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GM to provide EV components across industries

DETROIT — General Motors plans to provide electric components across industries to expand its electrification technology to a larger group of commercial customers, the automaker said Wednesday. The automaker will begin introducing electric…

Ford EV demand forces delays

Ford doesn't plan to build the Explorer and Aviator EVs alongside their gasoline-powered counterparts in Chicago because that plant is near capacity with no room for expansion. A new EV assembly plant that will be part of the massive Blue…

Automakers spending big on new factories

If auto factory investments were hobbled in 2020 by COVID-19-related fears and global business uncertainties, 2021 could be called the year when automakers made up for lost time. The auto industry came out of its pandemic doldrums,…

Toyota updates lost production toll in Japan

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. says lost production from the latest stoppages at Japanese plants will now total about 14,000 vehicles in December, up from 9,000 units it flagged on Friday. Output has been halted at some factories in Japan as…

BMW to assemble X5 in China

BERLIN -- BMW will build the X5 midsize luxury utility vehicle -- currently produced in the United States -- in China, a company spokesperson said on Monday. "To satisfy the strong worldwide demand for the BMW X5, we are expanding our…