Remember when countless motoring publications were hailing the Chevrolet Bolt EV as a Tesla Model 3 killer? They couldn’t have been more wrong, and General Motors couldn’t have made a bigger mess of their first mass-market electric car. Not only did they get the size wrong (it’s a subcompact), but the battery recall has surely… Continue reading World NM: Chevrolet Bolt Production Halt Announced Amid Battery Fire Recall001629
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World NM: C8 Corvette Production Affected by Chip Shortage, Dealers Will Retrofit Missing ECMs001628
The C8 had a tumultuous production history, starting with the strike from 2019 that postponed the start of production for the 2020 model year. More recently, the Kentucky-based Bowling Green facility that makes the Corvette operates a single shift due to an unspecified parts shortage. According to … (continue reading…) Go to Source
World NM: 10,000 EV deliveries two months in a row for XPeng001624
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer XPeng has reported another month of strong sales in October despite the current shortage of necessary chips and raw materials, reports the South China Morning Post. On the mainland, monthly delivery of 10,000 cars is seen as an important threshold for defining a powerful carmaker. Go to Source
World NM: Hyundai Motor’s Q3 profit misses estimates as chip shortage takes a toll001617
-South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co swung to a profit in the third quarter but slightly missed analysts’ estimates as the ongoing global chip shortage drove down shipments of vehicles. In the same period a year earlier it posted a loss of 336 billion won when it was hit by a one-time expense related to engine… Continue reading World NM: Hyundai Motor’s Q3 profit misses estimates as chip shortage takes a toll001617
World NM: Bugatti Chiron Enters the Final Stage, Fewer Than 40 Hypercars Are Still Available001616
Bugatti doesn’t normally release sales numbers, and with only 500 Chirons to be made in total, we can see why. However, what they constantly do is tell the world how many of them are still up for grabs, and at the final count, that would be fewer than 40 build slots. (continue reading…) Go to… Continue reading World NM: Bugatti Chiron Enters the Final Stage, Fewer Than 40 Hypercars Are Still Available001616
World NM: Invasive bug stinks up Australia’s new car imports with long fumigation delays001611
Australians who have already waited months for new cars in the midst of a global parts shortage may have to wait even longer as cargo vessels are fumigated offshore to kill an invasive stink bug. The stink bug problem compounds global vehicle manufacturing chain woes, after car companies paused or downsized their semiconductor chip orders in the… Continue reading World NM: Invasive bug stinks up Australia’s new car imports with long fumigation delays001611
World NM: Skoda Auto Started a Two-Week Outage Today, Global Chip Shortage to Blame001608
Škoda Auto, the company that builds Škoda vehicles, will take a two-week production halt at its vehicle manufacturing facilities in the Czech Republic starting October 18, 2021. During those two weeks, Škoda will still have one shift operational to complete as many as 10,000 vehicles that await delivery. Those 10,000 units are incomplete because of… Continue reading World NM: Skoda Auto Started a Two-Week Outage Today, Global Chip Shortage to Blame001608
World NM: Africa emerging as car making hub 15.10.2021001605
Morocco is an emerging automotive manufacturing hub, while South Africa has a history of car making. In September, Stellantis — created in January 2021 after a merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA — announced that its supermini electric car Opel Rocks-e would be produced at the PSA plant in Kenitra. This will make it difficult… Continue reading World NM: Africa emerging as car making hub
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World NM: Australia becoming a ‘dumping ground’ for polluting cars as government delays signing on to international standards001603
Australia is becoming a “dumping ground” for more dangerous and polluting cars, one transport minister warns, as the federal government has not adopted international emissions standards. In a submission to a federal parliamentary inquiry into road safety, ACT Transport Minister Chris Steel warned the refusal to adopt Euro 6 standards was not only bad for the environment,… Continue reading World NM: Australia becoming a ‘dumping ground’ for polluting cars as government delays signing on to international standards001603
World NM: Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA Finally Sells Out, 18 Months After Premiere001592
Alfa Romeo presented the GTA twins back in March 2020, which is exactly 18 months ago. Better late than never, all 500 units have been spoken for. Pretty… underwhelming, isn’t it? Even though it’s the very best Giulia in production today, few people can see th… (continue reading…) Go to Source