Lindsay Chappell News Editor overseeing coverage of Japan, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Infiniti, Honda, Acura, Hyundai, Kia, Porsche, Volvo and global suppliers for Automotive News [email protected] 615-750-5990 See All Staff Page Recent Stories Breakthrough vehicles: Automakers kept delivering despite what the universe threw at them Despite COVID-19, chip shortages, a war and other supply chain crises, automakers delivered a wave of vehicles to showrooms since last fall. And most of them are significant offerings. Once a leader in EV batteries, AESC mounts a comeback Envision AESC was one of the industry's first EV battery producers. Now it's committing $2 billion to boost its U.S. market presence. Envision AESC commits $2B to EV battery plant in Kentucky to supply Mercedes, other automakers Japan's Envision AESC will invest $2 billion to build a battery-cell and module plant in Kentucky to supply Mercedes-Benz and multiple other automakers. The latest numbers on the microchip shortage: Bigger toll on North America, Europe Auto factories in North America and Europe continue to rack up more lost production because of the lingering global microchip shortage, now well into its second year. In NADA meetings, dealers hear reassuring words from executives Auto retailers are in an era of anxiety over the transition to electric vehicles. But automakers get that. Is it an EV rush or the gold rush? Why the big rush to build EV factories? Because there's no time to shilly-shally. Novelis takes a new approach to recycling aluminum Novelis' planned U.S. aluminum recycling center will take on new issues, from carbon reduction to advanced sorting technologies. The chip shortage is back for Year 2 The industry is settling into the new year acknowledging that it's not out of the woods yet on chip shortage disruptions. 2022 auto output expected to outpace sales This is the year auto plants will begin outproducing retail levels, according to the latest IHS Markit forecast. The Supreme Court just kicked COVID vaccine problem back to you The auto industry didn't just get a break on vaccines from the Supreme Court — it got handed a problem it doesn't want to face. The latest numbers on the microchip shortage: Chip crisis stirs again Factories in China and North America have begun to encounter production problems with chips again already this year. That's a cool idea: 21 innovations from 2021 The auto industry just went through a year of challenges and hairpin turns. But through it all, innovators delivered some clever new ideas. Here are the top 10 North American automaker factory projects of 2021 If auto factory investments were hobbled in 2020, 2021 could be called the year when automakers made up for lost time. The latest numbers on the microchip shortage: Getting a little better Automakers are still shaving back production plans due to semiconductor shortages, but the worst-case scenario for North America just got a tiny bit better. Ford's Blue Oval City project has big task: Recruit workers to rural Tenn. It's an undertaking that will change the landscape of the area, says one of the economic development leaders who helped the automaker launch the project. Load More
Lindsay Chappell News Editor overseeing coverage of Japan, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Infiniti, Honda, Acura, Hyundai, Kia, Porsche, Volvo and global suppliers for Automotive News [email protected] 615-750-5990 See All Staff Page