GM battery materials investment in Quebec to top $1 billion

<p>General Motors and South Korea's Posco Future M said they will invest more to expand the production capacity at their chemical battery materials facility in Canada, taking their estimated total investment in the plant to over US$1 billion.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/g...-1-billion

Stellantis, GM pay $363 million in U.S. fuel economy penalties

<p>The record-setting penalties include $235.5 million for Stellantis for the 2018 and 2019 model years and $128.2 million for GM covering 2016 and 2017.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safe...-penalties

Elon Musk political shift seeks new Tesla buyers, analyst says

<p>Musk's embrace of conservative Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and hot-button topics on Twitter could help Tesla with reluctant EV buyers in red states.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/sales/elon-musk...red-states

NHTSA fails government audit for missing deadlines

<p>In a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General, auditors reviewed a sample of investigations conducted in 2018, 2019 and 2021 to determine whether the agency has adequate tools, processes and resources to probe and identify safety defects.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safe...-processes

Franchise Equity Partners reveals $55M minority stake in Parks Automotive Group

<p>Franchise Equity Partners invested $55 million in Parks Automotive Group, to acquire a minority stake in the group. The announcement comes months after Parks Automotive, with the investment firm, bought two Stellantis stores near Charlotte, N.C.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/franchi...tive-group

GM's Barra: Profit potential in 'above and beyond' tech, not heated seats

<p>Software and services represent a major growth opportunity for GM, particularly as they extend beyond a vehicle's first owner, Barra said.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-supp...ean-growth

2025 VW ID.Buzz brings the Bus back to the US

America, the time has come for love, peace, and the Volkswagen Bus to return. On Friday, the U.S.-spec 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz debuted with three rows of seats, a larger battery pack, and a more powerful electric motor than what the rest of the world has had for the last year. ID.Buzz production kicked off last year in Hanover, Germany, but that...


https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1139...n-revealed

2025 Volkswagen Golf spy shots

Volkswagen engineers have been spotted testing prototypes for a mid-cycle update of the Golf. The current eighth-generation Golf only reached the U.S. in late 2021, and exclusively in sporty Golf GTI and Golf R grades. However, the popular compact hatchback has been on sale in other parts of the world since the start of 2020. This updated version...


https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1137...-spy-shots

Camaro Dragon Strikes with New TinyNote Backdoor for Intelligence Gathering

The Chinese nation-stage group known as Camaro Dragon has been linked to yet another backdoor that's designed to meet its intelligence-gathering goals.
Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point, which dubbed the Go-based malware TinyNote, said it functions as a first-stage payload capable of "basic machine enumeration and command execution via PowerShell or Goroutines."
What the malware lacks in

https://thehackernews.com/2023/06/camaro...ynote.html

The Importance of Managing Your Data Security Posture

Data security is reinventing itself. As new data security posture management solutions come to market, organizations are increasingly recognizing the opportunity to provide evidence-based security that proves how their data is being protected. But what exactly is data security posture, and how do you manage it? 
Data security posture management (DSPM) became mainstream following the publication

https://thehackernews.com/2023/06/the-im...-data.html