WardsAuto Engine, Propulsion & Tech Update
 
















FEBRUARY 19, 2024



OEMs Band Together to Boost Public Charging

A former executive at EVGO and Electrify America will lead the Ionna public charging network funded by a group of seven automakers with help from the federal government.

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China’s ECARX Has Global Ambitions as Automakers Pursue Digital Cockpit
With familial connections to automaker Geely, ECARX has carved out a space in the China market with its SoCs, software and integration services aimed at infotainment and ADAS applications. It believes its cost advantage and experience getting technology off the drawing board and into production vehicles will appeal to Western automakers too.

WardsAuto Podcast: AAM Much More Than Axles in EV and Software Era

American Axle & Manufacturing is adapting its businesses to the new parameters and needs of the auto industry in a rapidly changing era of electrification and software-defined vehicles.

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EV9 Takes Kia to Next Level

In what might seem out of character for the mass-market Kia brand, the South Korean automaker takes on luxury marques with the battery-electric EV9 large CUV. Anyone who has watched Kia’s upmarket moves in the past few years shouldn’t be surprised.

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Cybersecurity Threat Likely to Grow Exponentially as SDVs Emerge

About 13% of cybersecurity attacks logged last year were made through accessing programming interfaces in vehicle apps (APIs), meaning as software becomes more prevalent onboard vehicles, so do the avenues available for attack by Black Hat hackers.

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China NEV Market Tracker 2024
This tracker provides a comprehensive analysis of the New Energy Vehicle market in China, highlighting the dominance of BYD, the evolving battery and vehicle charging landscape.

Stellantis Adds Hungarian Plant to BEV Component Production

Szentgotthard factory joins French and North American sites for electric drive module production.

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