Ford Motor Co. is shutting down production of its highly profitable 2021 F-150 pickup trucks and Transit Vans for a full week in Missouri, the company confirmed Monday. “Due to unseasonably cold temperatures in the midsection of the United States, Ford was warned that the availability of natural gas could be restricted in the Kansas City area… Continue reading Ford stops F-150, Transit Van production at Kansas City Assembly plant due to gas shortage
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Trafi takes its mobility-as-a-service platform to LatAm, starting with Bogota
Trafi, the Lithuanian startup that created a platform that lets users plan, book and pay for various modes of transportation within a city, is expanding beyond the European market where it got its start to tackle one of the most congested urban areas in the world. The company said it has reached an agreement to… Continue reading Trafi takes its mobility-as-a-service platform to LatAm, starting with Bogota
Jaguar Land Rover low-carbon mass production Castle Bromwich plant
Jaguar Land Rover’s announcement of a low-carbon future also contained significant news for its historic Castle Bromwich plant. JLR said it would end mass production of cars at the site before 2025, after decades of assembly at a facility with an illustrious past which rivals that of any UK factory. The plant was brought to… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover low-carbon mass production Castle Bromwich plant
Jaguar Land Rover to test fuel cell powertrains within the year
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has confirmed that fuel cell powertrain development forms a core part of its bold new ‘Reimagine’ transformation strategy, and will begin road testing prototypes within the next 12 months. Last year, the company detailed its Project Zeus initiative: a serious hydrogen power research project with the aim of developing fuel cell-powered versions… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover to test fuel cell powertrains within the year
Electric Jaguar XJ scrapped as part of brand reinvention plan
The long-awaited electric replacement for the Jaguar XJ has been written out of the company’s long-term strategy as it looks to transition to an electric-only luxury brand from 2025. According to Jaguar Land Rover’s bold new Reimagine plan to transform the company’s fortunes, Jaguar will undergo “a renaissance to emerge as a pure-electric luxury brand with a dramatically… Continue reading Electric Jaguar XJ scrapped as part of brand reinvention plan
German Handelsblatt: New CO2 model: Volkswagen increases prices – except for electric cars001304
Volkswagen logistics car park The next price increase at the Wolfsburg-based car manufacturer is due at the beginning of March. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf The January result was miserable: the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand sold just 34,000 cars in Germany in January, a decrease of 30 percent compared to the same month last year. Nevertheless, the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: New CO2 model: Volkswagen increases prices – except for electric cars001304
Electric vehicles may not be the climate answer after all
As with Covid vaccines, governments should enable scientists to find the best solution, not dictate what it should be Go to Source
JLR vows to keep UK plants open under electric car strategy
Carmaker had been expected to close a site in long-awaited overhaul Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Suppliers: minus less dramatic than feared: ZF Friedrichshafen comes through the corona year 001300 lightly
ZF plant in Friedrichshafen The supplier benefited from the rapid recovery of the Chinese auto market in 2020. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf The corona crisis weighs on the results of ZF Friedrichshafen: According to the preliminary figures published by Germany’s third-largest auto supplier this Monday morning, sales have fallen by around eleven percent to 32.6 billion… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Suppliers: minus less dramatic than feared: ZF Friedrichshafen comes through the corona year 001300 lightly
German Manager Magazin: Tesla: rival Rivian could build its own factory in Germany000566
Tesla has big plans in Grünheide: But the expansion of the factory, the 500,000 in the future Electric cars deliver each year and at the same time become the world’s largest battery factory, apparently slows down. Insiders speak loudly “Automobile week” of a “massive delay” for both the car and the planned battery plant. Five… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla: rival Rivian could build its own factory in Germany000566