Ford Mustang Mach-E and Ford Explorer Achieve Good Ratings In New Test By Insurance

The Mustang Mach-E® and Ford Explorer® have both earned overall ‘good’ ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety after successfully completing updated front overlap crash testing.


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Canadian dealership group Ride Automotive enters U.S.

<p>Ride Automotive Group of Ottawa, Canada, bought its first two U.S. stores in California in first-quarter transactions.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/canadas...ealerships

China self-driving startup WeRide files for $500 million U.S. IPO, sources say

<p>Chinese driverless technology startup Guangzhou WeRide Technology has filed confidentially for an initial public offering in the U.S., looking to raise as much as $500 million, according to people familiar with the situation.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/china/china-sel...ion-us-ipo

Rivian, Amazon in talks to end exclusivity part of electric van deal, report says

<p>Amazon informed the EV maker it wanted to buy about 10,000 vans this year, which was at the low end of a range it previously provided Rivian, the report added.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-supp...eport-says

VW picks Canada for first North American battery cell plant

<p>The automaker and its in-house battery subsidiary PowerCo on Monday announced the landmark investment in the southwestern Ontario city midway between Toronto and Windsor. Financial details about the plant were not immediately disclosed.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/v...cell-plant

GM agrees to 10% hourly pay increase at Mexico truck plant, union says

<p>The increase, at GM's pickup plant in the central city of Silao, will go into effect for one year as of March 25 and tops last year's deal for 8.5 percent pay raises, the head of the local union said.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/g...ruck-plant

Kia recalls over 188,000 K5 vehicles in U.S. for airbag defect

<p>Kia recalls over 188,000 K5 vehicles in U.S. for side curtain airbags that were installed incorrectly, causing them to not deploy properly during a crash.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-supp...bag-defect

Porsche Taycan deliveries backed up for months, new SUV details revealed

<p>For new-vehicle shoppers who have their eye on Porsche's newest model — the all-electric Taycan — the sports car maker has a message: Be patient.</p>

<p>Porsche estimates a 6-to 9-month wait for <a href="https://www.autonews.com/porsche-taycan" target="_blank">Taycan</a> deliveries.</p>

<p>Geopolitics and the pandemic conspired to kneecap Taycan sales last year. Porsche delivered 34,801 units in 2022, down 16 percent from the previous year.</p>

<p>Russia's invasion of Ukraine <a href="https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/porsche-halts-taycan-output-supply-shortages" target="_blank">halted</a> Taycan production for "several weeks" last year, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said Monday.</p>

<p>"One hundred percent of all wire harnesses for the Taycan came from Ukraine," Blume said on a media call following the company's 2022 earnings report Monday.</p>

<p>COVID-related shutdowns in China — a major source of semiconductors — also gummed up Taycan deliveries last year.</p>

<p>But Porsche said it's working around the supply bottlenecks and expects to deliver at least 40,000 Taycans globally this year.</p>

<p>"We have a very strong order bank, very strong order intake at this point," Porsche CFO Lutz Meschke said on the call. "But we have to manage the supply chain shortages."</p><p><strong>New ground</strong></p><p>At they attempt to free up more production, Porsche executives also teased the brand's next all-new model — a new full-size SUV, codenamed K1, that will slot above the Porsche Cayenne.</p>

<p>Blume said the bigger model is "focused on the markets where our customers love to drive big cars."</p>

<p>Dealer sources first told <i>Automotive News</i> about Porsche's plans for the crossover in 2021, saying the vehicle <a href="https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/porsche-add-flagship-model-above-cayenne" target="_blank">should arrive</a> in the second half of the decade and would offer three rows of seating — a first for a Porsche.</p>

<p>"It's very focused on the North American market and China," Blume said.</p><p>While the large crossover will be a new model, it will carry the familiar Porsche DNA. Blume called the K1 a "new approach for Porsche, combined with traditional values."</p>

<p>It "offers a very luxurious experience for our customers, but with a 100 percent Porsche touch and feel, with Porsche sportiness … and design aspects," he said.</p>

<p>The K1 will use Volkswagen Group's SSP Sport platform, which Porsche is developing.</p>

<p>The model will incorporate technology from the <a href="https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2021/motorsports/porsche-concept-study-motorsports-mission-r-all-electric-gt-racing-car-drive-world-premiere-iaa-mobility-25603.html" target="_blank">Mission R</a> concept presented in 2021 at the IAA in Munich, Porsche said. K1 will include the direct oil-cooled electric motor in the Mission R and a new high-performance battery with a 920-volt electrical system to reduce charging times.</p>

<p>Blume said the new vehicle will be typical for Porsche, with "impressive performance, automated driving functions, and a new interior experience."</p>

<p>The new SUV is key to Porsche's ambitions of delivering about 80 percent of its new vehicles as full-electric models in 2030.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/n...s-continue

Alliance names Honda exec Bob Nelson as 2023 board chair

<p>Bob Nelson succeeds Kumar Galhotra, president of Ford Blue, Ford Motor Co.'s internal combustion business.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-supp...ssociation

KamiKakaBot Malware Used in Latest Dark Pink APT Attacks on Southeast Asian Targets

The Dark Pink advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been linked to a fresh set of attacks targeting government and military entities in Southeast Asian countries with a malware called KamiKakaBot.
Dark Pink, also called Saaiwc, was extensively profiled by Group-IB earlier this year, describing its use of custom tools such as TelePowerBot and KamiKakaBot to run arbitrary commands and

https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/kamika...-dark.html