Category: Automotive

Next Dodge Challenger and Charger to Retain Retro Looks It’s been almost a decade since either model has been seriously overhauled – Auto123.com

Like the Jeep Wrangler, the Dodge Challenger features from a unique, retro look, and its maker is totally unapologetic about its backward-looking appearance. In fact, in the view of Mark Trostle, head of design for Dodge, Chrysler and SRT, its unfashionableness is not a hindrance but a signature selling point. The designer even includes the… Continue reading Next Dodge Challenger and Charger to Retain Retro Looks It’s been almost a decade since either model has been seriously overhauled – Auto123.com

Car industry continues worldwide downward trend in Q2: Ernst & Young study

BERLIN, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) — The downward trend in the global auto industry in the second quarter (Q2) of this year continued, according to an analysis of the key financial figures of the world's 16 largest auto groups presented by auditing and consulting firm Ernst & Young (EY) in Frankfurt on Wednesday.
“The global automotive industry is experiencing a sales and profit crisis that is still primarily cyclical,” said Constantin Gall, head of Automotive and Transportation at EY.
According to the study, total profits of the world's 16 largest automotive groups had fallen 18 percent in Q2 of 2019.
The number of vehicles sold declined in all major markets and led to five percent global decline in sales, with only Mitsubishi, Honda, Toyota and BMW selling more new cars than a year ago.
French and U.S. car manufacturers recorded the sharpest declines in vehicles sold, of ten percent and nine percent respectively.
Among the largest automobile groups, Toyota was “slightly ahead” of Vo..

State Road Rules: A Troubling Patchwork of Regulations

By Charity Allen, Aurora’s Head Regulatory Counsel Within the self-driving industry, we talk a lot about working together to enact clear and consistent rules for regulating autonomous vehicles. Without these rules, we’ll likely see a proliferation of individual state regulations — in fact, we already see that happening. Currently, 29 states have passed some kind… Continue reading State Road Rules: A Troubling Patchwork of Regulations

EVgo and Electrify America sign interoperability agreement to allow drivers to charge on both networks

Electrify America and EVgo have announced an interoperability agreement that allows drivers to charge their EVs at both EVgo and Electrify America charging stations without additional fees, using their existing accounts. Drivers will be able to access public chargers on either the EVgo or Electrify America networks without having to create new memberships, registrations, or… Continue reading EVgo and Electrify America sign interoperability agreement to allow drivers to charge on both networks

Aptera Is Back: Most Efficient EV To Date With 1,000 Mile Range

If it manages to get to production this time, hopefully. EV fans had a huge blow when Aptera Motors filed for bankruptcy in 2011. After all, it would deliver a car that was able to run 100 miles on a single charge with a really small battery pack. It would have been an incredible feat… Continue reading Aptera Is Back: Most Efficient EV To Date With 1,000 Mile Range

More Affordable NIO ES3 To Debut In 2019

With the ES8 and ES6 already on the Chinese market, NIO is busy at work to introduce a third smaller and more affordable model. According to NIO co-founder and president Qin Lihong, by the end of this year, the company will unveil its third all-electric model, the NIO ES3. It will be a compact 5-seat… Continue reading More Affordable NIO ES3 To Debut In 2019

Employee Spotlight – Stanley Fok

Employee Spotlight – Stanley Fok 2019-08-15 Meet Stanley Fok, Engineering Group Leader in the Infotainment Software group, based out of our Canadian Technical Centre Markham campus. 1)  How long have you been at GM and what is your current role? I’ve worked at GM for just over two months now. I’m an Engineering Group Leader… Continue reading Employee Spotlight – Stanley Fok

Employee Spotlight – Negin Lashkari

Employee Spotlight – Negin Lashkari 2019-08-15 Meet Negin Lashkari, a Controls Development Engineer in Advanced Vehicle Prognostics, as a part of the Autonomous Driving and Active Safety team, based out of our Canadian Technical Centre Markham campus. 1) How long have you been at GM and what is your current role? I have been at… Continue reading Employee Spotlight – Negin Lashkari

GM Defense Awarded $1 Million Contract for the U.S. Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)

GM Defense Awarded $1 Million Contract for the U.S. Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) 2019-08-27 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has awarded GM Defense LLC a $1 million contract to develop its new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) for prototype testing and evaluation.   Following recent field tests at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the Army selected… Continue reading GM Defense Awarded $1 Million Contract for the U.S. Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)