Category: US Motoring Press

Biden delays bid to grant electric carmakers renewable fuel credits

Jennifer A. Dlouhy The Biden administration has dropped, for now, a plan that would have awarded automakers such as Tesla Inc. credits for using renewable natural gas to power electric vehicles. That proposal was excluded from drafted regulation setting biofuel-blending quotas for the next three years that is undergoing final review at the White House,… Continue reading Biden delays bid to grant electric carmakers renewable fuel credits

Indiana county to consider tax breaks for GM battery plant next week

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Kia, Hyundai settle class-action lawsuit after a rash of thefts due to security flaw

Washington — Hyundai Motor America and Kia America will resolve a class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in vehicle thefts with a settlement agreement that could be valued at $200 million, the automakers announced Friday. The settlement covers about 9 million 2011-2022 model year Hyundai and Kia vehicles in the United States today, according to the companies.… Continue reading Kia, Hyundai settle class-action lawsuit after a rash of thefts due to security flaw

Why Michigan’s economy is getting ‘relatively upbeat’ forecasts

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Buick tosses a deuce and a quarter at its Electra future

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Tesla ‘serious’ about setting up production base in India: Report

US firm Tesla is serious about setting up a manufacturing base in the country, India’s Minister of Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Reuters. This comes a day after meeting with executives of the auto company. Chandrasekhar said that Tesla was ‘very seriously considering India as an innovation and production base’, the newswire reported. He… Continue reading Tesla ‘serious’ about setting up production base in India: Report

Volvo UK confirms switch to agency sales model from June

Volvo UK has confirmed it will switch to the ‘agency’ sales model – in which it will sell cars directly to buyers at fixed prices, rather than wholesale to dealers – from June. As previously reported by Autocar, the UK is the first market in which the brand will operate the sales model. Sweden is… Continue reading Volvo UK confirms switch to agency sales model from June

Giugiaro wants to work on more Hyundai design projects

Legendary car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro says he hopes he can work with Hyundai on future projects, having played a fundamental role in shaping its historic and current line-up. The Italian behind all manner of icons – from the Mk1 Volkswagen Golf to the Lancia Delta and the DeLorean DMC – recently teamed up with Hyundai… Continue reading Giugiaro wants to work on more Hyundai design projects

Munro Mk1 pick-up is open-bed variant of 375bhp electric 4×4

Scottish EV start-up Munro has unveiled a pick-up variant of its Mk1 commercial 4×4, giving heavy industries a zero-emission alternative to combustion-engined pick-ups such as the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux. Its capabilities broadly mirror those of the regular Mk1, with the pick-up able to house a Euro-size pallet, carry 1050kg and tow up to 3500kg in Performance… Continue reading Munro Mk1 pick-up is open-bed variant of 375bhp electric 4×4