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VW's Chattanooga Assembly complex will by mid-2022 begin producing localized versions of the ID4 electric compact crossover.

Rivian produced its first customer vehicles last week at the former Mitsubishi plant in Normal, Ill. CEO RJ Scaringe tweeted photos of a blue R1T pickup coming off the assembly line after receiving regulatory approval from the EPA, NHTSA…

General Motors last week committed $50 million toward expanding access to education and employment opportunities for Detroiters and strengthening the city's neighborhoods."As the home of our headquarters for more than a century, Detroit…

Keogh was speaking here as VW introduced all-wheel-drive versions of the ID4, which will go on sale this year. The 295-hp, two-motor awd versions have a 2,700-pound towing capacity and a $3,680 premium over the standard rear-wheel-drive…

Ford Motor Co.: Ford Express Buy (Ford brand)The one-stop system allows a customer to purchase a vehicle completely online in partnership with Ford Credit, although they can take the process offline into a physical dealership at any point.…

Japanese automakers, Toyoda said, will have little choice but to send production of such vehicles to the overseas markets where they are currently exported or end it entirely."This means that production of more than 8 million units would…

Data forecasting firm IHS Markit said global light-vehicle production could be cut by 6.2 percent — about 5 million vehicles — in 2021. That is the largest single adjustment to its outlook in the last nine months, the firm said Thursday.…

LOS ANGELES — Hyundai Motor North America has promoted longtime legal counsel Jason Erb to the position of chief legal officer and vice president.Effective Monday, Erb will oversee all matters across the region, including dealer franchise…

NEW DELHI -- When Ford Motor Co. built its first factory in India in the mid-1990s, U.S. carmakers believed they were buying into a boom -- the next China. The economy had been liberalized in 1991, the government was welcoming investors,…

The automaker on Thursday hosted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell on a tour of its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, which has begun building preproduction Lightnings. The company broke ground on the site last year,…

After initially enjoying a red-carpet welcome in China -- including being the only foreign automaker allowed to wholly own its local operations and receiving support for its factory near Shanghai -- Tesla has endured a series of setbacks…

About 4,500 people, the majority of them Unifor members, build the Chrysler Pacifica, Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, Chrysler Grand Caravan in Canada and Chrysler Voyager for the U.S. market. Stellantis resumed regular output at the factory on…

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that it will spend an additional $250 million and add 450 new jobs in southeast Michigan to double production of its upcoming F-150 Lightning EV pickup. Ford said the investment and jobs will be…

DETROIT — General Motors said it is extending downtime at several crossover assembly plants in North America as the global microchip shortage drags on, but production at plants that make its lucrative full-size pickups and SUVs will…

The head of Volkswagen AG’s Americas business doesn’t see U.S. auto production returning to normal levels until the second half of 2022 following COVID-19 outbreaks in Malaysia that brought a fresh round of supply chain headaches. “Normal…

Ford Motor Co. dealers in India face potential legal action from customers after the U.S. auto giant decided to shut its factories in the country. Dealers will likely face “legal complications” given that Indian consumer law makes them…

New Delhi: Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal on Thursday said Ola Electric sold scooters worth over Rs 600 crore on the first day of the sale of its model S1. The executive noted that the company will shut the…

General Motors urged some owners of Chevrolet Bolt electric cars to park and store the vehicles at least 50 feet away from other cars to reduce the risk that a spontaneous fire could spread. The Detroit automaker has recalled all of the…

TVS Motor Company has officially launched the new Raider 125cc bike in India. The bike comes in disc and drum brakes variants. TVS Raider 125 with drum brakes is priced at Rs 77,500 whereas the other variant with…

Union Cabinet has cleared Rs 26,000 crore auto PLI scheme for electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The scheme will be effective from FY23 for five years. #Cabinet approves the PLI Scheme for…

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. and its partner Argo AI will soon launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service with retail giant Walmart in three U.S. cities, the companies said Wednesday. The service, which will begin later this year in Miami,…

New Delhi: MG Motor India on Wednesday marked its entry into the highly competitive mid-sized SUV segment in the country, with the unveiling of its all-new model -- MG Astor. The model, which comes with a personal…

Taking steps forward towards the vision of an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, Government led by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the PLI Scheme for Automobile Industry and Drone Industry with a…

MUNICH -- Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius wants the Mercedes-Benz brand to leverage its position at the intersection of luxury and technology to establish a strong foothold in the electric vehicle sector in the U.S. That is why Mercedes decided…

New Delhi: Force Motors on Wednesday unveiled the all-new version of its sports utility vehicle Gurkha with deliveries expected to begin from October 15. The Gurkha 2021 is built on a ground-up modular architecture…

CHENNAI, India -- Factory workers at Ford Motor Co.'s southern Indian plant near Chennai city have sought the state government's help to safeguard jobs that will be lost once the carmaker stops production, workers and union leaders said.…

Redwood Materials Inc., the battery recycling company created by Tesla Inc. co-founder J.B. Straubel, has been keeping a big secret: It isn’t really a recycling company. Sure, Redwood has risen quickly to become the biggest lithium-ion…

LOS ANGELES — Mazda is freshening the CX-5 for the 2022 model with an updated exterior design and new interior features, while adding standard all-wheel drive to its entire crossover lineup for the coming model year. Although the…

Stellantis is poised to roll out a new strategy for China, with the first major step being to take control of its struggling Jeep joint venture from a domestic partner, according to people familiar with the matter. The automaker formed…

Ford said Amend's team will "help translate customer needs into software solutions that engage and create value for them, Ford and other stakeholders." He'll oversee a number of business functions and will work closely with Hau Thai-Tang,…