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Stellantis: Electric vehicle coming to Windsor plant will get up to 500 miles per charge

Chrysler parent Stellantis plans to build an electric vehicle capable of up to 500 miles of range on a charge at its assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, and the automaker intends to stop production of three popular passenger cars at its plant in Brampton, Ontario, in 2024. The twin announcements Friday highlight the changes coming as the automaker… Continue reading Stellantis: Electric vehicle coming to Windsor plant will get up to 500 miles per charge

Stellantis admits guilt to criminal conspiracy charge in diesel emissions cheating case

Chrysler parent Stellantis, through its U.S. operating arm, admitted in federal court Friday that the company was involved in a years-long conspiracy to cheat U.S. emissions tests in order to sell certain Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs and Ram 1500 pickups in the United States and market them as “clean EcoDiesel.” The admission came in the form of… Continue reading Stellantis admits guilt to criminal conspiracy charge in diesel emissions cheating case

‘They flipped me today’: Dearborn Truck Plant worker stunned by promotion news from Ford

When called aside at the Dearborn Truck Plant, the Ford F-150 assembly worker feared she was being written up for something — but instead it was a huge promotion. “When they handed me the papers and said, ‘You’re included in this,’ I said, ‘For real?’ At first I thought it was a bad news letter,’” OA’Lisa Mason, 32, of Detroit,… Continue reading ‘They flipped me today’: Dearborn Truck Plant worker stunned by promotion news from Ford

GM CEO Mary Barra’s rare, behind-the-scenes interview: Who she relies on in ‘lonely job’

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Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz among vehicle recalls this week

U.S. National Highway Traffic & Safety Administration The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued recalls for May 26 through June 2, including a Hyundai recall involving 239,000 units and a Mercedes-Benz recall involving 234,862 units. See the list of this week’s car recalls involving ten or more units below, or search USA TODAY’s… Continue reading Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz among vehicle recalls this week

Bosch makes 250 million euros available to startups

Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC) is the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, a leading global supplier of technology and services. RBVC invests worldwide in innovative start-up companies at all stages of their development. Its investment activities focus on technology companies working in areas of business of current and future relevance for… Continue reading Bosch makes 250 million euros available to startups

Stellantis to Pay $300 Million to End an Emissions Case

The U.S. division of the carmaker Stellantis has agreed to plead guilty in federal court in Detroit to a conspiracy charge and to pay a $300 million penalty to resolve an investigation of the company’s attempts to evade diesel emission standards, the Justice Department said Friday. The company, which was formed when Fiat Chrysler and… Continue reading Stellantis to Pay $300 Million to End an Emissions Case

Elon Musk clarifies that Tesla layoffs are just for salaried employees, still hiring hourly workers

Elon Musk has clarified that Tesla laying off 10% of its workforce only applies to “salaried employees,” and that the automaker is still hiring hourly workers. Earlier today, we reported on Elon Musk telling Tesla executives in an email that they need to cut 10% of the workforce and pause hiring due to having a… Continue reading Elon Musk clarifies that Tesla layoffs are just for salaried employees, still hiring hourly workers

Tesla has to respond to increase in phantom braking complaints

Tesla has to respond to an inquiry from NHTSA regarding the increasing number of phantom braking complaints that it has been receiving. Back in November of 2021, Electrek released a report called “Tesla has a serious phantom braking problem in Autopilot.” It highlighted a significant increase in Tesla owners reporting dangerous phantom braking events on Autopilot. Phantom… Continue reading Tesla has to respond to increase in phantom braking complaints