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Come learn about Automotive News‘ PACEpilot program at a free information session on May 16 in Detroit with program judges, a recent honoree and Executive Editor Jamie Butters. PACEpilot recognizes pre-commercial Innovations to Watch in the automotive and future mobility space. These represent not only products, but also software/IT systems and other processes that have
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UAW President Shawn Fain chairs the 2023 Special Elections Collective Bargaining Convention in Detroit, Michigan, March 27, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – Leaders of the United Auto Workers are withholding a re-election endorsement for President Joe Biden until the union’s concerns about the auto industry’s transition to all-electric vehicles are addressed, according to
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Leveraging its experience offering fuel cell passenger vehicles, Hyundai Motor Co. plans to offer a hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck in the U.S. this year. Hyundai unveiled the production version of its Xcient Fuel Cell Class 8 truck on Tuesday at the ACT Expo just a block from Disneyland in California. “Our hydrogen fuel
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11:34 AM ET Max Verstappen called George Russell a “d—head” after they collided on the opening lap of the sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Verstappen was fuming after the Mercedes driver barged past him on the inside at Turn 2, with the contact almost putting the championship leader in the wall. Cameras later
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Gentex Corp., supplier of high-tech rearview mirrors, dimmable glass and automotive electronics, is investing in and collaborating with an Israeli company that has created a small thermal camera. Such a device can be used to improve the safety of self-driving cars and to help reduce accidents involving pedestrians. Adasky was founded in Israel in 2016.
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1:05 PM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — IndyCar is staying at Barber Motorsports Park at least through 2027. The series and ZOOM Motorsports announced an extension to continue racing at the permanent road course on Sunday, a few hours ahead of the 13th running. The Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix has been held
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6:12 PM ET ESPN News Services BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Scott McLaughlin finally got an opening to surge past Romain Grosjean, took advantage of it and was scarcely challenged the rest of the way to his fourth IndyCar win Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park. It was the second time this season they’ve battled for a potential
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Only a few years ago, terms like “carbon neutrality,” “greenhouse gas” and “carbon footprint” were relegated to the world of scientists, environmentalists and green-leaning merchants. Now they are on the lips of virtually every company in the global auto industry. In boardrooms and shareholder presentations, in auto plants and component manufacturing settings from Tokyo to
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6:35 AM ET Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It’s Romain Grosjean‘s turn to start up front for Andretti Autosport. The former Formula 1 driver and Swiss-born Frenchman is trying to duplicate teammate Kyle Kirkwood‘s pole-to-win performance after claiming the pole position for Sunday’s IndyCar race at Barber Motorsports Park. Grosjean emerged with his third pole
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Automakers have sent retailers enough new vehicles to restore a 30-day supply to three major publicly traded auto groups, based on first-quarter earnings reports. “New-car inventory is building,” Sonic Automotive Inc. President Jeff Dyke said on the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Thursday, April 27. One auto group saw the time for increased incentive spending
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