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Why automakers are meddling less with top suppliers

Wrestling over control of the supply chain created friction between suppliers and automakers, which boiled over when the pandemic sparked a supply chain crisis. Suppliers bore most of the pain, but it also gave them more negotiating power…

VW finance boss Antlitz gives AV software timeline

LONDON -- Volkswagen Group's Cariad plans to bring its delayed 2.0 software platform to market in 2027 or 2028 after the launches of key new electric models from Porsche and Audi. The original launch date for the sophisticated software…

VW, GM face risk of idle capacity in China

If the sales rate reaches 70 percent, the average unused capacity utilisation rate for ICE production would rise to two thirds, Greenpeace said, basing its estimates on public information about planned capacity and projected sales. GM and…

Panasonic delays production of new Tesla battery

SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO - Panasonic said on Wednesday that it will delay the commercial production of its 4680 battery cells championed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and begin operations during the April to September period in 2024, later than…

GM to sell EVs in Norway in Europe return

LONDON -- General Motors will begin sales of full-electric cars in Europe in the autumn, with the first markets expected to be Nordic countries. GM's European lineup will be an "all-electric portfolio" that will leverage the automaker's…

UAW workers strike at Clarios Ohio battery plant

Workers at a Clarios vehicle battery plant in Holland, Ohio, began striking Monday morning after voting down a contract proposal, local TV news station 13abc reported. The approximately 400 striking workers are members of UAW Local 12.…