Fuel filler on the passenger side is unusual for an Asian brand vehicle Geely is primed to add to recent sales gains in the Chinese market by adding the Haoyue, an SUV around the same size as the Hyundai Santa Fe, to its line-up. Exports are planned. There are both five and seven-seat layouts for… Continue reading Geely adds Haoyue SUV to remain No.1 Chinese brand – just-auto.com
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Nissan and Honda plan thousands of US layoffs and furloughs – Nikkei Asian Review
TOKYO — Nissan Motor intends to lay off about 10,000 workers at its idle American plants while Honda Motor places more than half its U.S. staff on temporary leave, as Japan’s automakers step up their response to the coronavirus pandemic. Almost all of Nissan’s U.S. factory workers will be affected by the layoffs, at automobile… Continue reading Nissan and Honda plan thousands of US layoffs and furloughs – Nikkei Asian Review
Karma Automotive whistleblower paints a grim picture – Autoblog
When we wrote about Karma Automotive announcing the battery-electric Revero GTE last week, we called this months’ trio of announcements “This month’s Karma Automotive extravaganza.” It’s possible there’s more to this momentum than the excitement of expanding the EV landscape. Jalopnik recently ran what’s practically a whistleblower piece, based on information from “a confirmed source,… Continue reading Karma Automotive whistleblower paints a grim picture – Autoblog
Auto newbie VinFast zooms to fifth place in sales – VnExpress International
By Thanh Nhan  April 27, 2020 | 12:08 pm GMT+7 A VinFast Fadil car seen in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Huy. VinFast sold 5,124 cars in the first quarter to rank fifth among auto brands in Vietnam, with the hatchback Fadil its most popular vehicle. The data was released by Vietnam Register based on how… Continue reading Auto newbie VinFast zooms to fifth place in sales – VnExpress International
Nissan plans to slash Japan May car output by 78% vs last year, June, documents show – Yahoo News UK
FILE PHOTO: Man is silhouetted at a show room of Nissan Motor Co. in Tokyo More By Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nissan Motor Co Ltd <7201.T> plans to slash the number of cars it produces at home in May by 78% from last year, as the impact of the coronavirus shakes the troubled… Continue reading Nissan plans to slash Japan May car output by 78% vs last year, June, documents show – Yahoo News UK
Lucid Motors Opens Reservations for the Lucid Air in the Middle East, Significantly Expands Worldwide Availability of its Advanced All-Electric Sports Sedan – PR Newswire UK
Reservations for the Lucid Air are initially open in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). These countries were selected for a combination of market size and demand for technologically advanced vehicles, with Lucid expected to expand regional availability in the near future. The reservation fee for these countries is 3,800 SAR or AED,… Continue reading Lucid Motors Opens Reservations for the Lucid Air in the Middle East, Significantly Expands Worldwide Availability of its Advanced All-Electric Sports Sedan – PR Newswire UK
Honda closure creates painful ripple effect – Dayton Daily News
Honda is one of the biggest automakers and employers in Ohio and its cessation of production in late March has had painful ripple effects. Most recently, Green Tokai in Brookville temporarily furloughed workers, the company told the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in a letter dated Thursday. “It is our intention to reopen… Continue reading Honda closure creates painful ripple effect – Dayton Daily News
Source Claims That Karma Will Layoff Most Workers And Some Recent Prototypes Have Been Fake – Jalopnik
The Fisker Karma is a car with a fairly short but quite strange life. Originally released in 2012 as a strikingly designed hybrid gasoline-electric sedan most notable for its dramatic proportions and alarmingly cramped interior, the car has since had a change of ownership and is now known as the Karma Revero. Karma has recently… Continue reading Source Claims That Karma Will Layoff Most Workers And Some Recent Prototypes Have Been Fake – Jalopnik
VW will resume ID3 production, reaffirms summer launch date – Automotive News Europe
FRANKFURT — Volkswagen will resume production of its battery-powered ID3 hatchback on Thursday, as the brand provided new, more precise guidance for its production ramp-up after the coronavirus-related shutdown. A VW brand spokesman said the automaker is reopening its German car factories with production of the Golf-sized EV at its plant in Zwickau. The ID3… Continue reading VW will resume ID3 production, reaffirms summer launch date – Automotive News Europe
Dura Automotive Systems in Moberly to lay off 81 – Moberly Monitor Index
Charles Dunlap @MexLedgerCD Tuesday Apr 21, 2020 at 12:04 PM Dura Automotive Systems in Moberly will start to lay off its 81 employees May 1, according to notice sent to the state. The company is citing the new coronavirus as the need for the layoffs. They company, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October… Continue reading Dura Automotive Systems in Moberly to lay off 81 – Moberly Monitor Index