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Ford Had a Stellar Month in July, Capturing 11% of the U.S. EV Market
Ford Had a Stellar Month in July, Capturing 11% of the U.S. EV Market

4 Aug 2022, 11:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford boasted about being “America’s number one brand in July” after posting a record 36.6% sales increase over last year’s results

 
Mercedes-Benz Warns Consumers of Counterfeit Parts on the Market, It's a Real Issue
Mercedes-Benz Warns Consumers of Counterfeit Parts on the Market, It's a Real Issue

4 Aug 2022, 11:50 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Looking for car parts online might get you a sweet deal or a dangerous part. Mercedes-Benz wants to warn you of the latter being disguised as the former

 
No Secret Why Lucid Cut Production Forecast for 2022 Despite Strong Demand
No Secret Why Lucid Cut Production Forecast for 2022 Despite Strong Demand

4 Aug 2022, 07:24 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / In the wake of strong demand for its automobiles, Lucid Motors was forced to cut its production outlook for the year of its Lucid Air

 
GM Expands Hands-Free Driving Technology To Cover Iconic American and Canada Bi-Ways
GM Expands Hands-Free Driving Technology To Cover Iconic American and Canada Bi-Ways

4 Aug 2022, 06:12 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / General Motors announced yesterday the expansion of their Super Cruise driver assistance technology doubling the coverage for hands-free driving

 
Volvo Sales Pull Another Roller Coaster Move, Company Still Optimistic
Volvo Sales Pull Another Roller Coaster Move, Company Still Optimistic

3 Aug 2022, 14:08 UTC · By: Camelia Bistrae / The Covid constraints still prevent Volvo from evolving, even holding it back. Sales decreased by 21.5 percent compared to July 2021 sales.

 
CATL Postpones Announcement About North American Plant Due to Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan
CATL Postpones Announcement About North American Plant Due to Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan

3 Aug 2022, 10:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Chinese battery giant was supposed to talk about it now, but it decided to postpone that to September or October so things could cool down

 
North American Battery Manufacturers Look for Ways To Curb Reliance on Overseas Materials
North American Battery Manufacturers Look for Ways To Curb Reliance on Overseas Materials

3 Aug 2022, 07:27 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / To support the electric vehicle wave of the future that is picking up steam almost daily, battery makers are looking to shorten their raw material supply chains

 
Lamborghini Is Being Patient About an All-Electric Future-Synthetic Fuel May Be an Option
Lamborghini Is Being Patient About an All-Electric Future-Synthetic Fuel May Be an Option

3 Aug 2022, 06:58 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The Italian super car automaker is taking a very casual approach to committing to an all-electric future hoping it might not have to at all

 
Tesla Rumored To Switch Giga Press Suppliers To Fix High Rejection Rate at Giga Berlin
Tesla Rumored To Switch Giga Press Suppliers To Fix High Rejection Rate at Giga Berlin

2 Aug 2022, 17:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is reportedly in talks with another Giga Press supplier after IDRA’s machines were blamed for the 60% mega castings rejection rate at Giga Berlin

 
Siemens to Help Regent Speed Up the Production of Its High-Speed, Electric Seaglider
Siemens to Help Regent Speed Up the Production of Its High-Speed, Electric Seaglider

2 Aug 2022, 15:45 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Regent Craft deepens its collaboration with Siemens, adopting its Xcelerator portfolio of software and services to help it develop its all-electric seaglider

 
BMW Owners Are Hot Over Heated Seat Subscriptions, There Are Ways Around That
BMW Owners Are Hot Over Heated Seat Subscriptions, There Are Ways Around That

2 Aug 2022, 14:27 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / BMW is on their own hot seat over requiring car owners to pay monthly subscription fees for such things as their heated seats disabled via a software update

 
Stellantis Tools Up Plants for New ICE Engine Production
Stellantis Tools Up Plants for New ICE Engine Production

2 Aug 2022, 06:26 UTC · By: Matt DeLorenzo / At a time when everyone is chasing electrification, Stellantis is still betting on internal combustion engines and announced a new major investment

 
Nikola Buys Romeo Power to Produce and Engineer Its Own Battery Packs
Nikola Buys Romeo Power to Produce and Engineer Its Own Battery Packs

1 Aug 2022, 20:53 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That’s not only a verticalization effort: it was apparently also a good business opportunity that can double in value by 2026.

 
Tesla Significantly Ramps Up Model Y Production at Giga Texas, New Videos Shows
Tesla Significantly Ramps Up Model Y Production at Giga Texas, New Videos Shows

1 Aug 2022, 19:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A new flyover video shows Tesla is speeding up operations at Giga Texas, with the Model Y shipments on track to reach 5,000 units per week by year’s end

 
High-Demand Vehicles, New Maverick Tremor Off-Road Package Shake Open Ford's Order Books
High-Demand Vehicles, New Maverick Tremor Off-Road Package Shake Open Ford's Order Books

1 Aug 2022, 15:56 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Ford announced today the re-opening of order books for high-demand vehicles, including the new Maverick Tremor Off-road Package for some models

 
Lightyear Receives Koenigsegg Investment; Will Use Its Tech on the Lightyear 2
Lightyear Receives Koenigsegg Investment; Will Use Its Tech on the Lightyear 2

30 Jul 2022, 20:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Only the Dutch company shared the news, which is pretty unusual when it comes to deals celebrated between two relevant companies.

 
Tesla's Mega Castings Are Not Working Well for Giga Gruenheide: Over 60% of Rejects
Tesla's Mega Castings Are Not Working Well for Giga Gruenheide: Over 60% of Rejects

30 Jul 2022, 15:53 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Scaling up with an untested and unrefined manufacturing technique may lead to the money furnaces, as Elon Musk referred to Tesla’s German plant a while ago.

 
Crisis-Proof – ŠKODA AUTO Swimming Upstream, Profitable in Year's First Half
Crisis-Proof – ŠKODA AUTO Swimming Upstream, Profitable in Year's First Half

30 Jul 2022, 12:40 UTC · By: Alexandru Boghiu / Not too many car manufacturers have been able to escape the wrath of 2022’s never-ending challenges, but ŠKODA AUTO seems to be doing fine

 
Chess, Not Checkers – Audi Has Pulled Off a Profitable First Half of the Year
Chess, Not Checkers – Audi Has Pulled Off a Profitable First Half of the Year

29 Jul 2022, 17:49 UTC · By: Alexandru Boghiu / You know you’re making an absolute killing in business when you turn out record-high profits against unforgiving market conditions. Such is the case for Audi

 
GM Officially Confirms Plans To Bring Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Hummer EVs to Europe
GM Officially Confirms Plans To Bring Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Hummer EVs to Europe

29 Jul 2022, 17:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After rumors and uncertainty, GM Europe boss Mahmoud Samara has finally confirmed plans to bring Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Hummer EVs to Europe