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Lynk & Co, the Swedish car-sharing joint venture between Geely Auto Group and Volvo Car Group, is pledging to achieve a 50-50 gender split across the company by the end of 2021 and an equal split in management positions by the end of…

Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker reported a rebound in domestic China shipments in August, a bright spot after a torrid few months for the company in one of its key markets that came as the country’s overall auto sales slumped. The…

WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Saturday it will sharply oppose a proposal by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to give union-made electric vehicles in the United States an additional $4,500 tax incentive. Japan's…

"Anything we can do to get this product up and running sooner rather than later has always been on our minds," GM Canada President Scott Bell told Automotive News Canada in May. "Right now, we need what we in Oshawa, and we need it fast."…

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 158,489 Tundra pickup trucks because of faulty headlight electrical circuits that may power high and low beams at the same time, which could lead to overheating. The recall involves vehicles from the 2018-21…

With the global chip supply still bottlenecked some automakers have announced more rollbacks.

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. informed workers Friday that its Mustang plant in Flat Rock, Mich., will remain closed until Sept. 20 as it recovers from a gas leak that prompted the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents. The plant has been…

BEIJING -- China's market regulator said on Friday that it fined three auto chip sales companies for driving up prices, in a move to help auto production in the world's biggest vehicle market. The State Administration for Market…

NEW DELHI -- Ford Motor Co. said it will stop manufacturing cars in India and will shut down its plants in the country, becoming the latest automaker to quit a market still dominated by Asian rivals. The automaker on Thursday said it will…

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. willl slash global production again next month -- by 330,000 units -- as the pandemic and global shortage of automotive microchips continue to bite. The total hit represents a 40 percent cutback from Toyota's…

DETROIT — General Motors will extend production cuts at crossover, midsize pickup and sedan plants next week because of the lingering microchip shortage, but full-size pickup production will resume Monday, as planned. Next week, five GM…

Stuart Norris, a veteran car designer at General Motors, has succeeded Ken Parkinson as vice president of design for GM China and GM International, effective Sept. 1.  At the new role, Norris, based in Shanghai, oversees GM’s design…

The demand for electric vehicles in India has enlarged considerably, especially in the two-wheeler segment. The four-wheeler segment is currently in a developing stage with only a few cars on sale in the country.…

Attempting to become the first high-end EV player to come out of China, Nio calls itself a “user enterprise” -- building a dedicated customer base with exclusive owners’ clubs and generating revenue from loyal fans with lifestyle products…

TOKYO -- Disruptions to suppliers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could force fresh production cuts at Japanese automakers in October, Akio Toyoda, who heads Japan's auto industry lobby group, said Thursday. Japanese car companies have…

NEW DELHI -- Ford Motor Co. said it will stop manufacturing cars in India and will shut down its plants in the country, becoming the latest automaker to quit a market still dominated by Asian rivals. The automaker on Thursday said it will…

New Delhi: US auto major Ford Motor Co will shut its two manufacturing plants in India and will sell only imported vehicles in the country as part of a restructuring exercise, according to people aware of the…

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. has temporarily halted the scheduling of new Maverick hybrid pickup orders beyond the units it has already sold due to a parts availability issue, the automaker confirmed Wednesday. Ford is currently building both…

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. has temporarily halted the scheduling of new Maverick hybrid pickup orders beyond the units it has already sold due to a parts availability issue, the automaker confirmed Wednesday. Ford is currently building both…

The Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4Matic is the German carmaker's flagship model that went on sale in India a few months ago. The flagship SUV commands a whopping price of Rs 2.43 crore (ex-showroom, India). It is the…

China is drafting measures to rein in overcapacity in the electric vehicle sector and channel resources in a more targeted way to a number of key production hubs throughout the country, according to people familiar with the matter.…

The Malaysian semiconductor firm Unisem will shut some plants for seven days after three employees died recently from COVID-19, dealing a fresh blow to the chip supplies that carmakers and other companies rely on. The company said it will…

BEIJING -- U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc. in August sold 44,264 China-made vehicles, including 31,379 for export, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Wednesday. Local sales of China-made vehicles jumped to 12,885…

Losing Field is a blow to Apple, whose car project has gone through several strategy and leadership shake-ups since it started to take shape around 2014. Field joined in 2018 and is at least the fourth member of the car group’s management…

Solid Power, a maker of solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, is expanding its factory outside Denver to scale production so it can deliver test cells to Ford Motor Co. and BMW in early 2022. The startup, which counts both carmakers…

Stellantis is bringing in a former Ford marketing executive to lead its Chrysler brand.Christine Feuell, who held numerous roles at Ford including director of global marketing strategy, will join Stellantis on Sept. 13 and report to…

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. has extended the shutdown of its Mustang plant in Flat Rock, Mich., following a gas leak that has prompted the evacuation of hundreds of residents near the factory.The plant has been closed since late last week…

Global warming endangers our health, jeopardizes our national security, and threatens our lives. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a report that the world is entering the “red…

TOKYO -- Toyota will plow nearly $14 billion into battery development through 2030, ramping up solid state batteries and next-generation lithium ion power packs in a bid to slash emissions and give extra life to hybrid vehicles in…

MUNICH -- Volkswagen plans to crack an industry barrier and offer used-vehicle leases on its ID family of electric vehicles, including those in North America, as a strategy to keep control over their valuable batteries, VW executives told…