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Ford Pauses $3.5 bln Battery Plant in Michigan - Why? UAW Or EV Bottom Line Or CCP Connections?

Ford Pauses $3.5 bln Battery Plant in Michigan - Why? UAW Or EV Bottom Line Or CCP Connections?

Ford has paused work on a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan, citing (Choose One Two Or Three) concerns about ability to competitively operate the plant (UAW Fault?), Big Losses On EV's (Management Fault?), US Congress Chinese Partner Connections (Emperors New Clothes Thinking Fault) ... Continue reading

MIT Explains: How did China come to dominate the world of electric cars?

MIT Explains: How did China come to dominate the world of electric cars?

MIT Tech Review Explains From generous government subsidies to support for lithium batteries, here are the keys to understanding how China managed to build a world-leading industry in electric vehicles. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Weekly Recall Summary September 25, 2023

NHTSA Weekly Recall Summary September 25, 2023

The following may apply to one or more of your vehicles if your vehicle is listed below. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number below to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use our VIN Look-up Tool. ... Continue reading

Expert Thoughts About UAW Negotiations, Detroit Auto Show, and More

Expert Thoughts About UAW Negotiations, Detroit Auto Show, and More

Automotive Industry Hot TopicsThis week I discuss the UAW negotiations and strike, recap the Detroit Auto Show, and IRA incentives to bolster EV battery production.We would love to hear from you and welcome your questions anytime. If you're interested in sharing your thoughts with us on hot topics or would like to ask ... Continue reading

9.22.23 UAW Strike Analysis and Commentary/S&P Global Mobility

9.22.23 UAW Strike Analysis and Commentary/S&P Global Mobility

S&P Global Mobility Analysis and Commentary: UAW StrikeSeptember 22, 2023, 12:00 p.m. ETUAW strikes GM, Stellantis US parts distribution centers As of noon on Sept. 22, the UAW added GM and Stellantis US parts distribution centers to its strike for a new four-year contract. ... Continue reading

E85 Offers Massive Savings as Gasoline Prices Rise

E85 Offers Massive Savings as Gasoline Prices Rise

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 21, 2023 -- Prices for E85 in California are offering savings of more than two dollars per gallon as the cost of gasoline has continued to increase. ... Continue reading

Coming To A Car Dealer Near You- Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Coming To A Car Dealer Near You- Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Market Size Grow with a CAGR of ~47% During 2023-2035 and attain ~USD 58 Billion by 2035 Research Nester's recent market research analysis on "Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Market: Global Demand Analysis & Opportunity Outlook 2035" delivers a detailed competitor's analysis and a detailed overvie ... Continue reading

1950's GM Motorama Cars Star At Cadillac Fall Festival

1950's GM Motorama Cars Star At Cadillac Fall Festival

Auto enthusiasts from around the country will gather in Michigan in September for the largest ever Cadillac Fall Festival, which will be the first ever national car show for all GM marques and sponsored by all GM car clubs representing 60,000 people nationwide. ... Continue reading

Automotive News Mid-Week Updates

Automotive News Mid-Week Updates

It may not be obvious to auto industry followers, but the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has been meeting this week and will be providing an update on the federal funds rate later today. The UAW strike is our industry’s headline right now, of course, but loan rates are having a far greater impact. ... Continue reading

Tokyo University Of Science Researchers Offer Insights into Solid-Electrolyte Interphases in Next-Gen Aqueous Potassium-Ion Batteries

Tokyo University Of Science Researchers Offer Insights into Solid-Electrolyte Interphases in Next-Gen Aqueous Potassium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become immensely popular as the go-to power source for a wide variety of electronic devices and vehicles over the past two decades. Although it is hard to overstate the transformative effects that LIBs have had on modern societies, this technology has a fair share of disadvantages that ... Continue reading

Final Vote Results for Roll Call 391

Final Vote Results for Roll Call 391

Did Your Congress Person Vote Yea Or Nay? Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act This bill modifies the waiver process under the Clean Air Act related to state emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines). Under current law, states are preempted from adopting or enforcing emissio ... Continue reading

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY September 18, 2023

OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY September 18, 2023

Recalled - BMW, Lincoln, Ford, Alfa Romeo, Dodge, Nissan, Volkswagen, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, RV's, Motorcycles. Click on the NHTSA Recall ID Number For Each Recall to read more about the safety issue and the reason for the recall.To find out if your specific passenger vehicle is included in the recall, use the VIN Look-up ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up September 10-16, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrap-up September 10-16, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories, presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets for Nutsons Auto News Weekly Wrap-up September 3-9, 2023 ... Continue reading

New: "THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE REVOLUTION" Explores the Rapid Expansion and Future of EVs

New: "THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE REVOLUTION" Explores the Rapid Expansion and Future of EVs

The Electric Vehicle Revolution, automotive journalist Kevin Wilson explores the fascinating, evolving world of electric vehicles, from the first EVs in the Victorian era, their rapid expansion today, and where EV technology is heading. Since the turn of the twenty-first century, EVs have gone from wonky and toes-in-th ... Continue reading

Dealers Hunt for Used Vehicles

Dealers Hunt for Used Vehicles

Washington DC Sepember 12, 2023; The AIADA report stated that dealers continue to watch auction values as they gauge whether it’s affordable to stock up on used vehicles. Publicly traded, new-vehicle dealership groups say they’re self-sourcing as many used vehicles as possible – that is, from trade-ins and buying ... Continue reading

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