Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles at a Ford dealership in Colma, California, on July 22, 2022. Bloomberg | Getty Images After a home, buying a car is the most expensive purchase most consumers will ever make during their lifetime. The transition to electric vehicles by major auto makers is likely to make the process a little… Continue reading How Ford, GM auto dealers are thinking about Detroit’s EV transition and their future
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Three industries ripe for automation, according to a robotics guru
A software and robotics machine called mGripAI from Massachusetts-based Soft Robotics sorts artifical pieces of chicken into trays for packaging at an automation conference held by the Association for Advancing Automation in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — The automotive and logistics industries are no strangers to robots. They’re among the most heavily invested… Continue reading Three industries ripe for automation, according to a robotics guru
The rise of Albemarle, the world’s largest lithium producer
Demand for lithium, a key component for electric vehicle batteries, is expected to surge, from 500,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate in 2021 to three to four million metric tons in less than a decade, according to McKinsey & Company. Albemarle, the world’s top producer of this critical metal and the operator of mines in Australia, Chile and… Continue reading The rise of Albemarle, the world’s largest lithium producer
Stellantis wants to become world’s top light-commercial vehicle company
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Detroit Grand Prix brings the noise back downtown and fans love it
Detroit — It was hot, it was noisy and it was a blur. If that is your idea of fun, and for tens of thousands of people it is, you’re going to love the Detroit Grand Prix. The three-day racing event began Friday, but Belle Isle was nowhere to be found. In the bring-the-mountain-to-Mohammad department,… Continue reading Detroit Grand Prix brings the noise back downtown and fans love it
Flint to have groundbreaking for new business center, GM plant announcement Monday
State, local and federal officials on Monday will celebrate the groundbreaking for the first building at the new Flint Commerce Center at the former General Motors Co. Buick City campus, according to a press advisory sent Friday. The event marks the official start of construction of the facility that’s slated for completion in early 2024.… Continue reading Flint to have groundbreaking for new business center, GM plant announcement Monday
Stellantis, GM fined $363 million for failing to meet fuel economy standards
Washington — General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV paid $363 million in fines collectively in 2022 and 2023 for failing to meet U.S. fuel economy standards in previous years. Stellantis was fined $235.6 million for model years 2018 and 2019 and GM was fined $128.2 million for model years 2016 and 2017, according to data… Continue reading Stellantis, GM fined $363 million for failing to meet fuel economy standards
Tata Group inks US$ 1.6 billion EV battery plant transaction: Report
Tata Group has inked an outline deal, for a lithium-ion cell factory, in an attempt to give a fillip to the nation’s electric vehicle supply chain, Reuters reported. A joint statement o this MoU between the Indian salt to software conglomerate’s Agratas Energy Storage Solutions and Gujarat government stated that the plant would be in… Continue reading Tata Group inks US$ 1.6 billion EV battery plant transaction: Report
2023 Shelby Ford F-150 revealed with starting price at $129K
It’s not every day that a pickup truck costs more than a Porsche. Well, this special Ford F-150 comes with a black Stetson hat. A powerful Carroll Shelby Centennial Edition 2023 Ford F-150 — created for off-road enthusiasts in honor of automotive designer and racing driver Carroll Shelby — was revealed Friday by Shelby American.… Continue reading 2023 Shelby Ford F-150 revealed with starting price at $129K
G.M. and Stellantis Paid $364 Million in Fuel Economy Fines
General Motors and Stellantis paid a combined $363.8 million in penalties for failing to meet federal fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks they produced in previous years, according to federal government documents posted on Friday. G.M. paid $128.2 million for failing to meet the targets with the light trucks it sold in 2018 and 2019,… Continue reading G.M. and Stellantis Paid $364 Million in Fuel Economy Fines