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Stellantis has teamed up with Foxconn to develop digital dash, infotainment and connectivity technology for future vehicles.
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Lamborghini to electrify lineup by end of 2024, add EV as 4th model lineLamborghini's lineup will offer plug-in hybrids and even an electric car by the end of the decade.
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BMW Group plans to ax half its drivetrain variants by 2025
With half its sales expected to be EVs by 2030, many of BMW Group's internal-combustion engines will have to go.
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Hyundai announces $7.4B investment in US for EV production, future mobility
Hyundai's plans major U.S. investments spanning everything from EVs to self-driving cars and flying taxis.
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Harley-Davidson to make LiveWire a standalone brand
The Harley-Davidson LiveWire will evolve from a single electric motorcycle to a line of electric bikes.
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Stellantis pledges 10-year investment for each of its brands
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has provided the first real insight into his plans for the automaker's 13 brands.
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In the same way that it sold the Seven chassis to Caterham, Lotus could sell the rights to the Elise to another firm.
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Veteran Jaguar designer joins EV brand from Indian Uber rival
The man who designed the Jaguar I-Pace will now design EVs for India's Ola.
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Aston Martin Valkyrie chief engineer to join Canada's Project Arrow team
Canada's automotive suppliers will showcase their talents to the world via Project Arrow, and they have a hypercar engineer on their side.
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Patent drawings suggest Toyota twin-turbo V-8 is still alive
Toyota's Lexus brand has already announced plans to offer a twin-turbocharged V-8, and now patent drawings for just such an engine have surfaced.
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Baby Jeep built in Poland likely to be brand's first EV
Jeep plans to go even smaller than the subcompact Renegade.
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Self-driving technology company Argo AI makes lidar breakthrough
By as early as 2022, commercial services using Argo AI's self-driving system will be up and running.
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You can now book and pay for a ride in a driverless taxi from Baidu's Apollo Go service in parts of Beijing.
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VW plans to design own computer chips for self-driving cars, just like Tesla
VW Group will use its in-house software company Cariad to design computer chips for self-driving cars.
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Silk-FAW hires ex-Ferrari CEO ahead of Hongqi S9 hypercar launch, global expansion
Silk-FAW has hired an ex-Ferrari CEO to help shape the global strategy for its new Hongqi S series.
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VW's being investigated by SEC over Voltswagen April Fools marketing stunt
Volkswagen's April Fool's Day marketing stunt claiming a name change to Voltswagen has the company in hot water with the SEC.
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Could hydrogen keep the internal-combustion engine alive?
Toyota plans to go racing with a car whose internal-combustion engine runs on pure hydrogen.
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Daimler, Volvo developing fuel-cell trucks via Cellcentric joint venture
More and more companies are starting to see fuel-cell-electric technology as ideal for zero-emission long-haul transport.
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Toyota and Lexus are planning new crossovers with electrification and seating for up to eight.
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Italdesign and Williams to offer performance electric car development services
Legendary companies Italdesign and Williams Advanced Engineering are partnering on an electric vehicle platform for use by other automakers.
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Toyota just bought Lyft's self-driving car division for $550M
Toyota is betting big on self-driving cars.
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Walmart invests in Cruise, says driverless deliveries are coming
A new round of funding has seen Cruise's valuation climb to $30 billion.
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Honda to go full electric by 2040, use solid-state batteries
Honda plans to rely on both battery and fuel-cell technology to get its fleet emissions down to zero by 2040.
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GM-built Acura electric vehicle coming for 2024
Acura will use GM's Ultium platform and batteries for an electric vehicle due for the 2024 model year.
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