Automakers urge US to extend North America free trade deal

Last month, President Donald Trump approved tariff relief for imported parts used for US auto and engine production. Major automakers including Tesla, Toyota and Ford, urged the Trump administration on Tuesday to extend a North American free trade deal they call crucial to American auto production. The automakers, which also included General Motors, Honda, Hyundai,… Continue reading Automakers urge US to extend North America free trade deal

@Groupe PSA: OP The Opel Post congratulates!000831

The Opel employees have lightning in their hearts. One of the special features is that many colleagues remain loyal to the company throughout their entire professional lives. The Opel Post warmly congratulates everyone who started at Opel in November 1985 or November 2000 and can celebrate 25 or 40 years of being part of #TeamOpel this… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: OP The Opel Post congratulates!000831

Clean Technica: Tesla To Buy $2 Billion In LFP Batteries From Samsung SDI, GM Project Slowed004239

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. These are fraught times for battery manufacturing in the US. The bozos in charge of the country are using all means fair and foul to suppress demand for electric cars and renewable energy. Fortunately, the One Big Beautiful Bill the Repugnicans rammed through Congress earlier… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla To Buy $2 Billion In LFP Batteries From Samsung SDI, GM Project Slowed004239

Rivian creates another spinoff company called Mind Robotics

Rivian has created its second spinoff company this year: an industrial AI and robotics venture called Mind Robotics. The new effort will be focused around using “industrial AI to reshape how physical world businesses operate and leverage Rivian operations data as the foundation for a robotics data flywheel,” according to a the company’s third-quarter shareholder… Continue reading Rivian creates another spinoff company called Mind Robotics

German FAZ: The battle for the dashboard 010187

General Motors is banning Apple CarPlay from all models, angering 79 percent of its customers. The conflict seems to be directed against Silicon Valley, but the real enemy is in China: While the West is arguing about phone mirroring, BYD, Nio and Xpeng have long since turned the car into a software platform. When Mary… Continue reading German FAZ: The battle for the dashboard 010187

German FAZ: Secret trips in the forest of Dudenhofen010186

It all started with a misunderstanding. When the Rüsselsheim-based car manufacturer Opel announced in the early 1960s that it wanted to build a test track in the region around its headquarters – the area near the car factory had become too small – numerous communities applied for the lucrative project. Ultimately, not only was the… Continue reading German FAZ: Secret trips in the forest of Dudenhofen010186

German FAZ: Actually Sonnenschein010185

Electric cars don’t just come from China, they also come from Eisenach. Opel has been sending its Grandland out into the world from this traditional location for a year now, as a hybrid with a somewhat narrow 145 horsepower, as a plug-in hybrid with 195 horsepower and as an electric SUV with 213 or 325… Continue reading German FAZ: Actually Sonnenschein010185

German FAZ: The battle for the dashboard 010187

General Motors is banning Apple CarPlay from all models, angering 79 percent of its customers. The conflict seems to be directed against Silicon Valley, but the real enemy is in China: While the West is arguing about phone mirroring, BYD, Nio and Xpeng have long since turned the car into a software platform. When Mary… Continue reading German FAZ: The battle for the dashboard 010187

German FAZ: The battle for the dashboard 010187

General Motors is banning Apple CarPlay from all models, angering 79 percent of its customers. The conflict seems to be directed against Silicon Valley, but the real enemy is in China: While the West is arguing about phone mirroring, BYD, Nio and Xpeng have long since turned the car into a software platform. When Mary… Continue reading German FAZ: The battle for the dashboard 010187

German FAZ: “What lies ahead of us is quite frightening”010185

If a car brand names itself after an adventurer, then at some point it will practically no longer be able to avoid Formula 1. Consequently, Cadillac, the luxury brand from the portfolio of the automobile giant General Motors, will be competing in the premier class from next year. In terms of daring, today’s venture is… Continue reading German FAZ: “What lies ahead of us is quite frightening”010185