Ford and Lincoln’s plans for the industry’s broadest rollout of Alexa Built-in continue, now offering enhanced Car Control, which allows vehicle occupants to teach Alexa their preferred voice commands, such as, “Alexa, my windshield is foggy” to turn on the defroster New York International Auto Show attendees can see how Alexa helps make driving easier […]
First E-Transit models ready to ship from Ford Otosan’s Gölcük plant in Kocaeli, Turkey to help Ford Pro satisfy strong customer demand to electrify European fleets Ford Otosan facility celebrates landmark moment as E-Transit reaches volume production; customer orders already exceed 5,000 units Highly competitive all-electric E-Transit spearheads Ford Pro’s launch to European customers, with […]
All-new 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor™ introduces new levels of sophistication with dynamic animations and informative graphics such as detailed avatars of the vehicle drivetrain system, all packaged in an easy-to-read, fully customizable 12-inch digital cluster Created in part by former videogame developers, the all-digital display captures the performance and personality of each G.O.A.T. Mode™ (Goes […]
New EV series expected to go on sale in 2027 starting in North America Honda and GM collaboration designed to enable global production of millions of EVs Companies will explore opportunities for advanced battery collaboration DETROIT / TOKYO, APRIL 5, 2022 – General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Honda (NYSE: HMC) today announced plans to expand […]
5G Automotive Association tests in-vehicle and pedestrian real-time safety notifications using high-speed 5G cellular and multi-access edge computing technology Stellantis was only automaker involved in Virginia trial; Jeep® Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid used for tests Connected vehicle innovation is key part of the Stellantis technology strategy outlined in Dare Forward 2030 AMSTERDAM, April 4, 2022 […]
More than 40% of U.S. retail customers in the full-size pickup market bought Chevrolet and GMC trucks during the first quarter, while full-size SUV retail share approached 70% DETROIT, APRIL 1, 2022 – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) sold 512,846 vehicles in the United States in the first quarter of 2022, with improved semiconductor supplies […]
Drivers on Lyft can now receive up to $5,000 from DTE when they purchase and use an electric vehicle for ride-hailing DETROIT, March 29, 2022 — DTE Energy, a clean energy leader in Michigan, announced a partnership with Lyft to incentivize drivers in its electric service territory who purchase or lease an electric vehicle (EV) […]
ACC intends to build a third production site at the Stellantis facility in Termoli, Italy Partners to accelerate ACC development with an objective of at least 120 gigawatt hours of cell capacity by 2030 AMSTERDAM, March 23, 2022 – Together with its partners, Stellantis supports Automotive Cells Company’s (ACC) growth plans as it intends to […]
Joint venture company to become first large scale, domestic, electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Canada Facility to have an annual production capacity in excess of 45 gigawatt hours Plant targeted to be operational in 2024 and create an estimated 2,500 new jobs Ontario, Canada, March 23, 2022 – Stellantis N.V. and LG Energy Solution […]
DETROIT, MARCH 18, 2022 — Today, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced it is acquiring SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s equity ownership stake in Cruise for $2.1 billion and separately will make an additional $1.35 billion investment in Cruise, replacing a previous commitment made by the fund in 2018. Since GM acquired a majority ownership stake […]