Air taxi company Joby gets another $500M from Toyota

Air taxi company Joby gets another 0M from Toyota

Flying taxis, once the stuff of sci-fi movies, were widely expected to make a big splash by whizzing over the city of lights during festivities at the Paris Olympics last summer — before getting scrapped due to certification concerns. That isn’t stopping Toyota from pouring more money into air mobility. The Japanese giant is making … Read more

Man Who Fell Into A 8-Foot Deep Hole On Car Dealership Property Will Be Able To Sue After All

Man Who Fell Into A 8-Foot Deep Hole On Car Dealership Property Will Be Able To Sue After All

Image: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) A Toyota dealership in Mississippi may find out the hard way that customer safety is important even if they’re not in a car. A court of appeals cleared the way last month for a man’s negligence suit against J. Allen Toyota in Gulfport, Mississippi to move forward. The suit stems … Read more

Weekend Car Culture Roundup September 28, 2024

Weekend Car Culture Roundup September 28, 2024

You’ve probably heard the old trick: Pull up to a gas pump right after a fancy luxury car leaves, and you’ll get a little bit of the premium gas they left in the pump’s hose added to the 87-octane swill you’re buying. Suddenly, magically, you’ve got a little extra octane in your tank for free. … Read more

Weekend News Roundup September 28, 2024

Weekend News Roundup September 28, 2024

Image: Irvine Police Department Police departments across the country have been scrambling to be the first to purchase one of Tesla’s Cybertrucks. For whatever reason, the low-res truck appeals to law enforcement. Irvine, California looks to be the first police department in the country to have purchased the electric truck, and after it was been … Read more

Cheap Cars That Are Actually Good, Dominate Cybertruck Sales And Powerful EVs Under $35,000 In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup

Cheap Cars That Are Actually Good, Dominate Cybertruck Sales And Powerful EVs Under ,000 In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup

Image: Volkswagen Nick is on his third VW GTI. His current one has 120,000 miles and it’s time to move on to something else, he wants something with a similar level of sportiness but needs more space to haul things. What car should he buy? – Tom McParland Read More Read original article here Denial … Read more

Depreciating Corvettes, Slow-Selling Stellantis Cars And A 440,000-Mile Honda In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup

Depreciating Corvettes, Slow-Selling Stellantis Cars And A 440,000-Mile Honda In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup

Image: Toyota Dylan just bought a house in the San Francisco metro, the downside is that the garage is a bit too small for his 2019 RAV4. Since his girlfriend will be driving a more practical car, he wants something fun that can fit in the garage. With a budget up to $30,000 what car … Read more

Toyota recalls more than 43K hybrid trucks over tow hitch risks

Toyota recalls more than 43K hybrid trucks over tow hitch risks

Toyota has recalled more than 43,000 trucks in the US over defects that could increase the risk of a car crash.  The Japanese automaker recalled 43,395 2023-2024 Sequoia Hybrids sold in the US after identifying a risk with the vehicles’ tow hitches. Toyota has recalled its 2023-2024 Sequoia Hybrid vehicles due to a defect with … Read more

customer service index: Kia, Audi lead FADA’s overall Customer Service Index in mass and luxury segments

customer service index: Kia, Audi lead FADA’s overall Customer Service Index in mass and luxury segments

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) announced the results of the 2024 customer experience index in collaboration with Frost & Sullivan, on Tuesday. The study revealed that Kia leads the overall customer experience in the survey in the mass market segment with a score of 45.84. Audi led the luxury segment with a score … Read more

Tata Motors eyes gains in SUV space; expands portfolio with new model Curvv

Tata Motors eyes gains in SUV space; expands portfolio with new model Curvv

Tata Motors is looking to consolidate its position in the SUV segment as it marks its entry into the highly competitive mid-size space which is currently dominated by South Korean and Japanese carmakers. The Mumbai-based auto major on Monday launched midsize SUV coupe Curvv with petrol and diesel powertrains with a price starting at Rs … Read more