OCTOBER 8, 2020

Mercedes-Benz Denies Aston Martin Takeover Plans

“No, we’re not going to take industrial control of Aston Martin. But we have a very successful cooperation with Aston Martin and that will continue,” Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius says.

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Ford Keeping All Transit Connect Production in Spain

Moving 40% of Transit Connect production to Mexico would have jeopardized the jobs of 400 of the Almussafes, Spain, engine plant’s 1,000 employees, union sources say.

Nissan Leads Most-Seen Auto Ads Chart

The No.1 commercial spotlights the ’20 Altima, which has available features such as a remote-start VC-turbo engine and lane-departure warning.

Inficon Technology Seeks Leaks in Li-ion Battery Cells

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Billions of lithium-ion battery cells are produced annually for use in EVs, as well as for medical devices and consumer electronics. Depending on cell type, 5% or more of those cells may have undetected leaks.