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Automotive supplier Forvia is closing its metals unit near Detroit and laying off 268 employees, according to a WARN notice to the state. The cuts in Highland Park are expected to be complete by Jan. 31. Employees are represented by UAW…

The planned investment would be spread across three sites. The Oakland County project is the largest — an $80 million plant at 5600 Bow Pointe Drive, formerly home to auto supplier Marelli North America Inc., which closed the plant last…

Mumbai, December 13 : The Mahindra Scorpio-N SUV has received the highest 5-star safety rating by the Global New Car Assessment Programme (GNCAP), making the Indian SUV manufacturing leader proud of its creation and…

London, December 13 : Electric car-maker Rivian has put a pause on plans to co-develop multiple new electric delivery vans with luxury German automaker Mercedes-Benz. Rivian was concerned about spending a lot of…

DETROIT — The Illinois plant that builds the Jeep Cherokee is being shut down in early 2023, but Stellantis North America COO Mark Stewart on Monday said the factory still could have a future. Stewart, during an event at a Detroit-area…

Mumbai, December 12 : Honda has put the new iteration of its famed Civic Type R race car on the anvil. It is going to retain its amazing racing DNA and everything else that has made Civic Type R moniker an icon for…

Skoda may exit China amid intense competition from local brands in the world's biggest market. "We will look together with our Chinese joint venture partner at how we want to continue there," Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer told Automotive News…

Toyota is expected to outline adjustments to its electric-vehicle strategy to key suppliers early next year, as it races to narrow the gap on price and performance with industry leaders Tesla and BYD, two people with knowledge of the work…

HONG KONG -- Zeekr, Chinese automaker Geely's upmarket electric car brand, has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, aiming to raise more than $1 billion, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.…

New Delhi, December 12 : The final batch of Ford’s very limited edition GT Mk IV supercars are up for grabs, before they are gone. As per the reports, only 20 of these super limited edition Ford GT models are…

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Energy Department said on Monday it had finalized a $2.5 billion low-cost loan to a joint venture of General Motors and LG Energy Solution to help pay for three new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities.…

The Center for Automotive Diversity, Inclusion and Advancement held its second annual CADIA Impact Awards last month in suburban Detroit, recognizing individuals and companies making noteworthy contributions to industry DE&I efforts.

Electric vehicles are easier on the environment but tougher on crash testing equipment because their batteries are so heavy. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety wanted to make sure its testing lab was up to the task. So, rather than…

Rivian is dealing with an outbreak at its assembly plant in Illinois — not of COVID-19, but of bedbugs.The electric vehicle maker has brought in a pest control company and quarantined forklifts in an isolated area of the plant where…

Curry, in a statement, said he was "confident that all re-elected and newly elected UAW International Executive Board members look forward to leading all of our sectors and membership with a vision of strengthening our great union."Among…

Here are highlights from the latest episodes of 'Daily Drive', Automotive News' weekday podcast, Dec. 5-8, hosted by Jamie Butters with Kellen Walker. "When the auto industry trains its guns on something, that item gets smaller, more…

New Delhi, December 10 : German luxury auto major BMW conducted an exclusive series launch of its two luxury cars and a superbike at the Joytown festival 2022. These new launches, which include the XM, M340i xDrive…

New Delhi, December 10 : The all-new BMW XM SUV has launched in India priced at Rs 2.60 crore (ex-showroom, India). The BMW XM is the new flagship model in the Indian line-up. The German luxury auto major has…

New Delhi, December 10 : BMW India has launched the M340i xDrive in the country tagged at Rs 69.20 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The new BMW M340i xDrive saloon has launch on our shores as part of a series of new car…

San Francisco, Dec 10: Stellantis, the automaker behind Fiat, Jeep and Dodge has announced to lay off 1,200 workers and shut a key Jeep Cherokee plant in the US in February, as it focuses on investing more in…

MOSCOW -- Chinese brands account for almost a third of Russia's car market, data shared with Reuters shows, as the sector more than any other shows China's growing importance to the economy following the exodus of Western companies. New…

Stellantis on Friday said it will indefinitely idle its Jeep Cherokee plant in Belvidere, Ill., early next year in what the UAW blasted as a "grossly misguided" decision. In a statement, the automaker cited a number of factors that…

The congressional shakeup could diminish the swing-vote influence of dissenting Democrats such as Sen. Joe Manchin, while boosting the profile of members such as Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, whose state has landed multibillion-dollar…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lifted the upstart automaker to impressive heights as the top-selling EV brand and industry loyalty leader. But the tech billionaire is undermining that goodwill with his recent dive into electoral politics and…

Bentley is having a record year and seeing growth around the world, with one big exception: China. Orders in the world’s largest auto market have dropped from as many as 800 a month when initial COVID restrictions were first lifted in 2020…

TOKYO -- Mercedes-Benz's first dealership in the world dedicated to its all-electric Mercedes-EQ brand opened in Yokohama, south of the Japanese capital on Tuesday. Mercedes has rolled out five electric models since 2019 and "sees further…

An oft cited benchmark for when EVs hit price parity with conventional vehicles is $100 per kWh. Based on the updated estimates for the learning rate for batteries from this year’s survey, BNEF predicts that average pack prices should fall…

BERLIN -- Volkswagen said it will invest $482 million in its Wolfsburg plant to add production of its ID3 full-electric compact hatchback and a new, Tiguan-sized electric crossover. The crossover will use a further development of the…

BYD’s relentless advance to dominate the world’s biggest electric-vehicle market has not been hampered by COVID-19 lockdowns, supply chain woes or power shortages. Now, the Chinese brand has Elon Musk’s Tesla in its sights. The automaker…

Elon Musk has tapped a longtime Tesla executive in China who oversaw construction of the Shanghai gigfactory to help run the automaker’s newest plant in Austin, Texas, people familiar with the matter said. Tom Zhu, who joined Tesla in 2014…