Stellantis says it has now installed the equipment needed to address the chronic odor issues that the residents living near the company’s newest Jeep plant say have severely degraded the quality of life in their east-side Detroit neighborhood. In a letter to the community dated Monday, Linda Trbizan, Stellantis senior vice president and head of… Continue reading Stellantis says equipment in place to deal with odors from Detroit Jeep plant
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Ford alerts salaried employees, including engineers, layoffs coming
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Lordstown Motors, an Electric Truck Maker, Files for Bankruptcy
Lordstown Motors, the troubled electric vehicle company that bought a shuttered General Motors factory in Ohio with grand plans to create the Tesla of pickup trucks, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. Once hailed by former President Donald J. Trump for preserving manufacturing jobs, the company struggled with a series of development setbacks and frequent… Continue reading Lordstown Motors, an Electric Truck Maker, Files for Bankruptcy
Tesla May Have Already Won the Electric Vehicle Charging Wars
Mary Barra and Elon Musk may be intense business rivals, but they sounded like old pals as they chatted on Twitter this month about a deal that could help remove one of the biggest barriers to electric vehicle ownership: not enough chargers. Ms. Barra, the chief executive of General Motors, had just agreed to follow… Continue reading Tesla May Have Already Won the Electric Vehicle Charging Wars
Volvo just became the latest EV maker to move to Tesla’s charging standard
Volvo EX30, a small electric crossover SUV, is expected to arrive in the U.S. next year. Courtesy: Volvo Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said Tuesday that it has signed a deal with Tesla that will allow drivers of its electric vehicles to charge at about 12,000 Tesla charging stations in North America starting next year. Under… Continue reading Volvo just became the latest EV maker to move to Tesla’s charging standard
Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy, sues Foxconn over $170 million funding deal
The Lordstown Motors Corp. Endurance electric pickup truck is displayed during an unveiling event in Lordstown, Ohio, June 25, 2020. Matthew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images Struggling electric-truck maker Lordstown Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday and said that it would put itself up for sale amid an ongoing dispute over investments… Continue reading Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy, sues Foxconn over $170 million funding deal
Ford conducts engineering layoffs in U.S. and Canada
Ford CEO Jim Farley at a battery lab for the automaker in suburban Detroit, announcing a new $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in the state to produce lithium iron phosphate batteries, Feb. 13, 2023. Michael Wayland/CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor confirmed Monday it will carry out layoffs this week, primarily affecting engineering jobs in… Continue reading Ford conducts engineering layoffs in U.S. and Canada
Auto group’s move pushes Tesla EV charger closer to becoming the industry standard
Detroit — A key U.S. automotive industry organization says it will set performance standards for Tesla’s electric vehicle charging cords in another move toward using the Tesla plug on all EVs. The move Tuesday by SAE International, formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers, comes just weeks after Ford, General Motors and Rivian said they would… Continue reading Auto group’s move pushes Tesla EV charger closer to becoming the industry standard
MEDC governing board extends deadlines for LG, Magna projects
The Michigan Strategic Fund board voted Tuesday to extend deadlines for two previously approved projects. The governing body of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. agreed to extend milestone deadlines for LG Energy Solution’s expansion of its Holland electric-vehicle battery plant, which was previously approved for a $10 million Michigan Business Development Program grant and a… Continue reading MEDC governing board extends deadlines for LG, Magna projects
Cox Automotive increases its 2023 new-vehicle sales forecast
Troy — Analysts at Cox Automotive are expecting a much brighter year for U.S. auto sales in 2023 with an improvement in fleet sales leading to expected sales of 15 million, up from the previous prediction of 14.1 million. The new forecast is an improvement from 2022’s dismal sales total of 14 million, which was… Continue reading Cox Automotive increases its 2023 new-vehicle sales forecast