Category: OEMs

@GM: GM to Source U.S.-Based Lithium for Next-Generation EV Batteries Through Closed-Loop Process with Low Carbon Emissions

GM to Source U.S.-Based Lithium for Next-Generation EV Batteries Through Closed-Loop Process with Low Carbon Emissions Through an agreement with Controlled Thermal Resources, lithium will be sourced in part from California from a more environmentally friendly process than traditional lithium production 2021-07-02 DETROIT – General Motors has agreed to form a strategic investment and commercial… Continue reading @GM: GM to Source U.S.-Based Lithium for Next-Generation EV Batteries Through Closed-Loop Process with Low Carbon Emissions

@GM: GM Second-Quarter Sales Increase 40 Percent

GM Second-Quarter Sales Increase 40 Percent 2021-07-01 Chevrolet Bolt EV delivers record second-quarter and first-half deliveries. Buick sales rise 86 percent on strong demand for new Encore GX, redesigned Envision, and Enclave, creating the brand’s best quarter in more than 15 years. GMC records best second quarter and best first half since 2005 driven by… Continue reading @GM: GM Second-Quarter Sales Increase 40 Percent

@Toyota: Accelerated Initiatives to Cut down Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Contribute to the Transition into a Decarbonized Society

Toyota Tsusho Corporation (“Toyota Tsusho”) announces its concrete policy in making its contribution to the transition into a decarbonized society, which the company identified as a key sustainability issue (materiality).Specifically, the company has decided to cut greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions down to net-zero through the business activities of the Toyota Tsusho Group to achieve de… Continue reading @Toyota: Accelerated Initiatives to Cut down Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Contribute to the Transition into a Decarbonized Society

@Toyota: Toyota Statement on PAC Contributions

Toyota is committed to supporting and promoting actions that further our democracy. Our company has long-standing relationships with Members of Congress across the political spectrum, especially those representing our U.S. operations. Our bipartisan PAC equally supports Democrats and Republicans running for Congress. In fact, in 2021, the vast majority of the contributions went to Democrats… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Statement on PAC Contributions

@Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Intensifies Electrification While Targeting Sustainable Double-Digit Adjusted Operating Income Margins in the Mid-term002067

Plans to invest more than €30 billion through 2025 in electrification and software, while continuing to be the automotive efficiency frontrunner, with investment efficiency 30 percent better than industry average  Targeting over 70 percent of sales in Europe and over 40 percent in the United States to be low emission vehicle (LEV) by 2030 All… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Intensifies Electrification While Targeting Sustainable Double-Digit Adjusted Operating Income Margins in the Mid-term002067

@Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis To Hold “EV Day 2021” Today and Provides Update on H1 2021 Trading Performance002066

AMSTERDAM – Stellantis N.V. (NYSE / MTA / Euronext Paris: STLA) will host at 2:30 p.m. CEST / 8:30 a.m. EDT its EV Day 2021. Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer at Stellantis, will share Stellantis’ comprehensive electrification strategy. Touchpoints of the presentations will include:Stellantis also announced today preliminary expectations regarding its 2021 First Half trading… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis To Hold “EV Day 2021” Today and Provides Update on H1 2021 Trading Performance002066

@FCA: Jeep® Brand Reveals First Images of All-new Electrified 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe

Jeep® Brand Reveals First Images of All-new Electrified 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe July 8, 2021 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Today, during Stellantis EV Day 2021, the Jeep® brand revealed the first images of its all-new 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid.  The fifth generation of the Grand Cherokee, which over the past 30… Continue reading @FCA: Jeep® Brand Reveals First Images of All-new Electrified 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe

@FCA: Stellantis Intensifies Electrification While Targeting Sustainable Double-digit Adjusted Operating Income Margins in the Mid-term

July 8, 2021 , Amsterdam – Today, Stellantis N.V. (NYSE / MTA / Euronext Paris: STLA) presented a comprehensive electrification strategy that delivers exciting, class-leading vehicles for the company’s iconic brands, while leveraging in-house expertise, partnerships and joint ventures to deliver advanced technology at affordable prices. This strategy will allow the company to target sustainable, double-digit… Continue reading @FCA: Stellantis Intensifies Electrification While Targeting Sustainable Double-digit Adjusted Operating Income Margins in the Mid-term

@BMW: Antitrust investigation against automotive manufacturers: European Commission drops most charges against BMW Group  001277

Munich. After reviewing an extensive statement submitted by the BMW Group, the European Commission has dropped most of its charges of antitrust violations. With the withdrawal of most of the original allegations, the Board of Management of BMW AG has agreed to a settlement proposed by the European Commission that will bring these proceedings to… Continue reading @BMW: Antitrust investigation against automotive manufacturers: European Commission drops most charges against BMW Group  001277