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Along with the expanded product mandate in Oshawa, Monday’s announcement locks in funding for an $800 million retool of GM’s CAMI Assembly Plant. The nearly complete overhaul of the Ingersoll, Ont., plant, which has built the Chevrolet…

As if it isn't hard enough keeping an assembly plant going these days, what with the chip shortage and other disruptions. But it's pretty rare that an assembly plant has to shut down because a jungle cat is loose on the factory floor. Yet…

VinFast announced at CES that pricing for the VF 8 would start at $41,000, excluding the battery, which must be leased. Pricing for the VF 9 will start at $56,000, also excluding the battery. The automaker plans to rent batteries to…

There's a giant whiteboard on the wall in a Michigan office building where the problems of the world are listed and tracked in minute detail.The colorful papers hanging there — tracking earthquakes and tsunamis, fires and floods,…

Nissan dealers, for instance, must invest between $30,000 and $70,000 in EV chargers, diagnostic equipment, vehicle lifts and training, one retailer said.Ford dealers who sell the electric Mustang Mach-E invested $35,000 to become…

Some Ukrainian suppliers have managed to continue operating during the war, but Russia's invasion of the country has left many automakers without access to components they need. "The good news is some suppliers are still operating, and…

Nissan dealers, for instance, must invest between $30,000 and $70,000 in EV chargers, diagnostic equipment, vehicle lifts and training, one retailer said.Ford dealers who sell the electric Mustang Mach-E invested $35,000 to become…

The pressure inside the gloves can be about 4 pounds per square inch, enough to sometimes cause astronauts to lose their fingernails, said Ron Diftler, a previous project manager at Johnson Space Center in Houston."The person who's wearing…

Ferrario revealed that Idra spent three years and just under $2 million to develop the giga press. But like many rule-breaking inventions, the first giga press Idra presented publicly, at an industrial trade fair in Germany in 2019, was…

In another Michigan plant announcement, Ford Motor Co. on Thursday said it would halt production at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit next week, where it builds the Mustang, due to a global semiconductor shortage. The auto…

Still, many suppliers and startups are taking a hard look at graphene and at its potential to improve battery performance. A subsidiary of German supplier Robert Bosch entered an agreement with Graphene Manufacturing Group of Australia in…

Ferrario revealed that Idra spent three years and just under $2 million to develop the giga press. But like many rule-breaking inventions, the first giga press Idra presented publicly, at an industrial trade fair in Germany in 2019, was…

Tesla is not alone in embracing the 4680 format. Panasonic has said it will make 4680 cells for Tesla at a plant in Japan. Japanese broadcaster NHK reported in March that Panasonic is also looking for U.S. land to build a battery factory…

Ford Motor Co. on Thursday said it would halt production at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit next week, where it builds the Mustang, due to a global semiconductor shortage. The auto industry is grappling with a global chip…

Tesla's Gruenheide press shop can produce 17 components in under six minutes. With six more giga presses on the way, Tesla will soon be making the front of the car with the giga press too. "That is why we are so fast," the spokesperson…

Tesla's Gruenheide press shop can produce 17 components in under six minutes. With six more giga presses on the way, Tesla will soon be making the front of the car with the giga press too. "That is why we are so fast," the spokesperson…

Two people familiar with the matter said Tesla had yet to secure permits from Shanghai government for its trucks to deliver assembled electric cars outside of Pudong to western parts of the city. Shanghai is set to lock down areas west of…

China started allowing closed loops for some factories during a lockdown of the tech hub of Shenzhen earlier this month as a way of minimizing the economic hit. Tesla is said to have halted work at its plant on the eastern side of the…

The invasion of Ukraine has added to agita among electric-vehicle makers over the supply of nickel, a critical ingredient in EV batteries, since Russia is one of the world's biggest producers. But Tesla Inc. had already been scouring the…

Mercedes is in close contact with its suppliers "in order to work intensively together on solutions to secure our supply chains," the statement said. This also includes the relocation of production volumes to other locations of their…

VinFast is part of the Vingroup conglomerate, with interests in industry, hotels, technology and real estate, according to the company. Vingroup, established in 1993, has a total capitalization of $35 billion from three publicly traded…

Vietnamese startup VinFast is moving ahead with a U.S. manufacturing plan — and thinking big. According to a report from the News & Observer, VinFast plans to ultimately spend more than $4 billion to open an assembly plant in North…

Michigan environmental regulators issued a violation notice to Jeep parent Stellantis late last week for "objectionable paint/solvent" odors at Detroit Assembly Complex on Mack Avenue. It is the latest in a growing list of air quality…

Under Samuelsson, 71, and the ownership of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, Volvo transformed from a Ford Motor cast-off to one of the automakers at the forefront of the shift to electric vehicles. The company plans to pivot to an all-EV,…

The bills take different approaches to addressing U.S. competitiveness with China on a wide range of issues, as well on trade and some climate provisions. Senate Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell said the vote was crucial to "get us…

New Delhi, March 28: Super-luxury automaker Lamborghini India said on Monday that it has achieved the milestone of delivering 400 Lamborghini across the country since its full business operation commenced in 2007.…

Tesla Inc. is extending the production pause at its Shanghai plant to Thursday after the city was placed into a phased lockdown to curb a surge in Covid-19 cases, people familiar with the matter said. Originally suspended for a day,…

McNeill: All of us are trying to retain and attract employees, and so many people are asking, "Why am I working for this company?" And, "Do they have the same values as me?" At Toyota, we want to make people happy. We want to put people in…

But is the industry over-responding to the allure of a new opportunity? Observers don't think so. In fact, if the industry hopes to manufacture enough batteries to support the aggressive EV sales targets set by automakers and governments,…

Wakefield said the war is likely to accelerate a European trend of sourcing more parts closer to where vehicles are built. Parts such as wire harnesses that were built in Ukraine and then placed in vehicles on assembly lines in Germany,…