MADRID — Stellantis and Renault will partly halt their Spanish plants in the coming days and weeks as the lack of microchips persists, two union representatives told Reuters on Friday. The global chip shortage, caused by pandemic supply chaos and booming demand, has ravaged the automotive sector with many companies halting production temporarily. Two Renault
Month: September 2022
DETROIT — Chevrolet will begin its first big mainstream marketing push for its new generation of electric vehicles Sunday with a spate of ads airing during NFL football. The ads, focusing on the Equinox EV, Silverado EV and Blazer EV, which are due to arrive at dealerships in 2023, will stress the theme “built for
12:50 PM ET Marshall Pruett Will Power won an ultra-tightly contested 2022 IndyCar championship at Laguna Seca on Sunday. AP Photo/Nic Coury His fingers were stained reddish orange and his tongue was burning. Three hours after crossing under the checkered flag in Monterey, California, on Sunday, newly crowned IndyCar champion Will Power‘s stomach was empty. Thanks
The town of Schertz, Texas, suffered a pretty major inconvenience yesterday after a car hauler got beached at a railroad crossing. Unfortunately, the truck got stuck just as a train was coming, which ended up T-boning the truck’s trailer. Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident, which happened just before 2:00 p.m., according to
DETROIT — While automakers and dealers were showing off new electric vehicle offerings 30 miles down the road at the Detroit auto show, thousands of executives, engineers, salespeople and journalists gathered in Novi, Mich., at the Battery Show this week to discuss how the EVs of the future will be powered. It’s an urgent topic.
Uber Technologies Inc said it was investigating a cybersecurity incident, after a report that its network was breached, forcing the company to shut several internal communications and engineering systems. A hacker compromised an employee’s account on workplace messaging app Slack and used it to send a message to Uber employees announcing that the company had
In this article F Ford Chair Bill Ford and President and CEO Jim Farley converse in front of newly revealed Mustang Dark Horse at The Stampede in downtown Detroit on Sept. 14, 2022. Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley was in his element Wednesday night, surrounded by gearheads and the automaker’s new 2024
Recently, Freiburger and Dulcich were stopped by some fans who invited the guys to come thrash the Crusher Impala around their property. While there, Freiburger spotted a big-block 440-swapped ’68 Dart he couldn’t pass up. Now, the guys pick up the Dart and take it home to give it an impressive engine bay makeover and
FRANKFURT – Volkswagen Group’s supervisory board is due to meet on Sunday to move forward with the IPO of its Porsche brand, which will comprise 911 million shares in a nod to its most famous model, two sources close to matter said. Details on the price range, valuation and confirmed cornerstone investors are likely to
3:13 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Denny Hamlin said Kurt Busch is under no pressure to hurry up his recovery from a concussion and that 23XI Racing is not pushing at this time to get Tyler Reddick in its cars a year early. Richard Childress Racing had a full-throttle response to Reddick’s planned
Regardless of economic conditions, theft seems to be a scourge that doesn’t go away. Normally though, the police come to the aid of the victims. This time, the police department itself is the victim of catalytic converter theft and it’s asking for assistance to catch the criminals. Catalytic converters can be worth more than $1,000
Queen Elizabeth II, who died September 8, was a keen consumer of the more specialist output of the British car industry and would today be described as a key influencer for brands such as Land Rover and Jaguar. She was often pictured at the wheel of their products. However, she didn’t always oblige them by
President Joe Biden unveiled the latest developments in his efforts to deploy 500,000 electric-vehicle chargers Wednesday. Automakers unveiled EVs such as the Chevrolet Equinox and Cadillac Lyriq in the days heading into the Detroit auto show. Not to be overlooked: EV charging companies themselves. Autel Energy, the U.S. subsidiary of China-based Autel Intelligent Technology Corp.,
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In this article DTG-DE TSLA This image shows workers at Volvo Trucks’ plant in Sweden. Volvo Trucks Volvo Trucks said Wednesday that production of three heavy duty electric truck models was now underway, with its president telling CNBC that the news represented “a big moment” for the firm. In a statement, Volvo Trucks said the
When the original Series 1 Land Rover made its world debut at an auto show in Amsterdam in 1948, few would have thought the vehicle would go on to spawn an internationally recognized brand for luxury SUVs decades later. It’s now been 75 years since the debut and Land Rover has remembered its humble beginnings
DETROIT — Lincoln Motor Co. expects a continued winnowing of its dealer network in the coming years as it pivots to electric vehicles, but the brand has no plans to offer a formal buyout program like some of its rivals. Lincoln President Joy Falotico said in an interview Wednesday she expects the luxury make will
LAS VEGAS — Ford’s U.S. dealers must invest as much as $1.2 million and adhere to rigorous sales standards if they want to sell electric vehicles beyond 2023 as the brand tweaks its retail model to better compete with direct-sales startups. Dealers have until Oct. 31 to opt into one of two EV certification tiers
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