Video games maker Electronic Arts said on Monday it had reached an agreement to buy Codemasters in a deal worth $1.2 billion, trumping an earlier agreement between the British company and rival Take-Two Interactive Software. Shares in London-listed Codemasters surged 18.7% to 637.84 pence by 0845 GMT — above the ...

LONDON — U.S.-based investment group MSP Sports Capital is taking a significant minority stake in McLaren Racing in a deal the Formula One team said would give them the tools to return to the top of the sport. The long-term investment, announced on Sunday, is for an initial 15% holding ...

Thanks to a certain unwelcome virus, the Toyota Corona‘s image has taken a bit of a beating over the past year or so. My very first car was a 1969 Corona sedan that cost 50 bucks, and I now own a chopped, customized 1969 Corona coupe that Boyd Coddington proclaimed ...

Nissan has kicked off a world-class factory restoration program for the Skyline GT-R. To say the restoration is extensive would be an understatement. Much more than just a refresh, candidate cars will be stripped down as naked as the day they were born on the assembly line. Work will be ...

To close out an insane year, Toyota U.K. has pulled the wraps off a GR Yaris that pays tribute to essential workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Revealed at the WRC season closer in Monza, Italy, the car is decorated with a mural designed by a 16-year-old ...

YAS ISLAND, Abu Dhabi — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in dominant style on Sunday for his second victory of the season and 10th of his career. He finished 16 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas and 18.4 clear of world champion Lewis Hamilton ...

BMW is expanding a European recall of branded motorcycle jackets due to potential chromium VI contamination, the company announced Thursday. The initial recall covered only medium-sized jackets; as of today, all sizes and styles are now part of the campaign.  “In the interests of due diligence and in order to ...

Tesla has plenty of demand for its electric cars despite the pandemic, but that doesn’t appear to extend to its highest-end EVs. CNBC has obtained an internal Tesla email revealing that the automaker will shut down production for the Model S and Model X between December 24th and January 11th, ...

When I took the keys to the S-Presso around 15 months ago, I thought of it as a bit of a downgrade from my previous long-termer, the Hyundai Santro; and in some ways it is. It’s a bit smaller, but also cheaper, than the Santro. However, after spending time with ...

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said he was still feeling the after-effects of COVID-19 after qualifying third for Formula One’s Abu Dhabi season-ender but vowed to give his all in Sunday’s race. The 35-year-old Mercedes driver has returned after testing positive for the new coronavirus and missing the Sakhir Grand ...