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As Volkswagen begins U.S. production of the ID4 compact crossover, two experienced, high-profile executives who helped guide the rollout of the brand’s electric vehicle transition on the continent have departed the automaker for high-tech startups. Matt Renna, 36, previously VW Group of America’s vice president for e-mobility — and a 2020 Automotive News Rising Star […]

General Motors is aiming to simplify the EV charging experience by allowing drivers to plug in and automatically charge their vehicles when using charge points on the Ultium 360 network, rather than rely on a mobile app to set up and pay for charging. GM will launch the plug-and-charge service Thursday with EVgo. After drivers

General Motors‘ autonomous driving unit Cruise has started charging fares for driverless rides in San Francisco, the company said on Thursday, a step towards commercialization of the service. Cruise earlier this month became the first company to secure a permit to charge for self-driving car rides in the U.S. city, after it overcame objections by

Toyota Motor Corp has cut its stake in Uber Technologies Inc by about half, after the ride-hailing company divested the autonomous driving unit at the center of their collaboration. “The development of vehicles related to automated driving was one of the main objectives of Toyota’s investment,” Toyota spokesperson Shiori Hashimoto said in a statement, adding

Spin, the San Francisco-based electric bicycle- and scooter-sharing company, said it will invest up to $2 million in university research on micromobility at Michigan State University and the University of Utah. “We want it to be a collaborative process. Our anchors here are the common goals that we share with universities around transportation,” said John

Getty Images Ford has chosen a plant in Valencia to build its next generation electric vehicles in Europe, as the company reorganises its operations. The US automaker selected the site over a rival facility in Saarlouis, Germany. The company plans to only sell electric cars in Europe by 2030, ahead of a planned EU ban

Cars.com revealed on Tuesday its annual American-Made Index for 2022, which ranks vehicles by how American-made they really are. According to the index, based on data collected in April and May, 95 of the 379 automobiles produced in the U.S. auto market made the independent ranking. The ranking considered manufacturing employment compared to automakers’ footprint,

General Motors‘ lidar provider Cepton Inc. opened an office in suburban Detroit to serve as its automotive business hub and help expand its relationship with automakers in the region. The Silicon Valley company said last week the office in Troy, Mich., will “house members of Cepton’s senior leadership team as well as product, program management,

The Internet of Things revolution is powered by a combination of connectivity, sensing and intelligence, enabling formerly dumb “things” such as vehicles to understand and respond to their environment, driving improvements in efficiency and safety. The widespread adoption of connectivity, sensing and intelligence in millions of vehicles not only helps to make them individually safer

Volvo Cars broke ground Friday on a new technical center specifically for electric vehicles at its headquarters in Mahwah, N.J. The 12,800-square-foot facility is expected to open next March and will be used to train dealership technicians from the U.S., Canada and South America. Anders Gustafsson, Volvo’s senior vice president of the Americas and president