Manufacturing
COVID-19 delays Lordstown Motors truck launch (Video)
Public debut had been set for Detroit auto show.
Category: Electric vehicles
Manufacturing
GM to build EVs for Honda
Honda to customize GM EV platform, use GM’s recently unveiled battery technology; GM to build Honda vehicles.
Manufacturing
GM announces battery technology, EV production plans
Automaker plans to launch several electric vehicles with lower-cost batteries within the next three years.
Manufacturing
Geneva-ish motor show roundup
The show might have been cancelled, but automakers still showed off several upcoming electric vehicles.
Manufacturing
Electric pickup startup Lordstown Motors gets 250-truck order (Video)
Ohio utility company FirstEnergy plans to buy early production run.
Fleets
UPS to buy 10,000 electric delivery vans
Delivery company investing in startup Arrival for purpose built EVs
Manufacturing
GM reviving Hummer brand name as a GMC electric pickup
Former symbol of the SUV craze run amok, Hummer EV to compete against Tesla, Ford, Rivian electric vehicles.
Manufacturing
Tesla beats manufacturing, earnings expectations
Electric car maker calls 2019 a turning point, predicts 500,000 deliveries for 2020.
Manufacturing
BorgWarner plans to buy Delphi for $3.3 billion
Absorbing Delphi will expand BorgWarner’s electrical systems and controls offerings, diversifying the company as it prepares for more electrification demand.
Fleets
Kenworth, Dana partner on electric medium duty trucks
Initial K270E electric truck displayed at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas
Manufacturing
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot Citroen sign merger agreement
Complex regulatory web expected to take 12-15 months before merger can be finalized.
Manufacturing
Denso, Toyota partner for semiconductor development
Mirise Technologies to develop chips for hybrids, electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles.