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Ford eases dealer requirements to sell EVs after pushback

Eric Walz — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:45:53 -0500

Dealers complained about the financial commitment of the automaker’s Model e EV program, which could be as high as $1.2 million.

Toyota to source recycled EV battery materials from Redwood Materials

Eric Walz — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:02:56 -0500

The automaker will use recycled materials to produce batteries at its forthcoming North Carolina EV battery manufacturing plant.

Ford resumes Michigan EV battery plant construction — but scaled down

Sara Samora — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:47:00 -0500

The slow adoption of EVs made the automaker reevaluate its investments, a Ford spokesperson said.

GM tightens control over EV delivery startup BrightDrop

Eric Walz — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:03:00 -0500

The move brings all of GM’s commercial digital solutions, including BrightDrop Core, into its commercial product and business services unit GM Envolve.

Nissan raising wages 10% for 9,000 US production workers

Eric Walz — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 08:48:00 -0500

Honda, Hyundai, Subaru and Toyota have also promised to increase pay for nonunion workers since the United Auto Workers struck deals with the Big Three.

Toyota’s financial arm to pay $60M for illegal lending, credit reporting misconduct

Michael Brady — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 13:55:00 -0500

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Toyota Motor Credit Corporation withheld refunds, refunded incorrect amounts and provided false data to consumer reporting companies.

LG Energy Solution to lay off 170 in Michigan

Kate Magill — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:49:00 -0500

The company said slower-than-expected EV demand contributed to the cuts.

Cruise CEO resigns amid safety probes into company’s robotaxis

Eric Walz — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:37:00 -0500

The company’s robotaxi fleet remains grounded in California after one of the vehicles struck a pedestrian in downtown San Francisco in early October.

Subaru to raise wages after similar moves by nonunionized automakers

Eric Walz — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:05:00 -0500

The decision impacts Subaru’s sole U.S. assembly plant in Lafayette, Indiana, which employs over 5,600 workers and currently builds the Ascent, Crosstrek, Legacy and Outback models.

Hyundai, AWS design training, certification program for critical cloud skills

Lindsey Wilkinson — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:05:00 -0500

The third-largest carmaker will migrate on-premise applications and leverage jointly designed tech training programs.