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General Motors Fortifies EV Battery Supply-Chain Links

A subsidiary of mining company Vale will supply battery-grade nickel sulfate for use in GM’s Ultium battery cathodes, which will power a range of battery-electric vehicles.

By Joseph Szczesny • Dec. 1, 2022

Honda to Introduce Hydrogen-Electric Plug-in CUV in 2024

The CR-V-based model is North America’s first production vehicle to combine a plug-in feature with fuel-cell technology.

By David Kiley • Nov. 30, 2022

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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

BMW M Unveils 552-hp 3.0 CSL

The modern-day ‘Batmobile’ brings down the curtain on the BMW performance car division’s 50th-anniversary celebrations.

By Greg Kable • Nov. 30, 2022

Metaverse Production System Saving Millions for Renault

Renault’s Metaverse is designed to reduce vehicle delivery time 60% and halve the carbon footprint of the automaker’s vehicle manufacturing, as well as significantly reduce innovation cycles.

By Paul Myles • Nov. 29, 2022

Volkswagen Delays Trinity Luxury BEV to 2028

An internal review of a planned $200 million factory puts the brakes on the launch of the German automaker’s next-generation “premium” battery-electric vehicle.

By Greg Kable • Nov. 29, 2022

GM Forms ‘Green’ Hydrogen Alliance

GM and Nel ASA team to scale up green hydrogen production for a projected coming expansion of a hydrogen economy.

By David Kiley • Nov. 23, 2022

Subaru Crashes EV Party at Los Angeles Show

The 2022 Los Angeles auto show brings notable debuts from Genesis, Hyundai, Kia, Lucid, Porsche, Subaru, Toyota and VinFast.

By Gary Witzenburg • Nov. 23, 2022

Mercedes Preps Hardcore Electric SUV

An electric Geländewagen is in the works at Mercedes-Benz, featuring four-motor drive and the ability to perform tank-like turns. It’s slated for U.S. sale in 2024.

By Greg Kable • Nov. 22, 2022

Volkswagen to Jump-Start Battery-Electric Golf

The ninth-generation hatchback will coexist alongside the ID.3, which replaced a battery-electric version of the seventh-generation Golf in 2020.

By Greg Kable • Nov. 21, 2022

GM Says EVs to Turn Profit in North America by 2025

Paul Jacobson, executive vice president and chief financial officer, says GM will have multiple entries in the pickup, SUV and luxury segments which represent about 70% of EV industry volume.

By Joseph Szczesny • Nov. 18, 2022

Celestiq Will Force Cadillac Dealers to Up Their CX Game

Advanced technology is a given in a car that will set a buyer back more than $300,000. Celestiq’s success also will require both a big investment in customer experience by Cadillac dealers, and an evolution of consumers’ view of the brand.

By Alysha Webb • Nov. 18, 2022

Lexus Drives Yellow Brick Road Up Most-Seen Auto Ad Chart

Of iSpot.tv’s five most-viewed auto ads, the two “Wizard of Oz”-themed spots from Lexus generated more impressions than the other three spots combined.

By Wards Staff • Nov. 18, 2022

Lucid Details Air Pure, Touring Grades, Announces Plant Ready for Gravity

The $87,400 Pure grade and $107,400 Touring grade join the Air lineup as its most affordable models.

By Christie Schweinsberg • Nov. 16, 2022

Porsche Offers Technical Update for Macan Luxury Midsize CUV

The PPE platform-based CUV is being developed in a joint engineering program with the upcoming Audi Q6 e-tron.

By Greg Kable • Nov. 16, 2022

Porsche 911 Dakar to Premiere at Los Angeles Auto Show

The high-riding Paris-Dakar rally-inspired coupe model is set for North American delivery in 2023.

By Greg Kable • Nov. 15, 2022

Cadillac Celestiq a Manufacturing Masterpiece

What caught my eye is the business case built around the car, and how it’s manufactured.

By John McElroy • Nov. 14, 2022

Chevrolet’s Most-Watched Ad Scores With World Series, Football

The enduring spot promoting Chevy’s fleet of electric vehicles has seen steady increases in estimated TV spending and impressions in recent weeks.

By Wards Staff • Nov. 11, 2022

EX90 Is Volvo Cars’ First Battery-Electric Fullsize SUV

Touted by Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan as a 7-seat family recreational vehicle able to travel more than 370 miles on a single charge, he says the EX90 signals the future direction for the company which intends to be a net zero carbon emitter by 2040.

By Paul Myles • Nov. 11, 2022

Audi Renames, Refreshes e-tron quattro, e-tron Sportback

The Q8 e-tron and Q8 Sportback e-tron SUVs receive upgraded drivelines and a revised battery management system for added efficiency and greater range, among other changes.

By Greg Kable • Nov. 10, 2022

Renault, Geely Join Forces on ICE Development, Manufacture

The joint-venture company will operate in up to five R&D centers and 17 production plants worldwide.

By Greg Kable • Nov. 9, 2022

VW Involved in New Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Development

The automaker’s joint venture with Germany’s Kraftwerk Group is revealed in a patent application.

By Greg Kable • Nov. 8, 2022

GM Battery Plant Could End UAW’s Organizing Drought

The $2.3 billion Ultium Cells plant in Northeast Ohio is critical to GM’s battery-electric-vehicle offensive, which is in danger of falling behind schedule because the automaker cannot get enough batteries to power its growing fleet of BEVs.

By Joseph Szczesny • Nov. 8, 2022

Creating a Post-Pandemic Automotive Industry Gameplan

Ultimately a customer’s experience with the end product (i.e., the vehicle) and its related services is the foundation of success. Hence, it behooves automakers and suppliers to optimize their manufacturing processes for quality, efficiency, agility and speed.

By Peter Maithel • Nov. 8, 2022

’23 Crown Rests Atop Toyota’s U.S. Car Lineup

Trucks and CUVs might rule the U.S. market, but Toyota is betting there’s a niche for a comfortable, high-riding large sedan. Crown, a well-known brand in Japan, debuts in the U.S. in 2023.

By Sebastian Blanco • Nov. 8, 2022

Ford Abandons Joint Venture With Russia’s Sollers

Dearborn, MI-based Ford says it completed the transfer of its 49% stake in the Sollers Ford JV to Sollers for “nominal value.” Ford suspended operations in Russia on March 2, a week after Russia invaded Ukraine.

By Eugene Gerden • Nov. 7, 2022