General Motors Co. on Tuesday said it has secured a new source of nickel and cobalt for its Ultium battery cells through an investment of up to $69 million in an Australian minerals exploration company. The Detroit automaker announced it is investing in Queensland Pacific Metals for the development of the company’s proposed Townsville Energy… Continue reading GM to invest in Australian minerals company to secure nickel, cobalt supplies
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Stellantis details ‘circular economy’ business unit to get most use from parts
A new division of the maker of Jeep SUVs and Ram pickup trucks has the mission of ensuring the vehicles and their parts last as long as possible as the industry battles parts constraints and fears of electric-vehicle battery shortages in the future. Stellantis NV’s “circular economy” business unit is one of seven pillars of… Continue reading Stellantis details ‘circular economy’ business unit to get most use from parts
Europe’s car output to plummet by millions, S&P predicts
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China’s electric truck boom could pull peak oil demand forward
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Jaguar F-Type 75 special edition revealed
Jaguar is preparing to go fully electric from 2025 and its F-Type sports car has just one year left before making way for a new range of luxury EV models. The British firm has now revealed its final update of the car rolled into a flagship model called the F-Type 75. Designed as an homage… Continue reading Jaguar F-Type 75 special edition revealed
2023 Jaguar F-Type 75 marks sports car’s final year
The Jaguar F-Type will bow out at the end of next year, bringing to an end 75 years of pure-combustion Jaguar sports cars – a lineage that stretches back to the record-breaking XK120. The F-Type arrived in 2013 as a replacement for the Jaguar XK, and will continue into its final year with the choice… Continue reading 2023 Jaguar F-Type 75 marks sports car’s final year
UK car dealers make record profits per sale amid supply shortages
“I worry about supply coming back!” said Vertu CEO Robert Forrester in May Close News 5 mins read 11 October 2022 Access to this content requires a subscription to Autocar Business The Knowledge. To subscribe, please see below and to login please click here ]]> Basic Register Access to additional free article Regular newsletters… Continue reading UK car dealers make record profits per sale amid supply shortages
Nissan X-Trail
Peak system output is 201bhp. If it’s not too much of an oxymoron, think of it as a petrol-powered electric car, with an ICE providing the electricity, rather than a large battery charged from an external source, and you’re pretty much there. In a first in the X-Trail, the e-Power system is offered with four-wheel… Continue reading Nissan X-Trail
Red Bull and Aston Martin found guilty of F1 cost cap breaches
Red Bull has been judged guilty of breaking the Formula 1 cost cap in 2021 during Max Verstappen’s charge to his first world championship. Today’s delayed announcement, originally expected before the Japanese Grand Prix, confirms the Milton Keynes-based team was in breach of budget limitations that are central to the foundations by which modern F1… Continue reading Red Bull and Aston Martin found guilty of F1 cost cap breaches
Michigan suspends Novi car dealership Carvana’s license citing ‘imminent harm’ to public
The Michigan Department of State has suspended the license of the Carvana dealership in Novi for “imminent harm to the public,” a claim Carvana calls “baseless.” In a media release late last week, the state said Carvana LLC, owned by Paul Breaux and located off of Novi Road near I-96, committed several alleged violations of… Continue reading Michigan suspends Novi car dealership Carvana’s license citing ‘imminent harm’ to public