News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: Alternative Powered Vehicles

Volvo Trucks receives record order for electric trucks

Oct 6, 2021

GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Oct. 6, 2021 -- Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 Volvo FM Electric trucks from DFDS, Northern Europe's largest shipping and logistics company. ... Continue reading

Will Lordstown Motors Be The First Wall Street Created Electric Vehicle Manufacturer To Short-out? Originally Published June 8, 2021

Oct 5, 2021

Electric truck maker Lordstown warns of going concern risk; shares tank Ankit Ajmera and Ben Klayman reporting for Reuters reported that U.S. electric truck maker Lordstown Motors Corp said on Tuesday there was “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going concern in the next year because of problems ... Continue reading

Lordstown Motors Update October 7, 2021

Oct 5, 2021

"While the agreement with Foxconn helps secure the future of the Lordstown plant and buys time to explore other business opportunities for RIDE (new programs, new platforms, new segments that have yet to be developed), we believe there would likely be little left for shareholders." Jonas and team think the downside to ... Continue reading

Keeping Up With EV Motoring October 4, 2021

Oct 4, 2021

October 4, 2021 Toyota’s autonomous division just bought the company that made a self-driving DeLorean do donuts The Verge GM's Cruise, Alphabet's Waymo win permits to offer self-driving rides Reuters Goodyear invests in autonomous trucking company Gatik Fleet Equipment Magazine Daimler, Torc move forward with autono ... Continue reading

Lowering the initial cost of EV's

Oct 4, 2021

That’s the message from ESI Automotive at a time when the US is pushing for half of new cars sold in the country to be battery-powered by the end of the decade. The Biden administration recently stated its intent to invest billions of dollars into charging stations for EVs and introduce point-of-sale rebates for cons ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive Names Industry Veteran as Chief Marketing Officer for EchoPark Automotive

Oct 4, 2021

Dino Bernacchi as Chief Marketing Officer of EchoPark Automotive, the Company’s growing nationwide pre-owned vehicle segment, effective October 4, 2021. Bernacchi joins EchoPark Automotive after most recently serving as the Senior Vice President of Marketing for the Cleveland Browns NFL franchise. ... Continue reading

2022 VW ID.4 AWD EV Racing in Rebelle Rally

Oct 4, 2021

Oct 4, 2021 First Volkswagen entry in this woman-driven, off-road adventure competition First entry of the all-electric ID.4 AWD in off-road competition Vehicle modified for off-road action by Tanner Foust and Rhys Millen Racing Herndon, VA — This week, Volkswagen of America will make its inaugural entry in the Rebel ... Continue reading

Toyota News; Toyota Motor North America Reports U.S. September and Third Quarter 2021 Sales Results

Oct 3, 2021

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 1, 2021 -- Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) today reported U.S. September 2021 sales of 152,916 vehicles, a decrease of 22.4 percent on a volume and daily selling rate (DSR) basis versus September 2020. ... Continue reading

Tesla Q3 2021 Vehicle Production & Deliveries

Oct 3, 2021

AUSTIN, Texas--In the third quarter, we produced approximately 238,000 vehicles and delivered over 240,000 vehicles. We would like to thank our customers for their patience as we work through global supply chain and logistics challenges. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up: Sept 26 - October 2, 2021

Oct 3, 2021

The past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-digest news nuggets. ... Continue reading

FCA Reports Third-quarter 2021 U.S. Sales

Oct 1, 2021

Jeep® Grand Cherokee total sales up 45% year-over-year; retail sales up 47% Best third quarter ever for Jeep Gladiator; total sales up 2%, retail sales up 3% Ram ProMaster Van total sales up 26%; best third quarter ever for retail sales Dodge Durango best calendar year-to-date retail sales since 2005 Alfa Romeo total ... Continue reading

BMW of North America Reports Q3 2021 U.S. Sales Results.

Oct 1, 2021

Q3 2021 BMW Brand Sales Rise 8.7% vs Q3 2020. Year-to-Date BMW Brand Sales Up 35.4% vs 2020. ... Continue reading

American Honda 3Q 2021 Financials

Oct 1, 2021

October 1, 2021 Honda trucks persevere with all-time best month for Passport; HR-V posts all-time best September & Q3 Sales of Honda electrified vehicles set new annual sales mark during Q3; Insight sets September record Acura TLX drives brand to best Q3 sedan sales since 2017; ... Continue reading

Electric Truck News: Taiwan's Foxconn iPhone Maker Buys Failing Lordstown Ohio Electric Truck Plant

Oct 1, 2021

Partnership to work jointly on scalable electric vehicle programs at Lordstown Motors’ assembly plant in Ohio Lordstown Motors Corp. (“Lordstown Motors”) , a provider of electric light duty trucks focused on the commercial fleet market, and global technology company Hon Hai Technology Group (“Foxconn”) (TWSE: ... Continue reading

Hyundai News: Hyundai Motor America Reports September and Q3 2021 Sales

Oct 1, 2021

– Hyundai Motor America reported total September sales of 53,800 units, a 2% decrease compared with September 2020. ... Continue reading