First cargo leaves LNG Canada

CALGARY, AB, June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Shell Canada Energy, an affiliate of Shell plc (“Shell”), announced that the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has left the LNG Canada facility on the west coast of Canada. At 40%, Shell has the largest working interest in the LNG Canada joint venture. Located in Kitimat, British… Continue reading First cargo leaves LNG Canada

Nissan is in crisis mode as job cuts begin and suppliers are caught in the crosshairs

Is Nissan raising the red flag? Nissan is cutting about 15% of its workforce and is now asking suppliers for more time to make payments. Nissan starts job cuts, asks supplier to delay payments As part of its recovery plan, Nissan announced in May that it plans to cut 20,000 jobs, or around 15% of… Continue reading Nissan is in crisis mode as job cuts begin and suppliers are caught in the crosshairs

@Toyota: [Toyota Times] Mitsubishi Fuso-Hino Merger: 4 Firms Collaborate for the Future of Commercial Vehicles

President Ogiso As a leader in passenger vehicles, Toyota drives the future of mobility, while Daimler Truck, with its deep insight into the transportation industry, contributes its high technical capabilities as a top-class commercial vehicle company. Powerful support from both of these companies will enable us to run the new company together with Mitsubishi Fuso,… Continue reading @Toyota: [Toyota Times] Mitsubishi Fuso-Hino Merger: 4 Firms Collaborate for the Future of Commercial Vehicles

@Toyota: [Toyota Times] Mitsubishi Fuso-Hino Merger: 4 Firms Collaborate for the Future of Commercial Vehicles

President Ogiso As a leader in passenger vehicles, Toyota drives the future of mobility, while Daimler Truck, with its deep insight into the transportation industry, contributes its high technical capabilities as a top-class commercial vehicle company. Powerful support from both of these companies will enable us to run the new company together with Mitsubishi Fuso,… Continue reading @Toyota: [Toyota Times] Mitsubishi Fuso-Hino Merger: 4 Firms Collaborate for the Future of Commercial Vehicles

Nissan seeks to delay supplier payments to free up cash, company emails show

Nissan asks some suppliers to delay payments in a bid to free up short-term funds, as the automaker works to improve its cash position. Nissan Motor has asked some suppliers to allow it to delay payments to free up short-term funds, according to several emails and a company document reviewed by Reuters, as the troubled… Continue reading Nissan seeks to delay supplier payments to free up cash, company emails show

Dacia Duster to remain rugged 4×4 in move to electric power

Dacia is readying its hugely popular Duster for the EV age – and the upcoming electric variant is set to stay true to its affordable, rugged ethos as well as retain the option of a go-anywhere 4×4. The Romanian brand will showcase the next chapter of its reinvention in November, following the launch of its… Continue reading Dacia Duster to remain rugged 4×4 in move to electric power

Work Underway at Tata’s UK EV Battery Factory Ahead of 2027 Opening

Work has begun in building what will become one of Europe’s largest EV battery factories – and the Somerset site is planned to open in 2027. It comes more than a year after the £4billion facility, owned by Agratas  – a battery subsidiary of JLR parent Tata Group – was given approval to be built on the… Continue reading Work Underway at Tata’s UK EV Battery Factory Ahead of 2027 Opening

Work underway at Tata’s UK EV battery factory ahead of 2027 opening

Autocar understands the site will be known as Agratas South West, but it remains unclear whether that holds any implications for future Agratas facilities in other parts of the country. The factory, which will create 4000 jobs, will initially make batteries for Tata Motors and JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover) – brands that sit under… Continue reading Work underway at Tata’s UK EV battery factory ahead of 2027 opening

Krief: The engineering guru who swapped Ferrari for Renault

A successful one, admittedly – young Krief was rolling around in the back of DS Citroëns and had a soft spot for his father’s Peugeot 504 coupé (the Pininfarina one, he reminds me), so delectable metal was on the scene. But it wasn’t the impetus.  Engineering was the job he always wanted to do, “so I… Continue reading Krief: The engineering guru who swapped Ferrari for Renault