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Stellantis' unit is growing at a time when GM, BMW and Daimler have moved away from car sharing.

New Delhi, August 12: Hero MotoCorp Ltd on Friday reported over two-fold rise in consolidated profit after tax at Rs 585.58 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2022, riding on higher sales. The company had…

TOKYO -- Mazda Motor Corp. said on Friday it would ask its parts suppliers to increase stockpiles in Japan and produce components outside China after COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai destabilized supply lines and hampered production. The…

BERLIN -- Mercedes-Benz will be the first carmaker to receive cells from a new 7.34 billion euro ($7.6 billion) battery factory that China's CATL plans to build in Hungary. CATL said construction of the 100 gigawatt-hour plant will start…

The bill comes 18 months into a disruptive global microchip shortage that has crimped auto production worldwide and sent average vehicle transaction prices soaring. Automakers have cut 13.5 million vehicles out of their factory schedules…

General Motors has closed its Chevrolet Bolt plant after a possible homicide took place on site Thursday morning, Automotive News has learned. Production at Orion Assembly in Lake Orion, Mich., has been canceled for the day while the…

TOKYO -- Toyota said Wednesday it would stick to its plan to produce 9.7 million vehicles globally this fiscal year, even as it announced another stoppage related to the spread of COVID-19. The Japanese automaker is seeking to boost…

Tesla is lobbying the Government of Ontario as part of an effort to set up an "advanced manufacturing facility" in Canada, a filing by the electric-vehicle maker to the province's Office of the Integrity Commissioner showed. The company's…

Seoul: Hyundai Motor will voluntarily recall more than 70,000 vehicles to fix faulty components, the Transport Ministry said on Thursday. Hyundai is recalling 70,582 units of six models that include the Xcient QZ…

Harley-Davidson, the American motorcycle maker, officially launched the Nightster bike in India starting at Rs 14.99 lakh (ex-showroom). The Nightster is a toned-down version of the Sportster S. It is built on light…

San Francisco: Drawing a comparison between Tesla's long-delayed Cybertruck and Ford's plug-in pick up -- F-150 Lightning, Ford CEO Jim Farley took a dig at tech billionaire Elon Musk while announcing a major…

Ford Motor Co. has committed to buying at least $120 million of solar power annually from DTE Energy Co., which plans to expand its solar infrastructure in Michigan by nearly 70 percent to 650 megawatts. Ford's commitment amounts to the…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, saying the funds could be used to finance a potential Twitter deal if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform. "In the (hopefully unlikely)…

VW's new CEO, Oliver Blume, could reduce the number of management board seats to eliminate dual functions, sources said.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, saying the funds could be used to finance a potential Twitter deal if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform. "In the (hopefully unlikely)…

General Motors has accelerated development of its electric vehicles to get them to the market faster. Scaling production to improve EV profits comes next. "A vehicle is coming to market much, much sooner than it otherwise would. That's a…

Electric vehicles sales in China are forecast to hit a record 6 million this year as demand for cleaner cars surges. The China Passenger Car Association raised its estimate from 5.5 million, after releasing data showing deliveries of…

Gissing North America LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with up to $100 million in liabilities. Gissing, based in Bingham Farms, Mich., is a subsidiary of a Chinese automotive supplier, and manufactures interior acoustic…

Royal Enfield officially launched the Hunter 350 motorcycle in India starting at Rs 1.49 lakh (ex-showroom). Last week, the MD of Royal Enfield revealed the first look of the Hunter 350 via an Instagram port, and…

The Senate passed a landmark tax, climate and health-care bill, speeding a slimmed-down version of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda on a path to becoming law after a year of Democratic infighting that the White House was unable to…

Mercedes-Benz Australia officials referred to dealers as "little piglets" in internal communication, according to evidence presented last week at the start of a trial in a $500 million lawsuit filed against the automaker. A lawyer for the…

A video posted by the Tesla Welt Podcast last week showed the pool in the process of being installed. "No, I'm not kidding. Tesla is actually building a pool here," David, the podcast's host, said in the video. "I think this is an awesome…

TOKYO — Japanese juggernaut Toyota Motor Corp., coming off a year of record profits, saw earnings retreat in the latest quarter but remains bullish about U.S. economic prospects.The company, in announcing its quarterly financial results…

"A lot of Tier 2, Tier 3, smaller suppliers have thrown contracts out the window and said, 'This is what you've got to pay or you won't get the parts,' " said Pat D'Eramo, CEO of Martinrea, a supplier of metal parts, assemblies and…

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. posted higher revenue and a narrower net loss in the second quarter because of improving global market conditions and easing inflation pressures, the company said in an earnings report Thursday. The Michigan…

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. took another supply chain-related hit to its bottom line in the second quarter but offered a better-than-expected financial outlook through the end of the year. Gross profit fell 9 percent to…

The Democrats' revamped credit for consumers buying new battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles would eliminate the 200,000-vehicle-per-automaker cap — a threshold surpassed by General Motors, Toyota and Tesla — but add…

Tesla’s newest car, the Model Y midsize crossover, is already the automaker’s biggest selling vehicle by revenue, he said, and in 2023 would be the volume leader. The Model Y, with about 40,000 sales in Europe through June, already…

Royal Enfield, the Indian bike maker, will officially launch the Hunter 350 on August 7, 2022. The company has teased the motorcycle on its official Twitter account, revealing the launch date. Ahead of its launch,…

Created with agency of record Johannes Leonardo, it's the latest extension of VW’s ongoing “Drive Bigger” brand platform. Previous spots that broke this summer include "Those Guys," about a guy oblivious to those around him, and "Break…