General Motors firing 1500 workers undermines Trump’s boasts on auto jobs

The job cuts fly in the face of Trump’s repeated claims that he’s spurring a renaissance in US auto factory jobs General Motors Co. will fire as many as 1,500 workers at the end of June at the Ohio factory building the Chevrolet Cruze compact car, undercutting President Donald Trump’s bombast about bringing back auto… Continue reading General Motors firing 1500 workers undermines Trump’s boasts on auto jobs

Waymo formally applies for fully driverless car tests in California

JasonDoiy via Getty Images Waymo has officially applied to the California DMV to test autonomous cars without drivers in the state. A source told the San Francisco Chronicle that the company will start trials around its Mountain View headquarters where it’s been testing its self-driving Chrysler Pacific minivans, though those had personnel behind the wheel… Continue reading Waymo formally applies for fully driverless car tests in California

Marchionne: Don't expect next Fiat Chrysler CEO to be named until 2019

CLOSE Speculation about the future of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has increased dramatically over the past week with reports first suggesting Jeep could be sold to a Chinese automaker and now reports that Alfa Romeo and Maserati could be spun off into a stand alone company. The various reports have been prompted, in part, by recent… Continue reading Marchionne: Don't expect next Fiat Chrysler CEO to be named until 2019

FCA Primed For Merger With Ford, Volkswagen, Or Geely?

“This is clearly the end of an era and maybe more, as Marchionne is not just the mastermind behind FCA, he is FCA,” said professor and former head of Fiat’s archives, Giuseppe Berta, in an interview with Automotive News. “After he is gone, FCA will have to change, and this opens room for a big… Continue reading FCA Primed For Merger With Ford, Volkswagen, Or Geely?

Press Releases – Insufficient support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure hampers uptake, new report shows

Brussels, 12 April 2018 – A report published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that there is still serious underinvestment in electric vehicle recharging infrastructure across Europe, with only one in three EU member states providing incentives. According to the EEA report, specific incentives for electric vehicle charging points were found in only… Continue reading Press Releases – Insufficient support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure hampers uptake, new report shows