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Volkswagen’s PowerCo secures battery materials supply deal
The five-year agreement with Australia-based Novonix, a manufacturer of synthetic graphite material, is slated to start in 2027.
By Kelly Stroh • Dec. 6, 2024 -
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GM sells stake in Ultium Cells joint venture battery plant
The plant is one of three U.S. facilities that the automaker planned to operate as part of its joint venture with LG Energy Solution.
By Eric Walz • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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TrendlineAutomotive Manufacturing
Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.
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Renault’s Ampere Secures Multi-Year BEV Power Module Supplies to Slash Fast-Charge Times
Agreement with Swiss semiconductor manufacturer could see automaker's 800V battery systems achieve 10%-80% fast-charge in less than 15 minutes.
By Paul Myles • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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Continental to Showcase In-Cabin Health Monitoring
Invisible biometric scanner monitors vital signs of driver and visual indicators of passengers to adjust car interior comfort levels and give early activation of the vehicle's crash mitigation technologies in the event of a collision..
By Paul Myles • Dec. 2, 2024 -
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Panasonic Automotive Systems, Arm team up on SDV standardization
The two companies will adopt and extend a device virtualization framework, shifting from a hardware-centric to a software-first model to speed up automotive industry development cycles.
By Haley Cawthon • Dec. 2, 2024 -
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Hyundai recalls 145K vehicles over loss of power
The integrated charging control unit for Genesis and Ioniq brand models may fail to charge the vehicle’s battery.
By Eric Walz • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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BorgWarner CEO to retire, successor named
Frédéric Lissalde has been in the top leadership role since 2018. Now, he will hand the reins to Joseph Fadool.
By Haley Cawthon • Nov. 22, 2024 -
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Opinion
Industry Voices | Reinventing the Automotive Value Chain for Next-Gen Mobility
While we’re seeing supply chain resilience initiatives with some automotive customers, efforts are not yet collectively executing at scale, which is coming through in risk scores.
By Mike Thoeny • Nov. 21, 2024 -
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Microporous to build $1.4B Virginia battery separator plant
The company is set to receive up to $100 million in federal funds for the Danville facility.
By Sara Samora • Nov. 19, 2024 -
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NHTSA fines Ford $165M for slow response to safety recall
The agency says Ford did not fully comply with a 2020 recall of 620,000 vehicles for a rear backup camera fault.
By Eric Walz • Nov. 18, 2024 -
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GM recalls 462K pickups, SUVs for potential rear wheel lock-up
The transmission control valve is susceptible to excessive wear on the vehicles equipped with diesel engines.
By Eric Walz • Updated Dec. 3, 2024 -
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Election Upheaval Risks Billions in BEV Subsidies – in Canada
Industry lobbyist Brian Kingston says federal and provincial investments have been made “to keep Canada competitive with the U.S.”
By Keith Nuthall • Nov. 11, 2024 -
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Rivian locks in 5-year battery deal with LG Energy Solution
The U.S.-based electric vehicle maker’s agreement shores up its domestic supply chain.
By Larry Avila • Nov. 11, 2024 -
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Floods at Swiss Aluminum Supplier Drag Down JLR Q2 Revenues
Automaker also sees profits slump by 10% for the quarter but expects rebound in fortunes for the rest of 2024.
By Paul Myles • Nov. 11, 2024 -
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AI-Driven SDV Rapidly Emerging As Next Big Step
The vision laid out by Qualcomm and other tech executives calls for the AI-driven SDV to lead to a critical shift in computing away from the cloud to directly onboard the vehicle as the industry moves to its next stage with what some are calling the Intelligent SDV.
By David Zoia • Nov. 8, 2024 -
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Ford recalls 25K F-Series Super Duty pickups over tailgate camera fault
The automaker’s investigation into warranty claims revealed that the camera bracket had not been designed or tested for potential water intrusion before being introduced in series production.
By Eric Walz • Nov. 8, 2024 -
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Stellantis Signs Semiconductor Deal for BEVs With Germany’s Infineon
Automaker secures vital BEV component supply for its future models and strategy to develop software-defined vehicles.
By Paul Myles • Nov. 7, 2024 -
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Podcast
WardsAuto Podcast: Getting Hold of EV Recalls with Voltaiq CTO Eli Leland
EV recalls and production delays over battery quality issues are expensive, just as they are for cellphones. Voltaiq is a company bringing sense and efficiency to preventing battery-cell recalls.
By Wards Staff • Nov. 1, 2024 -
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Opinion
Industry Voices | Key Supplier Strategies for a Reimagined Automotive Future
For suppliers with strong market positions, investment in equipment, software and technology is vital to building a competitive advantage and driving industry innovation.
By Thomas Alongi • Oct. 31, 2024 -
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CATL Unveils Quick-Charging Battery
The Chinese battery specialist promises a 249-mile range from future plug-in hybrid-electric models.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 28, 2024 -
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BYD Expanding in Europe With Help From Forvia
Forvia, the seventh-largest auto supplier in the world, is working closely with Chinese battery-electric vehicle maker BYD to expand its manufacturing footprint in Europe and Asia.
By David Kiley • Oct. 24, 2024 -
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Qualcomm ‘Elite’ Computing Platform Moves Industry Closer to SDVs
The new top-end Snapdragon Digital Chassis platform appears to mark another big step in the journey to centralized computing onboard vehicles and toward a fuller realization of the functionality software-defined vehicles promise to offer.
By David Zoia • Oct. 22, 2024 -
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Honda recalls nearly 721K vehicles for potential fuel leak
The recall, which stems from an investigation that began last year, covers certain Accord, CR-V and Civic models.
By Eric Walz • Oct. 22, 2024 -
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Ford inks battery supply deal with LG Energy Solution
Under the agreement, the companies will move battery production for the Mustang Mach-E from Poland to Michigan.
By Eric Walz • Oct. 22, 2024 -
Courtesy of WardsAuto
Podcast
WardsAuto Podcast: Forvia’s Chief Hydrogen Engineer Tarek Abdel-Baset
WardsAuto Podcast explores the lack of demand for plug-in hybrid vehicles despite the belief that consumers will embrace them faster than battery-electrics, and what’s new and developing with hydrogen fuel-cell trucking and stationary storage with Forvia Chief Hydrogen Engineer Tarek Abdel-Baset.
By Wards Staff • Oct. 21, 2024
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