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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

While the United Automobile Workers (UAW) are preparing to vote on contract proposals offered by Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, non-union Toyota is increasing hourly wages. for its production workers, effective Sept. Hourly compensation has increased for the automaker’s U.S. The raise amounts to a 9.2

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Huawei has announced it will continue becoming intertwined with the automotive sector after signing onto a joint venture with Chinese state-owned carmaker Changan Automobile. These brands include Aito with Seres and Luxeed with Chery.

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APRIL 11, 2024

However, the country also allowed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to be sold to the French, resulting in Stellantis. That’d be like Ford or General Motors producing something called “The Detroit” and then having it built somewhere in Mexico. "A Typically, it has been invoked against food products, for example U.S.-made

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JULY 5, 2023

Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives recently told CNBC (h/t CarBuzz ) that he believes an automobile will be Apple’s next big product after the Vision Pro is an upcoming mixed reality headset. “We But the latest from the corporate press suggests that it’s still coming. We think, 2026.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

For example, General Motors said it would be teaming up with IBM to create AI-generated advertisements catering to individual motorists in 2016 and likewise rope in positional data to better sync in-car marketing opportunities via the infotainment system. “The Images: Ford Motor Co.] We’re already sliding down the slippery slope.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

And, as we all know, car companies tend to trademark both names and product ideas all the time – few of which ever see the light of day. Eagle-eyed fans of the Blue Oval brand have spied a new trademark filing, one which could hold promise for a future performance – street or off-road – variant of the Lightning pickup truck.

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JULY 15, 2022

The 21st century has been particularly kind to the Hyundai Motor Company, though this was hardly a matter of chance. Originally known in the West for providing bargain automobiles that were surprisingly competent, it wasn’t long before the South Korean brand was giving Japanese mainstays stiff competition.

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APRIL 21, 2023

Automobilwoche , and Western-counterpart Automotive News , reported that the site will first attempt to tackle the all-electric motors going into the Polestar 5 (a rival for the Tesla Model S) and the Polestar 6 roadster. The 15,000-square-meter building, located in Trollhattan, is said to be focusing on the brand’s powertrain development.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

How to Win the EV Race – Blog Series This is the second part of How to Win the EV Race blog series As An EV Maker, What Does It Take to Win the EV Race? The giant players in the automotive industry, such as General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen, and Toyota, have been industry titans for decades.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

Reports from South Korea are claiming that Hyundai will build a limited number of the N Vision 74, pegging the production figure at just 100 units. While the resulting production vehicle failed to embrace the best elements of Giugiaro’s creation, the N Vision 74 absolutely does. The next step may be building a supercar.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Nikkei Asia has reported that that the partnership would consolidate the domestic market into two forces (the aforementioned Honda-Nissan alliance against Toyota Motor Corp and its partners). From Nikkei Asia : Mitsubishi Motors signed a nondisclosure agreement with Honda and Nissan and began discussions. million vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Mopar fans have an overwhelming penchant for V8 motors and minor obsession with the glory days of American muscle. Stellantis knows this and has been developing devices that effectively help EVs mimic the experience of riding within a raucous combustion-engined automobile. Stellantis is clearly trying to address all of the above.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For corporate automobiles that also see private use, benefit-in-kind taxes are calculated as a perk on top of the base salary. This is in addition to the Value-Added Tax (VAT), which doesn’t exist in the United States but assesses taxes on the “value added” in each production stage of a good or service in the United Kingdom.

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APRIL 8, 2024

Though getting that vehicle, and other upcoming electric models, into production are one of the primary reasons for its crash burn. Despite corners of the world asserting forthcoming bans on combustion vehicles, EVs remain niche products catering to a very specific clientele. The brand has long struggled to remain profitable.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

If you have a family and can only afford one new automobile, having something as versatile as a van might not be the worst idea. Global production would cease in 2016, leaving the Dodge Caravan as the only holdover minivan. liter V6 Pentastar motor boasting 287 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

The MX-30 EV (not to be confused with the CX-30) was always a compliance automobile. liter e-Skyactiv motor (mild hybrid) and the company debuted a plug-in hybrid with the aforementioned range extender in January of 2023. & Let’s be objective. Mazda sold just 181 examples of the MX-30s in 2021 and another 324 in 2022. .&

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

However, the computer-guided parallel parking feature is supposedly not going to be appearing in future models as a way to help the automaker cut production costs. The only real exception are rear-view cameras, which are nice to have considering how high beltlines have impacted the outward visibility of modern automobiles.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Assuming production continues and the public ends up buying them in meaningful numbers, EV profitability should improve over time. Ford, which less than two years ago said it wanted to eventually challenge Tesla in EV sales, has cut production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup and halted shipments for an undisclosed issue.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Numerous Stellantis brands accrued far fewer complaints than other marquees, including Alfa Romeo, and was followed by a slew of nameplates owned by General Motors. But the general trend was still that the automotive industry seems to be having serious trouble building automobiles without issues. Power's 2023 U.S.

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APRIL 21, 2023

Instead, the Italian automaker rolled out the Carabo concept from the 1968 Paris Motor Show. The vehicle was also on display for the opening of the Larusmiani boutique, which has recently opened a permanent gallery dedicated to Italian automobiles. But it wasn’t a new design. Images: Alfa Romeo] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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JULY 31, 2024

On Wednesday, the Japanese government demanded that Toyota Motor Corp. The certification system in Japan verifies whether a product meets the established standards, mainly in the areas of safety and environment, using measurement methods in accordance with the rules. Automakers have certainly argued both in the past.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Apparently, customers had conveyed to Aston dealers that they still prefer traditional powertrains and want the sensations associated with gasoline-powered automobiles. We have all the products technically engineered and physically designed. “We Images: Aston Martin] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The certification will guarantee battery quality and assist EV manufacturers in producing more superior and secure products. “The committee will suggest ways to ensure the right quality of the product. In the recent past, there have been numerous instances of automobiles catching fire in the electric two-wheeler market.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

It’s a luxury-minded product catering to Chinese tastes. However, the 500-plus horsepower (and torque to match) figure stemming from the Zeekr’s dual-motor setup should be the same regardless of market and is allegedly capable of bringing the van to 60 mph in roughly 4.5 Though the EM90 isn’t your average runabout.

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MARCH 5, 2024

These are the entities testing the crash worthiness of modern automobiles, or bench-marking industry safety standards, and Euro NCAP has elected to make distracted driving a major issue moving forward. One of the more frustrating aspects of the modern era of motoring is how influential other regions have become. On the U.S.

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JULY 19, 2023

However, the new model (leaked by China's Auto Home ) has moved away from those elements to embrace some of the visual trappings we’ve been seeing from the latest products offered by Chevrolet. Asian consumers still seem broadly interested in traditional automobiles and the brand itself maintains a desirable image there.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

To that effect, the brand will be putting products on display in Las Vegas next week for CES 2024. Shortly after VinFast confirmed its attendance at CES, it announced that it had officially signed agreements with five dealers in four states across the country to have them play host to its products. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Electric automobiles have, for whatever reason, been framed as a moral good by both industrial and government actors. Luxury-minded electrics are simply too expensive for most people to afford and the more pedestrian models have been seen in the news for battery fires and botched product launches. still used production quotas.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The plaintiffs represent a series of class actions suits asserting that vehicles sold by Ford, Honda, General Motors, Toyota, and Volkswagen have “recorded and intercepted [owners’] private text messages and call logs.” Claims that automobiles were harvesting scads of user data were frequently laughed off and ultimately fell by the wayside.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

liter V8 features twin turbochargers and uses the M Hybrid drive system, meaning it’s mated to an ell-electric motor. But you’re also buying a larger and slightly heavier version of an automobile that was already getting portly. With production slated to commence later this year, don't expect to see any on the road until early 2025.

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AUGUST 3, 2023

There has been loads of speculation about what the United Automobile Workers would be asking for during this year’s contract negotiations, with the assumption being that demands would be fairly lofty. Much of this was fueled by statements made by UAW leadership, especially those coming from President Shawn Fain.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

While the ChargePoint device is framed as being free, it does require the purchase of a new automobile through the automaker’s captive finance arm Hyundai Capital America. But it also took incentives away from a slew of electrified automobiles that would have qualified under the old model.

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MAY 17, 2023

While this is supposed to encompass construction equipment, small boats, airborne drones, and even motorcycles, the scheme doesn’t seem to focus on automobiles. A major breakthrough in hydrogen production would allow the nation to become energy independent for the first time in modern history.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Stellantis will be working with BlackBerry on a new virtual cockpit they believe will allow for faster development and lower production costs. Customers were already using their phones for most of the connectivity features offered on modern automobiles and often found them more intuitive than the vehicular UX offered by the manufacturer.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Ford’s battery manufacturing is supposed to be done by licensing technology from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) and the issue has raised questions about national security and whether or not subsequent Ford products would be eligible for federal tax credits that are now tied to regional content requirements.

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APRIL 17, 2023

The first of those is broken down into electrified automobiles that have at least 40 percent of the battery's critical mineral values extracted and/or processed within the U.S. Interestingly, only General Motors and Tesla managed to hit those caps and they’re some of the biggest winners under the new scheme as well.

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