The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Last night, the Union launched a strike against Ford, GM, and Chrysler/Stellantis, taking almost 13,000 workers off production lines and factory floors across the country. After weeks of speculation over whether the UAW and Big Three automakers would come to an agreement, we have our answer: They didn’t.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

Yanfeng, a key GM, Jeep , and Ram auto supplier, unveiled its Electric Vehicle Interior (EVI) concept at CES 2024 on Monday. Yanfeng, a top auto supplier, looks to take advantage of the transition. The company specializes in interior, seating, cockpit electronics, and safety tech design.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

Fiat has boosted its interest in the Chrysler Group by another 5% following Chrysler’s achievement of the “Ecological Event”—receiving regulatory approval for an automobile based on a Fiat platform or vehicle technology having a fuel efficiency rating of at least 40 combined miles per gallon (5.88 and Chrysler Group CEO, Sergio.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Chrysler Group LLC plans to engineer and produce a battery electric vehicle using the Fiat 500 platform. Beginning in 2012, Chrysler Group will manufacture the Fiat 500EV for the United States market. All powertrain engineering and vehicle development will take place at Chrysler Group headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

In a speech at the Washington Auto Show, Energy Secretary Chu outlined the new initiative, which aims to expand the availability of workplace charging, increasing the convenience of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and providing drivers with more options.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Reuters reported that the auto industry’s ad spending fell to $4.8 On Twitter, a few executives of competing automotive and even software companies often take shots at Elon Musk, Tesla customers, and Tesla’s products and services. billion between January and July 2022 or 4% year-on-year. Graph credit: Visual Capitalist.

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MARCH 15, 2018

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) is strongly supporting the passage of Maryland’s SB 1234 , a bill that would require the State of Maryland to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) for state fleets. —Auto Alliance. SB 1234 is a good step in the right direction.

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EV Adoption

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

For every successful Tesla, dozens of EV startups will fail, get acquired, re-organize, or with companies like Bollinger — keep pivoting until they can hopefully find a sustainable business. During World War II, all the auto companies switched to making military equipment and weapons. ” Source: Wikipedia.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 30, 2024

In his new position, Ullrich will tackle the challenges Volkswagen is facing in the largest auto market worldwide: China. Ulbrich has exceptional expertise in important future technologies and excellent connections in the company and the China region. In 2020, foreign auto brands held a 64% market share. in 2023 to 2.1

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In fact, if Chrysler – which sells a grand total of two 2023 models, one of which departs for ’24 – hadn’t mysteriously doubled its sales in Q3, Stellantis as a whole would be down almost 10 percent. Elsewhere, companies like Toyota and Honda posted numbers to underscore the fact they’re rebounding from supply constraints.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

In a statement livecast on the Internet by the White House, President Barack Obama said that neither of the restructuring plans submitted by GM and Chrysler “ goes far enough to warrant substantial new investment. ”. Chrysler, the President said, is “ more challenging ”. Earlier post.). President Obama. President Obama.

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Teslarati

MARCH 23, 2024

Dodge and Chrysler’s parent company, Stellantis, has announced plans to lay off around 400 salaried workers from various positions across engineering, technology, and software. “They are going to be doing this in waves so they can game the WARN Act.” by the same year. What are your thoughts?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

With the US Supreme Court yesterday clearing the final potential obstacle, Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat Group finalized their previously announced global strategic alliance, forming the “new" Chrysler. The “old” Chrysler had entered bankruptcy on 30 April 2009. The new Chrysler will begin operations immediately.

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JUNE 29, 2021

Based on company announcements through 2020, about 5% of this global total is actively being invested in local US assembly plants. Great promotional events and bold aspirational statements by the domestic auto industry can’t mask the facts. Continuing on this path would hurt the domestic US auto industry’s prospects for decades.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The Auto Alliance has sent a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting that the US Environmental Protection Agency withdraw the Final Determination on the Appropriateness of the Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards under the Midterm Evaluation which EPA announced on 13 January 2017.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Separately, Fiat said on Sunday that it was exploring the possibility of merging its auto business and interest in Chrysler with GM Europe to create a large automotive group with more than $100 billion. With annual sales of roughly 6 million cars and trucks, the group would be one of the top three or four in the world.

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Baua Electric

JULY 28, 2023

Paul Wilbur, a product planner who labored with Castaing at the cab-forward LH vehicles — the Chrysler Concorde, Eagle Optical and Dodge Intrepid — that debuted in 1993, mentioned the platform workforce manner modified the whole lot. “Between Lutz, Gale and Castaing, Chrysler would not have been the same without one of the three.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Electric vehicles (EVs) from each of the auto brands will also gain access to the Supercharger network beginning in 2025, and the company says it’s looking at adapter solutions for existing EVs without the hardware. Additionally, VW’s new brand Scout Motors will include the Tesla charging port when its EVs go on sale.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2009

Chrysler LLC and A123Systems have signed an agreement stating that A123Systems will supply Nanophosphate lithium-ion prismatic cells, and jointly developed battery modules and packs, for Chrysler’s first-generation ENVI Range-extended Electric Vehicles and battery-only Electric Vehicles. A123Systems has applied for $1.84 Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

MAY 3, 2022

The announcement of the investments was shared by the company on Monday. . According to Stellantis North America chief operating officer Mark Stewart and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the company’s Windsor and Brampton, Ontario facilities will be getting an EV overhaul. Stellantis will be spending $2.8

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Most workers have signed up for the union at the company’s Mercedes-Benz U.S. We know what the company, what the politicians, and what their multi-millionaire buddies will say. He also called workers at companies like Tesla, Toyota and Honda “UAW members of the future.” manufacturing plants. Now is that time.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

USAMP, a collaborative organization of Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, will work in cooperation with the A/SP on the project to demonstrate the applicability of ICME for the development and deployment of 3GAHSS for passenger vehicle weight reduction. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). and General Motors Co.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The United Auto Workers (UAW) reached tentative contracts with each of the “Big Three” automakers over the past week, just as earnings reports from Ford and General Motors (GM) highlighted the financial damage done by the six-week strikes. Knight did not disclose how much the UAW strikes affected the company’s earnings.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2009

While the President’s Task Force on the Auto Industry continues to review restructuring plans submitted by General Motors and Chrysler, the US Department of the Treasury announced an Auto Supplier Support Program that will provide up to $5 billion in financing to US-based suppliers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

Electric car company Aurica Motors, which plans to retool the NUMMI plant in California to build not only electric cars but compatible battery charging stations ( earlier post ), has entered two partnerships in support of its mission. Motive develops concept vehicles for major automakers such as Dodge, Hyundai, Suzuki, Chrysler, and Toyota.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The most important car that will be unveiled at next January's Detroit Auto Show may be the new 2013 compact sedan from Dodge, the first all-new vehicle designed by the combined Chrysler-Fiat companies.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 29, 2023

Having worked for car dealerships, manufacturers, an auction house, and an auto finance company, I’m convinced there is no other industry that attracts& such a diverse cast of characters. I also worked with senior executives& of well-respected automobile companies who were total sleazebags. & These are their stories.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

After an unnerving couple of weeks for General Motors (GM) that highlighted the possibility of not passing the recently proposed United Auto Workers (UAW) contract, the automaker has officially managed to ratify the agreement.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization operated by Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has reopened four requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for the development of advanced high-performance batteries for vehicle applications.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2021

Tesla’s rumored sale of its regulatory credits to Volkswagen to help the German automaker reach emissions targets is likely to last “two to three years,” according to VW Auto Group CEO Herbert Diess. Stellantis now controls 14 traditional automotive brands, including Fiat, Chrysler, Jeep, Maserati, and Peugeot.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

We previewed the 2014 Fiat 500e this morning, and now we can bring you live photos from the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. The diminutive electric city car might not be beloved within the company, but there's still a lot to like about it.

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JULY 27, 2015

The company must pay a $70-million cash penalty—equal to the record $70 million civil penalty the agency imposed on Honda in January. In addition, Fiat Chrysler must spend at least $20 million on meeting performance requirements included in the Consent Order. —NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

They’ve been around the clock and the companies have made some significant offers. Basic Motors and Stellantis, the maker of Jeep and Chrysler, failed to succeed in a pledge commitment via the middle of the night closing date. The bottom line is that auto workers helped create America’s middle class. The union and Ford Motor Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

Organizations representing auto manufacturers, electric utilities and the electric drive industry are calling on President Obama to establish a new National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure. EEI is the association of US shareholder-owned electric companies.

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MARCH 13, 2014

a manufacturing company known for developing advanced engines and powertrains. The purchase comes on the heels of news of EM’s $200+ million joint venture with First Auto Works Jingye Engine Company to develop, manufacture, sell and service the opoc engine technology in China. Earlier post.). Former Katech CEO John F.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 22, 2024

A dud from a company offering below-average maintenance costs may very well outpace the typical vehicle from a brand that’s known for pricey upkeep. The data comes by way of CR’s 2023 Annual Auto Survey, where members were asked as part of a much broader survey how much they had spent in total maintenance over the previous 12 months.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2019

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. The FCA proposal follows initial operational discussions between the two companies to identify products and geographies where they could collaborate, particularly as they develop and commercialize new technologies. The combination would be carried out as a merger transaction under a Dutch parent company.

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