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Matchbox is celebrating its 70th anniversary by releasing a range of limited edition die-cast vehicles that will use recycled zinc. Matchbox parent company Mattel has stated that this festive lineup of die-cast vehicles will include seven different car classes. All will have special platinum details. From the images released by Mattel, the list of vehicles includes the Bugatti Divo, Ford GT, MG B GT, Chevrolet Corvette, Jeep Wrangler, Nissan GT-R, Mazda MX-30, GMC Hummer EV and Ford F-150 Lightning, among countless others. . others. There is also a network of trucks, buses, helicopters and airplanes. Individual die-cast vehicles will begin…

Mazda executives have poured cold water on rumors of a next generation Mazda6 can use the company’s new rear/all-wheel drive Big Platform. “What Mazda is saying is to provide CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90. Just to provide four SUVs,” said Mitsuru Wakiie, program manager for the CX-90, CX-5 and CX-9, through an interpreter. Wakiie-san is the program manager for the CX-90, with each of the other Large Platform models having their own manager who reports to the overall program manager for that platform. Reports in the Japanese media have suggested a Big Platform-based Mazda 6 is in development, but reports…

Toyota Australia has slowed electricity bZ4X about a year, in a move it says is to ensure it has the latest and greatest. “The reason we’re actually holding off, despite some of the popular opinions and comments, is that we want to get the supply and specification up to date,” said Sean Hanley, Toyota Australia’s vice-president of sales, marketing and franchise operations. “So those are the two basic reasons why it was delayed. I didn’t get the exact number. It’s early days, but we expect to have a reasonable launch volume for this data based on the size of our…

Many envision a fully self-driving future involving jumping into a car-shaped pod, setting a destination and kicking back and relaxing. But Volvo says it doesn’t expect to offer this level of autonomy anytime soon. Volvo CEO Jim Rowan reiterated a recent statement made to Car Expert while fully autonomous driving – referred to as Level 5 autonomy – may exist in some designated areas, it may not exist in its full form on all roads. “I think we’re not going to get to the point in the short term… that there won’t be a steering wheel,” Mr Rowan said. “And…

Michael Mann is coming Ferrari film is a particular interest in Car and Driver office. That’s partly because of Ferrari, but more so because it’s based on a book Enzo Ferrari: Man and Machine with a long time C/D editor, the late Brock Yates.IPAY/SPLASHNEWS.COMBrock published his book in 1991 and had plans to bring it to the big screen. But like exotic sports cars, movies can be difficult to get off the drawing board. Without a screenwriting novice, Brock already had a financial (if not critical) success with 1981 Cannonball Run. He attracted the attention of A-list directors Mann and…

Photographer John Zimmerman worked out of the Time-Life bureau in Detroit in the 1950s, covering the Big Three domestic automakers for the company’s flagship title, Time and life. As such, he was a direct witness and documenter of an era of profound industrial dominance, when Ford, GM, and Chrysler controlled 96 percent of the American car market and exerted unparalleled influence over legislation, infrastructure, design, and society. , commensurate with their industrial magnitude. Now, a new book from renowned art and design publisher Rizzoli, Auto America: Car Culture 1950s-1970sgathers many of Zimmerman’s photos from the era into a compendium –a…

Elon Muskchief executive officer TeslaSpaceX and Twitter, has successfully defended itself in a class action lawsuit seeking damages from his infamous tweet in which he claimed to have “guaranteed funding” for taking Tesla private. After a three-week trial, nine jurors unanimously ruled in Musk’s favor. Musk was not in court to hear the verdict today, but used his social media platforms to say, “Thankfully, the wisdom of the crowd prevailed.” The plaintiffs have sought billions of dollars in damages as a result of Musk August 8, 2018 tweet where he stated: “I’m considering taking Tesla personally at $420. Financing guaranteed.”…

We publish a ton of car news stories during the work week (70-odd as a rule), and it can be hard to keep up with everything – which is the rationale behind this weekend’s list. In short, here are some of the key articles from our news desk since Monday this week summarized, in case you missed them at the time. Tesla Model 3 beats Toyota Camry, Corolla in sales, sets record Price cuts and ample supply drove Tesla’s Model 3 electric sedan to a big delivery yield in January, with 2927 of them already in customer hands. As such,…

The US Treasury Department today announced a new vehicle classification that will allow more vehicles to qualify as SUVs and receive the newly updated EV tax credit.The new rules consider the Cadillac Lyriq, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Tesla Model Y, and others to be SUVs and thus qualify under the higher $80,000 MSRP limit.The rule change is retroactive, so anyone who bought a vehicle since January 1, 2023, who is now eligible can claim the credit. More changes are coming to the complicated federal tax credit rules involving EVs. The latest update allows more models to now be classified as SUVs,…