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BERLIN -- Tesla is pausing its plans to make battery cells in Germany as it looks at qualifying for U.S. electric vehicle and battery manufacturing tax credits, the Wall Street Journal reported. Tesla is looking to tap into tax credits…

San Francisco: A Tesla owner has sued the electric car maker, saying the company and its CEO Elon Musk are "deceptively and misleadingly" marketing the Autopilot and "Full Self-Driving" software. Briggs Matsko from…

Ripples of discontent already are emerging as workers seek bargaining power at battery plants. The Youngstown Vindicator in Ohio reported that 94 percent of workers at Ultium Cells, a battery joint venture between General Motors and LG…

Chennai, September 14: The BMW Group on Wednesday categorically refuted reports of setting up an auto component plant in Punjab. "BMW Group India has no plans for setting up additional manufacturing operations in…

San Francisco: Tesla, an undisputed leader in the electric car market, has installed nearly 4,000 supercharger stations globally, growing 34 per cent year-on-year. According to data compiled by Finbold, Tesla had…

Ferrari expected that the Purosangue would attract huge demand, and decided to cap its production to avoid being driven by a single model. Crossovers have become best-sellers at rivals such as Aston Martin, Bentley and Lamborghini. "We are…

Code-named F175, the new model was nicknamed Purosangue, or "thoroughbred" in Italian, because it was designed from scratch. "The chassis, engine and gearbox were brand new and most of other components had been specifically designed for…

Autonomous vehicle software supplier Aptiv plc has agreed to acquire Intercable Automotive Solutions for around $600 million. The bolt on of the Bruneck, Italy-based manufacturer of busbar and battery cell technology would bolster Aptiv's…

Reviewers got an early taste of the 2023 Lexus RX and, in general, they like what they see.The new luxury crossover comes in six editions — each offering different types of powertrains and different levels of power. The most powerful…

Tesla's first European factory Germany is picking up its pace of production, with the ramp-up going "very well," according to the electric-car manufacturer. Tesla announced the boost in output of Model Y SUVs at an information day held at…

The skateboard chassis — the architecture that underpins most of today's battery-electric vehicles —  just might be the most important piece of automotive hardware created this century.

A spokesman for a large Tier 1 supplier who asked not to be identified given the sensitive nature of the topic said that all of the Detroit 3 are either moving to automate some buying procedures, or discussing such a move.He said his own…

Rivian has agreed to supply 100,000 electric delivery vans to Amazon by 2030.In April, Mercedes-Benz said its order books are full, but its factories are struggling with supply chain difficulties.Mercedes and Rivian are planning to produce…

MEXICO CITY - A deadline for workers to strike at German carmaker Volkswagen AG's main Mexico plant has been moved from Friday to Sept. 14 as employers and labor representatives continue wage talks, the local trade union said on Friday.The…

BERLIN -- Porsche said it and Red Bull were terminating talks about the possibility of Porsche's entry into Formula One. "The two companies have now jointly come to the conclusion that these talks will no longer be continued," Porsche said…

New Delhi, September 9: Strengthening of local supply chains is important to create a sustainable electric vehicle ecosystem in the country, the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) said on Friday.…

BERLIN -- BMW will power its new class of electric vehicles with cylindrical battery cells made in six factories by partners including China's CATL and EVE Energy, as the automaker looks to speed up charging and extend driving range. Two…

New Delhi, September 9: Automobile sales in India jumped by 17 per cent year-on-year in August led by healthy growth in passenger vehicle sales, as per data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers…

New Delhi: Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Friday said the top four trims of its sports utility vehicle Urban Cruiser Hyryder are priced between Rs 15.11 lakh and 18.99 lakh (ex-showroom). The three trims with strong…

New Delhi: Tata Motors on Friday said it will roll out the electric version of its entry-level model Tiago later this month, in a step towards making environmentally friendly vehicles more accessible to customers.…

President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in late August, designed to incentivize domestic EV production and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains.The legislation, which alters the eligibility requirements of a…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen declared on Thursday that President Joe Biden's agenda has made the economy stronger than before the COVID-19 pandemic, but said more work was needed to protect the gains, especially by tackling…

The U.S. is on track to hit ambitious emissions-reduction goals following recent climate legislation that encourages investment in green technology, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will say in a speech at a Ford Motor Co. plant in Dearborn…

TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. will reduce production by up to 40 percent at two Japanese plants for the rest of the month due to ongoing supply chain and logistical problems. The reduction could be seen as a warning that automakers may not be…

GM hopes that by using a sales and marketing model akin to ones that worked well for Tesla and Apple in China, it will be able to channel any energy and excitement the imports generate back into GM's existing models in the country. "That…

Magna Steyr, the Austria-based contract manufacturer owned by Canada's Magna International Inc., is considering opening a plant in the U.S. "We want to enter the U.S. market. We are intensively looking for a location right now," Magna…

MEXICO CITY - Mexican automotive production and exports rose in August compared with the same month a year earlier, data from the national statistics agency (INEGI) showed on Wednesday.Production increased 31.36 percent to 316,815 vehicles…

Two Detroit area companies have been ordered to pay $10 million for manufacturing, selling and installing aftermarket devices that bypass car emissions controls. Diesel Ops LLC and Orion Diesel LLC were caught through a national crackdown…

"The architecture doesn't interfere with the top hat of the vehicle," said Mike Simcoe, global vice president of design at GM. "Structurally, the skateboard effectively stops at the floorpan. And so everything above that is free. In a…

SHANGHAI -- WHA Group, the Thai industrial estate developer, said on Tuesday that it and China's BYD Co. are set to announce plans for an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Thailand. The two companies will hold a joint news…