GM signs steel deal with ArcelorMittal North America

The steelmaker will supply General Motors with material containing at least 70% scrap.

By Kate Magill • June 14, 2023

With summer looming, safety advocates turn up the heat on NHTSA to mandate rear-seat alert systems

While a proposed rule to install child-presence alerts in cars has stalled, supplier Continental has rolled out a safety feature that notifies drivers immediately if a child is left alone in the cabin.

By Michael Brady • June 13, 2023

Explore the Trendline➔

Automotive Manufacturing

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

By WardsAuto staff

7 trends transforming the automotive industry

Technology is reshaping how car makers design, build, sell and service vehicles as they shift to electrification, boost domestic manufacturing and develop new hardware and software partnerships.

By Eric Walz • June 12, 2023

How Panasonic is working on connected-vehicle technology in three states

The Panasonic Smart Mobility office's goal for these real-world projects is to demonstrate the use of vehicle-to-everything technologies at scale and help prepare cities and states for the rollout of connected vehicles.

By Dan Zukowski • June 12, 2023

Stellantis inks development deal with lithium-sulfur battery maker

Lyten and the EV maker aim to bring the batteries to market by the second half of the decade.

By Kate Magill • May 31, 2023

Connected vehicle technology advances in US with FCC waiver approval

Ford, Audi, Jaguar Land Rover North America, two state transportation departments and nine other companies will be able to invest in technology essential for fully autonomous vehicles.

By Dan Zukowski • May 9, 2023

Bosch Organization Shuffle Takes Aim at Software-Driven Opportunities

The German Tier 1 is creating a new business sector dubbed Bosch Mobility, with its own chairman and board as it looks to capitalize on what it sees as a $210 billion market.

By David Zoia • May 4, 2023

Seventh auto supplier follows Hyundai to Georgia

Seohan Auto Georgia brings auto parts manufacturers' investments in support of the EV campus to nearly $2 billion.

By Sara Samora • April 27, 2023

Continental Partners With Aurora to Develop Self-Driving Truck Tech

The system is expected to be available to carriers and commercial fleet operators across the U.S. and to facilitate broader adoption by reducing costs.

By Drew Winter • April 27, 2023

Bosch Bumps Up Its Bet on SiC Chip Technology

The acquisition of TSI Semiconductors and additional planned investments will significantly increase Bosch’s ability to meet rapidly growing demand for SiC wafers in battery-electric vehicles.

By Wards Staff • April 26, 2023

GM, Samsung SDI partner on $3B battery factory

The new site comes amid the automaker's plans to double EV production in the second half of the year, up to 100,000 vehicles made in North America.

By Kate Magill • April 26, 2023

Tesla says lack of lithium refining capacity will become EV production ‘choke point’

The EV maker is expanding its lithium production in the U.S. and calling on other companies to do so, too.

By Kate Magill • April 24, 2023

Ford invests in Indonesia nickel supplier to shore up critical EV battery materials

The automaker aims to bolster its supply chain as it builds two major EV manufacturing hubs.

By Kate Magill • April 4, 2023

Dealer Inventory Supply Continues to Grow

Some manufacturers may cut prices to keep models flowing through dealers’ lots, reports Cox.

By Jim Henry • March 30, 2023

CATL Claims Battery Materials Breakthrough without Solid-State

Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.Automotive battery giant CATL this year expects to begin mass production of its alternative materials batteries claiming they will perform b...

By Paul Myles • March 24, 2023

Biden ‘EV revolution’ delayed as utilities, carmakers await critical IRS guidance on Inflation Reduction Act

A domestic EV industry and a national charging network buildout await federal agency interpretations of complex IRA tax credit and supply chain requirements. 

By Herman K. Trabish • March 17, 2023

Global EV and Battery Logistics: Key Elements of a Successful Supply Chain

"Global EV and Battery Logistics: Key Elements of a Successful Supply Chain" includes discussion of why it is critical, and what needs to be considered. Interview by GlobalAutoIndustry.com's Ron Hesse features Fathi Tlatli, President Global Automotive Sector at DHL.

March 13, 2023

Strengthening the Electric-Vehicle Battery Supply Chain

With EV batteries typically accounting for about 30% of the vehicle’s cost, OEMs will struggle to bring costs down until production reaches sufficient scale. It is therefore critical that manufacturers start to identify smarter efficiencies in the production process.

By James Eaton • Feb. 17, 2023

What The Predictive Revolution Means for Automotive Supply Chains

Applied to the automotive supply chain, predictive technology can be used to spot real-time trends and patterns in supplier pricing and performance data.

By Edmund Zagorin and Eric Buras • Feb. 8, 2023

Identifying and Qualifying Suppliers in Mexico: What Has Changed

"Identifying and Qualifying Suppliers in Mexico: What Has Changed" Interview by GlobalAutoIndustry.com's Ron Hesse features Mark Plum, Director, and Bernd Schmitt, Sr. Consultant and Automotive Specialist with East West Associates, and they discuss the significant changes which have taken place in the past 5 years.

Jan. 23, 2023

AI Gets Boost in Continental’s Latest Partnership

Continental is connecting with Silicon Valley-based Ambarella combining Ambarella’s computer vision know-how, system-on-chip and software modules with Continental’s software and hardware expertise and broad portfolio of automotive system solutions.

By Joseph Szczesny • Jan. 18, 2023

Faurecia Redefines itself as Forvia at CES

Faurecia and HELLA jointly presented their vision for the future publicly for the first time at CES as FORVIA, and then revealed more than a dozen new technologies.

By Drew Winter • Jan. 9, 2023

Qualcomm’s CES Offerings to Further Industry’s, Company’s Transitions

The company’s new-generation system-on-a-chip that serves both the ADAS and digital-cockpit processing needs could accelerate the SDV evolution for automakers. It also could be a step toward fulling the company’s goal of becoming a full-fledged Tier 1 supplier.

By David Zoia • Jan. 4, 2023

Automakers Asking Suppliers to Be Good Corporate Citizens

The impetus to apply ESG (environmental, social and governance) standards comes from investment firms with huge asset bases such as Black Rock, which are reacting to concerns about climate change and other issues.

By Joseph Szczesny • Dec. 14, 2022

Ultium workers at Ohio plant vote to unionize

The battery maker had refused to recognize union efforts, despite a majority of the employees pushing for the labor union.

By Sara Samora • Dec. 9, 2022