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Ford CEO Farley calls chip shortage ‘greatest supply shock'

Jim Farley said the semiconductor supply crisis reminds him of the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and that it has caused Ford to rethink how it sources the critical components.

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Dealers

Cheryl Miller resigns as CFO of JM Family after 3 months

The former AutoNation chief, who left the retailer last July after a medical leave, has stepped down from the company she rejoined in January. She'll consult for JM Family through 2021.

Regulation & Safety

Biden administration proposes to reinstate Calif. authority to set tougher emissions rules

NHTSA has opened a 30-day comment period on the withdrawal notice. If finalized, the regulatory action would “establish a clean slate” and no longer prevent states from implementing regulations tougher than the national standard.

Regulation & Safety

Two U.S. senators make new push to advance self-driving cars

Sens. Gary Peters and John Thune have circulated a draft amendment that would grant NHTSA the power to initially exempt 15,000 self-driving vehicles per manufacturer from safety standards written with human drivers in mind.

Manufacturing

Detroit Jeep plant faces temporary layoffs on chip shortage

Stellantis will cut two work crews at its Jefferson North plant for three weeks starting April 26, then call them back and lay off a third crew from May 17 through the week of May 31, Bloomberg reported.

Carvana CEO Ernie Garcia interviewed during Automotive News' Congress Conversations.

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Retail

In the year of the digital retail boom, Carvana's sales slowed

Getting used vehicles sale-ready has been a challenge for the online retailer since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Daily Drive Podcast

The rise and fall of GM's EV1

Automotive News Staff Reporters Hannah Lutz and Pete Bigelow discuss General Motors' first foray into electrification in the 1990s and explain why the automaker pulled the plug on the short-lived EV.

EV1: A legacy in a new light

LINDSAY CHAPPELL: In answer to the question: 'Why the EV1?'

GM created the EV1 because it could. And GM spent a billion 1990 dollars to do it because it could do that, too. The EV1 was GM's statement of "This is us."

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From concept to crushed: The story of GM's revolutionary EV1

Packed with pioneering technologies, the head-turning General Motors EV1 revealed the benefits and shortcomings of the modern electric vehicle 25 years ago. Its genes can be found in the EVs of today and tomorrow.

Opinion

What the chip shortage means to the service drive

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Used-car market sizzling for sellers, not so great for buyers

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Our annual ranking of the largest U.S. dealership groups

Consolidation among the top 150 dealership groups in the U.S. continued in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic.

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MUSA Auto Finance rebrands under new leadership

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Cars & Concepts

From cutesy to cutting edge, China has an EV for everyone

Toyota crossover concept previews new EV subbrand

Audi readies more E-trons with sedan concept

VW family grows with 3-row ID6 crossover

Best Practices

Modern Chevrolet BDC employees in Winston-Salem, N.C., participate in a training session.

BDC training investment pays dividends for N.C. group

Dialing service customers brings them back

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Bergstrom charges up for electrification era

Nissan's 600-hp hamburger helper

Still no auto show, so Detroit tries car crawl

Philip's custom Land Rover hearse gets called into duty

Diess chose VW over CEO job at Tesla

Fixed Ops Journal

Dealers can tackle stock, budget, training issues with remote inventory management

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Service counter: Service forecast

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Shift Mobility Report

Volvo will provide XC90s for Didi's self-driving test fleet

Hyundai Motor Group names chief for new mobility division

Tesla, ex-engineer settle lawsuit over Autopilot source code

Cruise raises $2.75 billion from Walmart, others

TuSimple raises $1.35 billion in U.S. IPO; company valued at nearly $8.5 billion

Executives

Canoo names new CEO, outlines push to make its own vehicles

Executive Chairman Tony Aquila, a former software CEO, will immediately take over as chief executive, replacing Ulrich Kranz, who co-founded the company and exits at the end of the month.

Suppliers

SK battery materials unit sees shortage of key EV component

The global market for premium wet-type separators will run into a supply shortage in 2023 due to “explosive” growth, the Korean supplier said.

Automakers & Suppliers

Ford's European plants hit by stoppages due to global chip crisis

Ford is protecting output of its best-selling models in Europe as the global shortage of microchips worsens, forcing the automaker to severely reduce production.

Regulation & Safety

Nineteenth U.S. death tied to Takata airbag reported in S.C.

Following a joint inspection, Honda and NHTSA confirmed that a defective Takata driver’s airbag inflator ruptured in the crash of a 2002 Honda Accord on Jan. 9, 2021.

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Suppliers

Martinrea and Montreal battery company form joint venture

The deal comes as Canada looks to position itself as an EV manufacturing hub, with recent announcements by the Detroit 3 to build electric vehicles in the country.

Earnings

Hyundai triples Q1 profit, adjusts production due to chip shortage

Analysts have said that production halts so far are likely to cost Hyundai about 12,000 vehicles in lost output, and future results will be hurt as the chip crisis continues.

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Tokyo Motor Show

Tokyo auto show cancels 2021 event, will rebrand as 'mobility' show

The auto show, which survived a recession, an earthquake-tsunami and the rivalry of bigger, bolder auto events in China, has finally folded under the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic.