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Whoops.Lordstown Motors says its failure to make a $570,000 tax payment on the assembly plant it bought from General Motors in northeastern Ohio was "an unfortunate administrative error."Missing the March 5 payment means the startup now…

One Michigan dealer has created an emergency fund for its salespeople to draw from after that happens — likely sometime this month. "We know for sure there's going to be three months of heartache and hand-wringing," said Mark O'Brien,…

Here are edited highlights from the latest episodes of "Daily Drive," Automotive News' weekday podcast, hosted by Jason Stein and Steve Schmith. "There will be a shakeout, and there's going to be profound implications — with winners and…

It's rare to find an 8-year-old car that's had only one owner and racked up less than 2,500 miles on the odometer. In the case of a 2013 Bentley Mulsanne listed recently by Bramley Motor Cars in England, that one owner happened to be Queen…

The global semiconductor shortage roiling a wide range of industries likely won’t be resolved for a few more years, according to Intel Corp.’s new CEO Pat Gelsinger. The company is reworking some of its factories to increase production and…

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen expects semiconductor supplies to the car sector to remain tight in coming months, the head of the autormaker's namesake brand was quoted as saying on Saturday. "I think the situation will remain tense," Ralf…

WASHINGTON -- The UAW said Friday it wants tax incentives for electric vehicles revised to require U.S. assembly for those vehicles to qualify. The current $7,500 tax incentive does not require EVs to be made in the United States. "The UAW…

HAMBURG, Germany -- Volkswagen Group plans to design and develop its own high-powered chips for autonomous vehicles, along with the required software, CEO Herbert Diess told a German newspaper. "To achieve optimal performance in light of…

MEXICO CITY -- Ford Motor Co.'s plant in the northern Mexican city of Hermosillo, which makes the hot-selling Bronco Sport crossover, will pause production from May 3 to May 17 due to microchip supply shortages, Ford confirmed on Thursday.…

Nissan will trim North American production in May because of the semiconductor shortage, the automaker said Thursday. Frontier and Titan pickup production in Canton, Miss., will be cut for four days, and Altima sedan assembly will be…

General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion to retool its Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, plant for electric vehicle production, making Ramos GM's fifth EV facility in North America, GM Mexico said Thursday. GM plans to begin building EVs at…

Hyundai will continue squeezing capacity out of its critical North American vehicle assembly plant as it presses for 1 million U.S. sales by 2025.But Hyundai Motor North America CEO Jose Muñoz acknowledges that it has been a tough year for…

NEW DELHI -- Ford Motor Co. expects to firm up capital allocation plans for India in the second half of 2021, a senior executive said in an email to staff, as the automaker overhauls its strategy in a loss-making market. The automaker has…

BEIJING -- Nio Inc. started construction on a giant industrial park with China's eastern city of Hefei, the electric-vehicle maker said on Thursday. The 16,950-acre site in Anhui province -- dubbed NeoPark -- will serve as a hub for…

Harley-Davidson India is now accepting bookings for its first adventure motorcycle in the country. The Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 comes in two variants - Standard and Special. The American two-wheeler brand…

In a wake of rising COVID-19 cases in the country, Hyundai India has reportedly postponed the launch of its Alcazar SUV. Essentially a three-row version of the Creta, it was expected to go on sale later this month.…

MEXICO CITY -- Ford Motor Co.'s plant in the northern Mexican city of Hermosillo, which makes the hot-selling Bronco Sport crossover, will pause production from May 3 to May 17 due to supply shortages, three people familiar with the matter…

MEXICO CITY -- Ford Motor Co.'s plant in the northern Mexican city of Hermosillo, which makes the hot-selling Bronco Sport crossover, will pause production from May 3 to May 17 due to supply shortages, three people familiar with the matter…

The fiery crash of a Tesla sedan that killed two people in Texas earlier this month involved a front-end collision that caused extensive damage and may have ignited the car’s powerful battery cells, according to a local fire authority’s…

Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $803 million into its assembly plant in Princeton, Ind., and add 1,400 jobs there to build a new pair of three-row utility vehicles for Toyota and Lexus that will "join a diverse, electrified product…

The stock rally for America’s traditional automakers may face a reality check with companies starting to report results amid an industrywide semiconductor shortage and an uncertain outlook heading out of the pandemic. Ford Motor Co. and…

LONDON -- Lotus Cars will only produce electric cars by the “late 2020s,” CEO Matt Windle said. The UK sports-car maker, owned by China’s Geely, is the latest automaker to commit to an all-electric future as the industry shifts from…

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it's investing $185 million in a research lab for electric vehicle battery development as it moves closer to manufacturing its own cells. Called Ford Ion Park, the 200,000-square-foot facility in…

Lyft has logged more than 100,000 paid autonomous trips on its platform, mostly in Las Vegas through its partnership with Motional, a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv. The company said the deal with Woven Planet is non-exclusive and…

New Delhi, Apr 27: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Tuesday reported 6.14 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,241.1 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2021. The…

Kia India officially announced the relaunch of its brand today in India through a virtual event. Signalling a bold transition, the company name has been changed to Kia India from Kia Motors India. As a part of its…

San Francisco: Toyota is acquiring the autonomous car division of ride-hailing platform and Uber rival Lyft for $550 million, as the self-driving car industry begins to grow. Woven Planet Holdings, a subsidiary of…

Kia Motors India is all set to launch the 2021 Kia Seltos Gravity Edition SUV today in the country. 2021 Kia Seltos Gravity Edition will come with several changes in the exterior design. The upcoming SUV will carry…

Suzuki Motorcycles India on Monday officially launched the much-awaited 2021 Hayabusa in the country. Priced at Rs 16.40 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), the iconic motorcycle was revealed in the global markets in…

Renault India on Monday officially announced prices of the 2021 Triber for the Indian market. The updated Triber MPV is priced in the country from Rs 5.30 lakh (ex-showroom). It now comes in dual-tone colours and…