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Mercedes is in close contact with its suppliers "in order to work intensively together on solutions to secure our supply chains," the statement said. This also includes the relocation of production volumes to other locations of their…

VinFast is part of the Vingroup conglomerate, with interests in industry, hotels, technology and real estate, according to the company. Vingroup, established in 1993, has a total capitalization of $35 billion from three publicly traded…

Vietnamese startup VinFast is moving ahead with a U.S. manufacturing plan — and thinking big. According to a report from the News & Observer, VinFast plans to ultimately spend more than $4 billion to open an assembly plant in North…

Michigan environmental regulators issued a violation notice to Jeep parent Stellantis late last week for "objectionable paint/solvent" odors at Detroit Assembly Complex on Mack Avenue. It is the latest in a growing list of air quality…

Under Samuelsson, 71, and the ownership of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, Volvo transformed from a Ford Motor cast-off to one of the automakers at the forefront of the shift to electric vehicles. The company plans to pivot to an all-EV,…

The bills take different approaches to addressing U.S. competitiveness with China on a wide range of issues, as well on trade and some climate provisions. Senate Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell said the vote was crucial to "get us…

New Delhi, March 28: Super-luxury automaker Lamborghini India said on Monday that it has achieved the milestone of delivering 400 Lamborghini across the country since its full business operation commenced in 2007.…

Tesla Inc. is extending the production pause at its Shanghai plant to Thursday after the city was placed into a phased lockdown to curb a surge in Covid-19 cases, people familiar with the matter said. Originally suspended for a day,…

McNeill: All of us are trying to retain and attract employees, and so many people are asking, "Why am I working for this company?" And, "Do they have the same values as me?" At Toyota, we want to make people happy. We want to put people in…

But is the industry over-responding to the allure of a new opportunity? Observers don't think so. In fact, if the industry hopes to manufacture enough batteries to support the aggressive EV sales targets set by automakers and governments,…

Wakefield said the war is likely to accelerate a European trend of sourcing more parts closer to where vehicles are built. Parts such as wire harnesses that were built in Ukraine and then placed in vehicles on assembly lines in Germany,…

Tesla is facing opposition from community and environmental groups over its plan to hold a party for 15,000 people to celebrate the opening of its plant in Austin, Texas.The electric vehicle maker intends to offer tours of the 8…

If there's a reason "incomprehensible" has the same meaning in both English and French, this must be it. The initial decision to restart AvtoVAZ may involve more than simple economics; the Russian subsidiary sold 350,000 vehicles in 2021,…

Addressing manufacturing, though, is just one piece of the puzzle. Targeted investments should be expedited to encourage a growth in EV consumers as well. According to the International Energy Agency, the U.S. represented only 2 percent…

Shanghai will lock down the city in two phases to conduct a mass testing blitz for COVID-19, as authorities scramble to staunch a spiraling outbreak in the Chinese financial hub and beyond. At 5 am on Monday, the city of 25 million people…

Pune, March 27: Ola S1 pro electric scooter caught fire in Pune's Dhanori area on Saturday. In a video shared on social media, the electric scooter, parked on the roadside of a busy commercial area, could be seen…

The big news in the U.S., however, is the start of production at the Austin plant, which will host an opening celebration on April 7. Production there will begin with the Model Y but will eventually include Tesla's long-awaited Cybertruck,…

San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made a new comment about the Tesla Cybertruck, which recently took a backseat, and said that the automaker aims to complete Cybertruck development this year for production in…

SHANGHAI, March 23 (Reuters) - Authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai have denied rumours of a city-wide lockdown after a sixth straight increase in daily asymptomatic coronavirus cases pushed its count to record levels despite a…

SHANGHAI -- Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD says it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Shell that will see the two partner up on ventures in both China and Europe. BYD said on its official WeChat account that it and Shell…

SHANGHAI, March 23 (Reuters) - Authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai have denied rumours of a city-wide lockdown after a sixth straight increase in daily asymptomatic coronavirus cases pushed its count to record levels despite a…

The threat of nationalization has existed in Russia for years and is something auto companies have had on their radar, even as they continued to operate there, said Mark Wakefield, global co-leader of the automotive practice at…

Nissan’s commitment to offer 100 percent electrified vehicles – meaning either EVs or hybrids -- after 2030 is similar to the approach taken by fellow Japanese automaker Toyota, which has said it will offer “at least 50 percent” zero…

Zwickau is Volkswagen's most important European EV production location. It builds the VW ID3, VW ID4, VW ID5, Audi Q4 etron and Cupra Born full-electric cars. The Dresden factory also builds the ID3. Earlier this week VW said it has…

TOKYO – Mazda Motor Corp. will suspend production at its two domestic factories for two days in April due to parts supply disruptions. The automaker said that a rise in COVID-19 cases in China were among factors expected to cause problems…

The battery investment also deepens Stellantis’ ties to Windsor. The company’s Windsor Assembly Plant already produces a hybrid version of the Chrysler Pacifica minivan, and promised further EVs for the plant that could make use of the…

Chevrolet Corvette production is down this week because of a parts shortage. General Motors cut the first and second shifts at the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Ky., for the temporary parts constraint, spokesman Trevor Thompkins told…

The company is entering a joint venture with Emerald Energy Solutions LLC to invest $50 million to $60 million in the facility in Warren, Mich., said John DeMaio, president of Graphex's graphene division. The 150,000-square-foot plant,…

Ford is experiencing a number of shortages at the plant affecting production. The war in Ukraine has prevented the company from sourcing a 12.3-inch infotainment screen for the newly updated version of the Focus, Ford said. The company…

Keogh spoke of driving European-spec ID Buzz models in Austin this month, where he was joined by Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen Group, and the two executives were able to see local reaction firsthand. Ralf Brandstaetter, CEO of VW…