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A major auto supplier for Tesla, VW, Ford to slash 10K jobs

Electrek

Forvia, a major supplier for Stellantis, Volkswagen, Tesla, and Ford, plans to cut as many as 10,000 jobs in Europe over the next five years. The news falls days after major auto supplier Continental announced that it too was cutting its workforce by 7,150 jobs.

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Ford experiments with auto part prototypes made from olive tree waste

Teslarati

Ford is experimenting with auto part prototypes made from olive tree scraps. Ford engineers in Cologne started researching the possibilities of using food waste to create auto part prototypes. They are not used for anything else,” said Ford Project Lead Inga Wehmeyer.

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Toyota 3-row EVs, lower-priced Ford EVs, Honda EV hubs, Mazda EZ-6: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

Ford EVs are losing money, but hope is on the way with a next generation of vehicles. More lower-priced Ford EVs are on the way, the automaker said, as it reported a massive loss on its EVs for the first quarter of the year. Mazda shows an appealing electric sedan so far limited to China. Toyota plans a second U.S.-made

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The Best Cars from the 2024 New York Auto Show

The Truth About Cars

Last week in New York, I sat down with Brian Moody, the executive editor at AutoTrader , to discuss what was going in Manhattan at the 2024 New York Auto Show. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

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US NTSB probes driver assistance system use in fatal Ford crash – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Ford offers BlueCruise, an advanced hands-free driving system that operates on 97% of U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it was investigating the use of an advanced driver assistance system in a Ford Mustang Mach-E that was involved in a Feb. and Canadian highways with no intersections or traffic signals.

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Tesla Cybertruck to be featured at 2024 Chicago Auto Show

Teslarati

The Tesla Cybertruck, together with its stablemates, will be displayed at the 2024 Chicago Auto Show, one of the United States’ most prolific automotive events. Updates from the organizers of the 2024 Chicago Auto Show indicate that the Cybertruck has arrived at the event’s venue, and it is ready for some visitors.

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Tesla maintenance and repair costs are lowest in the auto industry: data

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companies, including Tesla, Buick, Lincoln, and Ford. Tesla says its standard tech can save police departments over $4,000 “The difference to maintain a car on average between some brands can be thousands over a 10-year time frame,” said Steven Elek, Program Leader for Auto Data Analytics at Consumer Reports.