Maruti, Hyundai, Tata and Kia open FY2024 with double-digit wholesales growth in April India’s passenger vehicle (PV) industry, which closed FY2023 with record wholesales of 3.89 million units, has opened FY2024 on a strong note with estimated wholesales of around 330,000 units. Sustained demand for SUVs, increasing consumer interest in sedans and OEMs ramping up… Continue reading Maruti, Hyundai, Tata and Kia open FY2024 with double-digit wholesales growth in April
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Volkswagen Tiguan EV, baby crossover and flagship due in SUV push
£22k ID2 spawns entry-level electric SUV Following the arrival of the electric Tiguan, Volkswagen plans to introduce a new entry-level SUV as an electric alternative to the existing Volkswagen T-Cross. Closely related to an upcoming new entry-level Skoda SUV and the production version of Cupra’s Urban Rebel, the most affordable of Volkswagen’s future ID SUV… Continue reading Volkswagen Tiguan EV, baby crossover and flagship due in SUV push
GM terminates hundreds of contract workers at tech center, other locations to cut costs
General Motors terminated “several hundred” contract employees who worked at its Global Technical Center in Warren as well as other locations this weekend in its bid to shave $2 billion from its budget by the end of next year. The cuts come nearly a month after 5,000 salaried employees agreed to a voluntary separation package… Continue reading GM terminates hundreds of contract workers at tech center, other locations to cut costs
Ford is spending 3 hours quality checking every early production Super Duty pickup
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Lordstown Motors warns of bankruptcy after Foxconn threatens to walk away from crucial funding deal
Signage outside Lordstown Motors Corp. headquarters in Lordstown, Ohio, on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Dustin Franz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Electric vehicle startup Lordstown Motors disclosed on Monday that a funding deal with Foxconn is in jeopardy – and that it may go bankrupt if the deal doesn’t happen. Lordstown’s shares fell sharply on… Continue reading Lordstown Motors warns of bankruptcy after Foxconn threatens to walk away from crucial funding deal
Senate Republicans criticize Biden nominee for top auto regulator over fears of EV shift
Washington — President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is coming under fire from Republican members of a Senate panel responsible for approving her nomination. Ann Carlson has been the acting administrator for the vehicle regulating agency since September, when former administrator Steven Cliff stepped down, and has been its… Continue reading Senate Republicans criticize Biden nominee for top auto regulator over fears of EV shift
How Ford is using the launch of the 2023 Super Duty to improve quality
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Georgia plane crash victims were crash test innovator Robert Denton and his wife
Robert “Bob” Denton, who died in a plane crash with his wife last week in Georgia, was an innovator in improving crash test data collection and vehicle safety. Denton, 76, was the founder of Robert A. Denton Inc., a maker of load cell sensors in Detroit that eventually merged to become Humanetics Innovative Solutions Inc.,… Continue reading Georgia plane crash victims were crash test innovator Robert Denton and his wife
Lordstown warns it may fail as investor Foxconn gets jumpy
Lordstown Motors warned Monday that it is in danger of failing as the electronics company Foxconn wavers on a $170 million investment in the commercial electric vehicle startup. The Ohio company said in a regulatory filing on Monday that Foxconn it had received notice from Foxconn on April 21 that it was in breach of… Continue reading Lordstown warns it may fail as investor Foxconn gets jumpy
GM cuts ‘several hundred’ contract jobs in cost-reduction campaign
General Motors Co. is cutting “several hundred” contract jobs as part of its $2 billion cost-savings program, the automaker confirmed Monday. “A small number of contractors have departed the company, and those impacted were notified beginning April 29,” GM spokesperson Maria Raynal said in a statement. The contract employees work at GM’s Global Technical Center… Continue reading GM cuts ‘several hundred’ contract jobs in cost-reduction campaign