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New Toyota CEO touts a three-step plan to EV profits and productivity

From now on, Toyota enters the second phase, when it will quickly incorporate learnings and improvements from those EVs into forthcoming model introductions. That stage will last until around 2026, when Toyota will have built up enough capacity to sell… Continue Reading…

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Auto manufacturers are not trying to squeeze retailers out of business

I’ve covered the auto industry for a long time, but mostly from the factory, automaker, supplier or Wall Street perspective. Before I got to Automotive News, I probably wrote more about the consumer experience than the dealer experience. That all… Continue Reading…

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Ford recalls: 1.3M Fusions, Lincoln MKZs called back for brakes

Ford is also recalling about 280,000 F-150 pickups globally from the 2021 model year, according to a separate recall report made public Thursday. The recall covers about 222,000 vehicles in the US, 50,000 in Canada and 2,000 in Mexico, Ford… Continue Reading…

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SPOTLIGHT: 15 questions with Corey Smith

Corey Smith is the national fixed operations training manager at National Auto Care. First car: Eagle Summit First concert you attended: Joan Jett Name a pet peeve: Chewing sounds Most thrilling/adventurous thing you’ve done: Ziplining in Mexico your personal heroes:… Continue Reading…

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Nissan Is Considering a Small Electric Pickup Truck for the US

Report: Nissan Considering a Small Electric TruckNissan Nissan currently only sells the mid-size Frontier and the full-size Titan on American shores. With the Titan struggling to sell even half as well as domestic pickup-truck stalwarts such as the Ford F-150… Continue Reading…

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Tesla Cybertruck production finally starts in Texas

Tesla initially said it would sell the Cybertruck in three configurations: A single-motor version with more than 250 miles of range, starting at $39,900 (all figures in USD). A dual-motor model with more than 300 miles of range, starting at… Continue Reading…

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Hyundai is undecided where it will expand EV manufacturing; Canada ‘on the list’

Romano said Hyundai has had “a lot” of such conversations with the government. And while Hyundai’s focus is on Georgia today, the US $5.5 billion plant, going up northwest of Savannah, is unlikely to produce enough vehicles to meet the… Continue Reading…

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The Port of Vancouver creates a ‘logistical nightmare’ for Canadian auto deliveries

Delays of up to a month at the Port of Vancouver, driven by heightened vehicle imports and a shortage of railcars, are prompting automakers that ship vehicles through the West Coast logistics hub to enact elaborate contingency plans to get… Continue Reading…

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The UK expects a deal on EU ‘rules of origin’ for EVs

The UK and the European Union will “soon” announce a solution on post-Brexit trading rules that automakers warn could lead to factory closures, Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said. “This is not a UK problem, it is an EU-UK… Continue Reading…