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SAN FRANCISCO — Fifteen Black former or current employees at Tesla Inc. filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle maker on Thursday, alleging they were subjected to racial abuse and harassment at its factories. The workers said they were subjected to offensive racist comments and behavior by colleagues, managers and human resources employees on a […]

An advanced driving simulator is helping Ford Motor Co. push out new vehicles more efficiently. The simulator in Dearborn, Mich., which helped bring the Maverick and F-150 Lightning to market, uses rFpro, a driving simulation software, and lidar by scanning roads to the millimeter to create an immersive experience for the driver, a Ford official

A group of Cruise autonomous vehicles blocked traffic Tuesday night in San Francisco. The traffic jam, which a witness estimated involved more than a dozen of the robotaxis, was not resolved until human operators removed the vehicles. Drew Pusateri, a spokesperson for Cruise, acknowledged the event in a written statement to Automotive News. “We had

U.S. light-vehicle sales slid for the fourth consecutive month in June at Hyundai and Kia as global parts shortages and shipping woes continue to hobble output at automakers, leaving showrooms largely empty of new cars and light trucks for a year now. Volume dropped 13 percent at Hyundai and 4.9 percent at Kia last month

After lowering the price of the Bolt EV and EUV by about $6,000 for the 2023 models, Chevrolet plans to compensate customers who paid more for the vehicles this year. All U.S. customers who bought a Bolt EV or EUV in 2022 are eligible for reimbursements, Chevy said this week in a memo to dealers

Craft Automotive Group of Lynchburg, Va., said last week that it has signed an agreement to sell its three dealerships to Carter Myers Automotive, a growing dealership group in Charlottesville, Va. The agreement for Craft Automotive to sell Billy Craft Honda, Billy Craft Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram and Craft Hyundai, all in Lynchburg, to Carter Myers becomes effective

One of Europe’s biggest automakers warned after a deal to phase out combustion engines that the industry is doomed unless EVs get less expensive. Stellantis is aiming to cut the cost of making electric vehicles 40 percent by 2030, Chief Manufacturing Officer Arnaud Deboeuf said Wednesday. The producer of Fiats, Rams, Jeeps and Peugeots, among

Tesla Inc. has laid off hundreds of workers on its Autopilot team as the electric-vehicle maker shuttered a California facility, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Surprisingly, the majority of those who were let go were hourly workers, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private information. As recently as last

TOKYO — Hyundai is going sleek and rounded with its next electric vehicle, the Ioniq 6 sedan, tapping a “streamliner” look that diverges from the futuristic angles of the Ioniq 5 hatchback. In releasing official photos of the Ioniq 6 exterior and interior, Hyundai says the “single-curved aerodynamic profile” delivers the brand’s sleekest drag coefficient yet

Tesla Inc. is bringing back its “Enhanced Autopilot” driving-assistance package for $6,000, which will sit between standard Autopilot and the automaker’s $12,000 beta test software that it calls Full Self Driving, despite not having that capability. CEO Elon Musk confirmed the move on Twitter earlier this month in response to a request from Trevor Page,