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Globalization of manufacturing makes perfect economic sense in a perfect world. However, the auto industry last week got yet another painful reminder of the vulnerabilities in an imperfect global logistics network when the Felicity Ace — a…

Q: Durr has been building vehicle paint lines for decades. Why do your customers suddenly want you to offer a new level of predictive data evaluation? Ostin: Part of it was that our customers want to run their plants 24 hours a day right…

Like other automotive aluminum suppliers, Novelis Inc. is forecasting booming demand to support the wave of electric vehicles coming in this decade. But to deliver enough new North American aluminum capacity, the industry will also need to…

Buzz Aldrin is one of only 12 humans to have walked on the moon. These days, getting a vehicle built and delivered in a timely fashion is nearly as impressive a feat. Aldrin, the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew, ordered a 2022…

"We absolutely see SG&A (selling, general and administrative) synergies across the two businesses so that the combined business will be smaller than the two as they are today — but how, which combination thereof, it's too early," Davis…

Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya took to Instagram and posted a picture of his son Agastya driving a toy car next to Mercedes-AMG G63 SUV. Pandya wrote, "the forever love for the cars continues," in the caption.…

The future EVs sport a modern interpretation of Volvo's signature Thor's Hammer lighting design. The battery pack in the next-generation EVs will sit under the flat floor, letting designers extend the wheelbase and create more interior…

Volvo Cars unveiled an ambitious product road map at its annual dealer meeting on Wednesday as the Swedish automaker accelerates toward an all-electric future. At the conference in Miami, attended by about 800 Volvo retailers from across…

So, what is the recourse for clients expecting these cars? Technically the vehicles do not yet belong to the customers until delivery, they still belong to the automaker, so personal automotive insurance will not have kicked in. Commercial…

Unifor Local 444, which represents workers at the factory, said in its own statement at that time the change was to take place on April 17. Stellantis on Thursday said it “can confirm that the shift elimination timing has been extended…

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service has finalized a contract to replace its mail-truck fleet with almost all gasoline-powered models, drawing an angry response from Biden administration officials who unsuccessfully pushed the agency to…

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, on a day when his company reported $15.2 billion in 2021 profits, said absenteeism at U.S. factories outpaces the rest of the world. The UAW didn't appreciate his comments and defended its members on…

Eligible UAW Stellantis workers will get up to $14,670 in profit-sharing this year, the largest amount in 35 years. The union said it fought for an enhanced payout during the 2019 collective bargaining process. The formula increased to…

San Francisco: Car maker Audi of America has announced that it is teaming up with communication technology company Verizon to add 5G connectivity to its vehicle lineup, estimated to begin with select models for the…

Maruti Suzuki has officially launched the 2022 Baleno today in India at Rs 6.35 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the entry-level Sigma variant. The new Baleno is claimed to be a technologically advanced premium…

BERLIN -- Mercedes-Benz expects to have factories exclusively producing electric vehicles by the second half of the decade but will steer clear of building EV-only plants, instead keeping production lines flexible to match market demand.…

A new joint venture between Magna International Inc. and LAN Manufacturing Group LLC plans to open a seating plant at the former site of Sakthi Automotive Group in southwest Detroit and create 390 jobs. Magna, a Canadian automotive supply…

Driveshaft supplier Dana Inc. is aiming to open a $9 million electric vehicle tech center in Novi, MI where it plans to add up to 150 engineers and supporting positions. The Maumee, Ohio-based manufacturer plans to upfit and customize new…

The new Maruti Suzuki Baleno will go official in India this week on February 23, 2022. India's leading automaker by volume will be announcing the prices for the updated Baleno during a virtual launch event. The…

BERLIN -- Volkswagen Group is in advanced discussions with Porsche Automobil Holding SE, the group's largest shareholder, about a potential IPO of the sports car brand and the two have negotiated a framework agreement as the basis for…

Berlin: Electric vehicle company Tesla's automated lane changing system, known as Autopilot, is being probed by German regulators, newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Motor…

U.S. fans of the Ranger Raptor no longer have to feel jealous of the rest of the world. Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley said on Twitter Monday that the midsize performance pickup would come to the U.S. in 2023. Enthusiasts have been…

Q: Where the eStream begin? A: There really was no epiphany or bolt from the blue on this, but it was the result of our growing understanding that the automotive space was heading aggressively toward EVs, and that was going to dramatically…

The unusual effort is a measure of how hard-pressed CEO Carlos Tavares is to cut the sprawling automaker's payroll in major markets in Europe as he strives to make good on $5.7 billion of synergies pledged as part of the 2021 merger…

San Francisco, Feb 20: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company's supercharging station will accept cryptocurrency Dogecoin as payment. Santa Monica Supercharger will officially accept Dogecoin as payment,…

New Delhi, Feb 20: Bullish on the future of green mobility, the Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland plans to set up a new manufacturing facility in the country to roll out electric vehicles, according to a top…

Startup Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc.'s troubles are continuing after its independent registered public accounting firm resigned amid a controversy that sent the company's stock value plummeting this month. Chicago-based BDO LLP…

New Delhi/Beijing: German motor vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen is in talks with Huawei to acquire its autonomous driving unit for billions of dollars, the media reported. According to Germany's Manager Magazin,…

Visteon Corp. saw flat sales and stronger margins in the fourth quarter to cap an improved financial performance in 2021, but executives warned of a "peak headwind" on the horizon in the first quarter. The automotive cockpit electronics…

"For the Grenadier, hydrogen fuel cell is a better way to fuel an electric vehicle because of its lower weight and greater capability," Ineos Automotive CEO Dirk Heilmann told Automotive News Europe. The weight of batteries cuts into the…