Suppliers hiking charges for all automakers, not just Ford
Vitesco Technologies CEO Andreas Wolf said last week during the Detroit auto show that the maker of engine control units and EV charging hardware has been passing on increases in...
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV counted on to lift brand
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The redesigned Mitsubishi Outlander and its about-to-arrive plug-in hybrid variant are more than an infusion of new blood into an anemic product lineup of just four...
EPA to consider tougher emissions rules for heavy trucks
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will consider adopting more stringent greenhouse gas emissions rules for heavy trucks after Congress passed new incentives to speed the adoption of...
Chinese EV battery maker plans to build plant in Michigan
Green Township Supervisor Jim Chapman confirmed there is a special meeting scheduled Monday when the applicant — which he would not confirm as Gotion but said is a Chinese battery...
Volvo EX90 flagship electric crossover will be ‘safest model ever’
The biggest all-new product debut for Volvo Cars in half a decade will have standard safety equipment that goes "beyond that of any Volvo before it," the company's top executive...
Record shipping costs add to automotive supply chain woes
The auto industry, already grappling with a global shortage of microchips, is now seeing another source of supply-chain concern: a lack of ships. Earnings for freighters that move autos and...
EV sales to reach 50% of U.S. market by 2030, forecast says
Just over half of passenger cars sold in the U.S. will be electrified vehicles by 2030, according to a report from BloombergNEF, thanks in part to consumer incentives included in...
Bridgestone joins lunar module team
Bridgestone has partnered with Teledyne Brown Engineering to design and build a crewed lunar terrain vehicle.The Japanese tire manufacturer is teaming up with automaker Nissan North America to provide NASA,...
U.S. lawmaker forming congressional caucus on vehicle data access
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Earl Carter is forming a congressional caucus on vehicle data access that could lead to federal legislation. The Georgia Republican has sent a letter to colleagues...
Why Nikola execs threatened to quit if Milton wasn’t fired
Three top Nikola Corp. executives threatened to resign in 2020 if the electric-vehicle maker’s founder, Trevor Milton, didn’t step down as executive chairman, according to a filing in the federal...