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Wallbox Intros Bidirectional Charger, Pininfarina Aims to Elevate Charger Design

Bidirectional charging is seen as a way for consumers to lessen their reliance on the grid or sell power to...

Toyota Builds ‘Woven City’ as Bold Mobility Experiment

Automaker takes ambitious blank-slate approach to create a “living laboratory” to test emerging technologies.

Mexico Car and Light-Truck Sales 4.6% Below Year Prior

Car and light-truck sales fell in December, ending the month 4.6% below year-ago.

CES Brings Bevy of BEV Announcements

FCA, Hyundai, Mercedes, Nissan, Fisker, Byton and Sony roll out electrified concepts at the annual tech extravaganza, although some of...

Live Hack Highlights Auto Industry’s Connectivity-Based Achilles’ Heel

In a demonstration by start-up Upstream Security, a hacker based in Boston takes control of a car on the road...

VW Autonomy Launches in Silicon Valley

VW Autonomy will focus entirely on self-driving cars working closely with a second site in Munich. A third site for...

U.S. Big Trucks Ended Year Up 8.0%

U.S. medium-duty truck sales grew 8.8% in December while Class 8 truck sales fell 7.8%.

Canada Big Trucks Up in December, Down for the Year

Canada medium- and heavy-duty truck sales grew 3.7% in December but were 1.4% behind for the year.

Valeo Shows What It Can Do With Today’s Technology at CES

Valeo’s passenger- and pedestrian-monitoring systems and autonomous shuttle all rely on off-the-shelf sensors and technology to get the job done.