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China’s Half Ban on ICEs; Tesla Investing Big; Lordstown Now Public

The world’s largest new-vehicle market will ban some ICEs, not all, while Tesla plans to spend big on new plants...

Silicon Carbide Chipmaker Expanding Into EV Space

Cree claims its silicon carbide power devices can increase driving range on a battery charge 5%-10% or allow a similar-sized...

World Sales Rise 2.0% in September

Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region all posted gains for the month, though year-to-date sales were far from year-ago’s...

New ZF Plant Producing Cameras to Augment ADAS

The Częstochowa facility produces advanced electronic components for light vehicles, including S-Cam 4.8 cameras, described by ZF as the first-ever...

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October U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales Fail to Get Closer to Pre-Pandemic Levels; SAAR Declines from Prior Month for First Time Since April

With economic/pandemic-related headwinds still looming large, October’s decline from September’s seasonally adjusted annual rate could indicate demand has hit a...

Motional and Via to Launch Public Robotaxi Service

Partnership focuses on tying into transportation infrastructure – and proves AV technology is on the rebound.

Auto Tech Check – ’21 Kia Seltos SX Turbo AWD

The tech in the ’21 Seltos is practical, intuitive and provides good value – and should help Kia continue to...

CARB Releases ZEV Credit Results for 2019

All automakers had a positive credit balance.