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VANCE, Ala. — While cost and quick deliveries drove Mercedes' decision to localize battery production in the U.S., there was another motivation: CO2. Automakers are racing toward eliminating carbon emissions in their vehicle fleets and…

Lithium iron phosphate, or LFP, batteries are cheaper and more stable than alternatives, but often provide shorter range because they lack energy density -- though that is quickly changing. CATL dominates the market for LFP batteries, and…

Envision AESC has more than a decade of experience building battery cells. The company started as a joint venture of Nissan and NEC to produce batteries for the Nissan Leaf, with a full-scale battery cell and battery pack assembly plant in…

Critical semiconductor maker Renesas Electronics Corp. said it had resumed partial test-run production at two of three plants near the quake zone. Those plants, its Naka and Takasaki factories, should reach full pre-earthquake production…

As part of the initiative, Energy Department officials, representatives of the AFL-CIO and the United Mine Workers of America and executives of Sparkz Inc., a battery manufacturer that is developing a cobalt-free battery technology in…

The February blockade of the Ambassador Bridge that connects Windsor, Ontario, with Detroit exposed the vulnerabilities of Canada’s supply chain, although it could be months before the federal and provincial governments enact measures that…

In what Volkswagen dealers hope will be an extreme competitive advantage, retailers in the U.S. are likely to see tens of thousands of additional North American-built crossovers and Jettas show up on their lots over the coming months as…

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley's total compensation soared 93 percent to $22.8 million in 2021, his first full year as the company's chief executive. The increase is largely attributed to Farley's stock awards, which more than…

Porsche started delivering the Taycan EV in 2020, and an all-electric Macan crossover is expected by 2023. By 2025, half of all new Porsches sold will be full-electric or plug-in hybrids, Blume said. By 2030, 80 percent of all Porsches…

SHANGHAI -- Tesla Inc. resumed production at its Shanghai plant Friday after a two-day suspension, people familiar with the matter said, as movement controls imposed on its workers as part of the city's efforts to curb the latest COVID-19…

Critical semiconductor maker Renesas Electronics Corp. said it had resumed partial test-run production at two of three plants near the quake zone. Those plants, its Naka and Takasaki factories, should reach full pre-earthquake production…

Critical semiconductor maker Renesas Electronics Corp. said it had resumed partial test-run production at two of three plants near the quake zone. Those plants, its Naka and Takasaki factories, should reach full pre-earthquake production…

For the past couple decades, scientists at an R&D lab in Bay County have been vaporizing silicon carbide inside of furnaces at twice the temperature of lava to make chunks of crystal as durable as diamonds. Only recently have those…

DETROIT — UAW President Ray Curry was cleared of wrongdoing relating to the use of pricey college football tickets provided by a vendor, an outside ethics officer said Thursday, although the incident has prompted a policy change within the…

“We have revised production plans to be more reasonable in line with recent realities,” Toyota said in a news release on Thursday, adding that April to June would constitute an “intentional pause.” “By doing this, we will establish healthy…

Seoul: South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co said on Wednesday that it will produce the IONIQ 5 all-electric model in its first manufacturing plant in Southeast Asia. Hyundai Motor completed the 150,000 unit-a-year plant…

Toyota Motor Corp.'s oldest U.S. manufacturing plant is getting an upgrade, with the company investing $27 million to increase production capabilities. TABC Inc. in Long Beach, Calif., was founded in 1972 and employs 350 people. It…

In a surprising twist, Russia's invasion of Ukraine will put "a substantial number" of additional new crossovers on the lots of U.S. Volkswagen dealerships in coming months. Speaking Tuesday during Volkswagen Group's annual press…

Just as Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., or CATL as it is known, jumped from relative obscurity to become the global battery leader after its 2018 trading debut in Shenzhen, CALB aims to use a Hong Kong listing to rapidly accelerate…

Toyota Kirloskar Motor has officially launched the 2022 Glanza in India starting at Rs 6.39 lakh (ex-showroom). The company started the bookings for the Glanza 2022 last week for a token amount of Rs 11,000.…

Panasonic Corp. is engaged in talks over the site for a new U.S. factory that would supply Tesla Inc. and potentially other EV manufacturers with next-generation lithium-ion batteries, people familiar with the matter said. The longtime…

Ford plans to build a new version of its Transit Custom van for the European market in Turkey in 2023 including full-electric and hybrid variants along with the combustion-engined version. Ford said on Monday that Ford Otosan, Ford's…

Western Ukraine, with its low-cost, highly skilled workforce and proximity to Europe's car factories and a wealth of raw materials, has grown into a major production hub for wire harnesses, with Japan's Fujikura and France's Nexans among…

BEIJING -- China locked down the city of Shenzhen and Jilin province, threatening technology and auto manufacturing output in the nation’s latest effort to contain a resurgent Covid pandemic led by the omicron variant. Volkswagen Group and…

I have a sense that a big portion of the world is about to get a harsh lesson in automotive anatomy, even as it watches a war unfolding before it. I'm talking about wire harnesses, the labor-intensive, complex and largely unseen central…

Rivian's "carbon-conscious campus" will include an event space, delivery center, restaurant, hotel and 144 charging stations.The factory will build a new full-size electric pickup to compete against Ford's F-150 Lightning, according to…

But company executives said the EV maker will continue to make big investments as it rolls out a long-term business plan. For example, new versions of the R1T and R1S are now available to order, although some of the recently added…

Moreover, there are approximately 200,000 to 300,000 immigrant visa (green card)applications languishing in our immigration system because of processing inefficiencies as well as another set of artificial quotas. Unsurprisingly, these…

San Francisco: The global chip shortage has hit Ford and the automaker is set to start selling and shipping Explorer SUVs without the chips that power rear air conditioning and heating controls. According to a…

The February photo shows Mary, 83, and Bobby, 86, in a 1990s F-150 with hearts painted on the windshield. July features L.D., 97, and Carolyn, 95, next to an older Ford pickup bearing an American flag. For August, Acoljan, 94, and Alice,…