Romano said Hyundai has had “a lot” of such conversations with the government. And while Hyundai’s focus is on Georgia today, the US $5.5 billion plant, going up northwest of Savannah, is unlikely to produce enough vehicles to meet the government’s EV targets on its own, he added. This need for a larger North American…
Stellantis Has Stopped Shipping Gas-Only Cars To 14 US States photo Global automaker Stellantis, the third member of the Big Three, has stopped shipping gas-only vehicles to 14 US states without a customer order—only hybrids—according to Automotive News. These states all follow or soon intend to follow the California Air Resource Board’s vehicle emissions rules…
Musk wrapped up a two-day trip on Thursday that included talks with Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on Wednesday in Beijing, a source told Reuters. The latest trip, Musk’s first in three years after Beijing reopened its borders, came as Tesla faces intensifying competition from Chinese-made EV makers and uncertainty about expanding the Shanghai plant,…
Today, it seems as if the prices on just above everything (food, gas, rent) are going up–and glass is no exception. Unfortunately, maybe not all that surprisingly, the cost of automobile glass materials has been rising every month. . . and continues to do so. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index…
Peter Bosch, production chief at Bentley, will become CEO of Volkswagen Group’s software unit Cariad on June 1, taking over from Dirk Hilgenberg. Bosch will also assume responsibility for finance, purchasing and IT, VW said on Monday in a statement. Bosch is a former Oliver Wyman consultant who spent nearly seven years at the VW…
The Renault Group is inviting investment banks to pitch for a role on the planned initial public offering of its Ampere electric-vehicle business, according to people familiar with the matter. The French carmaker has been sending out requests for proposals to potential IPO underwriters in recent days, the people say, asking not to be identified…
Having touted the car as early as 2019 and pledging to rival Tesla within three to five years, the Evergrande NEV has been plagued by production delays and setbacks. At its peak, the fledgling automaker was valued at more than Ford Motor Co., before being caught up in the crisis engulfing its parent company China…
There are many maintenance tasks you need to deal with when you own a car. One of those tasks you may encounter is the need to repair or replace your auto glass. Cracks or chips in your windshield or broken car windows can be a safety risk, as well as let the elements inside your…
Germany for decades led on well-engineered combustion cars. It’s now facing a watershed year in the quest to retain an edge in the age of electric vehicles. Europe’s biggest economy is under growing pressure to retool dozens of fossil fuel-era factories employing tens of thousands of workers in a race for clean-technology leadership with the…