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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Upstream Security plans to open its first U.S. operations center as the Israeli automotive cybersecurity company gears up for an expected rise in hacks and other cyber threats worldwide. Upstream said it is opening a “vehicle security operation center” in Ann Arbor, about 40 miles west of Detroit. The center will […]

Two Detroit area companies have been ordered to pay $10 million for manufacturing, selling and installing aftermarket devices that bypass car emissions controls. Diesel Ops LLC and Orion Diesel LLC were caught through a national crackdown by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against companies violating the Clean Air Act. The federal agency identified the violations

Instead of spending millions of dollars trying to defeat right-to-repair laws, automakers should save their money, says global research and consulting firm Ducker Carlisle. State laws, and eventually a national one, inevitably will be approved by voters, a Ducker Carlisle survey shows. But the firm’s research also found dealerships may not lose customers, as most

Mercedes-Benz full-size electric SUV will carry a hefty sticker price when it arrives in stores this fall. The EQS SUV starts at $105,550, including shipping, and is available in three variants. The top-of-the-line EQS 580 4MATIC version starts at $127,100, including the $1,150 shipping charge. While the Alabama-made SUV qualifies for a $7,500 federal tax

WASHINGTON — Electric vehicles, although subject to unique crashworthiness challenges, can generally lean on crash tests designed for vehicles with internal combustion engines. Whether a vehicle is powered by a combustion engine, a battery or a combination of the two, the stored energy poses a potential safety hazard in a crash and, therefore, certain precautions

MEXICO CITY — Volkswagen Group‘s Mexico unit said in a statement on Thursday it is “profoundly disappointed” by the union’s rejection of a 9 percent proposed salary increase. The raise would have been the country’s largest salary increase by an automaker in recent years, and is the second time the union has voted to reject

Toyota Motor North America is recalling about 84,000 of its newest light trucks, certain 2022 Toyota Tundra full-size pickups and 2022 Lexus NX 250 and NX 350 compact crossovers, over concerns that their electronic parking brake may not operate properly. The Japanese automaker said it intends to update the skid control electronic control unit software

SEOUL/DETROIT – After grabbing the No. 2 spot in the U.S. electric vehicle market with stylish, long-range models, Hyundai Motor and Kia are the automakers with the most to lose from new rules that halt subsidies for EVs made outside North America. These two companies, which make the popular Ioniq 5 and EV6 models, sold

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. said it is recalling 198,000 SUVs in the U.S. to replace the blower motor assembly after reports of 25 fires. The recall covers 2015-2017 model year Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. Ford said Thursday it had three reports of fires linked to property damage to structures and one involving

Porsche is planning a big new hire in the lead up to its probable initial public offering. The Volkswagen Group-owned sports-car maker intends to appoint Sajjad Khan to its executive board, according to an emailed statement. Khan was chief technology officer at rival Mercedes-Benz until a year ago, when he left to start a venture