Automakers: Page 48
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Stellantis’ Multi-Energy Strategy in Tough Year Ahead
CEO accepts challenges ahead for 2024 with automaker's diverse powertrain offerings meeting most consumer needs.
By Paul Myles • April 17, 2024 -
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The great stagnation: Workers feel replaceable amid hiring push
A disconnect between employer perceptions and worker realities around advancement points to an opportunity for worker upskilling, a report said.
By Carolyn Crist • April 16, 2024 -
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BMW, Rimac Technology to co-produce battery tech for EVs
The electric vehicle technology company expects the partnership — its largest and most ambitious yet — will help it become a high-volume Tier 1 automotive supplier.
By Eric Walz • April 16, 2024 -
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Maserati BEV Roadster Long on Bling, Short on Detail
Flashy celebrity-led launch of 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore pushes glitzy elegance as its main sales pitch.
By Paul Myles • April 16, 2024 -
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Tesla to cut 10% of global workforce: reports
CEO Elon Musk cited the company’s push for cost reduction and existence of duplicative roles as reasons for the layoffs.
By Eric Walz • April 15, 2024 -
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Podcast
WardsAuto Podcast: Sizing Up Mary Barra’s 10th Year as CEO
Mary Barra is marking her 10th year as CEO of General Motors. The first female executive to run the big automaker, she has the second-longest tenure in the post after Alfred Sloan.
By David Kiley • April 12, 2024 -
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American Honda gives data a promotion on the road to AI
The automotive company is pursuing an AI-for-all strategy, VP of IT Bob Brizendine said on a CIO Dive panel.
By Matt Ashare • April 12, 2024 -
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BMW, Tata Technologies to collaborate on software-defined vehicles
The deal adds to a trend of automakers seeking out external tech expertise to help develop next-generation vehicles.
By Eric Walz • April 12, 2024 -
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Volvo Claims Its First Climate-Neutral Plant in China
Automaker's Taizhou plant becomes brand's second 'green' vehicle production facility globally.
By Paul Myles • April 12, 2024 -
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Stellantis trims dealer support center network
The move comes after the automaker updated its corporate sales structure in North America.
By Eric Walz • April 11, 2024 -
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Cruise to resume mapping for robotaxis in Phoenix
It’s the first deployment of the company’s vehicles on public roads since California regulators suspended its permits last fall.
By Eric Walz • April 11, 2024 -
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Stellantis Chief Tells Chinese ‘Hands Off Our Brands’
Alfa Romeo Milano BEV launch sees Carlos Tavares slam "fake news reports" and pledge commitment to Italy and group brands.
By Paul Myles • April 11, 2024 -
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Kia wants electrified vehicles to make up 58% of sales by 2030
The automaker will lean more into hybrid vehicles as short-term EV demand stagnates.
By Eric Walz • April 11, 2024 -
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Toyota’s $1.7 Bn Test Mule Development Center Opens
New Japanese R&D facility opens after six years of construction to develop future products especially for Lexus and Gazoo Racing operations.
By Paul Myles • April 10, 2024 -
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Volkswagen Can’t Expect ‘Utopian’ Dreams in China, CEO Says
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume tells a German newspaper that anything more than 10% of Chinese market share is respectable.
By Paul Myles • April 9, 2024 -
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Lotus BEVs Claim Record Sales for 2023
Iconic brand has first lifestyle Eletre SUV to thank for best-ever sales numbers.
By Paul Myles • April 9, 2024 -
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Porsche and Applied Intuition to jointly develop vehicle software
The partnership also aims to help the automaker better manage and provide vehicle updates.
By Eric Walz • April 8, 2024 -
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Report: Musk Denies Tesla Dropping Model 2 Plans
Reuters reports that Tesla is dropping its plans for a $25,000 Model 2, though the automaker’s CEO Elon Musk denies he has killed it.
By David Kiley • April 8, 2024 -
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Auto shipments may regain access to Port of Baltimore in weeks
The Army Corps of Engineers is working to open a temporary channel for automobiles and farm equipment shipments by the end of April.
By Alejandra Carranza • April 5, 2024 -
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Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama file for UAW election
A “supermajority” of the more than 5,000 autoworkers at the facility filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, the UAW announced Friday.
By Kalena Thomhave and Haley Cawthon • April 5, 2024 -
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Ford to expand hybrid offerings, delay EV launches
With demand for EVs decreasing, the automaker will focus on launching new hybrid models and upgrading its manufacturing facilities.
By Eric Walz • April 5, 2024 -
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Mercedes-Benz pilots high-speed X-ray technology for crash tests
Researchers used high-speed X-ray technology to analyze how vehicle body structures deform in a crash to better protect test dummies.
By Eric Walz • April 5, 2024 -
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Volvo Claims Bumper Global Car Sales in March
Automaker sees sales strides in Europe but electrified powertrain offerings suffer a slump in price-warring China.
By Paul Myles • April 5, 2024 -
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Tesla deliveries fall to lowest level since 2020
The automaker produced over 46,000 more vehicles than it delivered in Q1 2024.
By Eric Walz • April 4, 2024 -
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Ford Retrenches EV Plan
Ford is delaying some of its EV product launches in favor of delivering hybrid versions of all its Ford-branded vehicles by 2030 as interest grows in hybrid vehicles as a prologue to a complete shift to electric vehicles.
By David Kiley • April 4, 2024
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