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EV sales charge past 100,000 units for fifth month in a row and a million in FY2023’s first 11 months

EV sales charge past 100,000 units for fifth month in a row and a million in FY2023’s first 11 months Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in India have surpassed the 100,000-units milestone for the fifth consecutive month. As per the government’s Vahan data (as of 10pm, March 3), new EV registrations in February 2023 were… Continue reading EV sales charge past 100,000 units for fifth month in a row and a million in FY2023’s first 11 months

Dissident wins seat on UAW executive board, spurred by disgust of convention vote

At the UAW convention in Detroit in July, Daniel Vicente wasn’t shy about expressing frustration. Delegates in the convention’s closing hours, after many others had already left, had reversed a vote to boost strike pay, a key push by many reformers, taken only a day before. Vicente used words like disgust to describe his feelings… Continue reading Dissident wins seat on UAW executive board, spurred by disgust of convention vote

Tesla Could Start Making Cars in Mexico Next Year, Governor Says

Tesla’s new factory in the Mexican state of Nuevo León will cost $5 billion, will employ up to 7,000 people and could start churning out cars as early as next year, the state’s governor said on Friday. Tesla announced this week that it planned an assembly plant in Mexico — its fifth worldwide — but… Continue reading Tesla Could Start Making Cars in Mexico Next Year, Governor Says

Tesla’s investor day featured 17 execs, taking Elon Musk out of the limelight

Elon Musk speaking at Tesla Investor Day. Courtesy: Tesla When Tesla CEO Elon Musk promoted a 2023 Investor Day event to be held on March 1, he promised to reveal his “Master Plan 3,” a long-term vision for the company’s next stage of growth. Last year, Musk said his new plan would include details on:… Continue reading Tesla’s investor day featured 17 execs, taking Elon Musk out of the limelight

VW sees better chip supplies fueling sales surge

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Hyundai was poised to become Tesla’s top rival. Then the feds blindsided it

E.U. aims to salvage combustion-engine ban after Germany balks

Six-shooter: Mazda CX-90 goes upscale with silky inline-6 engine

Sky-high car prices have only one direction to go from here

For much of the past three years, car prices knew one direction: upward. This was simple economics: There was far more demand for new vehicles than manufacturers could meet due to pandemic-related disruptions. As chips, wire harnesses and other components in short supply flow more freely again, a slow but inevitable march to normalization has… Continue reading Sky-high car prices have only one direction to go from here

General Motors India and Union workers talks with mediator collapses, legal stalemate likely to continue

General Motors India and Union workers talks with mediator collapses, legal stalemate likely to continue The two rounds of negotiations between workers union and General Motors India have collapsed with the court mediator to resolve the matter out of court. The legal battle has been holding up the closure of Talegaon factory for over 26… Continue reading General Motors India and Union workers talks with mediator collapses, legal stalemate likely to continue