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Suppliers fret over rising costs, crime in fast-growing Mexico

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 08:02:11 -0500

Suppliers fret over rising costs, crime in fast-growing Mexico

As Mexico's auto industry continues to grow, some companies say they're running into more issues in some parts of the country.

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/parts...g-business

China may deliver one-third of global vehicles by 2030, report says

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:07:30 -0500

China may deliver one-third of global vehicles by 2030, report says

The findings of a report by AlixPartners suggest that even as the U.S. enacts trade policies to protect the domestic market, Chinese automakers continue their steady march to global dominance.

https://www.autonews.com/china/chinese-m...eport-says

World's biggest suppliers are rethinking where, how to make parts

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 07:42:41 -0500

World's biggest suppliers are rethinking where, how to make parts

Revenue at the world's largest suppliers largely grew in 2023 from a year earlier as the supply chain chaos of the post-COVID global economy began to subside.

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/top-s...sks-remain

Tesla pushes for Musk's $56 billion payout in run-up to shareholder meeting

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:56:56 -0500

Tesla pushes for Musk's $56 billion payout in run-up to shareholder meeting

Tesla Inc. is making a final push to convince shareholders to vote for CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package before its June 13 shareholder meeting.

https://www.autonews.com/executives/tesl...ion-payout

Forvia CEO raises questions about Mexico, citing high inflation and missing trucks

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 08:36:34 -0500

Forvia CEO raises questions about Mexico, citing high inflation and missing trucks

Mexico is becoming more difficult to do business in as security concerns persist and labor and energy costs rise, Forvia CEO Patrick Koller said.

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/forvi...ues-mexico

EU tariffs on EVs would cost China almost $4B in trade, study says

Fri, 31 May 2024 14:30:41 -0500

EU tariffs on EVs would cost China almost $4B in trade, study says

The number of Chinese EVs imported to the EU would drop by a quarter if Brussels were to impose a 20 percent import tariff, according to a Kiel Institute for the World Economy study.

https://www.autonews.com/china/eu-tariff...g-4b-trade

Editorial: Low-cost Chinese vehicles will come to the U.S., so the time to improve N

Fri, 31 May 2024 14:30:41 -0500

Editorial: Low-cost Chinese vehicles will come to the U.S., so the time to improve N

Advances in manufacturing improved efficiency after the pandemic, but North American industry needs to prepare now for China's eventual arrival.

https://www.autonews.com/editorial/cheap...repare-now

Column: A new contagion is sweeping the auto business — it's called cold feet

Mon, 27 May 2024 00:03:53 -0500

Column: A new contagion is sweeping the auto business — it's called cold feet

Major automakers are stopping in their tracks on getting new EVs to market as they're also recognizing that their manufacturing costs are out of line.

https://www.autonews.com/commentary/auto...about-cost

Column: Tesla Model Y and BYD Seagull provide template for lower EV costs

Fri, 24 May 2024 05:39:57 -0500

Column: Tesla Model Y and BYD Seagull provide template for lower EV costs

Ford is right to ask for suppliers' help to rein in costs. But what is Ford doing in product development and manufacturing to cut costs?

https://www.autonews.com/commentary/tesl...t-ev-costs

Editorial: Mercedes workers reject UAW's irrelevant promises of parity

Thu, 23 May 2024 19:04:58 -0500

Editorial: Mercedes workers reject UAW's irrelevant promises of parity

The UAW discovered that, like politics, all organizing is local, as workers at Mercedes-Benz reject the union's promises and its win at Volkswagen Chattanooga plant.

https://www.autonews.com/editorial/merce...ses-parity

PPG plans first new U.S. auto coatings plant in 15 years as part of $300 million inv

Wed, 22 May 2024 08:37:55 -0500

PPG plans first new U.S. auto coatings plant in 15 years as part of $300 million inv

Coatings manufacturer PPG Industries plans to open its first new plant in the U.S. in 15 years as part of a $300 million investment in its North American footprint to support its automotive business.

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/ppg-b...t-15-years

Toyota tops supplier scorecard

Tue, 21 May 2024 06:51:22 -0500

Toyota tops supplier scorecard

Five of six automakers tracked by Plante Moran in its annual supplier Working Relations Index study improved their scores, even as changes in electrification plans and tensions over pricing continue to be a pain point.

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-supp...ier-survey

VW pitches ID Buzz EV to nostalgic Grateful Dead fans in Vegas

Sat, 18 May 2024 06:22:14 -0500

VW pitches ID Buzz EV to nostalgic Grateful Dead fans in Vegas

VW hopes to play off its role in 1960s counterculture by exhibiting a vintage microbus and the upcoming ID Buzz at a Grateful Dead fan experience.

https://www.autonews.com/marketing/vw-to...-deadheads

- Other Automakers

Suppliers fret over rising costs, crime in fast-growing Mexico

Top 5 stories of the week: CDK begins DMS restoration; BMW 6 Series to return

China may deliver one-third of global vehicles by 2030, report says

World's biggest suppliers are rethinking where, how to make parts

Top 5 stories of the week: CDK cyberattack; Fisker bankruptcy

Tesla pushes for Musk's $56 billion payout in run-up to shareholder meeting

Forvia CEO raises questions about Mexico, citing high inflation and missing trucks

EU tariffs on EVs would cost China almost $4B in trade, study says

Editorial: Low-cost Chinese vehicles will come to the U.S., so the time to improve N

Column: A new contagion is sweeping the auto business — it's called cold feet

Column: Tesla Model Y and BYD Seagull provide template for lower EV costs

Editorial: Mercedes workers reject UAW's irrelevant promises of parity

PPG plans first new U.S. auto coatings plant in 15 years as part of $300 million inv

Toyota tops supplier scorecard

VW pitches ID Buzz EV to nostalgic Grateful Dead fans in Vegas