Detroit – General Motors is telling owners of some older Chevrolet Bolts to park them outdoors and not to charge them overnight because two of the electric cars caught fire after recall repairs were made. The company said Wednesday that the request covers 2017 through 2019 Bolts that were part of a group that was… Continue reading GM warns some Bolt owners to park outdoors due to fire risk
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GM spending $71M to move, enlarge California design campus
Detroit — General Motors Co. is investing more than $71 million to move its southern California design campus to a larger site that is slated to be open in late 2022, the automaker said Tuesday. The relocation of the Advanced Design Center from North Hollywood to the new campus in Pasadena will take the operation from 2 acres to 8… Continue reading GM spending $71M to move, enlarge California design campus
Troy-based EV delivery van startup partners with Chinese supplier
Electric Last Mile Solutions, a Troy-based startup that plans to build commercial electric delivery vans, has signed a supply agreement with Chinese automaker Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co. for component parts, the company announced Tuesday. ELMS went public in late June and plans to produce Class 1 EVs aimed at the growing market for last-mile deliveries — potentially the first… Continue reading Troy-based EV delivery van startup partners with Chinese supplier
As electric vehicles take off, Washington considers how to tax them
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Volvo Trucks to restart Virginia factory as strike continues
Dublin, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America says some striking workers crossed picket lines Monday at a southwestern Virginia factory as the company plans to restart production. Spokesman John Mies wouldn’t say how many United Auto Workers members went inside the factory in Dublin, Virginia, near Roanoke. But he says in an email that it… Continue reading Volvo Trucks to restart Virginia factory as strike continues
Striking UAW workers at Volvo truck plant reject third tentative deal
A tentative agreement between Volvo Trucks North America and a union representing nearly 3,000 workers who have gone on strike twice this year at a southwest Virginia truck plant has been voted down, United Auto Workers officials announced Friday. It was the third tentative labor accord rejected by union workers this year. A UAW statement… Continue reading Striking UAW workers at Volvo truck plant reject third tentative deal
Ford taps former Obama administration official as general counsel, chief policy officer
Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday said it has hired former U.S. federal lawyer and Obama administration official Steven Croley as its chief policy officer and general counsel. Ford’s hiring of Croley — the husband of Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack — comes amid a push to execute the company’s new growth plan. It also… Continue reading Ford taps former Obama administration official as general counsel, chief policy officer
Bentley goes its own way with new hybrid as Porsche-Rimac align
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Renault CEO warns semiconductor crunch to ripple through 2022
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Ford sales fall 27% in June amid lingering chip shortage, tightening inventories
Amid a lingering semiconductor chip shortage that has resulted in widespread production shutdowns and dwindling new-vehicle inventories, hard-hit Ford Motor Co. fell behind in the competitive truck segment and U.S. sales overall in the second quarter. The Dearborn automaker on Friday reported that its June new-vehicle sales in the U.S., which totaled 115,789, were down… Continue reading Ford sales fall 27% in June amid lingering chip shortage, tightening inventories