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  • The all-electric Chrysler Airflow concept at the CES 2022 conference in Las Vegas.
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    Stellantis launches EV charging service in North America, Europe

    The automaker, which owns Alfa Romeo, Dodge, Jeep and Ram, is still evaluating whether to adopt Tesla’s proprietary plug design.

    By Michael Brady • June 28, 2023
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    Volvo is latest automaker to adopt Tesla’s EV charging port

    The company joins General Motors, Ford and Rivian in switching to Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging plug.

    By • June 28, 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.

    By WardsAuto staff
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    VW Scales Back EV Production

    Works council head cites “strong customer reluctance in the electric-vehicle sector” for the shortening of shifts and extended holiday period.

    By Greg Kable • June 27, 2023
  • Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns standing next to the company's Endurance pickup.
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    Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy, sues investor Foxconn

    In November 2019, Lordstown Motors secured a $40 million loan from General Motors to purchase GM’s shuttered 6.2-million-square-foot Ohio assembly plant to build the electric Endurance pickup.

    By • June 27, 2023
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    New vehicle sales continue to climb but economy could slow the auto industry’s recovery: J.D. Power

    Higher interest rates and worsening economic conditions have the potential to dampen sales growth, yet strong demand for new vehicles should continue to benefit the automotive industry, one analyst said.

    By Michael Brady • June 27, 2023
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    GM signs deal with Australian company for key battery materials

    The automaker will contribute an $85 million loan toward a new manganese sulfate plant.

    By Ben Unglesbee • June 27, 2023
  • A picture of Lucid's dual-motor EV drive unit
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    Lucid, Aston Martin sign $450M EV powertrain deal

    According to the terms of the deal, Lucid will also become a shareholder in the luxury sports car maker.

    By • June 26, 2023
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    Affordable Cars Becoming Rare in Russia

    Russia’s current auto market is reminiscent of the Soviet era when cars were considered luxury items most consumers could not afford.

    By Eugene Gerden • June 26, 2023
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    Alfa Romeo Touts Italian Roots in Most-Seen Auto TV Ad

    Chevrolet wins again for total TV ad impressions within the top-five chart, owning two commercials that ran up 359 million impressions combined, per iSpot.

    By Wards Staff • June 23, 2023
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    Porsche Reveals Mission X Concept for 75th Anniversary

    The electric-powered supercar is billed as the German automaker’s range-topping model.

    By Greg Kable • June 23, 2023
  • An interior picture of the center console in the Tesla Model Y.
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    New vehicle quality is getting worse. Blame technology, J.D. Power says.

    As automakers launch more high-tech vehicles, reported problems have reached a record high, according to J.D. Power’s 2023 Initial Quality Study.

    By • June 23, 2023
  • A sign on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington, D.C.
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    EPA withdraws controversial EV credits from biofuels rule, potentially costing automakers billions

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pulled the electric vehicle proposal because it was concerned the rule would face legal challenges.

    By Michael Brady • June 23, 2023
  • The Ford F-150 Lightning is displayed at the North America International Auto Show.
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    Ford, SK On secure up to $9.2B in loans from DOE

    The loan will help finance construction of the companies’ three joint venture battery plants. 

    By Megan Ruggles • June 23, 2023
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    Mazda, Panasonic discussing long-term EV battery deal

    If the companies reach an agreement, Panasonic will manufacture cylindrical lithium-ion batteries for Mazda in North America and Japan starting in 2025.

    By • June 22, 2023
  • Hyundai President and CEO Jaehoon Chang pictured during a presentation the automaker's 2023 CEO Investor Day event in Seoul.
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    Hyundai to invest $85B in EVs by 2030

    The company also boosted its electric vehicle sales target to 2 million units annually by the end of the decade.

    By • June 22, 2023
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    Toyota’s Motorsport Division Announces 2024 GR Models

    A limited run of 900 GR Supra and 860 GR 86 Trueno Edition units will be released to the U.S. market, along with 1,600 GR Corolla Circuit Editions.

    By • June 21, 2023
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    Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo to lead EV-spinoff Ampere

    The subsidiary aims to lower EV costs by 40% per vehicle by 2027 and develop new battery technologies and software-defined vehicle architecture.

    By Michael Brady • June 21, 2023
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    Stellantis forms semiconductor joint venture with Foxconn

    SiliconAuto will supply chips for the next generation of the automaker’s software-based vehicle platforms starting in 2026.

    By • June 21, 2023
  • A Chevy pickup truck drives off the assembly line of the General Motors Flint Assembly Plant January 24, 2011 in Flint, Michigan.
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    GM to invest nearly $1B in Ohio DMAX engine facility

    The automaker is looking to boost motor production to meet rising demand for its heavy-duty trucks. 

    By Megan Ruggles • June 20, 2023
  • Person plugging a Rivian R1T vehicle into a charger.
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    Rivian customers to gain access to Tesla’s Supercharger network beginning in 2024

    And in 2025, all Rivian electric vehicles will come with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard plug.

    By • June 20, 2023
  • An engineer inspects dry coating battery material at PowerCo laboratories
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    Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo to use new cost-saving process for manufacturing EV batteries

    The dry coating method for manufacturing electric-vehicle batteries could save the automaker hundreds of millions of dollars a year and reduce energy consumption by as much as 30%.

    By • June 20, 2023
  • UAW works on strike outside a General Motors factory.
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    UAW president warns Ford, GM, Stellantis that it’s ‘time to pay up’

    More than 140,000 workers could strike this fall when the union’s contracts with the automakers expire on Sept. 14.

    By Michael Brady • June 20, 2023
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    Two of Most-Seen Auto TV Ads Tout Chevrolet Trax, Silverado

    Spots for the Trax and Silverado models combine for over 400 million national TV ad impressions, per iSpot.tv.

    By Wards Staff • June 16, 2023
  • Nissan COO Ashwani Gupta pictured with the Airya electric SUV in July 2020.
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    Nissan COO Ashwani Gupta to step down

    Gupta was responsible for executing the automaker’s Next transformation plan, which included targets of electrifying 40% of its U.S. model lineup by 2026 and boosting global production capacity by 20%.

    By • June 16, 2023
  • The Mercedes-Benz EQS dashboard.
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    Mercedes-Benz testing AI-powered ChatGPT with customers

    More than 900,000 vehicles in the U.S. are eligible for the optional beta test, which will last three months.

    By Michael Brady • June 16, 2023