The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2023

Ford Motor Company is tweaking plans in China and seeking to turn around financial losses after five years of lackluster sales within the region. The new strategy will be focused on exporting to other countries, commercial product, and reinforcing the necessary supply chain for all-electric vehicles. Some brands (e.g.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 29, 2024

Annual changes to vehicles kept customers coming back, marketing happy with new things to advertise, and made it clear to the general public if you could afford a new car (or not). The grille had circular bullet type protrusions from the intersections of the grille vanes, and was a more subtle take on Buick’s Fashion-Aire Dynastar grille.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 4, 2022

The intention is to make the company’s two electric car offerings more attractive to consumers, especially those that are looking for an affordable alternative to a gasoline-powered car. In August 2021 Chevrolet stopped production of both models as there was a battery recall. Same car, less cost. Bolt EV $26,595 ($32,495).

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This week’s targets include Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant, responsible for the Explorer and Lincoln Aviator, and General Motors’ Lansing Delta Township Assembly, responsible for the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave.& The United Auto Workers (UAW) has decided to broaden its strike on Friday.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Build better products.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

It will be the vehicle we look back on down the road and say ‘that is when EVs became truly affordable, user-friendly and desirable for all consumers’. According to S&P Global Mobility, Buick was the brand that had the highest percentage of female customers with a 55-percent share at the start of 2023.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2014

6(a) is the first high-volume one-piece die cast magnesium instrument panel (IP) beam introduced in 1996 by General Motors (GM) for its full-size van (GMC Savana and Chevrolet Express). kg magnesium IP beam casting for Buick LaCrosse. 6(b) shows a 6.9-kg —Luo (2013). Earlier post.). 2013.02.002.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 11, 2024

It will be the vehicle we look back on down the road and say ‘that is when EVs became truly affordable, user-friendly and desirable for all consumers’. According to S&P Global Mobility, Buick was the brand that had the highest percentage of female customers with a 55-percent share at the start of 2023.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The beleaguered automotive industry in the United States has taken its fair share of knocks over the last 12 months but none were more shocking than when one of the oldest and most well-respected brands in motoring – General Motors (GM) – slipped into bankruptcy earlier this year. Faye Sunderland.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Aiways U6 – ambitious EV start-up has big plans and right-hand drive production is already confirmed, opening the door to a local arrival. There’s also a four-door Superwolf in the pipeline.

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Charged EVs

MAY 19, 2021

But the EUV first went into production last year in China—as a Buick. Other models will follow—General Motors has promised to sell a dozen or more EVs in North America by 2025. The Chevrolet product executives say the EUV was developed by listening intently to early buyers of the Bolt EV, and giving them what they wanted.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 23, 2022

That’s three times the output of the Buick-based Rover V-8 that first powered these trucks in 1979, and nine times that of the anemic 50-hp gasoline engine the Rover boasted at its birth, in 1948. s “ Rover Dome ,” its 45,000-square-foot (about 4,200-square-meter) production facility. production center , set to open in August.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 23, 2021

The intent of this provision is clear as President Biden and lawmakers in Congress have stated their concerns over China taking the lead in the production of electric vehicles, batteries, and autonomous vehicle technology. The Polestar 1 is in its final small, limited production run and all or most units are likely spoken for.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

However, until mainstream public confidence reaches the point where the perceived combination of risks of a battery electric vehicle purchase (range, affordability, reliability and behavioral changes) match that of an ICE vehicle, then EV purchases are going to be the exception rather than the norm. How much range is enough?

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

To date, two manufacturers — Tesla and General Motors — saw the tax credit phaseout completely. The credit is not available for Tesla vehicles acquired after December 31, 2019 and General Motors EV purchased after March 31, 2020. Effective Date: Jan 1, 2022. Option to Convert the Tax Credit to a Time of Purchase Rebate.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 31, 2024

& Due to China absolutely dominating in terms of global battery production, there’s almost no way to have domestic EV proliferation without there being some serious industrial overlap. Battery production is indeed being localized. But this has only made Ford’s situation more fraught with peril.&

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

percent tariff, the changes would effectively make those products prohibitively expensive. Chinese products were frequently relegated to inexpensive and undesirable spaces at automotive trade shows featuring models that would have never been competitive here. The bill seeks to raise the base tariff rate from 2.5 However, U.S.

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