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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Energy Department said on Monday it had finalized a $2.5 billion low-cost loan to a joint venture of General Motors and LG Energy Solution to help pay for three new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities.…

The Center for Automotive Diversity, Inclusion and Advancement held its second annual CADIA Impact Awards last month in suburban Detroit, recognizing individuals and companies making noteworthy contributions to industry DE&I efforts.

Electric vehicles are easier on the environment but tougher on crash testing equipment because their batteries are so heavy. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety wanted to make sure its testing lab was up to the task. So, rather than…

Rivian is dealing with an outbreak at its assembly plant in Illinois — not of COVID-19, but of bedbugs.The electric vehicle maker has brought in a pest control company and quarantined forklifts in an isolated area of the plant where…

Curry, in a statement, said he was "confident that all re-elected and newly elected UAW International Executive Board members look forward to leading all of our sectors and membership with a vision of strengthening our great union."Among…

Here are highlights from the latest episodes of 'Daily Drive', Automotive News' weekday podcast, Dec. 5-8, hosted by Jamie Butters with Kellen Walker. "When the auto industry trains its guns on something, that item gets smaller, more…

New Delhi, December 10 : German luxury auto major BMW conducted an exclusive series launch of its two luxury cars and a superbike at the Joytown festival 2022. These new launches, which include the XM, M340i xDrive…

New Delhi, December 10 : The all-new BMW XM SUV has launched in India priced at Rs 2.60 crore (ex-showroom, India). The BMW XM is the new flagship model in the Indian line-up. The German luxury auto major has…

New Delhi, December 10 : BMW India has launched the M340i xDrive in the country tagged at Rs 69.20 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The new BMW M340i xDrive saloon has launch on our shores as part of a series of new car…

San Francisco, Dec 10: Stellantis, the automaker behind Fiat, Jeep and Dodge has announced to lay off 1,200 workers and shut a key Jeep Cherokee plant in the US in February, as it focuses on investing more in…

MOSCOW -- Chinese brands account for almost a third of Russia's car market, data shared with Reuters shows, as the sector more than any other shows China's growing importance to the economy following the exodus of Western companies. New…

Stellantis on Friday said it will indefinitely idle its Jeep Cherokee plant in Belvidere, Ill., early next year in what the UAW blasted as a "grossly misguided" decision. In a statement, the automaker cited a number of factors that…

The congressional shakeup could diminish the swing-vote influence of dissenting Democrats such as Sen. Joe Manchin, while boosting the profile of members such as Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, whose state has landed multibillion-dollar…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lifted the upstart automaker to impressive heights as the top-selling EV brand and industry loyalty leader. But the tech billionaire is undermining that goodwill with his recent dive into electoral politics and…

Bentley is having a record year and seeing growth around the world, with one big exception: China. Orders in the world’s largest auto market have dropped from as many as 800 a month when initial COVID restrictions were first lifted in 2020…

TOKYO -- Mercedes-Benz's first dealership in the world dedicated to its all-electric Mercedes-EQ brand opened in Yokohama, south of the Japanese capital on Tuesday. Mercedes has rolled out five electric models since 2019 and "sees further…

An oft cited benchmark for when EVs hit price parity with conventional vehicles is $100 per kWh. Based on the updated estimates for the learning rate for batteries from this year’s survey, BNEF predicts that average pack prices should fall…

BERLIN -- Volkswagen said it will invest $482 million in its Wolfsburg plant to add production of its ID3 full-electric compact hatchback and a new, Tiguan-sized electric crossover. The crossover will use a further development of the…

BYD’s relentless advance to dominate the world’s biggest electric-vehicle market has not been hampered by COVID-19 lockdowns, supply chain woes or power shortages. Now, the Chinese brand has Elon Musk’s Tesla in its sights. The automaker…

Elon Musk has tapped a longtime Tesla executive in China who oversaw construction of the Shanghai gigfactory to help run the automaker’s newest plant in Austin, Texas, people familiar with the matter said. Tom Zhu, who joined Tesla in 2014…

New Delhi, December 7: Carmaker Renault India on Wednesday said it will increase the prices of its vehicles across models from the next month to partially offset rising input costs. The company -- which sells small…

Apple has scaled back ambitious self-driving plans for its future electric vehicle and postponed the car’s target launch date by about a year to 2026, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The car project, called Titan inside…

Toyota Motor North America has appointed Takefumi Shiga as the new head of production engineering and manufacturing for its operations in the region and handed him the leading role in developing its first battery manufacturing plant now…

Japan-based Envision AESC will plow $810 million into a new South Carolina battery factory to supply BMW Group's next-generation electric vehicles. The planned 1.5-million-square-foot factory in Florence, S.C., will initially create 1,170…

Two of China's biggest automakers are so determined to ensure their cars make it from factories on the mainland to anyone who wants to drive them they have bought their own ships. BYD, which only makes electric and hybrid cars, is going…

Electric vehicles battery makers will need to respond to climate change and sustainability goals by disclosing their carbon footprints and reducing the use of rare metals, according to a senior executive at Panasonic Holdings Corp.'s…

New Delhi, Dec 6: Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said it is recalling 9,125 units of its models Ciaz, Brezza, Ertiga, XL6 and Grand Vitara to fix possible defects in a part of the front row seat belts. The affected…

Volkswagen will follow Tesla, BMW and other automakers in exporting electric vehicles from China to Europe, citing limited production capacity in its home market. VW's sporty Spanish brand Cupra will produce its first full-electric SUV,…

General Motors on Monday said it had started producing the BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric van in Canada and landed the first customer outside the U.S. for the commercial delivery vehicle unit. BrightDrop has signed on the logistics company…

Electric motors spin at far faster speeds than internal combustion engines do, and revolutions per minute will likely increase as the technology improves. Some automotive electric motors reach speeds of 20,000 rpm or more, and that means…