Vehicle Tech
Ford ups the heat in Police Interceptor vehicles
Software update allows law enforcement departments to heat vehicles to 133°F for 15 minutes to kill bacteria and viruses.
Category: Cars/Light trucks
Manufacturing
Auto production restarting but challenges remain
Ford temporarily halts production in Kansas City, GM waiting for supplies from Mexico to ramp up production.
Manufacturing
Lordstown Motors to make hub motors for electric pickups in house
Startup licenses design from Solvenia’s Elaphe Propulsion Technologies for work trucks.
Manufacturing
Honda, Toyota restart North American production
Detroit’s automakers plan to restart facilities next Monday.
Manufacturing
GM earns $300 million in Q1, sets May 18 plant restart date
Earnings fall sharply but remain positive, unlike the nearly $2 billion losses for Ford and Fiat Chyrsler.
Manufacturing
Fiat Chrysler loses $1.9 billion in Q1, sets May 18 restart date for US plants
UAW says it will monitor plants, respond aggressively if COVID-19 outbreaks hit workers.
Manufacturing
Bentley details plant restart plans
Workstations to be placed further apart, 4,000 workers to wear masks
Manufacturing
Ford loses $2 billion in Q1, projects $5 billion loss in Q2
Auto sales have evaporated and costs have grown as the auto industry struggles to deal with COVID-19.
Manufacturing
UAW rejects early May restart plans
Union says more work needs to be done to ensure worker safety before Ford, GM, FCA plants can reopen.
Manufacturing
Ford, UAW detail return-to-work plans
No date set, but union and automaker are working on rules to keep workers safe.
Manufacturing
Ford, UAW detail return-to-work plans
No date set, but union and automaker are working on rules to keep workers safe.
Manufacturing
COVID-19 delays Lordstown Motors truck launch (Video)
Public debut had been set for Detroit auto show.