Buffett-Backed BYD’s Profit Surges as Electric-Car Sales Recover

Dovie Salais

(Bloomberg) — BYD Co. third-quarter earnings surged, with the Warren Buffett-backed automaker benefiting from recovering electric-car demand in China and surging sales at its new face-mask business. Load Error Net income rose to 1.75 billion yuan ($260 million) in the three months through September from about 120 million yuan a […]

Prime Day 2020: Best car detailing deals

Dovie Salais

This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide on everything you need to know and how to make sure you get the best deal. It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Amazon shoppers and, well, anyone who likes a good deal: the multiday event called Prime Day. […]

Can You Stop a Car With Your Hand?

Dovie Salais

“When I stick my arm out a car window, I can feel the resistance of the air. Could I slow the car down this way, eventually? How many arms would I need to brake effectively?” — Jean, Lyon, France Sticking your hand out the window on the highway produces a […]

How to sell your car to a private party

Dovie Salais

AUTOTRADER © istock Selling your car privately requires a bit more effort than simply trading it in at a dealership, but it can be worth it. Unlike a trade-in, where a dealer must factor in costs of reconditioning, marketing, and reselling your vehicle, a private sale goes to the end […]

Watch a Self-Driving Race Car Crash before It Starts

Dovie Salais

© Provided by Car and Driver The first live broadcast of a Roborace event proved entertaining if you’re into schadenfreude. A self-driving race car made an abrupt turn and crashed into a wall as soon as it started during the first live broadcast of Roborace, an autonomous-vehicle race series. Four […]

Who gets data that can be used to repair your car?

Dovie Salais

Opponents of ballot Question 1 — the so-called Right-to-Repair law — claim that it could make the public less safe by expanding the availability of car-repair data, while proponents say the proposed law would allow consumers to be the gatekeepers of that information. © Provided by Boston Herald WOBURN, MA […]

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