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British motorsport company Ginetta is launching a U.S. operations, meaning it will finally be able to provide local support to its many U.S. customers.
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VW Group to unify EV platforms with SSP due in 2026By the end of the decade, cars from all VW Group brands will largely feature a standardized platform, battery and software system.
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VW Group: Solid-state batteries can deliver 30% more range, 12-minute charge timesVolkswagen Group on Monday held an online presentation outlining some of its battery plans through 2030. Included in the plans is the further development of solid-state batteries, which the automaker sees as being ready for sale after 2025. VW Group is working closely with American battery...
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Bollinger's Chass-E electric truck platform priced at $55,000, offers dually optionBollinger will sell you the platform from its electric SUV and pickup as a standalone unit.
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Toyota chief warns Apple over tech firm's car plansToyota President Akio Toyoda welcomes new entrants to the auto sector but says they better be ready for the long haul.
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Stellantis drops plan to bring Peugeot to USStellantis will focus on its current brands in the U.S. like Alfa Romeo instead of returning Peugeot to these shores.
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Porsche is now the second biggest investor in Rimac after CEO and founder Mate Rimac.
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Project Trinity to spearhead Volkswagen's software-led transformationAn electric vehicle offering software services, including self-driving capability, is coming from VW in 2026.
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Fisker has "completely dropped" solid-state battery dreamsThe new Fisker's first EV is due in late 2022 with conventional battery technology.
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Volvo commits to fully electric lineup by 2030Volvo plans to have a fully electric lineup and online sales model just like Tesla.
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Toyota begins construction of its smart cityToyota held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Woven City experimental smart city on Tuesday.
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Volvo and Geely plan deep collaboration but rule out full mergerWhile they won't merge, Volvo and Geely will still collaborate on platforms, powertrains and even dealerships.
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A sale of Bugatti to Rimac has been rumored for months and Porsche's CEO has now hinted that a decision could be coming soon.
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Porsche 911 comes out on top in 2021 J.D. Power dependability studyThe Porsche 911 was the top-ranked car in J.D. Power's popular dependability study while Lexus was the top-ranked brand.
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Ford to become EV brand in Europe, invest $1B in main German plantFord won't have any passenger vehicles in Europe with internal-combustion engines beyond 2030.
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Stellantis has disbanded the SRT engineering teamStellantis has reassigned former SRT engineers to the company's global engineering organization, but there will still be SRT models.
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Land Rover Defender pickup could be back on, but still unlikely for USLand Rover could be reviving plans to build a pickup off the stretched Defender 130 model, but the Chicken Tax makes it unlikely for the U.S.
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Apple reportedly talked with Nissan about building its self-driving electric carApple talked to Nissan about building its car, but the talks fell apart due to branding issues.
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In less than five years, there won't be any new Jaguars fitted with an internal-combustion engine.
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Toyota and Aurora partner on self-driving carsToyota and Aurora plan to start testing self-driving Sienna minivans in 2021.
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Rivian reportedly planning IPO in 2021A Bloomberg report says the electric vehicle startup Rivian plans for an initial public offering in September with a $50 billion evaluation.
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BMW sourcing aluminum produced with solar energyBMW is looking to reduce the CO2 from not only its cars, but also its whole supplier network.
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Hyundai and Kia no longer in talks with Apple over car projectHyundai and Kia may no longer be in talks with Apple but the tech giant has other potential partners for its car project.
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Ford ups investment in self-driving and electric cars to $29BGet ready for an onslaught of EVs from Ford and Lincoln over the coming years.
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