Manufacturing
Canada's Trudeau doubts Trump wants to impose auto tariffs
June 20Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he doubted whether U.S. President Donald Trump would carry out a threat to impose tariffs on light vehicles, given the economic damage such a move would cause.
BASF's color palette for 2022 combines technical utility, visual aesthetics
June 21Gray, blue, white and black surfaced as 2022 model year color predictions from automotive paint supplier BASF as the need to "keep it real" with technological advancements becomes a reality.
Commerce secretary faces heat from GOP senators over auto, steel tariffs
June 20Senators criticized Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross for investigating possible trade action on auto imports along with the Trump administration's metals tariffs.
Volvo's S60 signals 'dynamic' powertrain changes
June 20The redesigned Volvo S60 compact sport sedan will be Volvo's first U.S.-manufactured vehicle and its first new-generation model to be sold without a diesel variant.
GM steps up 3D printing efforts to find new plant efficiencies
June 20General Motors is increasing the use of 3D printing at its plants to streamline operations, which has the potential to save millions of dollars in annual production costs.
GM, Honda endorse policy accord for EV infrastructure
June 19General Motors, Honda and others endorsed principles meant to guide local, state and federal policymakers on how to develop energy infrastructure for electrified vehicles.
Continental board plans powertrain IPO, report says
June 20Continental's supervisory board is moving ahead with plans for an initial public offering of its powertrain unit and a new corporate structure by early July, a sign the supplier's biggest overhaul in decades is taking shape, according to people familiar with the matter.
Young at heart? Mercedes cultivates its aging work force
June 19Too slow, inflexible, forgetful, always off sick -- those are some attitudes about older workers that Mercedes-Benz is trying to dispel.
GM investing $175M to build next-gen Cadillac sedans
June 18General Motors is investing $175 million in a mid-Michigan plant to build two of Cadillac's next-generation sedans.
Automakers burned as U.S.-China spat flares
June 18Fears of a full-blown global trade war moved closer to reality last week as the United States delivered on a threat to impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports,
Ford unit teams with startup developing 'Waze' for self-driving cars
June 15Startup RideOS said it raised $9 million and reached a partnership with a division of Ford. RideOS plans to sell software that gives routes and other dispatching instructions to fleets of autonomous cars.
VW could face further fines from German authorities
June 15VW could face additional fines in Germany on top of the 1 billion euros it has been told to pay for management lapses that caused emissions cheating on 11 million VW diesel cars.
