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WardsAuto Daily

JULY 22, 2021

'Great Ideas Come from Everywhere,' Says GM VP-Innovations

GM’s brain trust is impressive, but building all from scratch in-house “is not our mantra,” says Pamela Fletcher, vice president-innovation.

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Autoline Daily: Top Industry News for June 22

Amazon Interested in AV Trucking; Audi’s New Torque Splitter; Hyundai Venue Fits Cheap Car Mold

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Burning Coal to Run EVs Doesn’t Cut It

“We don’t want to run into the trap of energy (production) cancelling out (the environmental zero-emission benefits of) EVs,” analyst William Newman says at a Reuters automotive conference.

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Volvo in Drive Towards Sustainable Battery Production

From TU Automotive
Volvo is upping the ante on its vehicle production processes by entering a joint venture to build its own batteries for EVs.

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More Second Quarter Cuts, But Q3 North America Production Pegged for 5-Year High

For Wards Intelligence Subscribers
Downward revisions are lessening in magnitude, but parts shortages caused another 139,000 units to be lopped off second-quarter expectations and, despite improvement, the supply of microchips for the automotive industry is anticipated to remain a sticking point into 2022.

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