Wheels: A Postwar Mercedes, Still Overshadowed by Its Racing Cousins

The Adenauer Benz helped lift the automaker after its work for the Nazis.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story March 16, 2021 The Wheels newsletter is delivered monthly. The next one will appear on Tuesday, April 20. Georgios Kefalas/EPA, via Shutterstock Wheels A Postwar Mercedes, Still Overshadowed by Its Racing Cousins The Adenauer Benz helped lift the automaker after its work for the Nazis. Today, pristine models go for a small fraction of Gullwings from the same era. By Brett Berk Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT   Thinking of an Electric Car? Take Your Choice Even before G.M. announced it would work toward eliminating emissions from its vehicles, more automakers were putting E.V.s in their showrooms. Here's a roundup. By Norman Mayersohn   Now Making Electric Bikes: Car and Motorcycle Companies They see branding opportunities as the pandemic and a desire by cities to curb traffic propel e-bike sales to new heights. By Roy Furchgott Paul Stenquist Wheels The Future of Car Navigation Has Arrived Augmented reality and directions in the windshield: Integrated systems run (precise) laps around earlier technology, like a piano-roll device from the 1930s. By Paul Stenquist Kenny Hurtado for The New York Times Wheels How Car Collecting Powered Through the Pandemic The virus hastened the rise of online sales, as connoisseurs of vintage vehicles found more time to spend with their socially distanced hobby. By Robert C. Yeager Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Keith Bradsher/The New York Times In China, an Electric Car Maker Loses Money but Thinks Big Nio can tap an extensive supply chain that Beijing has built to achieve its dream of dominating the manufacture of electric cars. By Keith Bradsher NEWS Volvo Plans to Sell Only Electric Cars by 2030 The Swedish company would phase out internal combustion engine vehicles faster than other automakers. By Jack Ewing Tesla's Stock Tumbles Amid Sales Worries and Market Volatility Investors appear to be reconsidering the high share price as other automakers offer more electric vehicles. By Neal E. Boudette and Peter Eavis Bruce Meyers, Who Built the First Fiberglass Dune Buggy, Dies at 94 His creation revolutionized off-road riding. But he fell victim to companies that knocked off his design for kits that turned Beetles into buggies. By Richard Sandomir Recall of Kia Vehicles Comes With a Special Caution: Don't Park in the Garage A concern over fire risk for nearly 380,000 Kia Sportage and Cadenza vehicles is underscored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. By Azi Paybarah Chief of Cherokee Nation Asks Jeep to Stop Using Tribe's Name The carmaker that owns Jeep defended its use of the Native American tribe's name on its S.U.V. and said it was "committed to a respectful and open dialogue." By Jenny Gross Amid Shortfalls, Biden Signs Executive Order to Bolster Critical Supply Chains The order is intended to help insulate the economy from future shortages of critical imported components by making the United States less reliant on foreign supplies. By Jim Tankersley and Ana Swanson Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Wheels from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018