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But DuPont had to do more than simply create the substance. It also had to design the process for dispensing it onto battery packs as they move along an assembly line. DuPont worked with equipment suppliers to engineer the application…

Elon Musk hopes games and food trucks will help Tesla Inc. ingratiate itself with residents who live near the electric car factory it's building in Germany.The CEO said on Twitter that he would be present at a "county fair" Oct. 9 that…

BEIJING -- Tesla Inc.'s Shanghai factory is expected to produce 300,000 cars in the first nine months of the year, capped by a delivery rush in the end of the July-September quarter, despite a global semiconductor shortage, two sources…

General Motors is ramping up pressure on white-collar employees to comply with a corporate mandate to report their vaccination status confidentially. The company sent out a memo on Wednesday warning that continued failure to do so could…

Faisal Malik is an American business professional based out of New York City and is the founder of Status Auto Group. The company specializes in locating ultra exotic vehicles that traditional orthodox car…

Elon Musk and girlfriend Grimes have broken up after three years of being together on Friday (September 24). As per Page Six, Musk said, "We are semi-separated but still love each other, see each other frequently…

The Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology, or Hybrit — developed by steelmaker SSAB, iron ore producer LKAB and energy company Vattenfall — replaces coking coal with hydrogen.Traditionally, oxygen is extracted from iron ore using…

A former factory worker at Tesla Inc. who alleges racism was rampant on the assembly line already has achieved a rare feat: forcing the electric-car maker to fight him in open court. But when Owen Diaz takes his case to a jury trial…

LONDON -- Ford is close to choosing one of its two transmission plants in Europe to produce electric drivetrains, sources close to the automaker say. The two plants in contention are Ford's two former joint venture facilities with Getrag,…

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco transport authorities on Thursday raised concerns about the safety record of Tesla's advanced driver assistance system, as the electric car maker prepared a wide release of a test version of the software that…

Electric vehicle producer Rivian plans to hire 100 workers and invest $4.6 million into a new customer service center near Detroit in Plymouth, Mich., following the launch of its first electric pickup. The 12-year-old startup, backed by…

Fairfax Assembly will be running XT4 production, but the plant's Chevy Malibu production will be down through Oct. 29. It has been down since Feb. 8. GM is retooling Factory Zero in Detroit and Oshawa Assembly in Ontario. Both plants are…

China’s securities regulator ordered Huachen Group, parent of BMW Group’s partner Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, to pay a 53.6 million yuan ($8.3 million) fine for severe misconduct while disclosing financial information.  Details…

Chinese retail sales of new passenger vehicles -- sedans, crossovers, SUVs and multipurpose vehicles -- are expected to contract for the fourth straight month, slipping 17 percent to 1.58 million in September, the China Passenger Car…

Li Auto, citing supply-chain woes, revised down its target for third-quarter deliveries to around 24,500 vehicles from a previous estimate of between 25,000 and 26,000. The automaker's millimeter-wave radar supplier has seen its chip…

A California mayor said Tesla Inc. broke ground in his city on what it calls a new “Megafactory,” praising the planned facility in a Facebook post that was deleted and is now visible again. “We are proud to be the home of the Megafactory,…

BEIJING -- General Motors said on Thursday it will invest $300 million in Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta to develop self-driving technologies for future models in China, its first such tie-up in the world's biggest car market.…

BERLIN -- Volkswagen will reduce production next week at its main plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, as the global shortage of microchips and electronic components continues to hit the automaker. One assembly line, which builds the VW Golf, will…

Volkswagen, the German carmaker has officially launched the new Taigun SUV in the Indian market starting at Rs 10.49 lakh (introductory ex-showroom, India). The Taigun SUV was first showcased at the Auto Expo 2020…

Consulting firm AlixPartners said Thursday the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage will cost the global automotive industry $210 billion this year, a greater revenue loss than previously thought.That figure is up considerably from the…

Stellantis brands Jeep, Fiat and Ram will release special edition vehicles as part of a multiyear partnership with Red, a brand licensing company that raises money to fight global health emergencies. The vehicles will get a global…

WASHINGTON — General Motors has hired former NHTSA chief David Strickland as vice president of global regulatory affairs, effective Oct. 1.Strickland, 52, will lead a team responsible for working with regulatory agencies at the local,…

Stellantis now says it will resume production of minivans at its factory in Windsor, Ontario, on Sept. 27, just days after saying it would idle production there. Instead, the automaker will halt sedan and muscle car output in Brampton,…

Hydrogen is viewed as a sure bet by the world's biggest truckmakers, such as Daimler unit Daimler Truck, Volvo Trucks and Hyundai, because batteries are too heavy for long-distance commercial vehicles. Yet fuel cell technology - where…

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is investing $50 million in Redwood Materials, a battery-recycling company created by Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel, and plans to partner with the startup to eliminate waste and eventually reuse components from…

DETROIT -- Most of the show at the new Motor Bella event in suburban Detroit took place off the stage for its debut Tuesday. The event at M1 Concourse drew hundreds of industry representatives and media members in Pontiac, Mich., as it…

Audi India has officially launched e-tron GT range in the country. The Audi e-tron GT comes in two variants - e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT. The e-tron GT is the third electric vehicle launched in India by Audi.…

That said, the weather wan't quite ideal Tuesday. Some wind gusts and rain showed the risks and challenges of hosting a mostly outdoor show. The Detroit Auto Dealers Association, which hosts Motor Bella and the NAIAS, has said it intends…

General Motors' upcoming generation of electric vehicles, powered by a new Ultium Drive three-motor system, will be designed in-house and will include integrated power electronics to reduce costs and manufacturing complexity while reducing…

Visitors to Byton Ltd.’s website are greeted with color-saturated images of shiny electric cars gliding along manicured streets. Those paying a visit to the automaker’s factory in Nanjing, eastern China, may be less impressed. The plant is…