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    Honda recalls over 294K vehicles for engine stalling

    The automaker’s investigators concluded that an ECU software issue was the cause.

    By Feb. 10, 2025
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    Nissan U.K. Plant BEV Boost From New Jatco Powertrain Facility

    Plant slated for 2026 production set to provide automaker's U.K. factory with up to 340,000 integrated powertrains annually.

    By Feb. 7, 2025
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    Automotive Manufacturing

    Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.

    By WardsAuto staff
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    Manufacturing reenters growth mode in January as demand, production improve: PMI

    The news signifies a return to growth after more than two years. However, manufacturers are bracing for possible fallout from the Trump administration’s recent tariff proposals.

    By Kate Magill • Feb. 5, 2025
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    China responds to Trump with added tariffs on certain products

    The new duties are set to take effect Feb. 10 and cover some car, equipment and energy imports.

    By Max Garland • Feb. 4, 2025
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    US delays tariffs on Mexico to March

    The two countries agreed to negotiate over the next month while collaborating on addressing drug and weapons trafficking.

    By , Phil Neuffer • Feb. 3, 2025
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    Scania’s Bid to Keep Europe’s Battery Production Hopes Alive

    Truck maker sends key staff into struggling battery manufacturer Northvolt to boost quality and production efficiencies.

    By Feb. 3, 2025
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    Canada strikes back with 25% tariffs on select US goods

    The tariffs will target $155 billion worth of goods, such as orange juice, beer and motorcycles, with some duties starting Feb. 4.

    By Feb. 2, 2025
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    Policy shifts shake up automotive landscape in 2025

    Tariffs and potential updates to emission rules are driving automakers to rethink production strategies.

    By Jan. 31, 2025
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    WardsAuto Podcast: Tesla, Tariffs and Aisin NA CEO Scott Turpin

    Scott Turpin, president and CEO of Aisin World Corp. of America, discusses the potential for auto industry disruption in light of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on close U.S. trading partners.

    By Wards Staff • Jan. 27, 2025
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    Ecosystems All the Rage at CES 2025

    Automakers no longer appear to be clinging to the concept of going it alone on new architectures and core software development in the transition to SDVs, leaning more and more on solutions-centric partnerships between tech companies and traditional suppliers to help guide them through all the complexity.

    By David Zoia • Jan. 22, 2025
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    GM, Vianode announce synthetic graphite supply deal for EV batteries

    The "multi-billion dollar" agreement covers the development of large-scale manufacturing in North America and supply of the raw material through 2033.

    By Jan. 21, 2025
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    5 automotive topics to watch when Trump takes office

    China, trade, vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards, and electric vehicle policy will be in the crosshairs of the incoming Trump administration, experts say.

    By Michael Brady • Jan. 17, 2025
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    Parking Lot Drive-In Theater Potential with Continental’s In-Cabin Projector

    AI personalization promised with high-definition images projected onto vehicle windows used as cinema screens.

    By Jan. 16, 2025
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    Canada’s Auto Union Chief Takes Aim at Trump Tariff Threat

    Canadian assemblers import significant volumes of American-made parts, whose sale could be impacted by any retaliatory tariffs imposed by Canada following U.S. duty hikes.

    By Keith Nuthall • Jan. 15, 2025
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    US finalizes ban on connected vehicle tech from China, Russia

    The action impacts passenger vehicles starting with the 2027 model year, but leaves out trucks and buses.

    By Jan. 15, 2025
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    JLR Claims Sustainability First by Recycling Seating Foam

    Luxury automaker helps in development of process to commercially recycle seat foam from its old vehicles using a closed-loop supply chain and claiming a big saving on CO2 emissions.

    By Jan. 15, 2025
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    Horse Responds to Gas-Hybrid Demand, Boosts eMotor Production

    Powertrain manufacturer claims its Portugal plant can supply 160,000 electric motor units annually for hybrid systems.

    By Jan. 14, 2025
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    CES Tech Highlights: Biodegradable Battery, Biofeedback Sensor and Holographic HUD

    A battery that can be landfilled; a low-cost, easily packaged holographic head-up display; and a growing interest in monitoring drivers through brainwave activity are among the technical goodies spotted at CES 2025.

    By David Zoia • Jan. 13, 2025
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    WardsAuto Podcast: From the Floor of CES 2025

    CES has become a favored venue for companies to tout their mobility vision. WardsAuto strolled the floor and talked to Bosch Mobility President Paul Thomas and Yazaki Innovations CEO Erik Fleming about some of the new ideas.

    By David Kiley • Jan. 13, 2025
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    CES 2025: Auto Suppliers Show Tech Built for EV Disruption

    From drunken-driving detection systems, to brake-by-wire and more powerful batteries, auto suppliers show off their best ideas and latest technologies aimed at a future of software and electrification.

    By David Kiley • Jan. 10, 2025
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    Bosch Technology Warns of Wrong-Way Drivers

    The wrong-way driver and drivers within the danger area receive simultaneous warnings via the cloud and a web-based database.

    By David Kiley • Jan. 7, 2025
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    Ford recalls 295K Super Duty trucks for fuel pump failures

    Biodiesel deposits may form in the high-pressure fuel pump of trucks equipped with diesel engines, according to the NHTSA.

    By Jan. 7, 2025
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    Bosch nabs $225M in CHIPS funds

    The automotive supplier is expanding its first semiconductor plant in the country to produce chips for the EV industry.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 7, 2025
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    Ford’s Battery Plans at Risk With CATL Security Listing

    Battery giant added to DoD list alleging companies are working with Chinese military puts automaker's battery manufacturing plant under the spotlight.

    By Jan. 7, 2025
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    BMW shores up EV rare earth materials source

    The automaker’s private equity firm invested in mining startup Phoenix Tailings, which is building a New Hampshire plant expected to begin production in June.

    By Jan. 6, 2025