Undergoing a historic transformation, access to global opportunities and a love for iconic vehicles rank among the reasons workers are leaving traditional technology titans of video game makers and microchip designers for a future with a legacy automaker. Companies like Stellantis NV are seeking to become tech mobility leaders with the ability to offer higher-margin software-based products. It’s planning on adding… Continue reading Stellantis mines tech industry for software talent
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Auto suppliers push back as carmakers press them for cost savings
Auto suppliers push back as carmakers press them for cost savings News Sports Autos Business Michigan Life + Home Entertainment Opinion Obituaries Gabrielle Coppola Bloomberg The anti-vaccine protests choking off a critical trade route between the U.S. and Canada this week are just the latest drama for an auto supply chain increasingly fraught with tension.… Continue reading Auto suppliers push back as carmakers press them for cost savings
Tesla recall: Heat pump won’t defrost windshield fast enough
Detroit — Tesla is recalling nearly 27,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the cabin heating systems may not defrost the windshield quickly enough, cutting visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. The latest in a series of recent recalls covers certain 2021 and 2022 Models 3, S, and X, and some 2020 through 2022 Model Y vehicles.… Continue reading Tesla recall: Heat pump won’t defrost windshield fast enough
Numerous Ford plants are down this week in sign of chip shortage’s staying power
Ford Motor Co. has scheduled downtime across much of its North American manufacturing footprint this week, a sign of the more than year-long global semiconductor shortage’s continued impact on the automotive industry. This week, Ford’s Michigan Assembly in Wayne, Chicago Assembly and Cuautitlan Stamping and Assembly Plant in Mexico will be down. F-150 production at Kansas City… Continue reading Numerous Ford plants are down this week in sign of chip shortage’s staying power
GM agrees to electrify medium-duty trucks with Lightning eMotors
General Motors Co. is collaborating with Colorado-based Lightning eMotors to fully electrify commercial vehicles for use in several applications, including school buses, shuttle buses, delivery and work trucks. GM has agreed to supply Lightning eMotors with medium-duty truck platforms for the company for the conversion. “GM’s inclusive approach to electrification is a great match for Lightning’s… Continue reading GM agrees to electrify medium-duty trucks with Lightning eMotors
GM to end Spark production after summer 2022
General Motors Co. is discontinuing the Chevrolet Spark, its entry-level model and one of the few cars it has left in the lineup. Production of the South Korean-built hatchback will end after August 2022, Chevrolet confirmed Thursday. Car and Driver reported the news Wednesday. “Customers seeking comfort, function and style at an approachable price still have strong… Continue reading GM to end Spark production after summer 2022
As Lincoln marks 100 years at Ford, challenges, opportunities loom in brand’s 2nd century
An “epoch in Detroit’s industrial history,” as The New York Times put it at the time, was written 100 years ago on Friday when Ford Motor Co. bought Lincoln Motor Co. for $8 million. The sale, the Times reported in a February 1922 article, came together after automotive entrepreneur and engineer Henry Leland, who founded the… Continue reading As Lincoln marks 100 years at Ford, challenges, opportunities loom in brand’s 2nd century
Ford takes downtime at Chicago, Metro Detroit plants amid chip crunch
Ford Motor Co. will take downtime starting Thursday at two of its U.S. plants due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage that has hampered auto production worldwide over the last year, the Dearborn automaker confirmed to The Detroit News. Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant — which employs about 5,800 people and builds the Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility and… Continue reading Ford takes downtime at Chicago, Metro Detroit plants amid chip crunch
GM banks $2 billion windfall from record used-car prices
There’s a big upside to record used-car prices: Auto lenders like GM Financial are cashing in. General Motors Co.’s lending unit booked a $2 billion gain last year reselling the vehicles that came back from expired leases and anything the company repossessed, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. That helped GM Financial to nearly double… Continue reading GM banks $2 billion windfall from record used-car prices
Leaders of Troy EV startup resign after investigation into equity purchase
Two top leaders at Troy-based Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. have resigned after an investigation found they purchased equity in the company “at substantial discounts to market offer” before ELMS went public. Both former CEO James Taylor and Jason Luo, former executive chairman of the board, will maintain consulting roles with the electric commercial vehicle… Continue reading Leaders of Troy EV startup resign after investigation into equity purchase