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New ZF e-drives for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles Are Small but Punchy
New ZF e-drives for Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles Are Small but Punchy

22 Nov 2022, 09:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / They will come with “excellent” power density and efficiency across the entire system, which is of course comprised of all essentials

 
Sono Motors Wants Continental to Help Even More With Developing the Sion Solar Hatchback
Sono Motors Wants Continental to Help Even More With Developing the Sion Solar Hatchback

21 Nov 2022, 16:06 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The German supplier already helped Sono develop the electric motor the Sion uses. Now, it will give the hatch an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS)

 
Toyota Solves One Part Shortage Issue Involving Its Sienna and Highlander
Toyota Solves One Part Shortage Issue Involving Its Sienna and Highlander

21 Nov 2022, 11:03 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Over the several decades as automakers came to rely on JIT inventory, but the approach left them high and dry when Covid interrupted the flow of parts

 
Aptera Details All Production Stations Set To Manufacture Its Solar Trike
Aptera Details All Production Stations Set To Manufacture Its Solar Trike

20 Nov 2022, 21:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It takes 13 stations for the Aptera to turn into a complete vehicle and head to shipping in a reasonably simple production process

 
Rivian Workers File Complaints Over Safety Regulation Oversights at Illinois Plant
Rivian Workers File Complaints Over Safety Regulation Oversights at Illinois Plant

20 Nov 2022, 19:42 UTC · By: Alexandru Boghiu / Many automakers are going the EV route and the race toward market domination is heating up, but some companies are facing many challenges along the way

 
Volkswagen Ditches Twitter and Joins Another Social Media Platform Called Mastodon
Volkswagen Ditches Twitter and Joins Another Social Media Platform Called Mastodon

20 Nov 2022, 16:40 UTC · By: Angela Balaciu / VW pauses advertising on Twitter and decided to join other brands on the Mastodon social media platform after Elon Musk took over

 
Ford Escape Cousin Leads the Way in PHEV Sales on Volkswagen's Turf
Ford Escape Cousin Leads the Way in PHEV Sales on Volkswagen's Turf

20 Nov 2022, 07:28 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Ford's Kuga plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) is playing in a big arena in Europe but has just wrapped up a stellar month of sales in Germany

 
Lucid Moves In on the Lone Star State Automotive Market With First Studio
Lucid Moves In on the Lone Star State Automotive Market With First Studio

20 Nov 2022, 06:07 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / As the Lucid Group continues to deal with production ramp-up issues, its marketing arm continues to roll with the most recent studio opening in Texas

 
With Service Centers Packed, Tesla Owners Sent 11,180 EVs for GM Dealers to Fix
With Service Centers Packed, Tesla Owners Sent 11,180 EVs for GM Dealers to Fix

19 Nov 2022, 21:49 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Mark Reuss said this in his presentation during GM’s Investor Day 2022 but did not disclose exactly which repairs GM dealers performed on the Tesla EVs.

 
BMW Honors Its Top Suppliers, Gives Them an Award
BMW Honors Its Top Suppliers, Gives Them an Award

19 Nov 2022, 21:32 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The last two years proved that is very important to have business partners that you can rely on even when things go south. BMW repays them with a ceremony

 
Jaguar Land Rover Is Hiring Ex-Meta and Twitter Employees To Create "the Car of Tomorrow"
Jaguar Land Rover Is Hiring Ex-Meta and Twitter Employees To Create "the Car of Tomorrow"

19 Nov 2022, 16:02 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Jaguar Land Rover has almost 800 career opportunities available for people with digital skills, in order to help the company develop the car of tomorrow

 
Elon Musk Announces Full Self-Driving Wide Release on Twitter With FSD 10.69.3.1
Elon Musk Announces Full Self-Driving Wide Release on Twitter With FSD 10.69.3.1

19 Nov 2022, 12:14 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It was earlier than previously expected. Ironically, what may hinder the widespread use of the ADAS is the lack of hardware in some cars

 
Tesla Interest Plummets Among Luxury Vehicle Buyers in Q3 2022
Tesla Interest Plummets Among Luxury Vehicle Buyers in Q3 2022

19 Nov 2022, 11:03 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The KBB Brand Watch study revealed Tesla lost three percentage points compared to Q2 2022, the largest quarter-over-quarter loss for the evaluated brands

 
GM Inks Another Deal With Mining Giant To Supply Critical Battery Material
GM Inks Another Deal With Mining Giant To Supply Critical Battery Material

19 Nov 2022, 03:49 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / It is a vicious supply environment out there for the industry as automakers clamor for an edge to cut battery costs and maintain U.S. tax credit eligibility

 
GM Announces New Investment at Bedford Casting Operations for EV Drive Unit Castings
GM Announces New Investment at Bedford Casting Operations for EV Drive Unit Castings

18 Nov 2022, 22:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Considering that GM wants to make its American electric vehicle portfolio profitable in 2025, today's investment seems like a step in the right direction

 
Volkswagen May Discontinue Polo Over Upcoming Euro 7 Standards
Volkswagen May Discontinue Polo Over Upcoming Euro 7 Standards

18 Nov 2022, 19:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The EC expects EU7 regulations to add €304 to the price of a new car, but VW estimates "5,000 euros or more" as per big kahuna Thomas Schafer

 
NIO Opens First Power Swap Station in Sweden and Stresses Battery Swapping Advantages
NIO Opens First Power Swap Station in Sweden and Stresses Battery Swapping Advantages

18 Nov 2022, 17:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / We should see 20 PSS in Europe by the end of 2022, thanks to the NIO Power Europe Plant in Hungary making them for European countries.

 
MINI USA Installs Giant RC Car Controller That Can Charge EVs at 2022 LA Auto Show
MINI USA Installs Giant RC Car Controller That Can Charge EVs at 2022 LA Auto Show

18 Nov 2022, 16:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / Owning a car should not be boring and a chore, or so MINI thinks, and that is why they installed an R/C remote-shaped charger near the LA Convention Center

 
Mercedes-Benz and Avatar Want Us to Be Like the Na'vi and Treat Earth Like Pandora
Mercedes-Benz and Avatar Want Us to Be Like the Na'vi and Treat Earth Like Pandora

18 Nov 2022, 15:45 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / "Earth is Our Pandora" is the co-promotion campaign message from the collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Avatar: The Way of Water

 
Hyundai Awarded 2023 Best SUV Brand by U.S. News & World Report, Third Year in a Row
Hyundai Awarded 2023 Best SUV Brand by U.S. News & World Report, Third Year in a Row

18 Nov 2022, 15:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / In the car market, the SUV segment is the most competitive, and Hyundai distinguished itself again with the third consecutive Best SUV Brand award