General Motors plans to cut up to 14,800 jobs and end production at certain plants, marking the auto maker’s first significant downsizing since bankruptcy as it tries to adjust to lower demand for passenger cars. President Trump said GM should stop making cars in China and make them in the U.S. instead, in an exclusive […]
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EU lawmakers back 35 percent cut in trucks' CO2 output by 2030
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Emissions,Emerging Technologies,Technology,Truck,Commercial Vehicles This follows last week’s 35 percent target for passenger vehicles. Continue reading EU lawmakers back 35 percent cut in trucks’ CO2 output by 2030 EU lawmakers back 35 percent cut in trucks’ CO2 output by 2030 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 18 Oct 2018 […]
Tesla Raises Model 3 Output Target to 6,000 a Week
The electric-car maker aims to increase its output of Model 3s to 6,000 a week by late next month, suggesting it expects no letup in its production pace fresh off of reaching its long-delayed 5,000-per-week milestone.
Jaguar Land Rover to cut output and jobs due to Brexit, diesel slump
LONDON — Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover will cut around 1,000 jobs and production at two of its English factories due to a fall in sales caused by uncertainty around Brexit and confusion over diesel policy, a source told Reuters. Output will be cut at its central English Solihull and Castle Bromwich plants, affecting […]
Detroit Three to lose dominance of North American auto output in 2017
DETROIT — North American vehicle production by the unionized Detroit Three automakers will fall behind the combined North American output of Tesla and automakers from Europe and Asia for the first time this year, IHS Markit forecast on Wednesday. In 2017, the Detroit Three could build 8.6 million vehicles in North America, while Tesla and […]
Rising Stars: Volvo to Double Output of S60 and V60 Polestars for 2018
– The Polestar enhancements to Volvo’s mid-size sedan and wagon, the S60 and the V60, have proved to be popular—so much so that Volvo plans to make twice as many for the 2018 model year. Production is increasing to 1500 cars worldwide, although the models again will be a rare sight on U.S. streets, with […]
Researchers have discovered a way to increase nuclear fusion’s energy output
University of Washington Nuclear fusion is a highly complicated process, and right now, the energy we’re able to output from that process isn’t enough to justify the work that goes into it. If we can find a way to increase this output, however, fusion could put us one step closer to a future powered solely […]
Tesla’s stock has soared but its vehicle output is still just a blip (TSLA)
Investors bet big on Tesla this year, helping its market cap reach $ 51 billion and briefly beat out General Motors, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler (aka “the big three”) to claim the title of most valuable car manufacture. But vehicle delivery numbers shown in this chart from Statista show that Tesla’s actual vehicle production is […]
More Power! Ford Raises Engine Output for 2018 Expedition and F-150
– The redesigned 2018 Ford Expedition and the updated 2018 Ford F-150 aren’t just better-looking than their 2017 counterparts; they’re also more powerful.Like last year’s Expedition, the all-new aluminum-bodied full-size SUV is powered exclusively by Ford’s twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 engine. Dubbed EcoBoost in Ford parlance, the forced-induction engine makes a stout 375 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of […]
More Power! Ford Raises Engine Output for 2018 Expedition and F-150
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