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LONDON -- Daimler will accelerate the launch of electric cars slated for the middle of this decade while phasing out fossil-fuel versions as it revamps its electrification strategy, Manager Magazin reported on Thursday. Many of the EVs the…

A survey commissioned by Mini showed 60 percent of respondents are willing to go through an entire vehicle-buying journey via digital platforms, which "reinforces this point we've heard, which is we will never go back to the way it was,"…

Europe’s largest automaker is in the midst of the most aggressive push into EVs by a traditional automaker, with plans to launch about 70 battery-powered models by the end of the decade. Peers from Toyota Motor Corp. to Ford Motor Co. have…

WASHINGTON -- Electric vehicle company Workhorse Group filed a legal challenge on Wednesday to the U.S. Postal Service decision in February to award a multibillion-dollar, 10-year contract to Oshkosh Defense to manufacture a new generation…

Mercedes-Benz India officially launched its new sedan S-Class luxury four-wheeler in the country at Rs 2.17 crore (ex-showroom). The company has also introduced the service package for the new S-Class with a…

Mercedes-Benz is all set to launch its new S-Class flagship sedan today in the Indian market. The company will make the long-wheelbase variant of S-Class available in India. The upcoming sedan will be bigger in size…

Thanks to strong government stimulus, the automotive industry emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic in better shape than expected, but it's now facing profitability problems stemming from raw material price increases and shortages, according…

BMW will preview the profile and key design elements of the next-generation 7 Series in a concept vehicle to be displayed at the Munich auto show in September, a company source told Automotive News Europe. The concept will be the first BMW…

Volvo Cars said Wednesday it will explore the development of fossil-free steel for its vehicles and components with Swedish steelmaker SSAB as part of its push to become a climate neutral company by 2040. Of the total CO2 emissions from…

An explosion caused a large fire to break out early Monday morning at a Chemtool Inc. lubricant manufacturing plant in northern Illinois, prompting evacuations and leaving the future of the facility in question as the fire continued to…

FRANKFURT -- Daimler and Volkswagen are cutting working hours at some of their plants as the automakers continue to suffer from a shortage of semiconductors that has already hampered production this year. Daimler is reducing working hours…

An explosion caused a large fire to break out early Monday morning at a Chemtool Inc. lubricant manufacturing plant in northern Illinois, prompting evacuations and leaving the future of the facility in question as the fire continued to…

The global semiconductor shortage roiling the auto industry will have a significant effect on Nissan Motor Co.'s U.S. production this summer.The company said it plans to idle output of three Nissan models — the Murano crossover, Leaf…

BEIJING -- Chinese automaker Geely will keep working on vehicles powered by methanol even though the effort may fail, Chairman Li Shufu said. Geely, among a small number of automakers developing methanol-powered vehicles, is testing…

San Francisco: Elon Musk has elaborated on details of Tesla's new electric motor -- the Plaid carbon-wrapped motor -- and even teased an even crazier higher RPM version coming to the new Roadster. The CEO mentioned…

DETROIT -- Hyundai Motor Co. has accelerated efforts around developing air taxis and will offer services around those vehicles rather than just selling them, the South Korean automaker's COO told Reuters. Hyundai is ahead of the timetable…

DETROIT -- Hyundai Motor Co. has accelerated efforts around developing "flying cars" and will offer services around those vehicles rather than just selling them, the South Korean automaker's COO told Reuters. Hyundai is ahead of the…

Group of Seven nations backed away from plans to set a target for making sure most new cars sold are greener vehicles, instead pledging only speed up efforts to move away from combustion engines. In the final communique Sunday, the bloc…

"Being in-market for the last three decades, and four prior generations all being dedicated to two-row SUVs, there will absolutely be a little bit of an education period," Tallon said. "We're seeing a lot of momentum building even ahead of…

This year, Mazda and Toyota will start up their new joint-venture assembly plant in Huntsville, Ala., eventually employing 4,000 people to make 300,000 vehicles a year. It represents a massive capital investment — $2.3 billion. But…

Seoul: Hyundai Motor, South Korea's biggest carmaker by sales, said on Monday it will suspend its US plant for three weeks due to lack of semiconductors and routine maintenance. Hyundai Motor will halt the Alabama…

It's a feature some consumers will actually be happy to go without.General Motors, as part of its effort to conserve limited supplies of microchips, is building many full-size pickups and SUVs without the automatic stop-start technology…

While there have been complaints in some corners, other dealership service departments have shrugged off the return to in-dealership warranty audits this year."There has been no feedback to me from any dealers" complaining about warranty…

Whether a warranty audit is conducted in person or remotely can make a big difference. That's why the return of face-to-face audits is a big deal, according to dealership consultants and other experts.Automakers dialed back warranty…

New Delhi, June 12: India needs about 400,000 charging stations to meet the requirement for two million Electric Vehicles (EV) that could potentially ply on its roads by 2026, said a report on Saturday. The Grant…

INA's head of foreign trade, Alberto Bustamante, forecast in an interview on Thursday that the semiconductor shortage will begin to ease by the second half of July before returning to normal in December. The supply crunch began last year…

A Michigan EV manufacturer is nearing the finish line in its journey toward becoming a public company. Electric Last Mile Inc. plans to merge with Forum Merger III Corp., a Delray, Fla.-based special purpose acquisition corporation, or…

The suburban Detroit company plans to invest between $50 million and $75 million to design, develop and launch the platforms. "Earlier this year, some of our larger customers (came) to us and said, 'Hey, we need your help. We have our own…

BEIJING -- China's Huawei Technologies aims to develop driverless-car technology by 2025, an executive said, as the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker diversifies its business in the face of U.S. sanctions. "Our team's goal…

Buyers of Volkswagen brand's ID full-electric cars will soon be able to upgrade their vehicles with over-the-air updates and transfer their personal settings between different cars, paving the way for lucrative add-on services. The use of…