Factbox: Graphite producers doing deals with automakers and battery groups

Factbox: Graphite producers doing deals with automakers and battery groups

[1/2]A worker looks on at the Niska trial graphite mine, owned by Talga Group, which aims to launch commercial production in 2024, in Norrbotten, northern Sweden, in this handout image taken in August 2022 and obtained by Reuters on June 15, 2023. Tomas Bergman/Handout via REUTERS LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) – Automakers are rushing to…

Stellantis: Ontario offers more money, feds say deal is closed

Stellantis: Ontario offers more money, feds say deal is closed

Ontario is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric-vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said Friday. Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced last year that they were building the $5-billion plant, but have recently stopped construction and warned they were implementing contingency…

New EV Affordability Improving But Used Deals May Be Tough To Find

New EV Affordability Improving But Used Deals May Be Tough To Find

New studies show electric vehicles are becoming more affordable as their US market share grows. getty Sales of electric vehicles are expected to reach historic highs this year in large part because they’re becoming more affordable according to a new study released this week. But shoppers who are interested in an EV but still can’t…

Lincoln, GM and Ford dealerships sell in deals across 4 states

Lincoln, GM and Ford dealerships sell in deals across 4 states

LaFontaine Automotive Group has acquired Pfeiffer Lincoln in Grand Rapids, Mich., marking the second Grand Rapids dealership for the Highland, Mich., group as it continues to expand into western Michigan. The acquisition, which closed Monday, follows LaFontaine Automotive’s August purchase of Keller Ford. The Lincoln store purchased from the Pfeiffer family was renamed LaFontaine Lincoln…