Economy Sep 28 Ford to build three electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant The factories, to be built on sites in Kentucky and Tennessee, will make batteries for the next generation of Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles that will be produced in North America. By Tom Krisher, Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press
Economy Aug 19 Toyota slashes production as pandemic strains supply chain In North America, Toyota said it expects August production to be slashed by 60,000 to 90,000 vehicles. By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press
Economy Jun 28 Honda changing course, will build its own electric vehicles Company officials say they're developing their own EV architecture, and after two GM-made EVs go on sale in 2024, Honda will start building its own. By Associated Press
Economy Jul 25 California signs deal with automakers to raise gas mileage standards Ford, BMW, Honda and Volkswagen are parties to the deal with the California Air Resources Board, which appears designed to pressure the administration and the rest of the auto industry into joining or reaching a compromise. By Tom Krishner, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Feb 09 Report claims automakers have failed to make cars hacker-proof By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Automakers are cramming cars with wireless technology, but they have failed to adequately protect those features against the real possibility that hackers could take control of vehicles or steal personal data, a member of the U.S. Senate is… Continue reading
Jan 23 The sound of your car's engine might just be a lie By Jasmine Wright Arguably, one of the best parts about driving a car is putting your foot on the gas and hearing that engine purr ever so sweetly. Well, that rumble may be gone forever -- or at least replaced with a shallow,… Continue reading
Jun 12 A BMW engineer: the U.S. has fallen out of touch with the job market By Moritz Kippenberger At BMW's only American production plant, they've imported the German tradition of apprenticeships. Paul Solman speaks with a BMW engineer now based in South Carolina about the differences between the working cultures of the two countries, and what the U.S. Continue reading
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Apr 03 Watch Why Auto Sales Surge Even as Gas Prices Rise Auto industry sales jumped 6 percent in March with almost 1.4 million new cars and trucks sold -- the highest number since 2008, according to new reports released Tuesday amid Detroit's $200 million deficit. Gwen Ifill and David Shepardson of… Continue watching