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- Infiniti to suspend QX50 output because of chip shortfallby Urvaksh Karkaria on May 14, 2021 at 5:44 pm
Infiniti will halt QX50 crossover, its top-selling model, as well as Q50 sedan production next month as it conserves chips for a key launch in the […]
- U.S. senators near deal on $52 billion microchip funding measureby DAVID SHEPARDSON and MICHAEL MARTINA on May 14, 2021 at 2:50 pm
At least one sticking point remains over whether to include a provision on labor rates, Reuters reported.
- Chip shortage could cost auto industry $110B, AlixPartners saysby Alexa St. John on May 14, 2021 at 4:01 am
The firm's updated forecast is nearly double its January estimate of the total revenue impact of the semiconductor shortage.
- Carlos Ghosn was ‘retention risk,’ Nissan’s Kelly says at trialby REED STEVENSON on May 12, 2021 at 10:44 am
The former director testified he and other executives were concerned that Ghosn's compensation was too far below global norms.
- Biden to tour Ford's new electric F-150 plant in Michiganby Chad Livengood on May 11, 2021 at 12:54 pm
Ford has said it is investing $700 million in the new manufacturing facility for the assembly of an electric version of its best-selling F-150 trucks.
- Stellantis extends shutdown at Ontario minivan plant due to chip shortageby Greg Layson on May 11, 2021 at 12:16 pm
The factory that builds the Chrysler Pacifica, Grand Caravan and Voyager will not operate during the week of May 17.
- Tesla sales falter as more vehicles shipped to Europeon May 11, 2021 at 12:04 pm
The automaker sold 25,845 locally made vehicles in April, down from 35,478 units in March, Bloomberg reported.
- Tesla puts brake on Shanghai land buy amid U.S.-China tensions, report sayson May 11, 2021 at 10:43 am
The automaker intends to limit the proportion of China output in its global production owing to the high tariffs for importing China-made EVs into […]
- Nissan posts record annual loss due to pandemic, chip shortageon May 11, 2021 at 9:28 am
The automaker said its annual operating loss widened to a record 151 billion yen ($1.38 billion) from a 40 billion yen shortfall in the previous […]
- Mercedes offers sneak peek at electric vanon May 10, 2021 at 11:17 am
The EQT will compete with VW's upcoming ID Buzz minivan and is part of a wider push by Mercedes to take on Tesla with production of eight full EVs […]
Breaking News
- Tesla crash victim lauded 'full self-driving' in videos on Tiktokby HYUNJOO JIN on May 16, 2021 at 11:16 am
Two videos of a man driving with his hands off the wheel were posted on the alleged Tiktok account of the victim, 35-year-old Steven Hendrickson of Running Springs, Calif.
- Autonomous robots deliver in college townby Pete Bigelow on May 16, 2021 at 4:00 am
Russian self-driving tech company Yandex started testing robotaxis in Ann Arbor last year. Now, the company is using the same self-driving systems to launch delivery bots on the city's sidewalks.
- Nissan guides redesigns through microchip straitsby Urvaksh Karkaria on May 16, 2021 at 4:00 am
The automaker's new-product launches could be a bit suspenseful this summer.
- Ford F-150 Lightning is ‘the big fish' in EV eraby Michael Martinez on May 16, 2021 at 4:00 am
President Joe Biden will visit the automaker this week as it prepares to unveil a battery-powered version of the country's top-selling vehicle line.
- Retailer finds success with camper vansby Jack Walsworth on May 15, 2021 at 4:00 am
In 2015, Campbell Auto Group launched Caravan Outfitter to fill a unique hole in the market.
- Tavares gives Chrysler, other brands 10 yearsby Vince Bond Jr. on May 15, 2021 at 4:00 am
Stellantis' CEO says he's affording each of the 14 brands melded together from FCA and PSA Group a decade to execute a successful business plan.
- 6 Waymo execs have taken off-rampby Pete Bigelow on May 15, 2021 at 4:00 am
Amid a fresh push to commercialize its self-driving technology, the company has found its senior leadership team in flux.
- Stellantis cuts shift at Illinois Jeep plant amid chip woesby GABRIELLE COPPOLA on May 14, 2021 at 7:53 pm
Production declines for the Jeep Cherokee SUV have been “further exacerbated by the unprecedented global microchip shortage,” Stellantis said.
- Infiniti to suspend QX50 output because of chip shortfallby Urvaksh Karkaria on May 14, 2021 at 5:44 pm
Infiniti will halt QX50 crossover, its top-selling model, as well as Q50 sedan production next month as it conserves chips for a key launch in the fall.
- GM taps Craig Glidden to lead global public policyby Hannah Lutz on May 14, 2021 at 5:08 pm
Glidden's new position will be combined with his existing role as general counsel.