Supplier Gentex is exploring how to avoid proposed U.S. tariffs on imported auto parts if they are enacted, plus likely retaliation on U.S. exports by other countries, especially China.
Mirror supplier Gentex reported a healthy gain in net income for the second quarter, but trimmed its full-year 2018 revenue guidance slightly.
Volkswagen Group Canada has formed Electrify Canada, a company that will build an ultra-fast EV charging network across Canada. Stations are to be operational in the second quarter of 2019.
Bernhard Mattes, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), has warned the US government that US import tariffs would harm US competiveness 'with severe negative effects on investment and employment in the US'.
Drivers of Kia Motors America vehicles will continue to get a three-month SiriusXM All Access subscription upon purchase for another five years.
The Trump administration is readying proposals to weaken Obama administration automotive fuel economy standards for release as early as next week, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
VW Group will put about 1,000 workers at its largest factory in Brazil on unpaid leave, union representatives said, due to weaker economic growth and slumping exports to Argentina.
Kia says its new fully electric Niro - with a claimed range of 280 miles on single charge - has now gone on sale in its home market. The car gets its European debut at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, with European sales to commence at the end of this year.
Police in Luxembourg have added two Tesla Model S cars to their fleet, hoping that their rapid acceleration will help them catch more criminals while also trimming the tiny country's carbon emissions.
A French startup, spun off from the nuclear industry, is using nanotechnology to make the next generation of battery. NAWA Technologies' Ultra Fast Carbon Battery is a carbon-based ultracapacitor that is claimed to be five times more powerful than existing ultracapacitors. Based near Marseille, the company is also developing 'structural batteries', using the same nanotechnology to turn ordinary items into objects that can hold charge e.g. a smartphone case or a window frame. To learn more about how this green and clean tech could rapidly charge an EV, we spoke to Ulrik Grape, CEO of NAWA Technologies and Pascal Boulanger, COO and Founder of NAWA Technologies.
Aston Martin says construction work at its new UK plant - which is earmarked to produce a premium SUV/crossover ('DBX') in late 2019 - is on track.
Mitsubishi Motors has recruited former Maserati and Audi designer Alessandro Dambrosio as executive design director.
President Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. consumer watchdog survived aggressive questioning by lawmakers and looked on track to secure a confirmation vote.
Tariffs of up to 25% imposed by the European Commission (EC) on the import of a number of steel products following Washington's decision to levy its own surcharge, have been heavily criticised by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).
Ray Hutton's insightful look at the likely future of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles after CEO Sergio Marchionne 'leaves' (it's complicated, as you shall see) was one of the most-read articles on just-auto.com this week and, if you haven't already pulled up a coffee and paused from the work of the day for a look, I recommend you do.
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