Volkswagen which is expanding its global production network for electric cars has announced plans to build the all-electric ID.4 in Emden. The Emden plant, with its 8,000 employees, has been renovated with an investment of around one million euros, making it the first high-tech site for electric mobility in Lower Saxony. Ralf Brandstatter, CEO, Volkswagen… Continue reading Volkswagen to build all-electric ID.4 at Emden
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2025 Volkswagen ID 1 is Spanish-built, £17,000 entry EV
Volkswagen will launch the ID 4 saloon as a slick technological showpiece aimed at stealing sales from the most popular electric cars on the market, but at the other end of the line-up the brand is set to unveil a compact urban EV pricedat around the £17,000 mark. The German car maker gave a hint of… Continue reading 2025 Volkswagen ID 1 is Spanish-built, £17,000 entry EV
Autocar Notebook: Billions of ways to build a Bentley
Autocar’s journalists have emptied their notebooks with some of the best stories you might have missed this week. This week: Bentley’s vast customisation options, and Stellantis on making EVs more affordable. Spoiled for choice Have you ever wavered on buying a new car because it isn’t offered with 18k gold-plated organ stops? Step forward Bentley, which… Continue reading Autocar Notebook: Billions of ways to build a Bentley
Relationships are hard work. Suppliers say Chrysler parent Stellantis needs to try harder
Chrysler parent Stellantis has the worst working relations with North American automotive suppliers of six major automakers, according to a closely watched annual study of supplier perceptions. While all six automakers — Toyota, Honda, General Motors, Ford, Nissan and Stellantis — maintained their positions relative to their competitors in Plante Moran’s 22nd annual North American… Continue reading Relationships are hard work. Suppliers say Chrysler parent Stellantis needs to try harder
A Woman Alone in Oman: Three Weeks Along the Arabian Coast
I could barely tell where the salt ended and the sky began. I was on my way to Masirah, Oman’s largest island, when the surrounding terrain turned into a massive salt flat. At its edge, near the road, two Bangladeshi workers were up to their ankles in the mixture of liquid and minerals, pushing the… Continue reading A Woman Alone in Oman: Three Weeks Along the Arabian Coast
Judge Reduces $137 Million Penalty Against Tesla in Racism Case
A federal judge has significantly reduced a $137 million damages award against Tesla in a lawsuit by a worker who said he had encountered racism on the job in the electric-car maker’s assembly plant. The jury’s award, delivered in October, was pared to $15 million on Wednesday by Judge William H. Orrick of the U.S.… Continue reading Judge Reduces $137 Million Penalty Against Tesla in Racism Case
Ford and Stellantis say car sales fell at the start of the year.
Ford Motor said on Monday that its new-vehicle sales in the United States fell 17 percent in the first three months of the year, in line with other automakers that are struggling to keep their factories running amid a global shortage of computer chips. Ford said it had sold 429,174 cars and light trucks in… Continue reading Ford and Stellantis say car sales fell at the start of the year.
Tesla, Unlike Other Carmakers, Reports Big Sales Increase
Tesla, the world’s leading electric car company, on Saturday reported a steep increase in worldwide sales in the first three months of the year as it overcame supply chain problems and moved closer to production levels on a par with established luxury carmakers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Tesla said it delivered 310,000 vehicles from January… Continue reading Tesla, Unlike Other Carmakers, Reports Big Sales Increase
Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Critical Mineral Supply
The United States imported more than half its supply of at least 46 minerals in 2020, and all of its supply of 17 of them, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Many of the materials come from China, which leads the world in lithium ion battery manufacturing and has been known to shut off exports… Continue reading Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Critical Mineral Supply
New Ford Ranger Raptor on sale now from £57,340
Order books are now open for the Ford Ranger Raptor, a hardcore version of the Blue Oval’s all-new Ranger. It’s the first derivative of the new-generation pick-up to go on sale – with the standard model not joining the configurator for another few months yet – and it’s priced from £57,340. First deliveries of the… Continue reading New Ford Ranger Raptor on sale now from £57,340