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From Coast to Coast: Uncovering the Most Loved Cars in Each State

The Truth About Cars

Alabama: Ford F-150 Alaska: Subaru Outback Arizona: Toyota Tacoma Arkansas: GMC Sierra 1500 California: Honda Civic Colorado: Subaru Forester Connecticut: Toyota RAV4 Delaware: Ford Explorer Florida: Toyota Corolla Georgia: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hawaii: Toyota Tacoma Idaho: Ford F-150 Illinois: Honda Civic Indiana: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Iowa: (..)

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BMW wants humanoid robots to build its cars

Teslarati

The humanoid robots will initially be launched out of the BMW facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, which employs 11,000 people. Tesla Optimus Bot tackles newest task: your laundry Honda and Hyundai have also experimented with robots in their factories, tasking them with dangerous work on assembly lines.

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Comment on Nio's William Li questions US protectionism, demands equal access to US market by Wayne Lewis

CN EV Post

Geely could even have Volvo or Polestar factories in South Carolina also make Zeekr vehicles, just like how Honda makes both Honda and Acura models in their Marysville, Ohio factory. Zeekr is connected to Volvo and Polestar through Geely. Polestar already imports cars from China, but plans to build them in the US soon.

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UAW officially launches union drive at Tesla, other automakers

Teslarati

On Wednesday, the UAW announced that it’s launching union drives at Tesla, Honda, Hyundai, Lucid, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Rivian, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo (via CNBC ). Since the strikes, Toyota, Hyundai and Honda have all raised pay at their non-unionized U.S. including Tesla. It's time.

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BMW taps humanoid startup Figure to take on Tesla’s robot – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Figure’s humanoids will be deployed in BMW’s manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., Car makers from Honda to Hyundai have been experimenting with humanoid robots to perform repetitive and dangerous work in assembly lines for years.

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DOE fuel cell market report shows continued growth, with sales surpassing $1.3B worldwide in 2013

Green Car Congress

Several automakers announced partnerships to advance fuel cell electric vehicles, including Daimler, Ford, and Nissan ( earlier post ); Honda and General Motors ( earlier post ); Toyota and BMW ( earlier post ); and Volkswagen and Ballard Power Systems ( earlier post ). Earlier post.). Many automakers anticipate commercialization by 2017.

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Toyota was the most searched auto brand in 2023, but Tesla still dominates EV queries

Baua Electric

Still, the makers of the Prius, RAV4, and Tacoma dominated the searches on Google, according to MarketWatch Guides’ study. Here’s how the top ten most searched automakers in the US broke down: Automaker Google Search Volume * 1. Hyundai 18.6 Mercedes-Benz 15.1 million 10.

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