The EV maker enables line workers to become managers and even millionaires, Musk said. A union would get in the way. "If Tesla gets unionized, it will be because we deserve it and we failed in some way," he said. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Our Next Energy develops EV battery with 608-mile range for BMW iX
Most EVs can drive 200 to 300 miles on a full charge, according to J.D. Power. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Jeep gets new North American chief
Maserati North America CEO William Peffer will replace Jim Morrison, who will lead the newly formed Jeep Performance Parts business. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
UAW begins drive to organize 13 nonunion automakers with U.S. plants
The UAW said thousands of nonunion employees are signing support cards and organizing to join its ranks, weeks after it won lucrative contracts at Ford, GM and Stellantis. The drive targets 13 automakers with roughly 150,000 U.S. manufacturing workers. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
GM to sharpen its focus on EVs, Cruise execution
General Motors leaders said the company has not executed as planned this year on electric vehicle production and will cut its investment into its troubled Cruise robotaxi unit. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Chevrolet gives Tahoe, Suburban more tech, larger screens for 2025
The updated full-size SUVs will go into production late next year at GM's assembly plant in Arlington, Texas. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Former dealership executive Erik Maund, co-conspirators face life in prison after murder-for-hire conviction
Erik Maund paid nearly $1 million to have two people murdered to cover up an affair, according to a U.S. Attorney's office. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Rivian launches leasing program with R1T pickup
Two years after launching the EV brand, Rivian adds leasing to its sales model. The program starts in 14 states with inventory models of the R1T pickup. Rivian says it will add the R1S crossover later. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
EVs are far less reliable than ICE as automakers launch new, high-tech models, Consumer Reports says
EVs had 79 percent more problems than gasoline vehicles, according to Consumer Reports' 2023 auto reliability survey. Hybrids scored best, with 26 percent fewer problems than gasoline-powered vehicles. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Behind Mini’s Las Vegas Sphere ad that touts new in-car digital assistant ‘Spike’
Pereira O’Dell exec describes the advantages, and challenges, of creating an ad for the massive structure. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Tesla ready to launch its long-delayed Cybertruck
The EV maker is now displaying Cybertrucks in showrooms before the Nov. 30 event. One salesman in California said reaction to the stainless-steel behemoth has been ‘love it or hate it.' Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
GM says UAW strike cost $1.1 billion, announces stock buyback, boosts dividend
Union workers this month ratified the contract with GM, which extends through April 2028 and won support from 55 percent of the nearly 36,000 UAW members who voted. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Biden weighing reprieve for automakers on tougher rules for EV tax credits
The stricter requirements, which were included in the president's signature climate law, don’t allow tax breaks for vehicles containing battery components or critical minerals from foreign entities of concern. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Mercedes-Benz to pull flagship EQS SUV EV out of U.S. factory
The shuffle is intended to make room at the 6-million-square-foot Vance, Ala., assembly plant for the higher-volume GLC EV. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Nearly 4,000 dealerships urge Biden to ‘slow down’ on EV push
In a letter sent Tuesday, the dealerships urged Biden to "slow down," citing an EPA proposal from April that could push battery-powered vehicles to 60 percent of new-vehicle sales by the 2030 model year and 67 percent by 2032. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
6 even cooler things about the 2024 Toyota Tacoma
Automotive News had the chance to drive the redesigned 2024 Toyota Tacoma and dig deeper into the longtime segment champ. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
2024 Toyota Tacoma's wheels-up makeover comes with higher price
The redesigned 2024 Toyota Tacoma, arriving at dealerships in December, received a complete makeover with a more efficient powertrain. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Toyota Group companies plan $4.7 billion sale of Denso stake, report says
The sale would mark the latest step by Toyota to unload some of its cross-shareholdings as it ramps up funding for R&D and factory floor overhauls ahead of future EV production. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Tesla beats U.S. claim that it fired factory workers amid union campaign
A U.S. labor board has dismissed claims that Tesla Inc illegally fired employees working on Autopilot software at a New York factory to put an end to union organizing. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster production begins
Ineos Automotive has just begun U.S. deliveries of the Grenadier SUV. The Quartermaster pickup variant will soon follow. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
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