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Porsche, Red Bull, end Formula One talks

BERLIN -- Porsche said it and Red Bull were terminating talks about the possibility of Porsche's entry into Formula One. "The two companies have now jointly come to the conclusion that these talks will no longer be continued," Porsche said…

BMW touts tech leap with Tesla-style battery cells

BERLIN -- BMW will power its new class of electric vehicles with cylindrical battery cells made in six factories by partners including China's CATL and EVE Energy, as the automaker looks to speed up charging and extend driving range. Two…

Honda to cut output by up to 40% at Japan plants

TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. will reduce production by up to 40 percent at two Japanese plants for the rest of the month due to ongoing supply chain and logistical problems. The reduction could be seen as a warning that automakers may not be…

GM targets China’s urban rich with luxury imports

GM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla and Apple in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM's existing models in the country. "That…

EPA fines suppliers for diesel defeat devices

Two Detroit area companies have been ordered to pay $10 million for manufacturing, selling and installing aftermarket devices that bypass car emissions controls. Diesel Ops LLC and Orion Diesel LLC were caught through a national crackdown…

EV skateboard chassis history

"The architecture doesn't interfere with the top hat of the vehicle," said Mike Simcoe, global vice president of design at GM. "Structurally, the skateboard effectively stops at the floorpan. And so everything above that is free. In a…

BYD, Thailand’s WHA plan EV plant in Thailand

SHANGHAI -- WHA Group, the Thai industrial estate developer, said on Tuesday that it and China's BYD Co. are set to announce plans for an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Thailand. The two companies will hold a joint news…

How the EV skateboard chassis was born

"First and foremost I see this as a General Motors accomplishment. It happened at the time because we had a president and CEO who really wanted us to make a statement around the 100th anniversary of the automobile, and it was around the…

History of the EV skateboard chassis

"The architecture doesn't interfere with the top hat of the vehicle," said Mike Simcoe, global vice president of design at GM. "Structurally, the skateboard effectively stops at the floorpan. And so everything above that is free. In a…

Toyota expands N.C. battery plant plans

Toyota Motor North America's first battery factory in the United States is already growing, even as construction work on the rural site in North Carolina is in its earliest phases.The Japanese automaker announced last week it would nearly…

3D scanners transforming auto industry

In June, BMW Group said it plans to use 3D laser scanning technology to complete digital scans of its assembly plants by early 2023. Scanning will help create more efficient floorplans for the automaker's production facilities of the…