DETROIT - General Motors and Nissan are boosting production at their US-based plants, while Chrysler-parent Stellantis has rolled out bigger discounts in response to President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. GM said it was adjusting its manufacturing strategy by shifting more production of its popular light-duty trucks to Fort Wayne, Ind., following the Trump administration’s imposition of a
BEIJING - BYD Co., a Chinese carmaker, unveiled a groundbreaking fleet of electric vehicles. The EVs could change the game in the industry, as they can be recharged in the same amount of time as it takes to refill gas-powered vehicles. The company began selling these EVs this month, and they are "capable of providing around 400 kilometers
DETROIT - The U.S. auto industry has a choice to make: to keep developing new Battery Electric Technology (EVs), or be left behind by the rest of the world and slowly collapse. In a recent interview with InsideEVs, LG Energy North America President Bob Lee equated this tipping point to the transition from sailing ships
TROY - What if you could walk into your driveway, snap your fingers, and convert your vehicle to fit your needs? For moving day, you could reassemble it into a pickup truck, or for a hot date, make it into a sleek convertible. This sounds like the plot of an episode of "Transformers," but it's
TOKYO - Hydrogen fuel cell technology has received increasing attention from automobile companies worldwide. While electrical engine solutions have been the main contender as an alternative engine solution, hydrogen is growing in popularity and is set to become a major complement to electrical technology. Japanese automobile brand Toyota has been instrumental to this, focusing on
DETROIT - EV charging veteran ChargePoint has unveiled its new charger product architecture, which is described as a “generational leap in AC Level 2 charging.” The new ChargePoint technology designed for consumers in North America and Europe will enable vehicle-to-everything (V2X) capabilities and the ability to charge your EV in as quickly as four hours. ChargePoint is
DETROIT - General Motors Co. is facing higher costs and lower demand that may eat into the U.S. automobile giant’s profits under the tariff program imposed by President Donald Trump, UBS analysts said Thursday. UBS downgraded GM’s stock to neutral from buy and slashed its price target on the stock to $51 from $64. Analysts
DETROIT - General Motors is planning to boost production of light-duty trucks in the U.S. as the industry addresses challenges tied to President Donald Trump's latest round of auto tariffs. The major automaker is adding several hundred temporary workers to maximize production of light-duty trucks at its Fort Wayne, Indiana, assembly plant, the company told FOX Business.
LANSING - The Strategic Fund Board approved amendments to the MSF incentives authorized in January 2022 for the construction of an Ultium battery manufacturing facility in Lansing, originally a joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution (LGES). Through the sale of GM’s portion of the battery plant and 100% transfer of state incentives already
BEIJING - Filling an empty gas tank in an SUV might take five or six minutes. A new electric SUV from China’s BYD can charge its battery in roughly the same amount of time, using one of the company’s new EV chargers. 1. How the Latest Chinese Electric Vehicles Achieved 5-Minute Charging Speeds? That’s a
