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The Orion plant, which opened in 1983, has a workforce of 1,029 hourly and 152 salary employees. The Orion Township board's move comes as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. have been chasing…

TOKYO – After holding strong for months, Toyota Motor Corp. now expects to miss its global production target as the automaker capitulates to the double whammy of parts shortages and the pandemic. Toyota said it expects global production to…

BEIJING -- Volkswagen Group's China unit said its component factory in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin had resumed some shifts since Thursday last week. The component factory VW Automatic Transmission Tianjin had been closed since…

Frank Macher, a longtime automotive and plastics industry leader who presided over several Tier 1 suppliers, has died. He was 80. The former Continental Structural Plastics Inc. chairman and CEO retired in 2017, credited as one of two top…

TOKYO – After holding strong for months, Toyota Motor Corp. now expects to miss its global production target as the automaker capitulates to the double whammy of parts shortages and the pandemic. Toyota said it expects global production to…

Mumbai, January 18: Tata Motors said on Tuesday it will increase prices of passenger vehicles by an average 0.9 per cent effective from January 19, 2022 due to a steep rise in input costs. "Effective January 19,…

Depending on your perspective, it's also pretty discouraging that the outlook for the coming year is for very modest growth: to at best about 15.5 million from 15.1 million last year. With most plants back in operation, I have a hard time…

WASHINGTON — An escalating quarrel over how the U.S. is interpreting vehicle content rules under North America's trade pact could be resolved this year, erasing some uncertainty as automakers try to meet the deal's more stringent…

WASHINGTON — Large private companies, for now, will be able to set their own work force vaccination and testing requirements voluntarily, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week that blocked the Biden administration from…

"The plant, which will eventually employ more than 7,500 workers, represents a key next step as Rivian scales aggressively toward higher-capacity production for our future generation of products," the company said. But the tide quickly…

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) plans to build a battery joint venture (JV) with Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd in the United States, South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper said on Friday, citing an unnamed industry…

A coronavirus outbreak at an Ohio plastics and metal auto supplier, including what authorities said was a work-related COVID-19 death, is prompting fines and citations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA announced…

Bollinger Motors began accepting $1,000 deposits for its two EVs in fall 2019. Robert Bollinger told Automotive News that money — about $1 million — will be returned. The project is frozen with no date to resume work, he said. The B1 and…

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) plans to build a battery joint venture (JV) with Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd in the United States, South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper said on Friday, citing an unnamed industry…

TOKYO -- Subaru will attempt a record run at the Nürburgring with a new 1,000-hp four-motor electric race car that presages the all-wheel drive specialist's dive into zero emissions. The automaker unveiled the STI E-RA Concept on Friday at…

Toyota builds four models in Tianjin, which are all sedans -- the Corolla, Izola, Vios and Allion.  Great Wall Motor Co., the largest domestic Chinese light-truck maker, also has a major plant in Tianjin. China, which has stuck to what is…

Self-driving shuttle manufacturer Local Motors will shutter operations on Friday, according to multiple executives. Though no formal announcement was made, several employees with the company, which produced the Olli shuttle — accessible…

OTTAWA -- Canada intends to sign onto Mexico's complaint against the U.S. over its interpretation of rules of origin in the automotive industry, Trade Minister Mary Ng said on Thursday. Mexico asked last week for a dispute settlement panel…

BEIJING -- The Chinese port city of Tianjin began a new round of testing of 14 million residents on Wednesday to contain the Omicron variant, as analysts warned of the growing economic costs to China of curbs to extinguish clusters of…

Washington, January 13: Elon Musk, an American entrepreneur and the founder of Tesla, said that the electric vehicle company continues to face "a lot of challenges" with the Indian government regarding the setting…

A 19-year-old security researcher claims to have hacked remotely into more than 25 Tesla cars in 13 countries, saying in a series of tweets that he discovered a software flaw in the company's systems. David Colombo, a self-described…

Lucid Group Inc. plans to build an EV factory in Saudi Arabia by 2025 or 2026 and is negotiating details with ministries in the kingdom. “Now that we are successfully producing and selling cars in the U.S., our attention is turning to this…

Ford employees and mobility tenants are to begin occupying the Book Depository building this summer. A block away at the corner of Bagley and Wabash streets, a 1,250-space parking deck is set to be complete by the end of the second…

A 19-year-old security researcher claims to have hacked remotely into more than 25 Tesla cars in 13 countries, saying in a series of tweets that he discovered a software flaw in the company's systems. David Colombo, a self-described…

LONDON -- Aston Martin is seeking a replacement for CEO Tobias Moers because of the automaker's continuing financial woes, reports said. Moers, a former head of Mercedes-AMG performance division, has held the role for less than two years.…

BEIJING -- Volkswagen Group said it would likely double sales of its ID battery-electric vehicles in China this year and aims to do even better but the automaker could be hamstrung by a shortage of semiconductors. The ID series, which VW…

MILAN -- Ferrari unveiled a new management team to lead the automaker as it faces the challenges of embracing electrification and digitalization. The company said Ernesto Lasalandra will be its chief research and development officer.…

Toyota Motor Co. celebrated its 50 millionth Corolla sale in a uniquely Japanese fashion: with a series of manga comics about the 55-year-old sedan.The automaker created illustrations about the world's top-selling car over the decades.…

Audi of America showed that it had more Christmas spirit than the judges on "Wheel of Fortune" who said a contestant paused too long while correctly solving a puzzle.The automaker stepped in amid a social media backlash against the game…

The estimate to replace the battery on Tuomas Katainen's Tesla Model S was $22,600. Katainen did what anyone might dream of doing when facing such an outrageous bill: He blew the car up. Katainen, who lives in Finland, bought the 2013…