The suburban Detroit battery manufacturer slashed its salaried and hourly workforce by 128 employees in a move to “focus on core priorities.” Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Volkswagen to reduce head count at 'no longer competitive' VW brand
High costs and low productivity are making VW's cars uncompetitive, employees were told as managers mull jobs cuts as part of a $10.9 billion savings program. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Honda, Ford vehicles face safety issues over potentially faulty seat belts
Honda's recall covers the 2023-24 Honda Accord and HR-V, while NHTSA's investigation covers the 2019 Ford Expedition. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
BMW to air 2024 Super Bowl commercial after sitting out last year
The luxury auto brand is expected to promote EVs in a 60-second spot that marks the second time it has run a Super Bowl ad since 2015. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Inside colors outside the box
From mass market import brands to a budding EV company, automakers utilized a variety of color choices for vehicles at the 2023 LA Auto Show. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Automotive News hires designer
Chris Moore has joined as a designer. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Cruise scales back ambitions to single city; GM says Origin robotaxi won't be produced in 2024
Neither prototypes nor production models will be built in 2024 of the Cruise Origin, the ground-up robotaxi designed and built by General Motors. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
New Jersey joins 10 states in banning sales of new gasoline vehicles by 2035
Under California's Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, automakers would need to ensure 43 percent of their annual production volume by the 2027 model year is made up of zero-emission vehicles. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Stellantis recalls 45,000 Jeep Wrangler plug-in SUVs after 8 fires
All eight vehicles were parked and turned off when the fires occurred, while six of the vehicles were connected to EV chargers. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Kyle Vogt's ambitious expansion plans at Cruise ‘self-sabotage'
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt plotted an ambitious expansion for the self-driving tech company while problems festered. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Chevy releases 2023 holiday ad, featuring an emotional story about a woman with Alzheimer’s
The General Motors brand continues familiar approach with spot that also includes a 1972 Suburban and a John Denver song. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Volkswagen follows other non-union automakers and hikes wages 11% for U.S. factory workers
The German company and other non-union automakers in the U.S. have come under increased pressure to improve pay and benefits following the record contracts achieved by the UAW in late October. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
U.S. finalizes rule requiring states to set transportation emission targets
The Federal Highway Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, said the rule adds a new method for measuring and reporting greenhouse gases associated with transportation and allows states to track performance. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Fla. judge finds evidence that Tesla, Musk knew about Autopilot defect
The ruling is a setback for Tesla after the company won two product liability trials in California earlier this year over the Autopilot driver assistant system. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Lucid targets popular niche with Gravity crossover
The startup's slow-selling Air sedan launched with a six-figure price tag and a limited audience. Next year, Lucid will try again with a popular body style and an $80,000 starting price. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Former Big Red Dealerships controller, compliance officer sentenced in auto lender fraud case
The two co-conspirators in the Big Red Dealerships scheme to defraud car lenders have each been sentenced in the case, one receiving nearly two years in prison and the other nearly three years. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Mary Barra's $280 billion goal confronts a litany of GM hurdles
The resignation of Cruise's CEO was a remarkable setback for a company that just two years ago was projected to bring in $50 billion in revenue by 2030. Now, GM CEO Mary Barra is pulling back on growth plans for the unit to make sure the cars are safe. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Toyota's Akio Toyoda steps down as industry leader, replaced by Isuzu's chairman
Japan's automotive industry has tapped the chairman of Isuzu trucks to replace Akio Toyoda as its next industry lobby leader after Toyoda's unprecedented three terms. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Aptiv to build high-voltage connector plant in Wuhan
Automotive technology supplier Aptiv signed an agreement with the local government to produce high-voltage connectors in central China's Wuhan as the Chinese market shifts to intelligent electric vehicles. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
LaFontaine Automotive sells two Stellantis dealerships in Michigan
LaFontaine Automotive plans to use capital gained from divestitures to add dealerships in targeted markets. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
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