Two Toyota manufacturing plants receive $90 million, boost hybrid transaxle and engine capacity BUFFALO, W.Va. (Feb. 11, 2022) – Before the ink dried on Toyota’s November 2021 investment in hybrid transaxle production in West Virginia, the demand for the vehicle electrification market was already growing. To help meet that demand, today Toyota announced an additional… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Commits Multimillion-Dollar Investment to Further Expand Production of Electrified Vehicles
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The industry needs to call a spade a spade. Instead, it decides to call it a shovel. It has built a narrative on its current state of health which is inexplicably optimistic and effervescent. By Avik Chattopadhyay The post-budget television discussions this year had one interesting departure from the previous ones – most news channels… Continue reading Auto-nomous mode!
Tata Sons sticks with Chandrasekaran as chief
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Huawei’s ‘will they or won’t they’ relationship with automaking
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Toyota, GM, Ford cut production due to Canada truck protests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Toyota Motor, General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler-parent Stellantis said Thursday they had been forced to cancel or scale back some production because of parts shortages stemming from Canadian trucker protests against pandemic mandates. The truckers, who oppose a vaccinate-or-quarantine requirement for cross-border drivers, have used their big rigs to snarl traffic at… Continue reading Toyota, GM, Ford cut production due to Canada truck protests
VINFAST EMBARKS ON ROADSHOW TO PRESENT ITS NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO CALIFORNIA
Following the reveal of VinFast’s full lineup of EVs at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2022) last month, VinFast is bringing its new VF 8 and VF 9 all-electric sport utility vehicles directly to Californians through this roadshow. The VinFast California Roadshow will kick-off with a private event and VF 8 vehicle display this evening at… Continue reading VINFAST EMBARKS ON ROADSHOW TO PRESENT ITS NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO CALIFORNIA
Chasing Cruise and Waymo, Chinese AV company AutoX plans to begin testing in San Francisco
AutoX, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company that has made plays in both the U.S. and its home country, is now making a move into San Francisco, an area where its biggest competitors are creeping towards commercialization. The company, which has been testing its vehicles in the greater San Jose area since 2016, shared plans to… Continue reading Chasing Cruise and Waymo, Chinese AV company AutoX plans to begin testing in San Francisco
Toyota Commits Multimillion-Dollar Investment to Further Expand Production of Electrified Vehicles
Toyota West Virginia (TMMWV) – $73 million This investment comes on the heels of the $240 million investment announced in November and will increase hybrid transaxle production capacity to 600,000 units per year. With this funding, TMMWV will also begin assembling an estimated 120,000 rear motor stators per year, a key component in electric motors.… Continue reading Toyota Commits Multimillion-Dollar Investment to Further Expand Production of Electrified Vehicles
AEye’s Jordan Greene named as a Rising Star of the Autonomous Vehicle Industry by Business Insider
AEye Co-founder and GM of Automotive Recognized for Spearheading Lidar Advancements that Enable and Future-proof Safe Vehicle Autonomy “We have an exceptional team, and Jordan is a case in point. He is a respected innovator and tireless entrepreneur, who has been a trailblazer in automotive lidar…His impact has reverberated beyond AEye to the industry as… Continue reading AEye’s Jordan Greene named as a Rising Star of the Autonomous Vehicle Industry by Business Insider
Geo Week – February 6-8, 2022
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