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Volkswagen Group and Foxconn Technology Group are keeping workers on-site at factories in Chengdu after the Chinese metropolis locked down 21 million residents to contain a COVID-19 outbreak. The German automaker’s factory, jointly…

In June, BMW Group said it plans to use 3D laser scanning technology to complete digital scans of its assembly plants by early 2023. Scanning will help create more efficient floorplans for the automaker's production facilities of the…

A Polestar spokesperson confirmed the agreement to Le Monde.  The case dates back to 2017. In a June 2020 ruling, the court, ordered Polestar to pay Citroen 150,000 euros in damages as well as legal fees, and banned the use of the Polestar…

Toyota President Akio Toyoda has been a prominent voice in advocating for protecting jobs while navigating change. As chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Toyoda often cites the 5.5 million workers that form the…

Volvo will temporarily close a plant in the Chinese city of Chengdu due to local coronavirus restrictions, a company spokesman said. "Due to the lockdown in Chengdu, Volvo Cars is temporarily suspending production at a manufacturing plant…

Chennai, September 1: Hinduja group flagship company Ashok Leyland on Thursday said it has bagged orders for supply of 1,400 school buses in the United Arab Emirates making it as the company's largest ever order…

New Delhi, September 1: Hero Electric once again led the Indian electric vehicle (EV) two-wheeler segment in August, selling a record and highest-ever 10,476 vehicles in one month, followed by Okinawa Autotech at…

Stellantis plans to discontinue the Ram ProMaster City, the smaller of the truck brand's two van offerings, after the 2022 model year as the segment dwindles rapidly in the U.S. and automakers focus on adding larger electric vans instead.…

TOKYO – Electric vehicle laggard Toyota says it will plow about $5.6 billion into making more EV batteries in the U.S. and Japan, including increased capacity at a recently-announced plant in North Carolina, as the automaker plays catch up…

HAMBURG -- Volkswagen Group's supervisory board agreed on Tuesday evening to remove two seats from the automaker's 12-person management board, sources familiar with the matter said. The news comes as Porsche CEO Oliver Blume takes over as…

The University of Michigan has been awarded an $11 million federal grant that will fund research for ceramic batteries in EVs that have the potential to double range and eliminate fire risk. The U.S. Department of Energy grant, announced…

Automakers worldwide routinely rate the functionality of their automated driving systems in terms of levels, such as those standardized by the Society of Automotive Engineers. But Shibata declined to say what level future EyeSight systems…

Toyota Motor North America is amping up its plans for a battery plant in rural North Carolina, pumping another $2.5 billion into the project to allow it to build batteries for both the originally planned hybrid and now battery electric…

In a shocking incident that has gone viral on social media, a Tesla Model 3 car was backed over and crushed by a school bus. The video which was shared by the YouTube page Wham Baam Teslacam shows the bus climbing…

PARIS -- China's Geely Automobile Holdings and an oil group are in talks about taking stakes in the fossil-fuel engine unit Renault that plans to separate from its electric vehicle business, two sources close to the French carmaker said.…

New Delhi: India's e-mobility journey is on a fast track, with an estimated 45-50 million electric vehicles (EVs) on road by 2030, a new report said on Tuesday. As the EV ecosystem matures at a rapid pace, a…

New Delhi: Global passenger electric vehicle (EV) sales grew 61 per cent (on-year) to reach 2.18 million units in the second quarter this year, a new report said on Monday, as for the first time, China's BYD Auto…

General Motors is idling production at two plants this week: The main plant in Mexico that makes GMC and Chevrolet pick-up trucks as well as the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Ky. Both plants are halting production over supply chain and…

STAVANGER, Norway -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk aims to get the automaker's self-driving technology ready by year-end and hopes it could be in wide release in the U.S. and possibly in Europe, depending on regulatory approval. Speaking at an…

Ford Motor Co.'s decision last week to cut 2,000 salaried jobs and 1,000 payroll jobs — including a significant amount in Michigan — to address what its executives say is the company's "uncompetitive" cost structure is well within the…

The U.S. Postal Service is getting some extra horsepower with a new set of stamps honoring five iconic American sports cars. The Pony Cars Commemorative Forever stamps feature oil paintings of the 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302, 1970 Dodge…

The Rogue Sport was positioned as a conquest model to lure new and younger customers when it launched in the U.S. in 2017. "We're predicting that the Rogue Sport will deliver 70 percent conquest sales," Christian Meunier, Nissan North…

The Rogue Sport was positioned as a conquest model to lure new and younger customers when it launched in the U.S. in 2017."We're predicting that the Rogue Sport will deliver 70 percent conquest sales," Christian Meunier, Nissan North…

General Motors' is idling production at two plants next week: The main plant in Mexico that makes GMC and Chevrolet pick-up trucks as well as the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Both plants are halting production over supply…

The high demand in the so-called shadow order book -- which is built up ahead of the formal bids collected during the IPO roadshow -- is a good sign for the listing that market observers hope will re-open Europe’s nascent IPO market. Many…

The White House said the Commerce Department launched CHIPS.gov. The department will make funding awards for chips production. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the department has been preparing for months for the program. "We are…

VANCE, Ala. — Mercedes-Benz's U.S. assembly plant, which has been building gasoline-powered trucks for 25 years, could switch to all-electric vehicle production as early as 2025, the luxury brand's global production chief Jörg Burzer told…

The newly electrified Alabama plant is part of an "EV Belt" emerging across the Southeast. Ford Motor Co., General Motors and Volkswagen have announced battery-vehicle assembly plants in neighboring Tennessee. Volvo will begin building…

The newly electrified Alabama plant is part of an "EV Belt" emerging across the Southeast. Ford Motor Co., General Motors and Volkswagen have announced battery-vehicle assembly plants in neighboring Tennessee. Volvo will begin building…

New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has not taken lightly the public criticism of the company's full self-driving (FSD) beta software, clamping back at a user who raised complaints. Tesla owner James Locke slammed FSD…