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- China Car Market Up Strong in November - Tesla Up 32% In China This Year - Ford Sets Record Exports from China - BYD Seal Targets Model 3 In Mexico - VW Cariad Runs to China for Help - Porsche Working On 6G LTE - Porsche Jumps into Carbon Capture - Stellantis Blames CARB for Potential Layoffs - Safety Experts Criticize Cybertruck - Dojo Exec Quits - Elon Sends Blueprints For 48V To Legacy OEMs - Ken Block's Last Drifting Video
- Tesla Model 2 May Be Built in China - Stellantis Jumps Into Battery Swapping - Stellantis Files Petition Against CARB - Republicans Attack Biden EV Mandates - Renault Says AI Will Transform Manufacturing - Honda Teases New EV Series - Car Dealers Lose Service to Lack of Trust - Toyota Announces New Battery Recycling Deal - GM Hydrotec Lands Deal with Autocar - Bye-Bye Low Cost Cars
- Milestone: U.S. EV Sales Top 1 Million - EVs Reducing Global Oil Demand - U.S. Mining Tied Up in Red Tape - GM Wants Workers Back in The Office - Lamborghini Adopts 4-Day Workweek - NIO Spins Off Battery Business - Bosch Using Generative AI in Manufacturing - VW Adds Bi-Directional Charging - Daimler Using Bus Batteries for Energy Storage
- GM Undecided on Hybrids - Ford's EVs Post Strong Sales Gains - German Car Sales Down, Chinese Imports Too - Nordic Unions Target Tesla - 1st Fiat 500e Priced at $34K in the U.S. - Jeep Drops Renegade from U.S. and Canada - Stellantis Cranks Up Fuel Cell Production - BMW Builds Fleet of Fuel Cell X5s - Ford and Xcel to Install 30,000 EV Chargers - GM and Partners to Open More Public EV Chargers - Daimler to Use EV Logistics Trucks Globally
- Yanfeng Faces More Cyber Threats - EV Sales Slow in China - GM, Ford Offset UAW Labor Costs with Cuts - Used EV Residuals Drop - Toyota Adds EVs To EU Lineup - BYD Offers Awards to Stop Smears - Xpeng Shows Off AV Tech - Will Rivian Sue Tesla? - Forecast: Cybertruck Will Only Sell 36,000/Year
- GM Says EV Costs to Drop $25,000 By 2025 - China's IM LS6 Targets Tesla Plaid - CATL Skateboard Hits 5.9 Miles per kWh - Fisker Desperate to Save Cash - Hyundai Group U.S. Sales Up Strong - Cybertruck Debuts to Cheers and Boos - Nissan To Stop Building Leafs In U.S. - VW ID Sales in China Growing - Lithium Prices Plummet - Daimler Uses Its EV Trucks in Logistics
- UAW Targets All Non-Union Automakers - Musk Speaks Out Against Unions - Ford Lost $1.7 Billion on UAW Strike - EU Expects 40% Jump in 2024 EV Sales - BMW iX Drives 978 KM with ONE Battery - Chevy Tahoe and Suburban Get a Face Lift - Jeep Sales Sagging, Gets Management Shakeup - Renault Tease R5 EV - EV Charging Road Opens in Detroit - Mercedes and BMW Forming Charging Network in China - Lotus Launches Self-Branded EV Chargers - Ford App Helps Cut EV Charging Costs
- Union Contracts Add $9 Billion To GM's Costs - GM Likely to Bring Back U.S. Hybrids - Used EV Prices Plummet - Car Dealers Ask to Ease EV Mandate - Biden Admin Could Ease EV Source Rules - Hyundai's Impressively Clever Hub Wheel Motor - BYD Sells 200K Seagull EVs In Seven Months - NIO and Geely Partner on Battery Swapping - Sea Change in U.S. Mid-Size Pickup Segment - Toyota Reintroduces 1984 Land Cruiser
- Ford Dealers Fight EV Mandate - ONE Lays Off 25% of Workforce - Toyota Shrinks Its Keiretsu - NLRB Rules in Favor and Against Tesla - Sweden Backs Tesla Lawsuit - New EV Benchmark 5 Mi per kWh - Toyota Unleashes New Tacoma
- Stellantis Ready to Ease Up on EV Investments - EVs To Play Big Role In 2024 Elections - Thursday Is Red Letter Day for Tesla - VW Outsources Scout Development to Magna - VW To Cut Jobs and Costs - BYD Makes Final List for EU Car of The Year - Canada Worried About Chinese Suppliers in Mexico - Stellantis Remanufactures Used Parts - Paris Wants Big Vehicles Gone - Porsche Panamera's Trick Suspension
- Tesla Wins Lawsuit Against Chinese Protestor - Judge Rules That Tesla Knew About Defect - Northvolt Develops Sodium Battery - Toyota Solid State Battery Will Be Low Volume - Ford Cuts Back on EV Battery Plans - Stellantis Breaks Ground on Canada Battery Center - Hertz and EVgo Offer EV Renters Special Charging Rates - Tesla Now Charging Supercharger Congestion Fee - Pony.ai Tests Platooning on Public Roads - Ji Yue Offers Yoke, Eliminates Shift Lever, Door Handles - Carbon Fiber Wheels Can Save 33-lbs/Wheel
- Europe EV Sales Resume Strong Growth - Sales of PHEVs Take Off in China - Nissan Raising U.S. Hourly Wages - Tesla Insurance Runs Into Problems - NIO and Changan Team Up on Battery Swapping - CATL and Stellantis to Build EU Battery Plant - Hyundai Using Robot Dogs to Help Build Cars - Ford Dealers Push Back on EV Requirements - Toyota Fined for Financial Misconduct
- GM's Barra Faces Big Problems - Cruise Continues in Japan, Dubai - NTSB Wants Speed Limiters in Cars - Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Tesla - Use A Phone to Buy Your Mercedes - Honda Invests in Making Batteries - NIO Hits 2,100 Battery Swap Stations - NIO Targets Maybach S-Class - ONE Gets into LFP Storage Business - Heat Pumps Help EVs In Cold Weather
- One Of Three UAW Workers Didn't Bother to Vote - Subaru Raises Wages to Fend Off UAW - Brightdrop No Longer Independent from GM - Cadillac Going to Australia and New Zealand - Cadillac Unveils New EVs For China - Lucid Launches Its 1st SUV - Honda Offers Hands-Free Driving - Amazon to Sell Hyundai's - GAC Going to Solid-State Batteries - BMW's Centerlock Wheels Need 685-lb/ft Torque
- UAW Contracts Will Likely Be Approved - ChargePoint Launching 500 kW Chargers - Only EVs on Track for Net-Zero - Hyundai Gives the IONIQ 5 the "N" Treatment - Genesis Adds Another SUV to Its U.S. Lineup - Ford Gives Owners Fast Feedback Tech - Toyota and Redwood Expand Partnership to Material Supply - Chinese EV Goes with Gullwing Doors - Domino's Creates Pizza Delivery E-Bike
- UAW Labor War Far from Over - GM Cruise Halts All Operations - China Going Flat Out with Autonomous Cars - GM Acquires Gigacasting Company - Renault's Ampere Has Bold EV Plans - Toyota Expands Crown Brand with A CUV - Toyota Camry Going 100% Hybrid - ZF Announces Dry Brake-By-Wire System - GM Building F1 Engine for Andretti
- Transplants Raise Wages to Block UAW - Small Supplier Goes Bankrupt, Impacts Stellantis - Big Supplier Hit by Cyber Attack - Fisker Slashes Production Forecast - Telsa Cozies Up with India - Mercedes Launches Mobile Car Repair - Renault and Peugeot Offer New E-Vans - Toyota Testing Bidirectional Charging - 1962 Ferrari GTO Sells for Record Price - Polestar 6 Won't Be Production Limited
- More UAW Locals Rejecting New Contract - U.S. EV Sales Up Strong, But Slowing - Exxon To Mine Lithium in Arkansas - EVs To Get Standard Diagnostic Port - Continental Axes Thousands of Jobs - Renault Offers EV Retrofit Kit for Renault 5 - Car Sales Recovering in China - Volvo's $100,000 Electric Minivan - Tesla Threatens to Sue for Flipping Cybertruck
- Polestar Reveals Future Product and Technology Plans - Fisker In Talks With 5 Automakers to Boost Production - Biden Backs UAW's Unionization Efforts - BMW To Offer L3 Autonomous Driving in Germany - EV Growth Causes Palladium Prices to Plummet - Volvo Trucks Snaps Up Proterra's Battery Business - VW To Offer Sub-$35,000 EV In U.S. - Ford Trucks to Test Fuel Cell Vehicles - Hyundai Opens Smart Mobility Hub in Singapore - GM Gets Access to Tesla Superchargers in China
- UAW Targets Transplants and EV Startups - Polestar Won't Break Even on EVs Until 2025 - Volvo Buying Giant Casting Machines - EU Backing Off Stricter Emissions - U.S. Wants Bigger Chinese Tariffs - Zeekr Moving Forward with U.S. IPO - Falling Battery Prices Pave Way for Affordable EVs - Chrysler Getting an Electric Crossover - Mustang California Special is Back
- GM's Cruise Recalls 950 Driverless Vehicles - Renault and Nissan Complete New Alliance Deal - Renault Gives Free Shares to Workers - Study: AM Radio Mandate Will Cost Automakers $3.8 Billion - GM and Stellantis Invest in Rare Earth Free Magnets - Audi Begins EV Motor Production for New Platform - Hyundai Plans to Build e-VTOLs In U.S. - Honda Reveals More Motorcycle E-Clutch Details - Toyota To Reveal Crown SUV Next Week
- NHTSA Says No to Aftermarket Steering Wheel Emblems - IIHS Rates Pickup Rear Seat Protection Poorly - Battery Material Prices Will Keep Falling - GM Pauses Cruise Origin Production - Ram Reveals New 2025 1500 Pickup - Honda Ridgeline Getting More Rugged Trim - Li Auto Launching 540 Horsepower Minivan
- EU Unions Target Tesla - Reports: Tesla to Make €25,000 In Berlin - OEM's Could Target Tool and Die Suppliers to Cut Costs - Dealers Don't Trust Ford, Love Toyota - Jeeps Go to Brampton, Dodge Muscle Cars to Windsor - NIO Targets 2025 For U.S. Market - GM to Export Lux SUVs To China - Ford to Build Bronco in China - Toyota Pushes AVs In U.S., Japan… - …And in China - Volvo EX-30 Is A Dream to Drive
- Ford Michigan Assembly UAW Workers Approve New Deal - Ford's EV Sales Slowing - BMW's EV Sales Soar 80% - U.S. October Car Sales Below Analyst Forecasts - NIO Plans 10% Jobs Cut - Ford Acquires Power Startup AMP - Bronco Off-Roadeo Program Now Open to Non-Owners - Acura Upgrades the TLX for 2024
- Toyota 1st with Non-Union Pay Raises - BMW Thinks New Batteries As Good As Tesla - BMW Starts Building All-Electric iX2 - Volvo Creates New Division for Charging and Energy Storage - O.N.E. Starts LFP Production - Tesla's China Sales Dip Slightly - Toyota Reveals New Crown Sedan - Ferrari Orders Booked Through 2025 - Honda Launching Foldable Mini Scooter - VinFast Considering $20K EV for the U.S.
- Tesla Wins 1st Autopilot Lawsuit Involving Fatal Crash - Toyota Slashes EV Sales Forecast - Automakers Oppose U.S. Steel Acquisition - Ford F-150 Lightning Heading to Switzerland - Elon Musk Shares New Cybertruck Details - Rivian Owners Now Have to Pay to Use Charging Sites - Porsche Launches Bug Bounty Program - VW Holding Off on New Battery Plant - Renault May Delay EV Unit IPO Again
- Honda Standardizing ICE Lineups and Powertrains - Hertz Pulls Back EV Expansion - Stellantis Says It Was Least Affected by Strikes - Mercedes Bringing ChatGPT to Employees - New EV Truck Brand Close to U.S. Sales - Toyota Boosts EV Battery Production - Ford Expands Its Charging Network - Geely and Baidu Launch Affordable AV Tech - A Couple of Unique Sightings Around Detroit
- UAW Reaches Agreement with D3 - UAW Leaks Info on Ram Mid-Size Pickup - Unifor Reaches Agreement with Stellantis - BYD Posts Record Profits - NEVs Hit 36% Market Share in China - Panasonic Cuts Japan EV Battery Production 60% - Hyundai Slices Ioniq 6 Prices - More Problems at VW CARIAD - VW Teases EV Station Wagon - Nissan Takes Z Rally Concept to SEMA
- UAW Strike Costs Ford $1.3 Billion - EV Demand Slowing Fast - GM Cruise Stops Driverless Ops - Renault and Valeo Develop Rare-Earth Free EV Motor - Hyundai Creates New Design Department - bp Orders $100 Million of Tesla Superchargers - Xpeng Shows Off VTOLs - Nissan Reveals Three SEMA Concepts
- UAW Wins Major Contract Offer from Ford - Details of Proposed UAW Contract - Next Steps in Ratification Process - Renault Rolling Out New ICE Portfolio - Dealers Refuse to Sell Used EVs - Stellantis Buys a Chunk of Leapmotor - BMW Making Its Own Cylindrical Cells - BMW Tests Powered Semi Trailer - Fiat Becoming a Landlord
- UAW Hits D3 Where It Hurts - It's Been a Bad Week for Mary Barra - GM, Honda Drop Low-Cost EV Project - LG Warns of Slowing EV Growth - Toyota Reveals Concepts at Japan Mobility Show - Mitsu's Futuristic Delica - Godzilla Sighted in Tokyo - Infiniti Concept Is Bold, But Not Crazy Bold - Mazda Still Fixated on Rotary EREV - Honda's Low-Cost EV Concepts - BYD Takes on The Japanese Market
- Stellantis "Outraged" at the UAW - GM Withdraws 2023 Guidance - Plant Utilization Could Fall - Mitsubishi Drops China, Invest in Ampere - DoJ Expands Tesla Investigation - Great Wall 1st to Answer EU Anti-Subsidy Questions - Japan Wants More EV Cooperation - Stellantis Reveals New Commercial Vans - China Forces Germany to Be More Open Minded
- GM and Stellantis Boost UAW Contract Offer - Hyundai Partners with Saudi Fund to Build ICEs and EVs - Toyota Unveils More Concepts - Tesla Exceeds Spending Target - Mercedes EVs Piling Up on Dealer Lots in U.S. - Study Claims New Vehicles Pollute More Than Old Ones - Jaguar Land Rover Open EBay Stores for Old Parts
- China Limits EV Graphite Exports - GM: UAW Workers Get $100,000/Year, $1 Million Retirement - EU Car Sales Up 14 Months in A Row - Renault Recommits to Auto Shows - Buick Launches Low-Cost EV In China - Honda Bringing Back Civic Hybrid - Holy Moly! A Plaid Model 3? - DS Puts ChatGPT In Cars - Electric RV On BrightDrop Van
- Price Cuts and Downtime Really Hurt Tesla - Cybertruck Launching in November - GM and Honda Taking Robotaxis to Japan - Honda's Work AVs Could Help Airports - Silverado EV Delayed By a Year - Hyundai Cuts EV Lease Prices - Lucid Struggling to Hit EV Targets - GM Dealers Overcharging for Blazer EV - Stellantis Bundles Its Commercial Operations - Toyota Show Modular Truck Concept - Hyundai Group Carving Path to eVTOL Service
- UAW Strike Costs U.S. Economy $7.7 Billion - UAW Casualty: Stellantis Pulls Out Of CES - Unifor Sets Strike Date with Stellantis - Ford Announces Organizational Change - EU Battle of Direct Sales vs. Dealerships - BMW Surrenders, Goes with NACS - Red States Target EVs With Fees - BYD's Q3 Profit to Soar - Japanese OEMs Partner on Hydrogen IC Engines - 1948 Cadillac Honored for Plastics Breakthrough
- Ford's Chairman Pleads to End Strike - Suppliers Feeling Strike Impact - UAW Tells Ford to Pound Sand - Tesla China Slips to 5th Place - OEMs Oppose New U.S. CAFE Standards - Toyota's Boxy Van Concept - Volta Trucks Files for Bankruptcy - Stellantis Buys EREV Platform in China - Audio Speakers with No Rare Earths - Li Auto EV Has Wild Form Language
- UAW A Threat to D3 EV Investments - GM Canadian Workers Ratify New Deal - UAW's Shawn Fain Shows Solidarity with EU Unions - GM's Cruise Expands Its Business - Toyota Unveils Electric Concepts - California Mandates Electric School Buses - Hongqi's $680,000 Limousine - First Look at Volvo's Electric Minivan - Ferrari Now Accepting Crypto for Car Payments
- Ford Says It Has “Reached Our Limit” In UAW Offer - Tesla Offers Pay Boost to German Workers - Ford Increases Wages for Battery Plant Workers - Kia EV9 Has EPA Estimated 304 Miles of Range - U.S. On Track to Sell 1 Million EVs This Year - VW Group Global BEV Sales Up 45% - GM Making Progress on Software Defined Vehicles - BMW Signs Big Battery Deal with Great Wall Motor
- UAW Pulls Out the Big Guns - Hyundai to Contract Manufacture Chinese EVs - Kia Targets More Affordable EV Segments - Toyota Makes Progress on Solid-State Batteries - Honda Making Stationary Storage Out of Old Batteries - VW Updates the ID.4 and ID.5 - Nissan Taps Into Racer's Brains
- GM Strikes Tentative Deal with Unifor - IDRA Making Gigapresses For Ford and Hyundai - China Car Exports Soar in September - Stellantis To Build 2nd Battery Plant in Indiana - BMW Starts Construction on U.S. Battery Plant - BMW Reveals New iX2 Electric - Honda Develops Electronic Clutch for Manual Motorcycles - Magna Creates Recyclable Seat Covers - Tesla Model 3 and Y Off-Road Lift Kit
- GM Faces Dual-Front Labor War - Chinese OEMs Take EVs to Developing Markets - China EV Startup Files for Bankruptcy - BMW EV Sales Jump 80% - ZF Expands AV Business - Schaeffler Bids on Vitesco - Nissan Using AI for New Materials - Nissan's Wild Hyper Adventure Concept - Honda Develops Self-Driving Lawn Mower
- UAW Declares a Ceasefire - UAW Mack Workers Reject Contract - Unifor Ready to Strike GM Tonight - Tesla Signs Major Deal with Hilton - IRS Just Made Buying EVs Easier - Hyundai Can't Find Buyers for China Assembly Plant - Audi Slashes e-tron GT Price By $20,000 - Ford Expands Blue Cruise in EU - Ford Launches All-New Transit in EU
- UAW's Fain to Hold "Rose Ceremony" Today - Strike Impacts 18,500 Ford and Supplier Workers - D3 Have Inventory to Ride Out the Strike - Renault Develops Massive Simulator - NHTSA Wants to Recall 52 Million Airbags - Tesla Cuts Prices Again - Toyota Expanding Crown Lineup to 4 Models - Toyota's CALTY Unveils Baby Lunar Rover - U.S. Battery Supply Chain Ramping Up Fast - OEMs Wants Clean Aluminum in the U.S.
- UAW Strike Damaging U.S. Supply Chain - GM Builds $6 Billion Strike Fund - UAW Workers Will Retire Millionaires - Fain to Update Strike Tomorrow - GM Still Struggling with Ultium-Based EVs - Honda Passport Gets Rugged Upgrades - Honda Launches New Kei Car in Japan - Toyota to Buy Batteries from LG Plant in Michigan - U.S. Q3 Car Sales Surprise Analysts - Ford Fails to Sell Saarlouis Plant in Germany - Daimler Demos Its Tesla Semi Rival - Rivian Adds Range... At a Cost - Lucid Offers Lower Cost Air Sedan
- BYD 4th-Best Selling Brand Globally in August - EV Battery Production to Grow 6X by 2030 - Volvo EX30 Starts Just Over $36,000 In U.S. - Tesla Reintroduces Entry-Level RWD Model Y - Second Life EV Batteries Could Become Booming Business - Nissan Shows Off Wild, Hyper Urban Concept - Mercedes-Benz Customizes 300,000th Truck
- UAW Gives GM Counterproposal - UAW Strike Costs D3 $4 Billion So Far - VW CARIAD Hires Software Expert - NHTSA Investigates Ford ICE Failures - Tesla Q3 Deliveries Fall - Rivian Beats Sales Estimates - BYD Catches Tesla in Global EV Sales - FIA Gives Andretti Green Light for F1 - Honda Hints at Tesla-Like Assembly
- GM's Mary Barra Slams Shawn Fain… - …So Does Ford's Farley - UAW Expands Strike to Two More Plants - UAW Reaches Agreement with Mack Truck - Auto Suppliers Beg for Strike Relief - Tesla Updates Model Y in China - No New EV Plant for VW In Wolfsburg - Auto Alliance Says CAFE Rules Not Feasible - Teamsters Oppose GM Cruise AV Exemption - Mercedes Launches L3 Drive Pilot in U.S. - Italy Wants to Block Chinese EV Imports
- On-Shoring Synthetic Graphite for U.S. Battery Production - Converting Wood Waste into Graphite - Big Money In Battery Storage - EVs Are Tool and Die Bonanza - American and Chinese OEMs Rated Best at Writing Software - Big Money In Recycling EV Batteries - U.S. Gas Stations Closing Fast - ADAS Could Save 250,000 Lives Over 30 Years
- Rear View Mirrors Perfect Spot for Driver Monitor Tech - Thermal Cameras Needed to Meet New NHTSA Mandate - Suppliers Now Getting Involved with VTOLs - Tesla Not the Only One Developing 48V Systems - Magna Developing System to Predict Accidents - China Car Imports Drop Dramatically - Tremec Develops Powerful EV Drive Unit
- Biden Supports 40 Percent UAW Raises - Internal Leak: UAW Wants to Damage Detroit Three - U.S. EV Sales Up 80 Percent - Slow Sales: VW Cuts EV Production In EU - Geely Embraces Swappable Batteries - BMW Adds More PHEVs To Lineup - Solar Subsidies in Germany Snapped Up in A Day - Nissan Intros New $17,225 Versa - Bosch Develops Fish-Eye Backup Camera