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    Hyundai Airs Two of the Latest Most-Seen Auto TV Ads

    Hyundai continues to hype its Getaway Sales Event with two spots that ran up a combined 408.9 million national TV ad impressions, per iSpot.

    By Wards Staff • Dec. 1, 2023
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    BMW, Mercedes Launch Premium Chinese BEV Charge Network

    Joint venture to bring branded charging experience to Chinese consumers.

    By • Dec. 1, 2023
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    Artificial Intelligence

    Automakers and dealers alike are increasingly seeing the use case for AI within their operations. Explore some use cases in this trendline.

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    Tesla Launches Cybertruck Into Sea of Pessimism

    Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk delivers the first Cybertrucks to paying customers, emphasizing toughness, performance and utility.

    By David Kiley • Nov. 30, 2023
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    Thousands of nonunion autoworkers launch campaign to join UAW

    The massive union drive covers nearly 150,000 autoworkers from at least 13 companies, including Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz.

    By • Nov. 30, 2023
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    GM Plans Stock Buyback, Reduced AV Investment

    The 46-day UAW strike in September and October cost GM roughly $1.1 billion, but the settlement’s price tag only modestly exceeded the automaker’s original projections, GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra says.

    By Joseph Szczesny • Nov. 29, 2023
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    GM says UAW labor agreement will cost $9.3B through 2028

    GM said the stock buyback would help the company offset the cost of its UAW deal, which includes a 25% wage increase for hourly workers over the next four and a half years.

    By • Nov. 29, 2023
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    BYD Reigns Atop China’s Electric-Vehicle Market

    Vertical integration is the automaker’s competitive advantage.

    By • Nov. 29, 2023
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    Volkswagen will consider layoffs to cut costs amid disappointing EV transition

    Brand chief Thomas Schäfer told staff its namesake brand was “no longer competitive.”

    By Kalena Thomhave • Nov. 29, 2023
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    Toyota to sell $4.7B stake in Denso by year-end: Reuters

    The sale would help free up funds for the automaker to further invest in electric vehicle development.

    By • Nov. 29, 2023
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    Hyundai to pause construction of its South Korea factory to build EV plant

    With Hyundai investing billions of dollars in electrification, the automaker is focused on starting construction of its new EV factory in Ulsan, South Korea.

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
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    Nissan Promises Extra BEV Production in U.K.

    Government subsidy persuades the Japanese automaker to up BEV production in Sunderland from one to three models.

    By • Nov. 28, 2023
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    VW Stays Committed to BEVs

    “The interest is there,” Volkswagen’s Reinhard Fischer says of battery-electric vehicles, despite slow sales growth of late.

    By • Nov. 27, 2023
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    Volkswagen Builds Inexpensive BEV Platform for China

    Locally sourced materials to help cut costs on automaker's entry-level electric cars.

    By • Nov. 27, 2023
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    Hyundai Opens Asian Robo-Taxi Production Plant

    Ioniq 5 robot-taxis built on robot-intensive production process to roll out of Singapore facility next year.

    By • Nov. 23, 2023
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    Ford Resumes Michigan Battery Plant Construction — But Scaled Down

    The slow adoption of EVs made the automaker reevaluate its investments, a Ford spokesperson says.

    By Sara Samora | Automotive Dive • Nov. 22, 2023
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    Skoda Adds Fueling to In-Car Payment App

    Czech automaker extends its payment partnership with Parkopedia in six European countries.

    By • Nov. 22, 2023
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    Ford eases dealer requirements to sell EVs after pushback

    Dealers complained about the financial commitment of the automaker’s Model e EV program, which could be as high as $1.2 million.

    By • Nov. 22, 2023
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    Toyota to source recycled EV battery materials from Redwood Materials

    The automaker will use recycled materials to produce batteries at its forthcoming North Carolina EV battery manufacturing plant.

    By • Nov. 22, 2023
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    Ford resumes Michigan EV battery plant construction — but scaled down

    The slow adoption of EVs made the automaker reevaluate its investments, a Ford spokesperson said.

    By Sara Samora • Nov. 21, 2023
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    Renault Master LCV Covers Traditional and Zero-Emission Powertrains

    The fourth-generation French-built LCV is hoping to build on 43-year sales success.

    By • Nov. 21, 2023
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    Stellantis Boosts Cheap Battery Access in Europe

    Stellantis' agreement with CATL could lead to a full joint venture between the companies.

    By • Nov. 21, 2023
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    UAW Presses On, Automakers Plan Cuts

    Contract approvals follow record results achieved by “Stand-Up” strikes, but automakers warn cost cuts are on the horizon to pay the tab.

    By Joseph Szczesny • Nov. 21, 2023
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    GM tightens control over EV delivery startup BrightDrop

    The move brings all of GM’s commercial digital solutions, including BrightDrop Core, into its commercial product and business services unit GM Envolve.

    By • Nov. 21, 2023
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    Nissan raising wages 10% for 9,000 US production workers

    Honda, Hyundai, Subaru and Toyota have also promised to increase pay for nonunion workers since the United Auto Workers struck deals with the Big Three.

    By • Nov. 21, 2023
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    Toyota’s financial arm to pay $60M for illegal lending, credit reporting misconduct

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Toyota Motor Credit Corporation withheld refunds, refunded incorrect amounts and provided false data to consumer reporting companies.

    By Michael Brady • Nov. 20, 2023