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DETROIT— General Motors plans to invest more than $81 million to build the Celestiq, Cadillac's flagship electric vehicle, at the automaker's Global Technical Center. The Celestiq, expected to launch next year, will be the first vehicle…

Most self-driving systems use a combination of radars, cameras and lidar.  Lidar, or light detection and ranging, sends pulses of light from a laser, at millions per second, that bounce off objects and return to the sensor. Onboard…

Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar is betting boldly on its first pair of crossovers. The Volvo affiliate said Tuesday that it expects to receive enough production capacity to produce more than 160,000 of its upcoming Polestar 3 and…

Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. filed Tuesday a voluntary petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, disclosing that it has more than $50 million in liabilities to dozens of creditors. The EV delivery van startup's bankruptcy petition, filed in…

“It is increasingly critical to be able to build and maintain a relevant brand identity that resonates with our community and is reflective of the world in which we live,” Vigna said in a news release. “Carla has the experience, the…

VW's Saxony division, which operates the plant, said the supply of parts is now stable enough for the factory to return to three-shifts. This will help to clear an order backlog for EVs built at the plant, VW Saxony CEO Stefan Loth said in…

VW called the EU’s plan an "ambitious but achievable goal" and said the industry's shift to electromobility is "irreversible." “It is the only ecologically, technologically and economically sensible way to replace combustion engines as…

As Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. prepares to liquidate under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the company's rollercoaster ride is a sobering lesson for startups and investors in the EV space, according to industry observers. ELMS excited…

Bengaluru: While Elon Musk has announced not to bring Tesla cars to India unless his demands are met, the rich and the famous are not deterred from importing a Tesla vehicle to the country. A privately imported…

When Kendrick died in February 2021 at age 67, the gifts turned out to be more generous than his lawyer, Dawn Weier, realized."I was able to start doing discovery on Mr. Kendrick's assets," Weier told a Flint TV station last week. "That's…

Nearly half of the about 500 group leaders GM has hired over the past several months are part of underrepresented categories, which GM defines as women and Black, indigenous and people of color. The strategy is part of GM's mission to…

Ford Motor Co. is upping its investment in electric vehicle training and demo models for dealerships and dropped an idea to give EV buyers a seven-day return option after executives solicited extensive feedback from retailers. The…

BYD Co., the automaker backed by Warren Buffett, is readying to sell its own batteries to Tesla Inc., an executive at the Chinese company has told state media."We are good friends with Elon Musk and we are preparing to supply batteries to…

At the port for Ulsan, the industrial hub where much of the strike action has occurred, container traffic has been completely suspended since Tuesday. At Busan port, which accounts for 80 percent of the country's container activity,…

Environmental groups welcomed the vote. “The deadline means the last fossil fuel cars will be sold by 2035, giving us a fighting chance of averting runaway climate change," said Alex Keynes, clean vehicles manager at Transport &…

San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he believes that the upcoming Cybertruck will be the companys "best product ever". According to Teslarati, the Cybertruck was spotted at the Moss Landing Battery…

European Union lawmakers voted to uphold a ban on new combustion engine cars from 2035, holding off a challenge that would have put the bloc's climate goals at risk. Members of Parliament voted against an amendment that would have eased a…

BYD Co., the automaker backed by Warren Buffett, is readying to sell its own batteries to Tesla Inc., an executive at the Chinese company has told state media."We are good friends with Elon Musk and we are preparing to supply batteries to…

LANSING, Mich. — Canada-based electric vehicle charging company FLO said Tuesday it will open its first U.S. manufacturing plant in suburban Detroit late this year, spending $3 million and adding 57 workers in 2023 with plans to gradually…

Former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein, now in prison after being convicted of sex crimes, on Tuesday sued the U.S. business of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over a 2019 crash in which he flipped a Jeep Wrangler while trying to avoid…

Former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein, now in prison after being convicted of sex crimes, on Tuesday sued the U.S. business of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over a 2019 crash in which he flipped a Jeep Wrangler while trying to avoid…

LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Doug Campbell considers himself an unlikely leader for a battery startup on the cusp of big breakthroughs. A little more than a decade ago, his first exposure to batteries came when he inherited a team of engineers…

"We have found that in some of those vehicles, the function of the brake booster could be affected by advanced corrosion in the joint area of the housing," Mercedes said. This could result in an increase in the brake pedal force needed to…

The praise from UAW leaders stands in sharp contrast to their tone a little over a year ago, when the union lambasted Ford for moving planned production of two upcoming electric crossovers from Ohio Assembly to Mexico. Gerald Kariem, head…

Stellantis said its Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario will produce vehicles on the automaker's new STLA Large platform that will support electric vehicles. Retooling at the plant, which produces the Chrysler Pacifica, Voyager and the…

Stellantis confirmed the plant would stop operations between June 6-11 due to a chip shortage, a spokesman for the automaker told Reuters. UILM's Lomio said the new stoppage, affecting almost all of Melfi's more than 7,000 workers, adds to…

Tesla was not immediately available for comment. Tesla shares fell nearly 3 percent in U.S. pre-market trade on Friday and its Frankfurt-listed stock was down 3.6 percent after the Reuters report. High-profile message Musk has warned in…

Stellantis confirmed the plant would stop operations between June 6-11 due to a chip shortage, a spokesman for the automaker told Reuters. UILM's Lomio said the new stoppage, affecting almost all of Melfi's more than 7,000 workers, adds to…

With the launch, Geely becomes the second major automaker to have an allied space business. SpaceX, owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has more than 2,000 satellites in orbit for its Starlink network that offers commercial internet services.…

Kia India has officially launched the EV6 car in the country at Rs 59.95 lakh (ex-showroom). Kia's first all-electric model is based on Kia's Electric-Global Modular platform. Kia EV6 gets a digital Tiger nose…