Automotiv News

Digital Communication Solutions developed digital price tag tech that relies in part on artificial intelligence. Prices can be changed instantly.

Companies are enabling drivers to pay for charging from inside the vehicle.

Magna is pitching automakers on a new thermal sensing product that processes information with the assistance of artificial intelligence, which it says improves effectiveness and reduces the number of unexpected automatic emergency braking activations.

CATL is unveiling new technologies and products for heavy-duty vehicles and ships, including a battery with a 15-year and 2.8 million-kilometer lifespan.

GM looks to Japan’s TDK to make U.S. batteries with China tech.

About 40 percent of Toyota's U.S. retailers have gotten involved with flag football as part of the automaker's new NFL sponsorship.

Profit-sharing, COLA, retirement security, affordable health care and the elimination of tiers appear to be the UAW's focus points for bargaining with VW.

When California announced a coming ban on watering ornamental turf, Del Grande Dealer Group made a plan to save water, save money and upgrade its Silicon Valley landscaping with native plants

The final decision largely disregarded pleas from automakers for lower tariffs on graphite and critical minerals used in EV battery production because they are still dependent on Chinese supplies.

Maximilian Missoni will oversee the design of the automaker's upper-midsize and luxury-class models.

Even though they make up a minimal amount of market share, almost half of NACTOY's list consists of EVs.

We close the week with reaction to the announcement that General Motors and Hyundai Motor Co. are exploring cooperating across a range of technologies and vehicles. Though the two automakers offered few details and no time frames for any tie-ups, their Sept. 12 joint announcement covered a swath of areas for potential cooperation, from passenger cars and commercial vehicles to new engines, battery raw materials, electrification and hydrogen technology. Benefits could include cutting costs and achieving scale, analysts say.

Also uncertain is the future of Stellantis' Belvidere plant. The UAW's new contract with Stellantis last fall looked like a big win for Belvidere, Ill. But the cloud that appeared to have been lifted settled again over the idled assembly plant —and the town — when Stellantis in August said it was delaying its proposed reopening. The automaker insists it remains committed to following through on the deal and is disputing accusations that a postponement would break the bargaining agreement. We'll definitely be keeping an eye on this one.

Meanwhile, after recent doldrums, venture capital investment in transportation technology is perking up, and the Toyota stop-sale of the Grand Highlander and Lexus TX is now expected to end in late October after Toyota determined that modifying the side-curtain airbags will bring the vehicles back into compliance.

And finally, be sure to check out our spy art of what will likely be the most powerful Corvette yet.

That's it for today. Have a great weekend.

GM and Hyundai provided little detail when they announced a partnership to explore areas in which they can work together, and such collaborations can take years to produce results.

Executives at some of the world's biggest suppliers are rethinking how they manage risk as they deal with increased uncertainty on electrification.

A quick look at the top automotive stories of the week as determined by reader interest.

A costly and disruptive stop-sale to Toyota's large three-row crossovers is expected to end in late October after Toyota determined that modified side-curtain airbags will bring the vehicles back into compliance.

Holand Automotive Group has acquired Ferrari of Rancho Mirage, adding a second California dealership to its growing U.S. footprint. 

The UAW is threatening to strike Stellantis if it doesn't recommit to a $4 billion plan that would reopen Belvidere Assembly and add three new facilities nearby.

Chevrolet engineers have been spotted at the Nürburgring track with what could be the most powerful Corvette yet: the rumored Zora.

U.S. electric vehicle registrations surged 18 percent in July as Tesla's numbers improved with the ramp-up of the Cybertruck pickup and Honda's new Prologue crossover broke 3,000, the most recent data shows.