Tag: Automobile manufacturing
Edmunds: The most affordable new SUVs for 2021
SUVs top nearly every automaker’s sales charts and they’re not cheap. Any given SUV costs a few thousand more than its closest sedan counterpart....
Biofuels producers, farmers not sold on switch to electric
DES MOINES, Iowa — The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and...
Electric Chevy pickup to get estimated 400 miles per charge
DETROIT — An electric version of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck will get an estimated 400 miles of range per charge, General Motors says....
SKorea’s LG to exit loss-making mobile phone business
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean electronics maker LG said Monday it is getting out of its loss-making mobile phone business to focus on...
Electric van production planned at former Hummer site
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — An Indiana factory that once produced Hummers will be churning out electric vehicles later this year.
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Automakers BMW, Volvo back moratorium on deep seabed mining
BERLIN — Automakers BMW and Volvo announced Wednesday that they support a moratorium on deep seabed mining for minerals used in electric vehicle batteries...
AC Milan signs multi-year partnership deal with BMW
Zlatan Ibrahimović and his AC Milan teammates will all be getting new cars after the Italian club signed a partnership deal with automobile maker...
Big tech, Nevada repair shops clash over ‘right to repair’
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Trade groups representing big tech companies faced off with independent repair shop owners Monday during a committee hearing in the...
AP source: VW plans brand-name change to ‘Voltswagen’ in US
DETROIT — Volkswagen plans to change its brand name in the United States to “Voltswagen” as its shifts its production increasingly toward electric vehicles...
VW to seek damages from former executives for diesel scandal
BERLIN — Volkswagen is seeking damages from two former top executives for their role in the diesel emissions scandal that cost the German automaker...