Category: Automotive

EV startup Bollinger targets commercial industry with its new chassis

Bollinger Motors, the Michigan-based startup known for its rugged electric SUV and pickup truck, unveiled Thursday a chassis designed for a Class 3 commercial vehicle that has the potential to expand its customer base. The move reflects a broader trend among EV startups to at least consider commercial applications for its vehicles in an effort… Continue reading EV startup Bollinger targets commercial industry with its new chassis

Fiat Chrysler worker in Indiana has coronavirus, production continues

A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV employee at a transmission plant in Indiana has tested positive for the coronavirus, but production will continue as normal, the automaker said Thursday. The Kokomo Transmission Plant employee is the first known person in the United States employed by one of Detroit’s three automakers to test positive for COVID-19, according… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler worker in Indiana has coronavirus, production continues

Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant remains open

(Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) (FCHA.MI) said Thursday an employee had tested positive for COVID-19 at its Kokomo, Indiana, transmission plant but the location will remain open, raising the specter of U.S. shutdowns hitting the industry. The Italian-American automaker said the employee was receiving medical care and his immediate co-workers and others he… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant remains open

@VW Group: ID.3: just as inexpensive as a car with an internal combustion engine

With the market introduction of the ID.3 this summer, Volkswagen will make e-mobility affordable for many people. The basic version of the ID.3 will be less expensive in Germany in terms of acquisition and operation than comparable internal combustion models. As regards operating expenses alone, ID.3 drivers in Germany will save about €840 per year.… Continue reading @VW Group: ID.3: just as inexpensive as a car with an internal combustion engine

@VW Group: Volkswagen AG annual media conference 2020

The Volkswagen AG annual media conference will be broadcasted live on Tuesday, March 17th 2020, from 09:00am – 11:30am CET (08:00am GMT – 10:30am GMT) Internet (#VWGroup, #shapingmobility):https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/live-stream-5455 Satellite-Feed for TV-Media: Europe / Middle East – live HD Feed Live feed to start at apprx. 08:50am CET / 07:50am GMT Satellite: EUT 10 Transponder (digital):… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen AG annual media conference 2020

Ford takes aim at Jeep with new Bronco SUVs

DETROIT (Reuters) – Nearly 55 years after the debut of the original Ford Bronco — and 24 years after the demise of the last one — Ford Motor Co. (F.N) is dusting off one of its treasured nameplates this spring in hopes of reviving a decades-old rivalry with Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s (FCHA.MI) popular Jeep brand.… Continue reading Ford takes aim at Jeep with new Bronco SUVs

UPDATE 2-Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant remains open

(Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) (FCHA.MI) said Thursday an employee had tested positive for COVID-19 at its Kokomo, Indiana, transmission plant but the location will remain open, raising the specter of U.S. shutdowns hitting the industry. The Italian-American automaker said the employee was receiving medical care and his immediate co-workers and others he… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant remains open

UPDATE 1-Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant will remain open

(Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) said Thursday that an employee has tested positive for COVID-19 at its Kokomo, Indiana transmission plant, but the location will remain open. The Italian-American automaker said the company placed the employee and his immediate co-workers and others he may have come into direct contact with in home quarantine.… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Fiat Chrysler worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Indiana; plant will remain open

@Toyota: Toyota Develops New Paint Atomizer with Over 95 percent Coating Efficiency, Highest in the World

Toyota City, Japan, March 12, 2020―Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has developed a new type of paint atomizer (airless paint atomizer) that uses static electricity instead of air, to replace the conventional air paint atomizers used in the vehicle body painting process. The newly developed airless painter, the first of its kind in the world*, achieves… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Develops New Paint Atomizer with Over 95 percent Coating Efficiency, Highest in the World