A climate activist was pulled off the highway as they were in the process of gluing themselves to the Germany’s Bundesautobahn 9, which connects Munich and Berlin. Video footage shows a police officer dragging the protester off the road before they were able to stick their palm to it, in an incident that happened Monday,
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Apple has scaled back ambitious self-driving plans for its future electric vehicle and postponed the car’s target launch date by about a year to 2026, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The car project, called Titan inside the company, has been in limbo for the past several months as Apple executives grappled with
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WASHINGTON — The United Auto Workers union called on automakers to shift their entire supply chain out of China’s Xinjiang region after a new report on Tuesday suggests that nearly every major automaker has significant exposure to products made with forced labor. In June, a U.S. law took effect banning the import of forced labor
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Former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean will make a return to top-level motorsports in 2024 when he hops behind the wheel of Lamborghini’s new LMDh race car. Grosjean, who raced for Renault, Lotus, and Haas during his time in F1, was named on Tuesday as a driver for Lamborghini Iron Lynx, the factory-backed team that
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The McLaren P1 that was famously destroyed by Hurricane Ian in Florida is back up for auction through Copart. As you may recall, the Volcano Yellow P1 was caught in flood water just one week after the owner purchased it through Bring a Trailer. In November, the car was listed for sale on Copart and
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A transitioning auto industry that’s becoming exponentially more technology-driven needs to change the way automakers and suppliers work together, according to two executives whose innovative partnership was recognized this year with an Automotive News Pace Award. Sonatus, a Silicon Valley startup, worked with Hyundai Motor Group to develop Digital Dynamics, a holistic software-defined platform that
About 270 workers at an Autoneum AG plant in Bloomsburg, Pa., went on strike last week against the key global automotive insulation systems supplier. Contract negotiations between the company and its union have stalled following the company’s latest contract offer being rejected by workers, according to media reports. Workers walked off the job Thursday afternoon,
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DETROIT — The auto industry winnowed from hundreds of companies from its beginnings a century ago to the Detroit 3 in the U.S. There once were a dozen or so popular search engines. The number dwindled to, charitably, two. Chris Urmson, one of the founding members of Google’s self-driving car project more than a decade
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Top automotive, technology, and EV battery executives gathered for the Automotive News Detroit Congress Dec. 5 to share their vision and strategies for long-term success. Stellantis North America COO Mark Stewart opened with a keynote interview and Ford CEO Jim Farley wrapped up the event with a discussion on the automaker’s dealer EV certification program
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Acura has promised to add a sporty Type S variant to all models in its lineup, and the next recipient will be the new Integra hatchback. The Integra Type S is coming with a 2.0-liter turbo-4 with more than 300 hp, and we recently tested a prototype in Japan. Porsche’s CEO confirmed plans for an
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