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Ford Motor Co. on Thursday said it is reorganizing its executive ranks as it adds new talent and gives a handful of leaders expanded roles in conjunction with the previously announced retirement of Hau Thai-Tang, the longtime product and purchasing chief. CFO John Lawler will temporarily oversee a makeover of Ford’s global supply chain operations […]

DETROIT — Automotive industry suppliers are raising prices to their customers across the board, not just with Ford Motor Co., which warned this week it was taking a $1 billion inflationary cost hit. Several suppliers said Ford isn’t suffering alone, as automakers across the board are being asked to shoulder more of the burden suppliers

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The redesigned Mitsubishi Outlander and its about-to-arrive plug-in hybrid variant are more than an infusion of new blood into an anemic product lineup of just four nameplates for the Japanese automaker. The midsize crossovers are billed as a launch pad to propel Mitsubishi beyond its low six-digit annual volumes and bargain-brand

Chipmaker Nvidia showcased a high-performance automotive computer designed to advance processing of in-vehicle entertainment and automated driving functions. The technology was unveiled Tuesday at the company’s GTC event in San Jose, Calif. Analysts say the computer is designed to keep Nvidia ahead of rival Intel and its Mobileye automotive chip subsidiary. Nvidia’s latest tech, called

Dodge Charger and Challenger production at Ontario’s Brampton Assembly Plant is scheduled to end in 2024, but according to forecasting firm AutoForecast Solutions, both muscle car programs will stay in the province, while an electrified product from Jeep will take over their floorspace at Brampton. The next Chargers and Challengers will be built at Stellantis’

New ideas in how to control vehicles and how to build them better have earned 11 suppliers a total of 12 Automotive News PACE Awards for 2022. Continental, American Axle & Manufacturing and Magna International are among the winners. Yazaki Corp. won two PACE awards. Automotive News announced the winners Monday night at a gala

Traffic fatalities on U.S. roads declined in the second quarter, halting an almost two-year rise even as Americans are driving more. Some 10,590 people died in car crashes from April through June, down 4.9 percent from the same period in 2021, according to estimates the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released Monday. Fatalities had been

DETROIT — Carlos Tavares saw frugality on display at the first Detroit auto show in more than three years, but he doesn’t view that as a negative. Automakers, the Stellantis CEO said, are doing what they can to get the best return on their investments. He thinks the savings from a toned-down atmosphere could result

Legacy auto companies are chipping away at Tesla’s formidable early-mover lead in electric vehicles as they introduce new models and ramp up production flows. New registrations of full-electric vehicles in the U.S. surged among non-Tesla brands in the first seven months of the year. According to data from Experian, legacy automakers and other startups posted

Daytona’s Garage, an offshoot of a Stellantis dealership in Florida, has a “let’s figure it out” approach when it comes to making dreams a reality for buyers with ambitious visions for customizing their vehicles. This openness makes Daytona Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram’s custom shop a loyalty-builder that generates excitement among customers, said dealership owner Randy Dye. “We owe