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More auto plant shutdowns for COVID-19

Green Car Congress

Joining BMW, Ford and FCA in suspension of production in the US due to COVID-19 ( earlier post ) are: Toyota is temporarily suspending production at all of its automobile and components plants in North America, including Canada, Mexico and the US, through 3 April. Tesla will suspend production at its Fremont plant on 23 March.

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Stellantis stops building of Canada EV battery module plant over federal price range

Baua Electric

‘WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE’ A spokesperson for Champagne stated Friday the “auto industry is crucial to the Canadian economy and to the hundreds of thousands of Canadian workers.” Canada’s trade in with Volkswagen for a battery gigafactory in St. The deliberate St. “The U.S.

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Stellantis stops building of Ontario EV battery module plant over federal budget

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The $5 billion plant, slated to start out operations in August 2024, will be capable to construct 45 gigawatt-hours (gWh) of lithium-ion cells and modules a future to feed the automaker’s meeting operations in Canada and america, Stellantis up to now mentioned. Canada’s trade in with Volkswagen for a battery gigafactory in St.

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Ford hires Whirlpool government Liz Door as well-known provide chain officer

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Two executives are retiring: Kiersten Robinson, common supervisor of nation cars and president of Mexico and Canada for Ford Blue, on July 1; and Jonathan Jennings, vice chairman of provide chain, as of Aug. Door’s hiring is a part of a minor government workforce shakeup introduced Tuesday through Ford. Robinson nearest day.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

’s expertise on the auto industry in general, we are concerned that in its understanding of future pathways, it offers a flawed analysis and predictions based on business-as-usual,&# notes a posting on the California Car Initiative’s Web site. and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012.

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Study: Collision Avoidance Technology Continues to Struggle

The Truth About Cars

But these, again, come from government-auto-industry-related partnerships and insurance agencies. The American Automobile Association (AAA) conducted some testing that basically showed most automatic braking systems struggled to perform in everything but the most ideal environments.