General Motors signs a memorandum of understanding with Honda that increases cooperation in R&D, purchasing, connected services and battery and vehicle development. GM will be able to draw on Honda’s expertise to maintain its lineup of ICE vehicles.

The companies announce they have signed a patent licensing agreement under which Nokia licenses mobile telecommunications technology to Daimler and receives payment in return. The parties have agreed to settle all pending litigation.

Toyota’s C-HR has struggled to keep pace in the booming Small CUV segment, lagging well behind the Subaru Crosstrek, Nissan Kicks, Kia Sportage, Chevy Trailblazer, Ford Bronco Sport, Honda HR-V, Hyundai Tucson and Jeep Compass.

In 2018, Jaguar began offering a 2.0L turbo-4, which accounted for 39% of sales in 2020, making it the most popular engine offered alongside the 3.0L V-6 (36% of sales) and 5.0L V-8 (25% of sales), according to Wards Intelligence data.

The all-wheel-drive i4 M50 takes performance honors. It gets two electric motors, one on the front axle with 255 hp and another at the rear with 308-hp. Together they develop a combined system output of 536 hp and 586 lb.-ft. of torque.

Hiring a new software engineering team to build a software infrastructure from scratch is less cost-effective and more time-consuming than working with a software partner who can get OEMs ramped up quickly, which is key in the race to digitizing...

Continental’s integrated display solution from one A-pillar to another provides space for a growing number of vehicle functions, digital services, and communication and infotainment applications.

The UAW, which is facing the loss of jobs held by union members as the industry moves away from vehicles with internal-combustion engines, is pressing automakers such as General Motors and Ford for additional work and investment at plants in the U.S.