Lithia Motors Inc., which continues to gobble up dealerships, including acquiring five in Wisconsin in September, also sold one dealership in Northern California and another in Southern California this month, as it sheds some stores in a “network optimization” plan. The Medford, Ore., auto retailer sold Lithia Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram-Fiat of Eureka on Sept. 14 to Harper
Month: September 2022
GRAND RAPIDS — Economic developers confirmed Friday that electric vehicle battery maker Gotion Inc. is planning a nearly $2.4 billion factory near Big Rapids, aiming to create 2,350 jobs in the next decade. An application submitted to the state Thursday by The Right Place — West Michigan’s economic development agency — seeks approval for a
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Ford F-150 pickup truck is offered for sale at a dealership on September 6, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images DETROIT – Recent supply chain problems for Ford Motor have included a small, yet important, part for the company and its
By Maria Merano Posted on September 22, 2022 SpaceX is providing Starlink high-speed internet to schools in the Amazon region. Recently, Brazil’s Minister of Communications Fabio Faria tweeted an update about SpaceX and Starlink service in local schools. In May 2022, Faria tweeted a short clip featuring Elon Musk. The pair announced ongoing negotiations between
Mercedes-Benz is stockpiling parts it makes using natural gas in a move to keep production going for several weeks even if Germany introduces drastic fuel rationing. The automaker has produced extra parts made at its foundries in Untertuerkheim, which go into gearboxes, axles and transmission components to build up stockpiles at plants in the U.S.
5:14 AM ET Williams has confirmed Nicholas Latifi will leave the team at the end of the current Formula One season, the team confirmed on Friday. The Canadian driver has looked unlikely to remain with the team for several months. Dutch driver Nyck de Vries, who stood in for Latifi’s unwell teammate Alex Albon at
DETROIT — General Motors on Friday said all employees who have been working remotely must report to an office at least three days a week starting later this year, modifying the flexible and intentionally vague “Work Appropriately” approach it adopted during the pandemic. In an internal message to affected employees, GM said it’s making the
Electric vehicle startup Bollinger Motors said it’s developing an electrified refrigerated truck with trailer and truck body manufacturer Wabash. The companies announced Wednesday that Wabash’s lightweight composite technology, called EcoNex Technology, will be combined with Bollinger’s electric chassis cab to create a Class 4 refrigerated truck. EcoNex reduces the amount of electricity needed to maintain
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk stands on the podium as he attends a forum on startups in Hong Kong, China. Bobby Yip | Reuters Elon Musk has run two ambitious tech companies at the same time ever since he became chair and later CEO of
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Nissan’s new Z has a problem, the Volvo XC90 successor received a name, and another “Last Call” Dodge was revealed. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Nissan issued a stop-sale order for the 2023 Z. Specifically, only the Zs optioned with an automatic transmission are affected. The vehicle’s transmission may not
Tesla is planning to have “thousands of Humanoid Robots within its factories,” according to a new job listing for the Tesla Bot program. With science fiction promising us flying cars and robot butlers for decades, people aren’t taking tech companies announcing humanoid robots seriously. When Elon Musk brought a dancer in a robot costume to
PARIS — Renault has offered over 1,000 euros ($977) in one-off payments to a majority of its workers to help them cope with inflation, union sources told Reuters. The sources said the automaker proposed a bundle of exceptional measures to support the purchasing power of its employees in France. The measures will have a combined
12:22 PM ET ESPN News Services McLaren Racing is in serious conversation about running a fourth Indianapolis 500 entry for NASCAR star Kyle Busch. Busch, who last week left Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing after 15 years to sign with Richard Childress Racing, has permission to compete in the Indy 500 with a Chevrolet team.
Three auto retailers added to their dealership portfolios with the purchases of single stores in the first and third quarters, while a former dealership executive general manager and partner bought their first dealership in a second-quarter purchase. Here’s a look at the deals involving import dealerships and stores in Indiana, New Jersey, California and Alabama.
Troubled EV startup Mullen Automotive Inc. has emerged as the leading bidder for the assets of bankrupt competitor Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc., including a now-idle former Hummer SUV factory in Indiana. Brea, Calif.-based Mullen agreed to a stalking horse bid of “almost $100 million in total consideration,” according to a Sept. 16 filing by
In this article 300750-CN 300750-CN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CATL is the world’s largest electric vehicle battery maker and supplier to the likes of Tesla and Ford. Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The world’s largest electric vehicle battery maker CATL is evaluating whether to expand its battery swapping
Xpeng has officially launched its G9 premium electric SUV in China as its flagship model. Set to hit the market in October, the G9 boasts the quickest charging rate of any EV currently on sale, 480 kW, and it’s not only meant as a rival for other electric SUVs – it has its sights firmly
Ford Motor is reorganizing its executive ranks as it adds new talent and gives a handful of leaders expanded roles in conjunction with the previously announced retirement of Hau Thai-Tang, the longtime product and purchasing chief. CFO John Lawler will temporarily oversee a makeover of Ford’s global supply chain operations as the company looks for
1:00 PM ET Former MotoGP world champion Joan Mir has endured some of the biggest crashes of his career in 2022. RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. is witnessing something of a renaissance in motorsport. Call it the “Drive to Survive” effect, but Formula One isn’t the only series seeing a resurgence in television audiences.
Test drives are important, but they can sometimes end in tears, as Tarek Salah found out recently while going for a ride in an early Ferrari F355 he was looking to buy. Having flown from Los Angeles, California, to Marseilles, France to test drive the car, he was understandably excited. Sadly, while sitting in the
Getty Images Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million cars in the US because the windows might close too fast and pinch people’s fingers. Documents produced by American regulators show the windows may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it is a safety-standards violation. Tesla says a software
NEW YORK — Mercedes-Benz will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis in upcoming vehicles, Qualcomm Technologies Inc. said Thursday. Mercedes plans to power its vehicles’ digital cockpits and telematics systems with the computing platform, Qualcomm said. The company now has a Snapdragon design-win pipeline worth $30 billion, according to Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, a figure that
Kittyhawk, the air-taxi company backed by billionaire Google co-founder Larry Page, will be closing down, dealing a setback to the long-elusive dream of developing flying cars. “We have made the decision to wind down Kittyhawk,” the company said on Twitter. “We’re still working on the details of what’s next.” The company’s technology is expected to
Ford CEO Jim Farley at the company’s Dearborn, Michigan, plant where it’s building the electric F-150 Lightning on April 26, 2022. CNBC | Michael Wayland DETROIT – Ford Motor on Thursday announced plans to restructure its global supply chain, days after the company said it expects to book an extra $1 billion in unexpected supplier
Ford already offers a V-8 nicknamed the Godzilla, and soon there may be a more potent offering with the name Megazilla. A search through the database of the United States Patent and Trademark Office reveals a trademark filing for “Megazilla,” which was made by Ford on Sept. 16. It was specifically filed in the section
By Maria Merano Posted on September 22, 2022 Tesla has a number of key advantages over its rivals in the electric vehicle sector. The size and cost efficiencies of Tesla Superchargers are definitely among them. As stated in a report from Bloomberg News, a recent EV charger price survey indicated that it costs as low as
HAI PHONG, Vietnam — Vietnamese automaker VinFast, which plans to start delivering electric vehicles to customers in Europe and the U.S before year-end, aims to be profitable within the next three years, Chief Financial Officer David Mansfield said. When asked whether getting there was tied to the EV maker’s goal of boosting sales to 1
3:59 AM ET Yuki Tsunoda will remain in Formula One with AlphaTauri for another year, the Italian team has confirmed. Tsunoda, who is a part of the Red Bull young driver programme and backed by engine supplier Honda, is currently in his second season at AlphaTauri. His future in F1 beyond the end of the
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton broke his own company’s social media rules, sharing potentially nonpublic information on platforms like Twitter and Instagram, a jury in Milton’s criminal fraud trial was told. Milton, accused of lying to investors about the company’s progress, flouted policies on the treatment of confidential information including financial and product matters, Nikola
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