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DETROIT -- Automakers and battery manufacturers are racing to develop new electric-vehicle batteries that can reinforce body structures and open the door to breakthroughs in driving range. What engineers call structural batteries hold the…

DETROIT — General Motors' latest version of its Super Cruise driver-assist technology, set to debut on the GMC Hummer EV pickup, will allow customers to perform more functions hands-free: towing heavy loads and changing lanes.The new…

German auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen is hiring for 250 jobs at its plant in Marysville after landing a nearly $6 billion contract to make axles for an automaker. The supplier, which houses its North American headquarters near Detroit in…

FRANKFURT -- Shareholders in Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, on Thursday approved a deal to settle claims against four former executives, including longtime CEO Martin Winterkorn, related to the company's emissions scandal. The…

Amazon-backed EV startup Rivian Automotive plans to build a second U.S. assembly plant that will also include battery cell production, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. "While it's early in an evolving process, Rivian is…

Ford is speeding up the establishment of a direct sales network in China for the locally produced Mustang Mach-E electric crossover, with five more stores opening on July 17.  The newest stores are in five cities – Beijing, Chengdu,…

Congress must act quickly to bolster semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S., according to a letter from several trade groups and unions delivered to House and Senate leaders on Thursday. “Strengthening the U.S. position in semiconductor…

Daimler's Mercedes-Benz is accelerating its electric-vehicle push to defend its position as the world's bestselling luxury-car maker through a historic industry transformation. The shift toward electric vehicles is picking up speed,…

San Francisco, July 22: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company is "most likely" going to resume taking Bitcoin payment after some due diligence on the improvements in the energy mix used to mine the…

Daimler said early-year growth for its main Mercedes-Benz division will be wiped out by the global semiconductor shortage that the automaker expects to put a damper on the second half. Mercedes car sales are now expected to be roughly flat…

San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company is opening up its Supercharger network to other EVs later this year. According to Musk, Tesla has created its own connector, as there was no standard…

More than 200 employees who worked or are working for Fiat Chrysler's U.S. unit will not be considered victims of a long-running scandal that involved the automaker's representatives paying off members of the UAW, a federal judge said…

BERLIN -- BMW said on Tuesday nearly all its German plants were affected by an ongoing shortage of semiconductors that are currently preventing the automaker from completing around 10,000 cars. The company earlier this month said that the…

General Motors is requiring workers at its midsize pickup plant in Missouri to mask up again as coronavirus cases in the area rise. The rule applies to all workers at Wentzville Assembly, said GM spokesman David Barnas. Until last week,…

BERLIN -- Audi's three Sphere concept cars will show the automaker's ideas for how car interiors will look when hands-free driving becomes a reality. When cars can drive themselves safely and drivers can disconnect from traffic, the…

SILVERSTONE, England -- Aston Martin's first full-electric car will be a replacement for a model in its front-engine sports-car lineup and will go on sale in 2025, CEO Tobias Moers said. The automaker is in the process of moving away from…

Volkswagen has begun certifying prototype 3D-printed structural components, with the aim of producing 100,000 parts annually by 2025.  VW is teaming with Siemens and HP to industrialize 3D printing of structural parts, which can be…

The strong showing for Model 3 sedans can partly be attributed to Tesla promotions that included preferential loans and discounts for full upfront payments, local media reported. The carmaker started delivering Model 3s from its Shanghai…

Traffic Problem is an issue in cities all across the world and it was part of our daily life before the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopefully, when this pandemic ends, and we resume our daily work, we might again witness…

WASHINGTON — Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents will be allowed into Canada as of Aug. 9, joined by the rest of the world Sept. 7, federal officials announced Monday — much to the delight of some in the Canadian auto…

The judge recited the facts of the case chronicling how the Taylors met Ghosn at the Tokyo Grand Hyatt hotel on Dec. 29, 2019, and escorted him on a cross-country bullet train ride to the city of Osaka. There, they packed him into an…

San Francisco: Tesla has officially launched its Full Self-Driving (FSD) subscription package for $199 per month. Those who previously bought the Enhanced Autopilot package, the FDS feature would cost $99 a month.…

Production of the Dodge Charger and Challenger is expected to move to the U.S. next year, according to one forecasting company, potentially leaving the Stellantis plant in Brampton, Ontario, without a product to build beyond 2023.But a…

The new strategy comes as General Motors and Stellantis add downtime at their assembly plants because of the shortage, which AutoForecast Solutions last week estimated could cost the industry 6.3 million vehicles globally, including nearly…

The father-son team that smuggled Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a large musical-equipment case are set to be sentenced Monday for helping Nissan Motor Co.’s former chairman flee trial in 2019. Prosecutors recommended a sentence of two years…

Washington, July 18: American electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla has now started offering a monthly subscription for its Full Self Driving package for USD 199 per month. According to The Verge, Tesla…

New Delhi: Ola Electric on Thursday said it has commenced reservations for its upcoming electric scooter. Starting from Thursday, consumers can reserve their Ola Scooter on olaelectric.com by paying a refundable…

Ford is considering shifting its strategy, the people said, to ease the glut of unfinished vehicles piling up on company-owned lots around the country so it can keep assembly plants running. By essentially moving the vehicles now, Ford…

Environmentalists say they are concerned the Biden administration will yield in coming days to automaker pressure and adopt modest limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars, instead of the strict standards they say are necessary to…

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