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The automotive industry has faced its share of challenges over the past year, beginning with the coronavirus pandemic that forced thousands of dealerships to briefly close their doors. Now they face a worldwide…

The lighter platform allows for a lower center of gravity and a better front-rear weight distribution. The new suspension also delivers better driving dynamics on-road and off. Up front, the Land Cruiser gets a high-mount double-wishbone…

MILAN -- Ferrari maintained stable profitability before the supercar maker installs an executive little known within the auto industry to raise the company's game in electrification and software. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes,…

"We've used automation in our manufacturing plants for a very long time, but we really haven't delved too deeply into automation on our warehousing side before," said Mike Schober, vice president of parts supply chain operations for Toyota…

New Delhi: The country's leading automobile show, the Auto Expo, which was scheduled to take place in February next year at Greater Noida, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 situation and apprehensions of a…

Building a car that can reach 250 mph in wind tunnel simulations is one thing. Hitting that number when the rubber meets the road is quite another.To prove the Speedtail's performance, McLaren turned to Indianapolis 500 winner and McLaren…

Pune: Automotive start-up EVTRIC Motors on Monday launched its first electric scooters in the slow-speed category -- EVTRIC AXIS and EVTRIC RIDE -- for Rs 64,994 and Rs 67,996, respectively. The company said that…

Many of those new employees have more than a decade of experience in vital fields such as cloud-based services, Kuffner noted, and nearly a quarter of the newcomers have doctoral degrees in mission-critical areas such as machine learning…

Die-hard fans of Saturn's plastic body panels and no-haggle pricing descended on Detroit last month to demand that General Motors revive the defunct brand, according to one local TV station. But the supposed protest was actually an…

Seoul: Kia, South Korea's second-biggest carmaker, on Monday launched an all-electric EV6 sedan in the domestic market ahead of its overseas launches later this year. The EV6 is Kia's first model embedded with…

What's happening?You're seeing problems right now with some of the tool production in China. There's a serious container issue at the moment, and so getting goods onto a ship and over from China has become a problem. The alternative is to…

Michael Robinet, executive director at auto industry analysis and forecasting firm IHS Markit, is tracking the new acceleration and what it will mean to automaking.Robinet believes that a fundamental change is taking place in the industry.…

New Delhi, August 1: Automobile companies registered an increase in their sales for July 2021 on a year-on-year basis, largely on the back of lower sales in July 2020 when the country was significantly hit by the…

To start, Ford located the entire Maverick team — from design and engineering to marketing and sales — in one large room in the basement of its Dearborn, Mich., Product Development Center. Design sketches, data and product development…

Porsche advertises that a five-minute charge at the fastest 350- kilowatt public chargers can add about 60 miles of range with a charging peak of 270 kW. Hyundai makes a similar claim with more than 60 miles of added range in the same five…

Jeep Gladiator production at Stellantis' Toledo, Ohio, assembly plant will be idled next week, making the midsize pickup the latest casualty in the global microchip shortage. The third-best selling midsize pickup in the U.S. this year is…

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen Group's top three brands have pointed to an ongoing shortage of automotive chips that could intensify in the coming months, highlighting the industry's difficulty in tackling the issue. "Although there are signs…

Longtime auto supply executive Richard Dauch will be the next CEO of electric vehicle company Workhorse Group. Dauch, who starts in his new job Monday, replaces Duane Hughes, who was in the role 2 1/2 years, according to a news release.…

A critical product line is coming to life at Volkswagen's plant in Zwickau, Germany, and the last thing the company wants there is a manufacturing process that holds back speed.The product: the ID4, Volkswagen's first all-electric…

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday posted second-quarter net income of $561 million, crediting strong demand for helping it stay in the black despite the ongoing global semiconductor shortage and improving its forecast for the rest of…

Dingell added: "Robust funding for domestic semiconductor manufacturing is critical to ensure we stay at the forefront of innovation and technology — especially in the auto industry — and aren't relying on international competitors for…

The DBX, which went in production just over a year ago, accounted for more than half of the sales. Aston Martin racked up losses and debt after going public in 2018 and has spent the last year restructuring after a rescue by Canadian…

Mumbai, July 28: Automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) will adopt a 58 MW captive solar plant that is expected to generate about 100 million units of power annually beginning 2022. Accordingly, the…

The VW Group will invest around 800 million euros ($950 million) in a new R&D facility in Wolfsburg, where the core of the SSP platform and its modules will be designed, Diess said during the presentation. Duesmann said Audi's Artemis…

New Delhi, Jul 27: Auto component maker ANAND Group on Tuesday said it has joined hands with South Korea's Mando Corporation to cater to the growing electric vehicles segment in the country. Both the companies have…

New Delhi, Jul 26: Bajaj Auto Ltd on Monday said it has reached an agreement its Austrian partner Pierer Industrie AG for simplifying their shareholding pattern in premium bike maker KTM through a two-step transfer…

San Francisco: After a weeklong hold, Tesla has restarted Model S deliveries, but the automaker never explained the reason behind the hold to customers buying the new electric vehicle. Last week, many Tesla Model S…

TO THE EDITOR: Thank you for "Edsel Ford II's new role: Board retiree" (July 12). The continuous history of the automobile industry is the story of the 20th century and the changes in the 21st century as it adapts to new challenges. No…

Snakes and lizards are complicating construction of a Tesla assembly plant in Germany that already is reportedly at least six months behind schedule.Two environmental groups have asked a court to make Tesla relocate a population of…

Employers have both the responsibility and the right to ensure their workplaces are as safe as possible. In this era, that means requiring that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear a protective mask at all times on the job if…