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BMW said because of the transformation to electromobility and increasing legal requirements, the risks for small-series manufacturers are increasing. Acquiring Alpina will allow BMW to shape the long-term course of the brand as the…

Nissan has suspended vehicle exports to Russia given logistics challenges related to the conflict in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia's biggest carmaker, AvtoVAZ, will stop its Togliatti and Izhevsk plants on Saturday and from March 9 to 11 as…

"It's been great to see the car companies … recognize that the dealers are essential in the journey to electrification and that we need to get there together," he said. "That's how it's going to happen: if we're aligned." John Bozzella,…

While Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. gives the ax to nearly a quarter of its headcount after the EV startup's stock crash last month, it is padding the fall of its former top executives behind the turmoil. Chairman Jason Luo and CEO…

Diess also said that Europe faces huge threat of higher inflation from prolonged conflict in Ukraine. VW did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. European automakers including VW, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz are…

While Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. gives the ax to nearly a quarter of its headcount after the EV startup's stock crash last month, it is padding the fall of its former top executives behind the turmoil. Chairman Jason Luo and CEO…

Technically, the ID Buzz is based on VW's ID4 electric crossover that uses VW Group's MEB electric platform. VW's design boss, Jozef Kaban, said the ID Buzz's "wonderfully short overhangs" create a direct link with the original classic…

Rowley's expanded role will include helping to cuts costs and to increase quality as part of Ford's goal to find savings of $3 billion in global structural costs related to the internal combustion engine business. Rowley will be focused…

Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. said it will lay off 50 employees, or about 24 percent of total headcount, as the fallout from the sudden resignation of its leadership last month continues. The electric delivery vehicle startup's plan to…

Toyota Motor Corp. is reviewing its production plans as mounting global disruptions hinder the automaker's attempts to boost output. "We need to examine the conditions before us," President Akio Toyoda told union leaders, according to a…

The move is intended to prevent delivery times from lengthening further, a VW spokesman told Automotive News sister publication Automobilwoche. Delivery times for some models are already eight to ten months, Automobilwoche said, citing…

General Motors plans to create a new premium brand in China to market what the automaker's China chief Julian Blissett recently described as "halo cars" brought in from the United States.GM plans to build this new "premium import business"…

Rowley's expanded role will include helping to cuts costs and to increase quality as part of Ford's goal to find savings of $3 billion in global structural costs related to the internal combustion engine business. Rowley will be focused…

New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Tuesday said it has launched its compact sedan Dzire with S-CNG technology at a starting price of Rs 8.14 lakh (ex-showroom). The company has introduced the S-CNG trims priced…

New Delhi: German auto major Volkswagen on Tuesday unveiled new mid-sized sedan 'Virtus' for the Indian market. The company has commenced pre-bookings for the new model which competes with the likes of Honda City,…

Parks said Canada will play an “important role” in the company’s effort to develop a battery supply chain in North America, with the project receiving strong backing from the local, provincial and federal governments. Producing CAM is one…

Cindy Estrada, vice president of the UAW-Stellantis department, will retire at the end of this year after nearly three decades with the union. "The work is not done, but I believe the time has come for me to make space for the next…

Parks said Canada will play an “important role” in the company’s effort to develop a battery supply chain in North America, with the project receiving strong backing from the local, provincial and federal governments. Producing CAM is one…

Parks said Canada will play an “important role” in the company’s effort to develop a battery supply chain in North America, with the project receiving strong backing from the local, provincial and federal governments. Producing CAM is one…

Under the terms of Kelly's suspended sentence, the Tennessee lawyer and former human resources executive is allowed to return to the U.S. Kelly's defense team filed an appeal against the guilty verdict last week, insisting on full…

TOKYO -- Former Nissan director Greg Kelly, cleared on most counts and handed a suspended sentence in the long-running Tokyo trial over alleged financial misconduct by Carlos Ghosn, has left to return to the United States after more than…

Low inventories of new vehicles mean even celebrities sometimes have a tough time finding exotic new sets of wheels.One man who's made a business out of overcoming obstacles to match the rich and famous with the horsepower of their dreams…

TO THE EDITOR: My property adjoins the site of the new Rivian plant ("Rivian faces local opposition to plant in Georgia," autonews.com, Feb. 23). Our rural communities oppose this monstrous assembly plant. Rivian says they are a green,…

While Stellantis invests tens of billions of dollars in electric vehicles and crafts robust strategies, Tavares warns that the automaker must make productivity gains in the coming years to offset the additional expenses that come with…

MG Motor India has officially launched the 2022 ZS EV starting at Rs 21.99 lakh (ex-showroom). It comes in two variants - Excite and Exclusive. The Exclusive variant is now available for bookings, whereas the…

GM launched a similar effort, albeit one that uses a slightly different technology, last year with VINView, a partnership between the automaker and logistics company FreightVerify. VINView uses the GM vehicle's OnStar module to track the…

Alternatively, passing those costs on to customers will drive millions out of the new-vehicle market — and obviate thousands and thousands of manufacturing jobs. Stellantis has tried to get ahead of higher EV costs by shifting much of the…

TO THE EDITOR: Is one of the Detroit 3 automakers once again on the verge of dumping a vehicle because the company has gotten bored with it? ("GM to restart Chevy Bolt production in April after battery-fire recall," autonews.com, Feb. 15)…

Ford Motor Co. flew the Ukrainian flag outside its headquarters last week "in an expression of solidarity" against Russia's invasion of its neighboring country, CEO Jim Farley said. The automaker suspended its operations in Russia, and the…

"There's no doubt Lucid has a great product and seems to have healthy demand, with reservations increasing from 17,000 in November 2021 to 25,000 at the end of February," said Josh Shastal, director of vehicle forecasting for North America…