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The USGS is studying the effects of mining to help the International Seabed Authority determine what environmental protections are needed. "It's important to realize that all types of mining have environmental consequences," said USGS…

General Motors and Stellantis told a federal judge they're unable to comply with Massachusetts' updated right-to-repair law because of cybersecurity and other practical concerns that prevent implementation. In separate briefs filed last…

BorgWarner Inc. is planning to expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint to handle its fast-growing electrification business, expected to generate about $4 billion by 2025. That's as the automotive supplier's top and bottom lines stabilize…

"Lear is developing innovative technologies that are driving the widespread adoption of electric vehicles," Scott said in the release. "This additional new business with GM was made possible by Lear's recognized value proposition in…

BERLIN -- Uncertainty over the future of European regulation on auto emissions gives Chinese competitors an additional advantage, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said. Stellantis said the EU's Euro 7 standards, which tighten car emission…

FRANKFURT/LONDON -- Audi has agreed to take a stake in Swiss-based Sauber Group, whose team will become the German automaker's works entry in Formula One from 2026. No financial details were disclosed in the statement. Sauber has been…

BERLIN/MOSCOW -- Mercedes-Benz will withdraw from the Russian market and sell shares in its industrial and financial services subsidiaries to a local investor, becoming the latest automaker to exit the country. Mercedes-Benz Russia said…

San Francisco, October 26:  Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has announced that its satellite Internet service Starlink will be available for recreational vehicles (RVs) in December. Starlink for Rvs allow users to get…

Electric vehicle manufacturer Via Motors is looking to pull up its Utah roots for a new headquarters in suburban Detroit, where it would invest $12.4 million and create 300 jobs. The company -- whose chairman is longtime General Motors…

ELLABELL, Ga. — Hyundai Motor Group broke ground Tuesday on a mammoth $5.54 billion manufacturing project that will produce electric vehicles and batteries for the Hyundai, Genesis and Kia brands. Jose Munoz, Hyundai's global chief…

Electric vehicle manufacturer Via Motors is looking to pull up its Utah roots for a new headquarters in suburban Detroit, where it would invest $12.4 million and create 300 jobs. The company is planning to open a 100,000-square-foot office…

Magna Powertrain of America Inc. said it will invest $96.2 million into a leased 200,000-square-foot plant, according to the memo, which did not disclose the project address. The company would manufacture internal components for EV battery…

Li said Nio is focused on battery-electric vehicles, as opposed to hydrogen fuel cells, because he believes they are the solution for automated driving. "The vehicle is becoming a mobile living space, and that only works with an e-car," he…

CHARLESTON, S.C. — German supplier Robert Bosch said Tuesday that it will spend more than $260 million to expand production of electric motors at its plant here. The plant just this month began producing e-motors, which are critical parts…

SAVANNAH, Georgia - Hyundai Motor Co will break ground on a $5.54 billion electric vehicle (EV) and battery plant in the United States on Tuesday, as South Korea's biggest automaker grapples with an uncertain outlook for its EV sales in…

"What will China's response be to defend market share? That's where questions get much more difficult," he said.He pointed to tungsten as an example. More than four-fifths of the world's tungsten comes from China, he said. The country…

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk's appearance over the weekend in the northern Mexico state of Nuevo Leon has sparked local speculation that Mexico could be a candidate for future Tesla investment. Musk wants the automaker to scale "to extreme…

Amaravati, October 24: As many as 36 electric bikes were gutted in a huge fire in a motor showroom in Andhra Pradesh's Parvatipuram district, police said. The incident occured in Manam Motors in Palakonda town in…

"What will China's response be to defend market share? That's where questions get much more difficult," he said.He pointed to tungsten as an example. More than four-fifths of the world's tungsten comes from China, he said. The country…

The former Hummer plant in northern Indiana is now on its fourth owner in five years, a stretch in which it has gotten $20 million worth of upgrades but failed to produce the jobs and vehicles its purported saviors have promised. The…

The entry trim, called the Wind, is priced at $40,745. It sits between the previous generation's base Niro EV S ($40,385) and mid-level Niro EV EX ($41,285). The lack of a price increase, given many automakers are hiking EV MSRP's, will…

American Honda Motor Co. has two electric vehicles on the horizon: the Honda Prologue and the Acura ZDX. Both are co-developed with General Motors and will use the Detroit automaker's new flexible and scalable electric architecture powered…

The world's top automakers are planning to spend nearly $1.2 trillion through 2030 to develop and produce millions of electric vehicles, along with the batteries and raw materials to support that production, according to a Reuters analysis…

The Model Y is passing some household names along the way. Ford, for example, sold around 562,000 F-150 pickups last year. It looks like Tesla’s SUV probably overtook the truck in the third quarter and should come out ahead for the full…

As Engelhorn gears up U.S. operations for EV production, he will lean into his manufacturing experience in Germany and China. Before his U.S. tour of duty, Engelhorn prepped Plant Munich to produce the BMW i4 electric sedan. A lot is…

Stellantis NV’s Chinese partner says it was blindsided by the European automaker’s suggestion that it may end manufacturing in the world’s biggest light-vehicle market.   Speaking at the Paris auto show earlier this week, Stellantis CEO…

TOKYO -- Toyota is finally cutting its fiscal-year production forecast, after clinging to it for months, conceding it must trim its plan for November due to the semiconductor crunch. In abandoning its target, the automaker said it…

TOKYO -- Toyota is finally cutting its fiscal-year production forecast, after clinging to it for months, conceding it must trim its plan for November due to the semiconductor crunch. In abandoning its target, the automaker said it…

PARIS -- Chinese automakers should be subject to the same tariffs when exporting their cars to Europe as European brands face when sending their cars to China, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, said. “Very simply, we should ask the European…

Chinese billionaire Li Shufu is considering boosting his stake in Aston Martin over time to foster collaboration with the struggling luxury carmaker, according to people familiar with the matter. Li, whose Zhejiang Geely Holding Group…