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Supplier strike settled, production to resume at Fiat Chrysler's Windsor Assembly Plant

Buy Photo Workers have ended their strike at a supplier for the FCA Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ont. (Photo: Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo A contract settlement has been reached with striking workers at an auto supplier in Canada that had halted production at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Windsor Assembly Plant, which builds the Chrysler… Continue reading Supplier strike settled, production to resume at Fiat Chrysler's Windsor Assembly Plant

Tesla increases cost of using its Supercharger stations, still says it ‘will never be a profit center’

Tesla officially introduced its paid Supercharger network access plan over a year ago, but it’s only now starting to have a greater impact since virtually only Model 3 owners are on it and the vehicle is just now starting to hit the roads in greater numbers. And with that, the automaker is now increasing the… Continue reading Tesla increases cost of using its Supercharger stations, still says it ‘will never be a profit center’

Audi e-tron breaks cover, first all-electric car with four rings

GENEVA: Audi has unveiled the prototype for its first all-electric model at the Geneva Motor Show. The electric SUV ‘e-tron’ combines the space and comfort of a typical luxury car with a range suitable for everyday use as well as long journeys. Until the start of series production, almost 250 development vehicles will complete testing… Continue reading Audi e-tron breaks cover, first all-electric car with four rings

VinFast announces designs for electric and internal combustion engine vehicles

VinFast announces designs for electric and internal combustion engine vehicles 03/10/2018 10:28 HÀ NỘI —  VinFast Manufacturing and Trading Company Limited has announced 36 global-standard designs, including 17 for its electric vehicles and 19 for internal combustion engine vehicles on Thursday. This is the first time that a Vietnamese company will produce electric vehicles, marking a… Continue reading VinFast announces designs for electric and internal combustion engine vehicles

Update: Bird has raised $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters

Update: Bird confirmed our reporting with an announcement of the close of the round. Index Ventures and Valor Ventures led the funding. “It feels like investing in Uber when it first launched.” That’s what one investor said of the hot new Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup, Bird — an electric scooter company that’s now in the… Continue reading Update: Bird has raised $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters

GKN Seals $6.1 Billion Dana Autos Deal to Fend Off Melrose

U.K. engineer GKN Plc agreed to sell its automotive unit to U.S.-based Dana Inc. in a $6.1 billion transaction aimed at repelling a hostile takeover from investment group Melrose Industries Plc. GKN shareholders would get stock in the new group valued at $3.5 billion, plus $1.6 billion of cash, and Dana would assume $1 billion… Continue reading GKN Seals $6.1 Billion Dana Autos Deal to Fend Off Melrose

Aston Martin’s Mid-Engine Car Will Likely Have a Bespoke Engine, Might Have Manual Gearbox

Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer is one of the good ones. He’s not just another talking head spouting the company line in rehearsed statements. He says more of substance than most CEOs, and he’s intensely interesting and opinionated. He also doesn’t hold back when it comes to information on the future of where the brand… Continue reading Aston Martin’s Mid-Engine Car Will Likely Have a Bespoke Engine, Might Have Manual Gearbox

Bird is raising $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters

“It feels like investing in Uber when it first launched.” That’s what one investor said of the hot new Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup, Bird — an electric scooter company that’s now in the process of raising as much as $100 million on a $300 million valuation, according to several people with knowledge of the company’s… Continue reading Bird is raising $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters

Eight out of 10 Latin Americans open to buying an electric vehicle

SAO PAULO – Eight out of 10 Latin Americans are willing to buy an electric vehicle, according to a study commissioned by Nissan. With the proper measures, Latin America has opportunities to speed up the adoption of electric and autonomous vehicles, according to the study by C230, a consultant branch of the think tank Fundacion… Continue reading Eight out of 10 Latin Americans open to buying an electric vehicle