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Project Blackjack: GM’s top-secret redesign of its mid-engine Corvette was disguised in an Australian pickup truck

The eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette started its life as a Frankenstein test vehicle that parts of the previous generation sports car and Australian-made pickup called the Holden Ute, codenamed internally as “Blackjack.” That included exterior features of the pickup. Michael Wayland / CNBC LAS VEGAS – General Motors took unprecedented steps in an attempt to hide… Continue reading Project Blackjack: GM’s top-secret redesign of its mid-engine Corvette was disguised in an Australian pickup truck

3-millionth vehicle rolls off GM’s Lansing Delta Township line

Buy Photo A 2020 Chevrolet Traverse on Friday was the 3-millionth vehicle to roll off the line at GM’s Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant.  (Photo: Rod Sanford, Special to The Detroit News) General Motors Co.’s Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant rolled its 3-millionth vehicle off the line Friday.  It was a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse Redline… Continue reading 3-millionth vehicle rolls off GM’s Lansing Delta Township line

AbInBev, BMW, Bosch, Microsoft and ZF join forces to accelerate manufacturing innovation

L-R: Sven Hamann, SVP Bosch Connected Industry; Ralf Waltram, VP IT Systems, BMW Group; Dr Michael Bolle, Bosch Group; Scott Guthrie, EVP Cloud & AI, Microsoft; W Balandat, Head of Production Mgmt,ZF The Open Manufacturing Platform (OMP) has expanded, with new steering committee members and new working groups established. OMP is an alliance founded in… Continue reading AbInBev, BMW, Bosch, Microsoft and ZF join forces to accelerate manufacturing innovation

Elon Musk: Tesla Cybertruck will come standard with ‘laser blade lights’, be ~82″ wide

Elon Musk made some new comments about the production version of the Tesla Cybertruck, which he says will come standard with “laser blade lights” and be ~82″ wide. In November of 2019, Tesla unveiled its highly anticipated Cybertruck, the automaker’s first electric pickup truck, to mixed reviews. The design of the vehicle is just as… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla Cybertruck will come standard with ‘laser blade lights’, be ~82″ wide

Audi Pauses e-tron Production For ‘A Few Days’

Audi was forced to stop production of its flagship all-electric model, the e-tron, at the Brussels plant in Belgium for “a few days” due to undisclosed supply chain issues. We previously heard that the German manufacturer had some constraints, that not only prevented an increase in the production rate, but even was limiting the output.… Continue reading Audi Pauses e-tron Production For ‘A Few Days’

Lordstown Motors wants the first electric pickup — and just released its pitch

As it hunts for investors, Lordstown Motors Corp. has produced a slick new video about its plans to produce an all-electric pickup at the Ohio plant once owned by General Motors. The company, which bought GM’s former Lordstown Assembly plant near Youngstown last year, said the new video will be part of a series. Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns… Continue reading Lordstown Motors wants the first electric pickup — and just released its pitch

EV fleet management gets another venture-backed contender as Electriphi raises $3.5 million

Electriphi, a provider of charging management and fleet monitoring software for electric vehicles, has joined the scrum of startups looking to provide services to the growing number of electric vehicle fleets in the U.S. The San Francisco-based company has just raised $3.5 million in seed funding from investors, including Wireframe Ventures, the Urban Innovation Fund… Continue reading EV fleet management gets another venture-backed contender as Electriphi raises $3.5 million

Electric car: Audi temporarily shuts down production of the E-Tron

E-Tron at the Brussels Motor Show in January Audi obtains its battery cells from the Korean supplier LG Chem. (Photo: Reuters) Munich, Wolfsburg Audi must stop the production of his hope-bearing E-Tron. The assembly of the electric car in the Brussels plant was interrupted until Wednesdaythe automaker said on Friday. The group gives the reason… Continue reading Electric car: Audi temporarily shuts down production of the E-Tron