DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is giving its dealers an extra month to decide whether they will agree to invest up to $1.2 million and follow other new standards the automaker is imposing so they can sell electric vehicles after next year. The Oct. 31 deadline has been pushed back to Dec. 2 after some […]
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Mining companies are going to great lengths to source the raw materials needed for electric vehicle batteries, even miles below the ocean’s surface. They are racing to tap into these seabed stockpiles, striking deals, developing mining processes and equipment and striving to be eco-friendly. Meanwhile, environmental groups want to slow the rush until more is
CHICAGO — After a robust couple of years when retailers of all sizes and their frenzied dealership acquisitions helped create a seller’s market, what’s to come? A few industry experts shared their thoughts on why and more during the Let’s Make a Deal panel at the Automotive News Retail Forum: Chicago last week. A shift
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The owners of Tesla vehicles are posting videos to TikTok showing their cars’ pedestrian warning systems displaying people who aren’t there while driving through cemeteries. The trend has resulted in a number of videos on the social media platform and elsewhere, but one expert believes that the culprit is an unfortunate result of Tesla’s tech,
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Have you ever wondered what the Suzuki Jimny would look like as a Convertible? Well, a Chinese tuner thought just that and set about making this unique off-roader a reality. YiChe Garage had to import a Jimny to China, since it isn’t sold there, at a cost of approximately $60,000. They then spent an additional
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BMW has been spotted testing a prototype for its redesigned M5, which is set to be the first in the nameplate’s history to feature electrification. It’s expected to start sales in 2024, or about a year later than the redesigned 5-Series on which it’s based. This points to it arriving as a 2025 model. The
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General Motors and Stellantis told a federal judge they’re unable to comply with Massachusetts’ updated right-to-repair law because of cybersecurity and other practical concerns that prevent implementation. In separate briefs filed last week, cybersecurity executives from GM and Stellantis said the automakers cannot implement the law’s requirements safely and, therefore, have taken no steps toward
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DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday posted a third-quarter loss of $827 million that it largely blames on newly revealed plans to shut down Argo AI, a self-driving vehicle development company the automaker had invested in heavily. CEO Jim Farley said the company now believes mass deployment of fully self-driving vehicles is “a long
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Self-driving startup Argo AI will shut down operations and its employees and parts will be absorbed by its main backers, Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen Group, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Argo employees were told that some of them would receive offers from the two automakers, TechCrunch said, adding that
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The 2022 SEMA show is just around the corner and Acura on Wednesday previewed a trio of tuned 2023 Integras bound for the annual tuning fest in Las Vegas. Previous Integra generations have been, and still are popular, among tuners, and Acura has sought to highlight the potential of the new 2023 model by partnering
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