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Hyundai brand sales slipped 4.5 percent in the U.S. during the first quarter, a narrower slide than the overall market decline. Consumer demand for Hyundai's electrified models, including hybrids, plug-in hybrids, full cells and EVs, has…

NEW YORK — Hyundai plans to build the hybrid version of its Santa Fe midsize crossover and the Genesis Electrified GV70 compact crossover at its plant in Montgomery, Ala., Hyundai Motor North America CEO Jose Muñoz said. The manufacturing…

European electric vehicle charger maker Wallbox on Monday began construction of its U.S. plant, in Arlington, Texas. The 130,000-square-foot factory will begin production in early fall and manufacture more than 250,000 units in 2022, the…

Robert Bosch suspended production at two of its factories in China and is operating two others on a so-called "closed loop system" as COVID-19 lockdowns batter manufacturers. A thermotechnology plant in Shanghai, which makes home hot water…

SHANGHAI — Contemporary Amperex Technology has implemented a so-called "closed-loop management" system at its main factory to keep production going as the country battles an Omicron wave of the coronavirus. The southern Chinese city of…

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. is acquiring Tekfor Group in a deal valued at more than $135 million as the U.S. automotive supplier expands its electrification portfolio. American Axle's purchase of the Hausach,…

Automakers are driving toward eliminating emissions in their vehicle fleets, production plants and supplier networks. Mercedes-Benz said Monday it will more than halve its carbon footprint per passenger car by the next decade compared with…

Automakers are dealing with the double challenge of the microchip shortage and disruption of wire cable harnesses manufactured in Ukraine caused by Russia's invasion of the country. Antlitz said individual VW Group plants are continually…

Jaguar Land Rover has hired Thomas Mueller, a former Volkswagen Group executive and autonomous driving specialist, to lead the automaker’s product engineering. Mueller replaces Nick Rogers, who left JLR at the end of the year after 37…

New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday said it has commenced bookings for the all-new version of its multi purpose vehicle, XL6, from the Nexa retail channel. The model comes with next generation K-Series…

Mazda's new plug-in hybrid system will be deployed in the U.S., Europe and Japan. It mates a 2.5-liter, four-cylinder Skyactiv-G gasoline engine to a 17.8-kilowatt-hour lithium ion battery and a 129-kilowatt electric motor. Total system…

During Mazda's now defunct alliance with Ford Motor Co., Aihara worked in human relations at their jointly operated AutoAlliance International plant in Flat Rock, which Mazda exited in 2012. Negotiations with the UAW there, Aihara recalls,…

Hester has been president of LM Manufacturing since 2019 and spent the past two decades in the C-suite of procurement and logistics provider Global Automotive Alliance. He will have a 51 percent ownership stake in LAN Manufacturing and…

SHANGHAI — Nio Inc. said on Saturday it suspended production after China's measures to contain the recent surge of COVID-19 cases disrupted operations at key suppliers. "Since March, due to reasons to do with the epidemic, the company's…

Right now, Nissan is taking only its first steps toward that goal, with a feasibility study laboratory where it is experimenting with the batteries in handmade, limited-run batches. But if all goes to plan, the small-scale, secretive…

GM and Honda each have made ambitious commitments toward electrification already, and tackling mass-market EVs together could lead to higher volumes and more advanced battery development, analysts say. Honda aims to be carbon neutral…

New Delhi: Suzuki Motorcycle India on Thursday said it has launched a 250cc sports adventure tourer V-Strom SX in the India market priced at Rs 2.11 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The introduction marks the company's…

Right now, Nissan is taking only its first steps toward that goal, with a feasibility study laboratory where it is experimenting with the batteries in handmade, limited-run batches. But if all goes to plan, the small-scale, secretive…

EV maker VinFast has filed confidentially for an initial public offering in the U.S. as the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker starts building a factory in North Carolina. The unit of conglomerate Vingroup JSC has lodged its registration…

The CX-60 entered production at Mazda's Hofu Plant No. 2 in western Japan last month. Deliveries to Europe will begin this summer, and to Japan in the fall. The crossover will sport a range of powerplants, starting with a plug-in hybrid…

Toyota Motor Corp. revised its annual sales forecast for the industry downward by about 6 percent as supply constraints are expected to limit the industry's ability to meet high consumer demand. Bob Carter, head of sales for Toyota Motor…

Antlitz said VW would reduce its range of gasoline and diesel cars, consisting of at least 100 models spread across several brands, in Europe over the next eight years. The paper said VW’s new strategy was a sign of profound changes in the…

Tata Motors has officially unveiled the Curvv electric SUV Concept in the Indian market. The Concept CURVV is Tata Motors’ rendition of the modern SUV typology. Tata Curvv Electric SUV Concept in its…

California EV startup Rivian Automotive reported first-quarter production of 2,553 vehicles from its Normal, Ill., manufacturing plant and 1,227 deliveries during the same period as it continues to struggle with supply-chain issues felt…

DETROIT — Assembly plants will become more flexible and agile thanks to the rise of big data, the shift to electric vehicles and increased visibility into the supply chain, a Toyota Motor Corp. manufacturing executive said Tuesday. Brian…

Along with the expanded product mandate in Oshawa, Monday’s announcement locks in funding for an $800 million retool of GM’s CAMI Assembly Plant. The nearly complete overhaul of the Ingersoll, Ont., plant, which has built the Chevrolet…

As if it isn't hard enough keeping an assembly plant going these days, what with the chip shortage and other disruptions. But it's pretty rare that an assembly plant has to shut down because a jungle cat is loose on the factory floor. Yet…

VinFast announced at CES that pricing for the VF 8 would start at $41,000, excluding the battery, which must be leased. Pricing for the VF 9 will start at $56,000, also excluding the battery. The automaker plans to rent batteries to…

There's a giant whiteboard on the wall in a Michigan office building where the problems of the world are listed and tracked in minute detail.The colorful papers hanging there — tracking earthquakes and tsunamis, fires and floods,…

Nissan dealers, for instance, must invest between $30,000 and $70,000 in EV chargers, diagnostic equipment, vehicle lifts and training, one retailer said.Ford dealers who sell the electric Mustang Mach-E invested $35,000 to become…