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BERLIN — German automakers and suppliers said they are preparing for the possibility that Russia will cut off their gas supplies as a result of the Ukraine conflict.Gazprom, the large Russian state energy company, fired a warning shot last…

Honda Cars India will officially announce prices of the City e:HEV in the country on May 4, 2022. It will be the first hybrid model in the compact sedan segment. The automaker is already accepting pre-bookings for…

Tata Motors-owned Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEML) today officially revealed the Avinya EV concept. As per the homegrown automaker, the EV derives its name from the Sanskrit language which stands for…

Toyota will increase the prices of select models in the Indian market from May 1, 2022. According to a statement released by the Japanese carmaker, its Glanza premium hatchback and Urban Cruiser Sub-Compact SUV will…

A short-lived surge in Lucid Group Inc.'s share price last year allowed CEO Peter Rawlinson to collect more than $260 million in performance-based awards.Shares of the electric automaker, founded in 2007, have since plunged by two-thirds…

SHANGHAI — Companies reopening factories in locked-down Shanghai are booking hotel rooms to house workers and turning vacant workshops into on-site isolation facilities as authorities urge them to resume work while complying with tough…

PARIS -- Mercedes-Benz will use embedded Faurecia's Aptoide technology to power navigation and other vehicle infotainment functions in a crucial win for the app provider against Google and other technology firms to control car dashboards.…

Elon Musk sold about $4 billion worth of Tesla Inc. stock days after reaching a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter Inc. The Tesla chief executive officer offloaded 4.4 million shares April 26 and April 27, according to regulatory filings.…

Cities across China are rolling out swift measures from mass-testing drives to lockdowns for just a mere handful of COVID-19 cases, aiming to keep flareups at bay and avoid the economic and social hardship endured by Shanghai.   The…

EV consumer interest might not translate into as many sales as automakers and regulators would hope. Supply chain snags are likely to prevent the industry from meeting growing demand.

The automaker plans to invest at least $7.1 billion over the next five years in North America and add 25 new electric vehicles there by 2030, with the aim of 50 percent of sales to be electric by then. The Chattanooga plant, its only U.S.…

Porsche is introducing a limited-production version of the "ducktail" 911. The sports car maker will build 1,250 of the 911 Sport Classic, which pays homage to the 1970s-era 911 Carrera RS 2.7 The 911 Sport Classic, based on the wide-body…

DETROIT -- Ford CEO Jim Farley on Tuesday said the vehicle that the automaker intends to build at its upcoming Blue Oval City campus in Tennessee will be an additional electric pickup and not a next-generation F-150 Lightning. Speaking to…

Electric-vehicle maker Fisker Inc. hopes Canadian supply giant and contract assembler Magna International Inc. can boost production at its plant in Austria to 150,000 vehicles from 2024 as reservations for the automaker’s first vehicle…

Stroll says with its new vehicles the company is targeting a gross profit margin per vehicle of at least 40 percent and in some cases 50 percent. Analysts put Ferrari's figure at more than 55 percent. By 2025, Aston Martin aims to sell…

MEXICO CITY - The new independent labor union at General Motors' largest Mexican plant is seeking a 19.2 percent wage increase, citing surging inflation, and the U.S. carmaker has countered with an offer of 3.5 percent, the head of the…

Toyota in July faced a chorus of criticism from consumers and interest groups over its political donations to members of Congress who voted against Biden's certification. In a statement on July 8, Toyota said: "We understand that the PAC…

Now with 3.3 million square feet, the plant employs 5,000 people and boasts production capacity of 150,000 vehicles a year. That ouput is divided among the R1T, R1S SUV and two sizes of EDV commercial vans for retailer Amazon. But…

SHANGHAI -- Volkswagen Group's Shanghai factory has started gradually resuming production, the automaker said. The company’s factories in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun, which it runs in a joint venture with China's FAW Group,…

Seoul: Kia, South Korea's second-largest carmaker, said on Monday that its first-quarter net profit fell 0.2 per cent from a year earlier due to one-off costs amid global chip shortages. Net profit for the three…

At the time of the reboot, Japan’s Nikkei business daily said Nissan targeted global volume of 300,000 units a year. But sales never blossomed in line with optimistic forecasts. Nissan could not immediately provide recent annual sales…

Lexus is moving its global brand headquarters to the Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama here in 2024 to better design cars for the swing to EVs.The center plays a critical role in Lexus' vision pronounced late last year to transform itself…

Zipse highlighted the i7's spaciousness — one of the "mandatory needs" for luxury segment customers. The seventh-generation 7 Series has grown in length, width and height. The wheelbase is longer, creating roomier rear seating. "It's about…

Tesla's Model S performance sedan has returned to the top tier of new electric vehicle registrations in the U.S. at No. 3 for the first two months of the year, displacing the Ford Mustang Mach-E that held the spot for 2021. The Model S and…

This month, Honda announced it would team up with GM to sell millions of co-developed "affordable" EVs. And last month, Honda said it will partner with Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. to market co-developed EVs from 2025.The 2…

Shares in Ferrari tumbled the most in more than two weeks after the sports car maker confirmed it will recall thousands of supercars due to problems with their braking system. “Vehicles involved in this recall campaign are equipped with a…

The X3's U.S factory, BMW's largest auto assembly plant globally, is the 7-million-square-foot plant in Greer, S.C., near Spartanburg. It also builds the X4, X5, X6 and X7 utility vehicles, and is a global production hub for crossovers.But…

BOS Automotive Products Inc. is planning to invest $1.1 million and create 50 jobs to expand production at its plant in Rochester Hills, Michigan, about 30 miles North of Detroit. The expansion will support a contract with Rivian…

SHANGHAI -- Ferrari will recall 2,222 cars in China due to a potential fault in its braking systems, China's market regulator said. Starting from May 30, the automaker will recall some cars imported between March 2010 and March 2019…

PARIS -- Renault said that "all options are on the table" for separating its electric-vehicle business, including a possible public listing in the second half of 2023. Thierry Pieton, Renault's finance chief, said that any plans were…