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Ford unveils new gas-powered Mustang, while muscle car rivals go electric
2024 Ford Mustang Source: Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor has always considered the Mustang to be in a league of its own. That may soon prove true, with the seventh generation of the famed American pony car. The Detroit automaker on Wednesday unveiled the redesigned 2024 Mustang hardtop and convertible with two gas-powered engines. Meanwhile, […]
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Ford outlines EV investment structure for its dealers as it chases Tesla-like profit
Ford CEO Jim Farley poses next to a model of the all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, April 26, 2022. Rebecca Cook | Reuters LAS VEGAS – Ford Motor is asking its nearly 3,000 dealers to invest upward of $1 million in upgrades to […]
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Why Toyota – the world’s largest automaker – isn’t all-in on electric powered cars
Around two decades back, Toyota Motor grew to become the desired carmaker of U.S. environmentalists and eco-aware buyers with its Prius hybrid, an “electrified” motor vehicle that was among the the cleanest and most gasoline-efficient autos at any time produced. Amid growing fuel costs, demand from customers for the car grew and impressed other automakers […]
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How the U.S. got hooked on big cars — despite their downsides
Americans love big cars. It gave the world Cadillacs with massive tailfins and oversize pickup trucks. In Europe, for example, small cars like city cars, subcompacts, and compact cars made up more than 35 percent of sales in 2021, according to industry analyst JATO Dynamics. In the United States, those three segments made up just […]
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GM CEO Mary Barra discusses new electrical Chevy Equinox and EV manufacturing programs
ShareShare Short article by means of FbShare Post by means of TwitterShare Write-up by means of LinkedInShare Short article through E mail Mary Barra, General Motors CEO, speaks with CNBC’s Phil LeBeau about the motor vehicle maker’s most current electric powered auto supplying, the Chevy Equinox, which will have a starting up selling price at […]
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GM is betting on its electric Equinox, starting at $30,000, to kick-start ‘massive adoption’ of EVs
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV 3LT GM DETROIT – General Motors’ second chance at establishing itself as a mass-market leader in all-electric vehicles is expected to begin next year with the arrival of the Chevrolet Equinox EV. The all-electric crossover is scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. next fall, starting at around $30,000 – […]
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How electric vehicle manufacturing could shrink the Midwestern job market
The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the auto industry fear being left behind. “When we look carefully at what goes on on the factory floor, it won’t be less workers,” Keith Cooley, former head […]
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GM offers to buy out Buick dealers that don’t want to invest in EVs
Billboards at the Ziegler Cadillac, Buick and GMC Dealership in Lincolnwood, Illinois, the United States. U.S. General Motors Co. Joel Lerner | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors is offering buyouts to U.S. Buick dealers that don’t want to make investments in the brand’s transition to exclusively offer all-electric vehicles domestically […]
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GM’s Cruise recalls and updates self-driving software in cars following crash
A robot car of the General Motors subsidiary Cruise is on a test drive. Andrej Sokolow | picture alliance | Getty Images General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit Cruise has recalled and updated software in 80 self-driving robotaxis after a June crash in San Francisco that resulted in minor injuries, according to public filings. The crash […]
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Honda and LG Energy Solution to build $4.4 billion EV battery plant in U.S.
An employee inspects the door of a 2018 Honda Accord vehicle during production at the Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. Marysville Auto Plant in Marysville, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images Honda Motor and LG Energy Solution said Monday they plan to invest $4.4 billion to build a […]
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