Mitsubishi promotes Mark Chaffin to North America CEO
Mitsubishi Motors North America is tapping brand veteran Mark Chaffin as president and CEO effective April 1, replacing Yoichi Yokozawa, who will return to Tokyo in a new management role....
Mazda CX-60 will be first plug-in hybrid; deliveries begin this summer
European deliveries are expected to begin in the summer. Photos of the CX-60 show exterior styling in line with the brand’s Kodo design language, updated to include a stylized brake-vent...
Can GM’s EVs serve as backup power source for a home?
The project is being undertaken as California’s state government pushes for greater adoption of EVs in a region prone to frequent power outages due to utility shutoffs from bad weather....
Ford executive Bob Holycross says U.S. at ‘inflection point’ for electric vehicles
WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co.'s Bob Holycross told a House panel Tuesday that the U.S. has reached an "inflection point" for electric vehicles and policymakers should support the transition before...
Startup Pony.ai agrees to automated driving software recall
WASHINGTON -- Startup technology firm Pony.ai agreed to issue a recall for some versions of its autonomous driving system software after an October crash in California, U.S. regulators said on...
Ed Morse Automotive buys dealerships in Iowa
"To be able to expand our automotive footprint into the great state of Iowa is tremendously exciting for our organization," Teddy Morse, CEO of Ed Morse Automotive, said in a...
Judge delays decision in automakers’ lawsuit against revised Mass. right-to-repair law
A federal judge on Tuesday postponed a decision on a lawsuit filed by automakers represented by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation over updates to Massachusetts' right-to-repair law. The alliance filed...
Musk asks U.S. judge to block SEC subpoena over tweets on Tesla stock sale
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk asked a judge to end a 2018 consent decree with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that he claims is being used “to trample on...
GM confident in nickel supply despite Russian invasion of Ukraine
Even as Russia's invasion of Ukraine increases the price of nickel, a key metal for electric vehicle batteries, General Motors CEO Mary Barra is confident the automaker will find adequate...
Rivian is sued by shareholder after rolling back EV price hikes
The lawsuit came after Irvine, Calif.-based Rivian sparked a customer backlash on March 1 by raising the R1S's price to $84,500 from $70,000, and the R1T's price to about $79,500...