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Daimler plans to start selling a self-driving truck in the coming years.
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VW Group reportedly plans to make Bentley an Audi subsidiary, Lamborghini a public companyEmissions regulations and a focus on electrification could lead VW Group to reshuffle some of its high-performance niche brands.
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Revived De Tomaso to call US home
De Tomaso will establish its headquarters in the United States and build future models like the P72 supercar here.
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Mercedes will use EQS to spearhead EV entry in US, not EQC
Mercedes' first EQ electric car in the United States will be the EQS sedan due in 2021 with a range of close to 400 miles.
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GM Spring Hill plant to build EVs, starting with Cadillac Lyriq
General Motors is investing in its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant to ready it for EV production.
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iPhone maker Foxconn reveals modular EV platform
Foxconn has unveiled a modular EV platform described as the “Android of the EV industry.”
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Cruise, the self-driving technology company backed by General Motors and Honda, on Thursday announced it received a permit from the California DMV to test its prototypes on the state's roads without a safety driver behind the wheel. It marks a major step in Cruise's aim to develop a safe and robust self-driving system, though the company isn't the first with the permit. Ahead of it are Google-backed Waymo, Amazon-backed Zoox, China's AutoX, and Nuro, a self-driving startup founded by ex-Google engineers. Nevertheless, Cruise is destined to be the first company to put its fully driverless cars...
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Magna Steyr to supply Fisker with platform, production site for Ocean SUV
The Fisker Ocean battery-electric SUV is coming to take on the Tesla Model Y.
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Former CEO of VW Group, Porsche named chairman of EV startup Piech
Swiss EV startup Piech has hired some big guns to help get its first model into production by the end of 2022.
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Bell: Is this the auto industry’s Amazon moment?
As the auto industry turns to electric vehicles, Tesla could be in position for incredible growth and other automakers have to prove themselves.
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Lotus to spearhead development of lightweight EV platform
Lotus is developing an EV platform for its next-generation sports cars.
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VW Group will reportedly discuss fate of Bugatti, Lamborghini at Nov. meeting
Emissions regulations and a focus on electrification could lead VW Group to offload its high-performance niche brands.
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There's hope yet for the former Saab plant in Trollhättan, Sweden.
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General Motors and Nikola deal still in discussion
The deal between General Motors and Nikola isn't finalized and the companies are still in discussions, though neither company would say if terms are being renegotiated.
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Porsche celebrates 70 years in America
It was 70 years ago that Ferry Porsche and Max Hoffman decided to bring Porsches to the United States.
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EV startup Mullen to go public, launch MX-05 SUV and Dragonfly K50 sports car
Southern California-based EV startup Mullen Technologies has revealed its first two models.
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California to ban new gas-powered cars and light trucks by 2035
The California governor has issued an executive order to ban the sale of gas-powered light cars and trucks by 2035.
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Tesla promises $25,000 EV, batteries as part of vehicle structure
Tesla predicts EV pricing will become comparable with internal-combustion cars within three years.
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Nikola's chief and founder, Trevor Milton, has stepped down just days after the DOJ and SEC probed the company over fraud allegations.
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Nikola probed by SEC, DOJ over fraud claims
EV startup Nikola is being probed after a short-seller raised concerns of fraud and deception.
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Could Bugatti be sold to Rimac?
Bugatti will reportedly be transferred to Rimac in exchange for an increase in Porsche's stake in the EV tech company.
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McLaren to sell famous Woking headquarters
McLaren is seeking offers of over $250 million for its headquarters, as it looks to recover from the Covid-19 coronavirus slowdown.
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Ex-VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn to face trial over diesel scandal in Germany
Former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn will have to face trial over the diesel scandal in his native Germany along with four other managers.
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GM to supply production capacity, tech to Nikola in multi-billion dollar deal
Electric truck startup Nikola has tapped GM for batteries, fuel cells and production capacity.
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