Category: Automotive

India unveils InvIT road map for national highways

NHAI’s InvIT offer, expected in the months ahead, is part of the government’s plans to tap alternative sources of financing to boost public spending in the roads and infrastructure sector amid declining private sector interest in the build, operate and transfer model, where the entire initial cost is borne by them. In addition to the… Continue reading India unveils InvIT road map for national highways

GM adds automated lane changes to its hands-free Super Cruise driving system

GM has improved its hands-free driving assistance system Super Cruise, adding a feature that will automatically change lanes for drivers of certain Cadillac models, including the upcoming 2021 Escalade. This enhanced version of Super Cruise, which will include better steering and speed control, puts it back in competition with Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system (specifically… Continue reading GM adds automated lane changes to its hands-free Super Cruise driving system

Tesla Model 3 Was #3 Best Selling Car In Europe In December

December 2019 was an outstanding month in terms of plug-in electric car sales in Europe (see our report, based on EV Sales Blog data here), as one of the electric cars managed to break into the top 3 best selling models (more on that down below). First, let’s start with the overall results provided by… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 Was #3 Best Selling Car In Europe In December

FCA announces temporary shutdown of Belvidere Assembly plant near Chicago – World Socialist Web Site

  FCA announces temporary shutdown of Belvidere Assembly plant near Chicago By Jacob Crosse28 January 2020 For the third time in the last six months, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will be shutting down production at the Belvidere Assembly Plant, located in northern Illinois. The planned weeklong shutdown will begin on February 13. Workers just now… Continue reading FCA announces temporary shutdown of Belvidere Assembly plant near Chicago – World Socialist Web Site

PM briefed on plans for Kazakhstan’s automotive industry development in 2020 – Kazinform

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Prime Minister Askar Mamin visited the National Automobile Pavilion, where he got acquainted with the plans for the development of the automotive industry of Kazakhstan for 2020, Kazinform has learnt from the prime minister’s press service. President of Auto Business Association of Kazakhstan Andrey Lavrentyev, General Director of the Astana Group Nurlan… Continue reading PM briefed on plans for Kazakhstan’s automotive industry development in 2020 – Kazinform

GM president on its electric future: ‘We can’t get away with vaporware’

After GM’s official dedication yesterday of its Detroit-Hamtramck plant strictly for electric cars, Electrek spoke with Mark Reuss, the company’s president. We wanted to hear directly from GM leadership about its level of commitment to quickly deliver on multi-billion-dollar, global EV plans. Here is an edited version of Reuss’s discussion with us and a small… Continue reading GM president on its electric future: ‘We can’t get away with vaporware’

Tesla Model Y: a couple of prototypes make it to Boulder, Colorado

Rumors are that Tesla is about to start Model Y production, but the automaker is still in the middle of its test program as two Model Y prototypes were spotted all the way in Boulder, Colorado. In March of last year, Tesla unveiled the Model Y, an all-electric crossover based on the Model 3, with… Continue reading Tesla Model Y: a couple of prototypes make it to Boulder, Colorado

Tesla tries to secure subsidies for production of battery cells in Germany

Tesla is reportedly trying to secure subsidies to help establish the production of battery cells in Germany while it moves forward with its Gigafactory near Berlin. Last year, CEO Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is going to build Gigafactory 4 in the “Berlin area.” The CEO has now changed the nomenclature regarding Tesla’s Gigafactories. Instead of… Continue reading Tesla tries to secure subsidies for production of battery cells in Germany