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New auto tech: Really big vehicle castings

hat started as a curious new metal-casting technology inside a Tesla plant is on the verge of being a hot industry trend. Megacasting, which uses larger-than-normal factory presses to create enormous individual auto pieces, is now…

100 Years of MG: A Timeline

The automaker called MG today bears no resemblance to the original sports car company founded in Oxford, England, 100 years ago. MG’s transformation might be the most radical in automotive history. MG is no longer British. It’s a Chinese…

China’s HiPhi plans Europe entry in 2023

LONDON -- Chinese luxury electric-vehicle maker Human Horizons will launch its premium HiPhi brand in some European markets later this year as the company looks to expand overseas, the automaker’s co-founder, Mark Stanton, said. Stanton…

Geely: All options on the table on Volvo AB stake

"Anything is possible in the future," Oscarsson said. "For the time being we have no intention to change our position in the company." He didn't exclude Geely taking a more active ownership role such as requesting a board seat or joining…

VW will phase out combustion engine Golf

Volkswagen will not develop a new generation Golf with a combustion engine after the current model reaches the end of its lifecycle. The current, eighth-generation Golf will get a comprehensive update next year. "That puts it in a great…

Musk must erase threatening tweet in labor fight

In Friday's decision by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Tesla was ordered to reinstate union advocate Richard Ortiz with back pay. The company had argued that he was terminated for lying in an investigation about his…

Audi to reveal F1 design at Shanghai show

Audi will reveal more details about its Formula One project at the Shanghai auto show next month. The automaker brand is entering the series in 2026, when it will provide engines for the Sauber team, which will become the Audi works team.…