As part of the punishment, an independent monitor will keep tabs on FCA for the next three years or longer, if necessary, notes U.S. District Judge Paul Borman, who handed down the sentence Tuesday.
Cummins will supply medium-duty engines, predominantly diesels, for Daimler trucks and buses worldwide. Daimler, meanwhile, is coming out with the eActros, a new, battery-electric heavy-duty truck.
Automation doesn’t necessarily lead to the elimination of jobs. Tools and robots allow work to be redistributed, while predictive maintenance frees up skilled-trades workers for other projects, says Nissan’s David...
President Biden emphasizes the electrified auto industry will be centered in the U.S. and will protect and create American workers’ jobs as he pushes automakers to expand their EV fleets.
GM’s $2.8 billion in second-quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street expectations, even though the automaker raised its estimated full-year earnings to between $7.7 billion and $9.2 billion – despite the ongoing...
The U.S. market for EVs is one-third the size of that in China and Europe, says Sue Helper, a senior economist with the White House Council of Economic Advisers. “The President believes that must change,” she says.
Since its introduction in March, the Jeep Wrangler 4xe has become the best-selling plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle in the U.S., says Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, who credits the Jeep team with turning the brand into...
The dispute grows out of a contested election this past April at the GM manufacturing complex and assembly plant in Silao, Mexico. The Mexican government set aside the results of that election, and the U.S. Trade...
The shortage of semiconductors has cut into automotive production across the globe, and Tesla is no exception, CEO Elon Musk says. Meanwhile, Tesla factories in Austin, TX, and Berlin will begin producing Model Y CUVs...
Bruce Belzowski, director of Automotive Futures, says tough emissions regulations are pushing China and Europe into the lead in the development of BEVs.