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Hyundai reorganizes design units and names new chief design officer

Hyundai, Kia and Genesis will retain separate design leadership to ensure product differentiation among the brands.

By Eric Walz • Nov. 2, 2023

Volkswagen Blames BEV Sales Slump for Hold on Gigafactory

With European customers losing interest in BEVs, the automaker halts plans for a fourth battery production plant.

By Paul Myles • Nov. 2, 2023

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By WardsAuto staff

Lotus Enters Micro-Mobility Market With $26.5k Race e-Bike

Sports car maker raises the bar in e-bike mobility and the price tag too.

By Paul Myles • Nov. 2, 2023

Toyota Motor North America raises autoworkers’ wages 9%

The automaker also reportedly shortened the time required to earn top pay from eight to four years.

By Michael Brady • Nov. 2, 2023

BEVs Lead Peugeot’s Zurich Auto Show Entrants

Peugeot makes a big battery-electric-vehicle push at prestigious Swiss auto show.

By Paul Myles • Nov. 1, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Unveils First Battery-Electric Maybach Model

Features include a refrigerator in the rear console, a champagne flute holder and No.12 Mood Ebony, a fragrance specifically created for the hyper-luxury SUV.

By Wards Staff • Nov. 1, 2023

Japan Mobility Show Bids for Relevance in Slow Market

This year’s show is largely a Japanese affair. While it boasts a record number of participants it features only 12 automakers including just two from Europe, one from China and none from North America.

By Roger Schreffler • Nov. 1, 2023

Stellantis Shrugs Off Strike Costs, Stays Bullish Despite U.S. Share Drop

Stellantis lost less than $800 million on UAW strike and is bullish on European EVs.

By David Kiley • Nov. 1, 2023

Stellantis lost $3.2B to UAW strike

The automaker said the strike reduced vehicle shipments by 50,000 units in September and October, which led to the revenue drop.

By Eric Walz • Nov. 1, 2023

Tesla wins lawsuit over deadly Autopilot crash

A jury found the system had no manufacturing defect but did not consider whether it had a design defect.

By Michael Brady • Nov. 1, 2023

UAW: Confronting Detroit Three Kept Plant Gates Open

Tentative agreements with Ford and Stellantis will preserve or restore jobs at plants across the Midwest, the union says.

By Joseph Szczesny • Oct. 31, 2023

UAW wins big concessions from Big Three. Are foreign automakers next?

If the United Auto Workers organize nonunion companies like Tesla and Toyota, it would create a more even playing field for General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, one expert said.

By Kalena Thomhave • Oct. 31, 2023

Proposed GM Contract Extends Union Protections

GM estimates the financial provisions of the tentative agreement will raise the per-employee cost of wages and benefits to more than $150,000 per year.

By Joseph Szczesny • Oct. 31, 2023

Growing BEV Sales Drive Jump in Volvo Cars’ Q3 Profits

Volvo Cars’ BEV sales share of 13% for the third quarter is almost double what it was in the same period in 2022, increasing 111% year-on-year.

By Paul Myles • Oct. 31, 2023

Toyota to expand North Carolina EV battery plant with $8B investment

The latest investment will create nearly 3,000 more jobs and increase capacity to support the automaker’s EV models.

By Sara Samora • Oct. 31, 2023

Canadian Union, Stellantis Reach Tentative Agreement

The settlement ends work stoppages at all of Stellantis’ Canada facilities, including its assembly plants in Brampton and Windsor; and its Etobicoke Casting Plant, all in Ontario.

By Keith Nuthall • Oct. 30, 2023

Hyundai Creates Global Design Division

Automaker group restructures global design capability aiming to strengthen brand identity.

By Paul Myles • Oct. 30, 2023

UAW Settles With Stellantis; Agreement With GM Follows

The General Motors agreement reached Monday is patterned after contract proposals the UAW signed with Ford and Stellantis, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.

By Joseph Szczesny • Oct. 30, 2023

Stellantis, Unifor reach tentative agreement, ending autoworkers strike in Canada

The automaker agreed to largely the same terms as Ford Motor Co. and General Motors, raising base wages 20% for production workers and 25% for skilled trades.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 30, 2023

GM, UAW reach tentative deal that would end the strike for the Detroit Three

The deal comes after the UAW expanded the strike to General Motors’ Spring Hill Manufacturing plant and Stellantis reached a tentative agreement with the union over the weekend.

By Eric Walz , Michael Brady • Oct. 30, 2023

The Ford-UAW deal features $8B in plant upgrades. Here’s where the money’s going.

The investments will include the introduction of new EV models at four facilities.

By Kate Magill • Oct. 30, 2023

Mercedes-Benz G-Class to Receive New Kinetic Suspension

The semi-active system will be offered as an option on the 2025 model year G63 4matic.

By Greg Kable • Oct. 30, 2023

BP buys $100M worth of Tesla chargers

The deal will add new EV charging stations to the company’s convenience store chains. It’s the first time Tesla’s hardware has been bought for use on an independent charging network, BP said.

By Jessica Loder • Oct. 30, 2023

UAW ends strike against Stellantis, hits GM with surprise 4,000 worker strike

The Stellantis deal is similar to the United Auto Workers agreement with Ford Motor Co., raising autoworkers’ base wages 25% over four-and-a-half years.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 28, 2023

Renault Invests Heavily on Global Electrified Sales Expansion

French brand to looks to global markets to reduce dependency on home Europe sales.

By Paul Myles • Oct. 27, 2023