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Hyundai Motor's IONIQ 5 and STARIA Win GOOD DESIGN Awards

Hyundai Motor's IONIQ 5 and STARIA Win GOOD DESIGN Awards

January 10 2022 Hyundai sweeps awards in five different categories, with its newly introduced dedicated BEV and MPV models to be honored in the transportation category Awards reflect competitiveness of Hyundai’s design identity in the global market SEOUL, January 10, 2022 — Hyundai Motor Company announced it has re ... Continue reading

NACTOY Reveals 2022 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ Award Winners +VIDEO

NACTOY Reveals 2022 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ Award Winners +VIDEO

After three rounds of independently verified voting stemming from hundreds of hours of test driving, research and evaluation, the winners are:North American Car of the Year™: Honda Civic North American Truck of the Year™: Ford Maverick North American Utility Vehicle of the Year™: Ford Bronco ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicle OEM Supplier's Forecasts Differ

Electric Vehicle OEM Supplier's Forecasts Differ

Washington DC January 11, 2022; The AIADA newsletter reported that as established automakers and industry newcomers talked up new electric models at CES last week, major suppliers for many of those vehicles have significantly different forecasts for how quickly consumers will buy them. Take ZF Group and Magna Internati ... Continue reading

Biden, Is Championing A Green New Deal "Forever Monopoly", A Permanent Barrier Against Any Future Mobility Innovation +VIDEO

Biden, Is Championing A Green New Deal "Forever Monopoly", A Permanent Barrier Against Any Future Mobility Innovation +VIDEO

the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will supercharge America’s efforts to lead the electric future, Building a Better America where we can strengthen domestic supply chains, outcompete the world, and make electric cars cheaper for working families.President Biden, American families, automakers, and autoworkers agree: t ... Continue reading

2022 Toyota Corolla Cross Close-up

2022 Toyota Corolla Cross Close-up

PLANO, Texas – For more than 50 years, Corolla has been synonymous with dependability, fuel efficiency, safety and value – and today, Toyota is evolving the series even further. Based on the ever-popular Corolla sedan, the all-new 2022 Corolla Cross, which made its U.S. debut today, is the bold compact crossover yo ... Continue reading

Preview: 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV

Preview: 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV

Chevrolet will expand its EV lineup in fall 2023 to include the Equinox EV, an affordable, functional compact SUV that will start at an estimated MSRP of around $30,0001 in the U.S. The Equinox EV, which will be launched with both fleet and retail versions, including LT and RS trims, will leverage GM’s Ultium Platfor ... Continue reading

GM Brings Powerful New Compute Architecture to Ultra Cruise to Help Enable Door-to-Door Hands-Free Driving

GM Brings Powerful New Compute Architecture to Ultra Cruise to Help Enable Door-to-Door Hands-Free Driving

DETROIT, Jan. 6, 2022 -- GM announced this week that its next-generation hands-free driver assist system, Ultra Cruise, will be powered by a scalable compute architecture featuring system-on-chips developed by American semiconductor company Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. GM will be the first company to use the Qualcomm Te ... Continue reading

Cadillac Introduces InnerSpace Autonomous Concept at CES 2022

Cadillac Introduces InnerSpace Autonomous Concept at CES 2022

Today, Cadillac expanded its vision of personal autonomous future mobility with the InnerSpace concept — a dramatic, two-passenger electric and autonomous luxury vehicle. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies designed to enhance the passenger experience along with the increased personal time enabled by fully autonomou ... Continue reading

On Global EV Sales - Numbers and Potential Consequences

On Global EV Sales - Numbers and Potential Consequences

Special To The Auto Channel By Gary S. Vasilash Transportation Editor, Gardner Business Media The distribution of EVs and potential implications, why lean still matters even with supply chain issues, where there are the most industrial robots, a potential coming shortage that isn’t a microprocessor, mapping tech and ... Continue reading

Amazon and Stellantis Collaborate To Accelerate Stellantis’ Software Transformation

Amazon and Stellantis Collaborate To Accelerate Stellantis’ Software Transformation

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Amazon and Stellantis today announced a series of global, multi-year agreements that will introduce new connected experiences across millions of vehicles. (Graphic: Business Wire) SEATTLE & AMSTERDAM--Amazon and Stellantis N.V. (NYSE/MTA/Euronext Paris: STLA), a leading global automake ... Continue reading

VINFAST ANNOUNCES ITS ALL ELECTRIC STRATEGY AND FULL ELECTRIC VEHICLE LINEUP AT CES 2022

VINFAST ANNOUNCES ITS ALL ELECTRIC STRATEGY AND FULL ELECTRIC VEHICLE LINEUP AT CES 2022

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5, 2022 -- During the VinFast Global EV Day at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2022), VinFast announced a new development strategy and revealed its complete electric vehicle lineup covering five segments. ... Continue reading

FORD IN Q4 2021; Ford Sales Down 14.5%, Lincoln Sales Down 50.5% In Spite Of Heavy TV Advertising

FORD IN Q4 2021; Ford Sales Down 14.5%, Lincoln Sales Down 50.5% In Spite Of Heavy TV Advertising

Click here for full press release PDF DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 5, 2022 – Ford Motor Company today reported its December 2021 U.S. sales results. ... Continue reading

Novel hybrid fuel cell system reliably sealed

Novel hybrid fuel cell system reliably sealed

With the help of VOSS Lok 40: AE Driven Solutions drives hydrogen innovation forward Startup AE Driven Solutions has developed an ambient fuel cell system based on the range extender principle. It facilitates emission-free operation over a distance of up to 400 km. ... Continue reading

Nissan Ethanol Fuel Cell Announced in 2016

Nissan Ethanol Fuel Cell Announced in 2016

Nissan announces development of the world's first SOFC-powered vehicle system that runs on bio-ethanol electric power YOKOHAMA, Japan June 14, 2016; Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that it is currently researching and developing a Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC)-powered system that runs on bio-ethanol electric powe ... Continue reading

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