Teslarati

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The United Automotive Workers (UAW) have come to a tentative local agreement at a Ford factory in Kentucky, after the union threatened to put the site’s almost 9,000 workers on strike last week if a deal wasn’t reached. My father grew up here, then moved to Michigan and got a job with Ford. workers in future endeavors.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

Bosch, the world’s largest automotive supplier for Ford, GM, Toyota, VW, and BMW, among others, said last week that as many as 1,200 employers in its software and electronics division would be fired by the end of 2026, and that 80% of those cuts would take place at the Stuttgart-based headquarters in Germany. Get started here.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2022

However, there is no apparent correlation identified between the level of investment announced and expected contribution to growth as can be seen in the case of Ford, Stellantis and GM. Despite being a pioneer in hybrid vehicles, Toyota was slow to implement BEV strategies; President Akio Toyoda announced the bZ EV brand only last year.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Comparing the 3rd quarter of 2021 to the 3rd quarter of 2020, US Tesla sales were up 67% while overall US auto sales were down 13%. Compared to 2019, the difference was even more stark — Tesla sales were up 104% and US auto sales were down 22%.

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Teslarati

JUNE 16, 2023

Toyota Motor Company is expected to receive an $853 million subsidy from Japan’s industry ministry to expand its electric vehicle (EV) battery production. Toyota has ambitious EV battery production plans for the future. Toyota plans to produce low-cost battery cells with 621 miles of cruising range before 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2016

Toyota (Japan) is the overall global leader in autonomous automotive innovation, followed by Bosch (Germany), Denso (Japan), Hyundai (South Korea) and GM (US). Google ranks 19 th in the world in this area, followed by Ford at number 20. Toyota and Hyundai take the second and third places.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2012

To create the largest impact, the researchers concluded, emphasis should be placed on the largest producers of vehicles; the five largest producers of automotive vehicles in the United States are General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Chrysler, and Honda. The 2010 Ford Flex’s third-row interior storage bins contained 20% wheat straw biofiller.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 19, 2021

The Honda CR-V Hybrid is a quiet giant in the grand shift that’s happening in the auto industry. Yes, you might still be able to get non-hybrid versions of the Honda CR-V, or its rivals like the Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson, or Ford Escape, but each year the portion of these that are selling as hybrids becomes a little larger.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2012

However, we find different OEMs have dramatically different approaches—their strategies today will change the shape of the auto industry in decades to come. Lux Research analysts examined the growing web of cross-cutting industry relationships. —Kevin See, Lux Research Analyst and the lead author.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2021

While Ford has pledged to offer all-electric variants for every model it sells in Europe by 2030, it has not made similar commitments in the US, and only about 6% of its $30-billion EV investment is actively being made in US plants. Great promotional events and bold aspirational statements by the domestic auto industry can’t mask the facts.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The auto industry in principle is not opposed to the introduction of such mid-level blends (i.e., The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is current considering a request to allow more than the current limit of 10% ethanol in gasoline to increase overall ethanol consumption in the US fuel pool. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

ACEA represents the 15 Europe-based car, van, truck and bus manufacturers: BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford of Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco, Jaguar Land Rover, Opel Automobile, PSA Group, Renault Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars, and Volvo Group.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

ACEA members are BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, FIAT Group, Ford of Europe, General Motors Europe, Jaguar Land Rover, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, Porsche, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Scania, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen and Volvo.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The US auto industry is bouncing back compared to the past couple of years, but it’s still significantly below its. continued] The post US Auto Sales Down 8% in Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2019 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

Joining BMW, Ford and FCA in suspension of production in the US due to COVID-19 ( earlier post ) are: Toyota is temporarily suspending production at all of its automobile and components plants in North America, including Canada, Mexico and the US, through 3 April. Tesla will suspend production at its Fremont plant on 23 March.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 23, 2023

It’s time for another quarterly report on US auto sales. Like a few other major news outlets, I track total quarterly sales of the US auto industry, but I also conduct a thorough analysis of the trends of each automaker.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

billion in grants have been given to battery and charging infrastructure companies to speed up deployment and the growth of the US electric drive industry. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $2.4

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

These include the Toyota LandCruiser, Ford Everest, Isuzu MUX, Nissan Patrol and Mitsubishi Pajero Sport – all mid- or full-size SUVs. As you might expect, Toyota was one of the main proponents of watering down the standards, in keeping with its general global stance of spreading misinformation about electrification.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

The Auto Alliance, the leading advocacy group for the auto industry in the US, represents 70% of all car and light truck sales in the United States, including the BMW Group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen Group of America (..)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

Duplicitous doublespeak has become de rigueur dialect in the auto industry. “We We strongly believe in EVs,” say auto dealers as they support efforts to slow the EV transition. GM edged out fellow brontosaurus Toyota to take the #1 spot in US sales, and also scored #1 in sales of SUVs and trucks.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 12, 2021

Another quarter has wrapped up and we have more grand trends in the US auto industry. In the charts and text below, I’m comparing Q2 2021 (the second quarter of 2021) with Q2 2020 and also with Q2 2019. Naturally, year-over-year changes are interesting, but given how unique last year was, I think it’s more […].

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 22, 2021

I was lucky enough to drive to the event in a dealer-loaned Ford 2021 Mustang Mach-E , which I’ll briefly review below. A unique hydrogen fuel cell-powered Toyota Mirai was presented by the CEO of a local company that builds and sells green hydrogen generation plants to dealer groups.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Average EV transaction prices vs gas-powered vehicles (Source: Cox Automotive) Other electric SUVs like the Ford Mustang Mach-E ($42,995), Toyota bZ4X ($42,000), and Nissan Ariya ($43,190) start below the average. The online auto platform predicts slow growth ahead for the US auto industry with lower consumer spending.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E is among the new EV powertrains. The final list recognizes the shift the auto industry is making towards electrification, which is currently encompassing all of the pathways recognized in the list. Ford F-150 Hybrid 3.5L Ford Mustang Mach-E BEV. Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell EV.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 18, 2023

When you imagine hauling cargo, you likely think of a Toyota Tacoma instead of a Tesla. Their design (except for the Ford Lightning and other electric truck competitors) isn’t conducive to carrying a gooseneck trailer on the highway for 100 miles. So, why are EVs bad at towing? EVs can tow cargo on the road, but it’s not advisable.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

In fact, it might not even be possible for the auto industry to produce that many EVs, although the rate of expansion is dizzying. Toyota Prius Prime PHEV – 14,275. Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV – 7,988. Ford Mustang Mach-E EV – 5,807. Nissan and Ford are expected to follow shortly. Behind the Numbers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

This request by the Alliance echoes a similar, earlier request by Global Automakers, the trade association representing the US divisions of 12 international automakers (Aston Martin, Ferrari, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Kia, Maserati, McLaren, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

The auto industry is eager to move as fast as it can towards zero-emission vehicles. In order to compensate for this highly fragmented market, more than 50% of all new cars sold in Western Europe would have to be battery electric in order to reach an EU-wide average benchmark of 30% by 2030, as proposed by the Commission.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2017

Ford taps Apple for Chief Brand Officer. Ford has hired Musa Tariq as vice president and chief brand officer as part of its expansion to an auto and a mobility company. Tariq, elected a Ford Motor Company officer, begins work 30 January. Good-bye to auto-digital fusion, hello to co-integration.

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EV Adoption

DECEMBER 5, 2021

We recognize that this scoreboard has limited value today due to the small number and randomness of the these 9 EVs currently included, but part of our goal is to shine a light on the general lack of transparency in the auto industry when it comes to US EV sales data. New to the scoreboard in Q3 was the Audi e-tron GT.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 25, 2010

Green cars are definitely the in-thing in the auto industry and now consumer website kbb.com (part of the Kelley Blue Book) has named its Top 10 Green Cars for 2010. Now before you wonder where the likes of the Nissan LEAF and the Chevrolet Volt are on the list – they are not yet available and [.].

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 4, 2022

The impact on the auto industry, particularly the still growing electric sector, could be profound. The Ford Mustang Mach-E is finding a welcome market (and Ford is already bumping up production), and the F-150 Lightning appears to be one of those decade-defining vehicles that’s a hit before the first one’s sold.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The 10 companies—Audi, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo—will work with IIHS and NHTSA in the coming months on the details of implementing their historic commitment, including the timeline for making AEB a standard feature. —NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

After US giant Ford recorded its first increase in sales for almost two years, BMW announced it had made a net profit of 121million euros in the first three months from April to June - well above industry forecasts. Toyota’s Prius became the top-selling car in Japan in the months of May and June.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

The 2011 KPMG survey also finds the auto industry heavily investing in future technology, new products and safety improvements. When asked to predict global market share winners over the next five years, Ford jumped to 43% seeing market share gains compared with 29% in 2010 and 13% in 2009. Investments.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2012

Eight major automotive manufacturers are working closely with the Department on this research through partnering agreements: Ford Motor Company, General Motors LLC., Nissan Technical Center North America, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Earlier post.). Honda R&D Americas, Inc.,

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Note that the Rivian R1T isn’t a direct competitor to next year’s Ford F-150 Lightning , the all-electric version of Ford’s best-selling full-size pickup truck. Dimensionally, the R1T sits squarely among the stalwarts in the mid-size truck category: Chevy Colorado, Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma.

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