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General Motors Co. is partnering with Navistar Inc. to provide hydrogen fuel cells for a fleet of Navistar’s semi trucks, a move to further strengthen GM’s position in fuel cell development. A fleet of Navistar fuel-cell powered vehicles will have two GM Hydrotec fuel cell power cubes that each contain 300-plus hydrogen fuel cells as well as thermal […]
Hyundai is giving the Tucson a complete revamp, with everything from the design to the interior and engines improved to scare off the competition.The Tucson is the second best-selling Hyundai SUV in the United States, and for the 2022 model, it’s coming with some drastic changes which were beyond expectations. Along with the Santa Fe […]
General Motors Co. and the Canadian auto union Unifor Local 88 have reached a tentative agreement for the CAMI Assembly Plant in Ontario to build a commercial electric delivery van. If the deal is ratified by the 1,900 Local 88 members, CAMI would become the fourth electric vehicle plant for GM in North America. GM would invest $800 […]
Shares of Tesla Inc jumped as much as 5.6 percent on Friday, pushing the electric-car maker’s market capitalization to more than $800 billion for the first time ever and inching closer to the trillion dollar club.Tesla’s stratospheric rally has helped Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk surpass Amazon.com Inc’s top boss Jeff Bezos to become the […]
Ford Motor Co. dominated the first big award of the 2021 automotive season — the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year — claiming two wins. The Ford F-150 took home Truck of the Year while the Blue Oval’s first all-electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E, won Utility of the Year. Hyundai Elantra’s won for Car of […]
General Motors Co. will showcase a redesign of its iconic GM logo atop its Renaissance Center headquarters, another step in its plan to sell 1 million electric vehicles globally by 2025. The move comes as part of a new campaign to encourage EV adoption, dubbed “Everybody In,” that will be accompanied by a new GM […]
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a key interior component of its upcoming electric luxury sedan: a large, curved screen that sweeps across almost the entire width of the car in the place of a conventional dashboard.The company’s CEO says its not just a selling point for customers but also points to a potential source of new digital […]
The pandemic has pushed auto manufacturers and dealers to rethink how customers shop, affirming the importance of virtual platforms like General Motors Co.’s new Chevy MyWay live vehicle tour. The platform, launched Wednesday in test mode, gives customers one-on-one access to live tours of the Chevrolet lineup with product specialists. It also can create a virtual auto show experience. Chevy expects […]
Detroit’s newest auto assembly plant will produce a larger, three-row version of Jeep’s most popular vehicle, and it will be called the Grand Cherokee L. Combining the utilitarian tradition of the Grand Cherokee with advancements in technology and premium options, the 2021 Grand Cherokee L seeks to tap into up to 75% of the large SUV segment […]
Premium brands the biggest beneficiaries as buyers trade up for more expensive rides. Demand for higher-priced vehicles from retail buyers at the end of 2020 helped lift US auto sales out of a springtime slump and buffered the impact of a sharp drop in fleet sales to rental-car companies. Automakers likely sold about 15.9 million […]