By Joey Klender Posted on September 7, 2022 Lucid Motors is continuing to struggle with its initial production ramp of its introductory EV, the Lucid Air. However, it is also having trouble keeping the high-ranking executives it hired and tasked with solving the issues that have kept the electric vehicle startup from reaching mass production.
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BERLIN — Mercedes-Benz Vans and Rivian have signed a memorandum of understanding for a joint venture to produce electric vans in a factory in central or eastern Europe within the next few years, Mercedes-Benz Vans said on Thursday. The companies are planning ways to produce both of their models on a joint production line, Mercedes
8:59 AM ET Lewis Hamilton will start this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after Mercedes confirmed his car would be fitted with a new power unit that will incur a grid penalty. Hamilton will use his fourth power unit of the season in Italy, taking him over his quota for
What kind of car is the 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV? What does it compare to? The 2024 Equinox is a full battery electric companion to the popular small crossover with the same name that seats five passengers. A smaller take on the Chevy Blazer EV, the Equinox EV represents an alternative to the Bolt EV
When Jeep said a year ago it planned an electric option in every SUV segment by 2025, the company didn’t simply mean adding batteries to its existing lineup. Instead, the automaker plans to add new vehicles to its lineup, and Jeep showed the first three of them on Thursday. They include the Avenger urban runabout,
Magna International Inc. is building a fleet of cooler-size robots for Cartken, an autonomous delivery technology startup. Although Cartken announced the contract Wednesday, Magna started building the robots last month. It made an initial order of 50 Cartken Model C robots at its plant in suburban Detroit and is increasing capacity, Matteo Del Sorbo, executive
Stellantis has named Chris Taylor its chief digital information officer, a newly created position as the automaker works to become a “mobility tech company.” Taylor reports to Xavier Chéreau, chief human resources and transformation officer, and Ned Curic, chief technology officer. The move was effective Sept. 5. Stellantis said Taylor will drive its digital strategy
Chinese electric car company Nio said it doesn’t expect U.S. restrictions on Nvidia to affect the start-up’s business operations. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car maker Nio joined others in the industry in saying that U.S. restrictions on Nvidia chip sales to China won’t affect the automaker’s business.
Magna Steyr, the Austria-based contract manufacturer, is mulling the construction of its first plant in the U.S., Kurt Bachmaier, the company’s vice president, said. “We want to enter the U.S. market. We are intensively looking for a location right now,” Bachmaier told Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche. Bachmaier did not disclose where Magna Steyr
6:08 PM ET Associated Press MONTEREY, Calif. — IndyCar newcomer Scott McLaughlin has signed a multiyear contract extension with Team Penske just as the New Zealander heads into his first championship race since joining the series. The extension is the third in a month given out by Roger Penske, who also recently extended the contracts
Russia’s Yandex Taxi had its ride-hailing app hacked earlier this week, leading to a massive traffic jam in Moscow. The hacktivist collective Anonymous has taken credit for the attack. Hackread reports that hackers bypassed Yandex’s security mechanisms, creating multiple false orders for taxis and sending all available cars to the same location, the city’s Fili
Sono Motors is trying its damndest to stay at the top of everyone’s news feed this week. In addition to announcing it has received over 20,000 reservations for its upcoming Sion solar EV, Sono Motors has announced a new partnership for retrofit solar implementation on city buses. Additionally, car subscription platform FINN has upped its
Watch the full episode on MotorTrend: https://bit.ly/2N6c3Mq Budget mufflers. What do you get for $40? How do they sound and how much power do they kill? On this episode of Engine Masters presented by AMSOIL, we run our 408 Cleveland with 12 different muffler options, including no muffler, straight through, chambered, and turbo style. Which
MEXICO CITY – Mexican automotive production and exports rose in August compared with the same month a year earlier, data from the national statistics agency (INEGI) showed on Wednesday. Production increased 31.36 percent to 316,815 vehicles and auto exports rose 16.93 percent to 248,704 units, the data showed. According to INEGI monthly production also rose
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top auto safety regulator on Wednesday released updated guidance to the automotive industry for improving cybersecurity in new vehicles. The latest version updates NHTSA’s voluntary guidance from 2016 and covers a range of cybersecurity issues as cars become more connected and potentially more vulnerable to hacking. “As vehicle technology and connectivity
Harbinger EV truck Jack Schroeder | Harbinger A new Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup founded by veterans of Canoo and QuantumScape said Wednesday it’s preparing to shake up the medium-duty truck market with a ready-to-build electric truck platform coming next year. The company, called Harbinger, has developed two EV platforms it says are optimized for
The wait is officially over and GR Supras with manual transmissions are arriving at Toyota dealers across the nation. This is the first time in more than two decades that the Supra has been available with three pedals and a manual gear shifter. After a full day with it both on and off the race
Stellantis has named Chris Taylor, a longtime information technology executive, to the new position of chief digital officer “to help lead Stellantis’ transformation into a sustainable mobility tech company.” Taylor, most recently chief transformation officer at ServiceNow, a U.S.-based software company, will report to Xavier Chereau, chief human resources and transformation officer, and Ned Curic,
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