By Ed Ludlow and Aashna Shah | Bloomberg Irvine-based Rivian Automotive shares fell in early trading after the electric-vehicle maker issued a disappointing production forecast and announced plans for another round of job cuts. The maker of plug-in pickups, SUVs and delivery vans expects to build just 57,000 vehicles this year, in line with last … Read more
Last Updated: February 08, 2024, 12:00 IST Porsche To Let Users Control Some Vehicle Functions With Apple CarPlay. (Photo: BRProud.com) The German auto manufacturer has become the first automaker to let users control some vehicle functions with Apple CarPlay. The automakers are focussing on adopting several new technologies, considering the comfort and safety of vehicle … Read more
By Craig Trudell | Bloomberg Tesla drivers no longer have to squint to read the warning lights in their electric vehicles, thanks to eagle-eyed auditors at the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The regulator posted an unusual recall report on its website Friday from Tesla, in which the manufacturer acknowledges that 2.2 million of … Read more
By ALEXA ST. JOHN DETROIT — More than 4,700 auto dealerships across the United States urged President Joe Biden in a letter Thursday to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to enforce stricter vehicle-pollution standards. The missive comes just weeks before the agency’s expected ruling on its tailpipe-emissions proposal, which addresses both climate change and … Read more
By Alexa St. John | The Associated Press The Department of Justice has ordered a recall of 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement that directs engine maker Cummins Inc. to remedy environmental damage it caused when it illegally installed emissions control software in several hundred thousand vehicles, skirting emissions testing. It released new … Read more
Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, believes the recent electric vehicle targets set out by Canada’s environment minister also carried this pointed message to Canada’s domestic auto industry: “Let them eat cake.” Volpe says he has come to this conclusion because he believes those goals, which include a national target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, cannot be … Read more
By Peter Valdes-Dapena | CNN VinFast, a Vietnamese electric vehicles maker new to the US market and based in Los Angeles, revealed plans Tuesday to go after America’s popular pickup market. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Vinfast unveiled the VF Wild, a mid-sized electric pickup. Although the VF Wild is officially a … Read more
India has missed its fuel efficiency target for passenger vehicles in the last financial year, the first time since the initiative’s inception five years ago. This could have major repercussions for the country’s ambitious climate goals, especially its aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 45% by 2030 from the 2005 levels. Indian makers of … Read more
Chrysler parent company Stellantis says future participation in North American auto shows will be looked at on a “case-by-case basis” amid headwinds in the auto market. “With a focus on preserving business fundamentals to mitigate the impact of a challenging automotive market in North America, Stellantis is working to optimize its marketing strategy as it relates to … Read more
By Madeleine Ngo | The New York Times More than two years ago, lawmakers approved billions of dollars to build out a national electric vehicle charging network in the hopes of encouraging more drivers to switch to cleaner cars. The money, included in the bipartisan infrastructure law, was intended to help assure drivers they could … Read more
