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Scout Motors brings the past to the future with new models

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Volkswagen’s Scout Motors brand brought the past to the future with its new Traveler SUV and Terra pickup truck. Scout Motors paid homage to the past through the Traveler and Terra’s designs and names. In late 2023, Scout invested $11 million in Detroit on a Research and Development center.

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General Motors to Move from Long-Running Detroit HQ Into a New Location Across Town

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Real estate is one area where the sector has a significant footprint, and one of the industry’s biggest names is making waves in Detroit’s downtown. General Motors recently announced a move from the Renaissance Center (RenCen), the building it purchased in 1996, to a new location at the Hudson’s Detroit building further north.

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Rivian failed to pay $204M after bringing motors in-house, says supplier

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One of Rivian’s former suppliers is currently suing the electric vehicle (EV) maker, claiming that it failed to pay a reimbursement clause for cancellations on a contract for electric motors. As part of the partnership, Bosch invested millions of dollars into tooling a factory in Germany, where it first produced the e-motors for Rivian.

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Stellantis’ brand unveil Peugeot E-408 at the 2024 Paris Motor Show

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During the 2024 Paris Motor Show, Peugeot unveiled its E-408 electric vehicle (EV), completing its EV lineup. Stellantis talks to MI Governor to keep HQ in Detroit It has a 58 kWh battery pack with NMC (nickel-manganese-cobalt) cells , offering a range of 281 miles based on Europe’s WLTP standard.

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Lucid opens Detroit hub to tap into US legacy auto talent pool

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EV maker Lucid Motors (LCID) opened its new office in Detroit this week, hoping to attract engineers from “one of the biggest talent pools in the Western world.”

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Bollinger Motors previews B2 electric pickup

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Bollinger Motors previewed the all-electric, all-wheel-drive B2 pickup truck. As Bollinger Motors moves through the final stages of the B1, the B2 Pickup became a natural addition to their upcoming vehicle suite of distinctively-designed EV trucks. —Bollinger Motors Founder Robert Bollinger. Earlier post.).

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Automotive YouTuber Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash Near Detroit

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An automotive YouTuber has died near Detroit in a single-vehicle crash involving a Chevrolet Corvette C8. Nathan Narra, an automotive content creator, was killed in a rollover crash in the Detroit suburbs last week. Image: Chevrolet/General Motors] Become a TTAC insider. Narra was taken to the hospital, where he died.

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