Joseph Szczesny

General Motors purchasing executive Anirvan Coomer says the COVID-19 pandemic, shipping challenges and semiconductor shortages have underscored the importance of resiliency in the supply chain.

The $2.3 billion Ultium Cells plant in Northeast Ohio is critical to GM’s battery-electric-vehicle offensive, which is in danger of falling behind schedule because the automaker cannot get enough batteries to power...

The Ariya represents the next step in Nissan’s electrification plans, which aims to have BEVs account for 40% of sales in the U.S. by 2030, the automaker says.

The plan includes a $1 billion investment in the German automaker’s existing U.S. manufacturing and assembly complex in Spartanburg, SC, and $700 million to build a battery assembly facility in nearby Woodruff.

Ford will continue pursuing Level 3 driver-assistance technology rather than continue sinking money into the more advanced Level 4 autonomy Argo was working to refine, CEO Jim Farley tells investors.

Toyota Battery Mfg. North Carolina will have four production lines, each capable of delivering enough lithium-ion batteries for 200,000 vehicles – with plans to expand to at least six production lines for a total of...

Attention to cybersecurity is critical to all the features linked to the SDV, such as personalized driving experiences, mobility as a service, electric mobility and shared mobility, security expert Robert Kaster says.

The investment includes $700 million to retool Honda’s assembly plants in Marysville and East Liberty, and its engine plant in Anna, for BEV production. Honda also will build a $3.5 billion battery-module production...