You’ll have heard about the tactic of joining those you cannot beat, but what about, for want of a better word, becoming them? It isn’t something that’s obvious at a glance, but this is the approach Volkswagen has taken for the second outing of its Amarok pick-up truck, which is not only larger, more capable and… Continue reading Volkswagen Amarok
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Ford CEO reveals two of three Ford dealers buy into all-electric strategy
Ford Motor Co. has secured commitments from two of every three dealers who plan to go all-in on selling electric vehicles, CEO Jim Farley revealed during an interview Monday afternoon. Of the estimated 3,000 Ford dealers in the U.S., 1,920 have enrolled in the voluntary Model e Program for the initial 2024 to 2026 period,… Continue reading Ford CEO reveals two of three Ford dealers buy into all-electric strategy
GM’s BrightDrop expands into first international market, starts production
General Motors’ subsidiary BrightDrop said Monday it has entered its first international market, Canada, by adding DHL Express Canada as a customer. BrightDrop, which makes all-electric delivery vans and other technology to help in the delivery business, also said production of its Zevo 600 delivery van started at GM’s CAMI Assembly plant in Ontario, making… Continue reading GM’s BrightDrop expands into first international market, starts production
UAW election results signal ‘discontent’ among members as reformers notch big wins
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Electric Amazon vans spotted around metro Detroit are carrying trade secrets, not goods
Electric vehicle drivers are finding themselves with unexpectedly large neighbors at DC fast charging stations around metro Detroit this holiday season. What they are seeing: electric Amazon delivery vans, undergoing final testing on public roads. The blue-gray vans are doing simulated work shifts, according to sources with knowledge of the program but who are not… Continue reading Electric Amazon vans spotted around metro Detroit are carrying trade secrets, not goods
Latest Ford Super Duty orders set ‘insane’ pace
Ford Super Duty trucks did it again. The Dearborn automaker shattered a sales record for the month of November after reaching a record-setting pace of 52,518 new orders for the 2023 Super Duty pickup in the last five days of October, when it averaged more than 10,000 trucks a day, according to monthly sales data.… Continue reading Latest Ford Super Duty orders set ‘insane’ pace
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast files to go public in the U.S.
The VF-8 electric vehicle from VinFast, a Vietnamese automaker producing electric cars and SUV’s, is on display at their showroom in Santa Monica, California, on July 18, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is going public in the U.S. VinFast on Tuesday said it has filed a registration… Continue reading Vietnamese EV maker VinFast files to go public in the U.S.
GM battery plant workers to vote on union representation in labor test for the EV industry
Striking United Auto Workers members and supporters attend a speech by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union will for the first time this week attempt to organize a major electric vehicle battery plant for… Continue reading GM battery plant workers to vote on union representation in labor test for the EV industry
Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics wins $50 million deal to help develop driverless Army vehicles
Kodiak Robotics truck in front of an IKEA store. Source: Kodiak Robotics Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics said Tuesday that it won a two-year, $49.9 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to help develop automated combat vehicles for the U.S. Army. The company said the vehicles will be tailored for reconnaissance, surveillance and… Continue reading Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics wins $50 million deal to help develop driverless Army vehicles
GM continues to evaluate Twitter advertising suspension following Musk takeover
watch now General Motors continues to monitor Twitter and evaluate its decision to suspend advertising on the social media platform following Elon Musk’s takeover of the company, CEO Mary Barra told CNBC Tuesday. Barra said that the automaker’s decision to suspend advertising in October was in part an effort to protect its brands but was… Continue reading GM continues to evaluate Twitter advertising suspension following Musk takeover