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The head of Volkswagen AG’s Americas business doesn’t see U.S. auto production returning to normal levels until the second half of 2022 following COVID-19 outbreaks in Malaysia that brought a fresh round of supply chain headaches. “Normal…

Ford Motor Co. dealers in India face potential legal action from customers after the U.S. auto giant decided to shut its factories in the country. Dealers will likely face “legal complications” given that Indian consumer law makes them…

New Delhi: Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal on Thursday said Ola Electric sold scooters worth over Rs 600 crore on the first day of the sale of its model S1. The executive noted that the company will shut the…

General Motors urged some owners of Chevrolet Bolt electric cars to park and store the vehicles at least 50 feet away from other cars to reduce the risk that a spontaneous fire could spread. The Detroit automaker has recalled all of the…

TVS Motor Company has officially launched the new Raider 125cc bike in India. The bike comes in disc and drum brakes variants. TVS Raider 125 with drum brakes is priced at Rs 77,500 whereas the other variant with…

Union Cabinet has cleared Rs 26,000 crore auto PLI scheme for electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The scheme will be effective from FY23 for five years. #Cabinet approves the PLI Scheme for…

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. and its partner Argo AI will soon launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service with retail giant Walmart in three U.S. cities, the companies said Wednesday. The service, which will begin later this year in Miami,…

New Delhi: MG Motor India on Wednesday marked its entry into the highly competitive mid-sized SUV segment in the country, with the unveiling of its all-new model -- MG Astor. The model, which comes with a personal…

Taking steps forward towards the vision of an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, Government led by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the PLI Scheme for Automobile Industry and Drone Industry with a…

MUNICH -- Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius wants the Mercedes-Benz brand to leverage its position at the intersection of luxury and technology to establish a strong foothold in the electric vehicle sector in the U.S. That is why Mercedes decided…

New Delhi: Force Motors on Wednesday unveiled the all-new version of its sports utility vehicle Gurkha with deliveries expected to begin from October 15. The Gurkha 2021 is built on a ground-up modular architecture…

CHENNAI, India -- Factory workers at Ford Motor Co.'s southern Indian plant near Chennai city have sought the state government's help to safeguard jobs that will be lost once the carmaker stops production, workers and union leaders said.…

Redwood Materials Inc., the battery recycling company created by Tesla Inc. co-founder J.B. Straubel, has been keeping a big secret: It isn’t really a recycling company. Sure, Redwood has risen quickly to become the biggest lithium-ion…

LOS ANGELES — Mazda is freshening the CX-5 for the 2022 model with an updated exterior design and new interior features, while adding standard all-wheel drive to its entire crossover lineup for the coming model year. Although the…

Stellantis is poised to roll out a new strategy for China, with the first major step being to take control of its struggling Jeep joint venture from a domestic partner, according to people familiar with the matter. The automaker formed…

Ford said Amend's team will "help translate customer needs into software solutions that engage and create value for them, Ford and other stakeholders." He'll oversee a number of business functions and will work closely with Hau Thai-Tang,…

Mumbai, Sep 13: European car maker Skoda Auto on Monday announced its plans to set up 30 'compact workshops' pan-India by this year for providing periodic maintenance and servicing requirements to its customers in…

The automakers sharply criticized 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.

TO THE EDITOR: We've witnessed the migration of the London motor show to Birmingham and now the Frankfurt show to Munich. What's next? Geneva to Bern and Paris to Marseille? Or does this mean international motor shows will be significantly…

Ford Motor Co. has a sizable mess on its hands in the area of suburban Detroit known as Downriver, after a gasoline leak at its Mustang plant prompted the evacuation of 1,100 homes during Labor Day weekend because of hazardous fumes. State…

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…