai’s super-efficient new
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San Francisco-based artist Jay Nelson answered a question seemingly no one was asking by adding a pop-top camper to the bed of a 1982 Subaru Brat. The small camper integrates gracefully with the compact pickups flowing bedsides and includes sleeping space for three, as well as a built-in wood-burning stove for cooking or staying warm.
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The 2020 Mercedes-Benz Metris Weekender camper van will cost approximately $70,000 when it goes on sale in the spring, according to multiple sources at Mercedes. That’s a good deal more than the $36,775 starting sum Mercedes charges for the run-of-the-mill five-passenger Metris.  Nevertheless, we can’t say we’re surprised by the model’s reported price. After all,
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In a surprise move, Ford’s automotive chief Joe Hinrichs will retire after 19 years with the company, leaving Jim Farley, who currently oversees Ford’s mobility projects, as the heir apparent to lead the Dearborn-based automaker. Farley will take on the new position of chief operating officer. The tenure of current CEO Jim Hackett has always
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On paper it may look like the 2.0-liter engine and six-speed automatic transmission nestled in the otherwise all-new 2020 Hyundai Sonata hybrid’s nose are the same as those in last year’s model. But that’s not the case. Hyundai powertrain engineers rigorously retuned their “Nu” engine and six-speed automatic, and by leveraging the new Sonata’s aerodynamics, too,
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