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Robust demand for Volvo Cars" EVs eases global sales slump
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (353+ words) Fully electric models are the automaker's only growth segment, amid early signs of a recovery in the U. S. Volvo Cars saw a 5. 5% drop in global sales for the period March to May 2026 compared to the same period last year, with its…...
Automakers: Catch up to China Speed!
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (604+ words) Once again, Detroit needs to swallow its pride and go back to school, John Mc Elroy writes. Editor's note: John Mc Elroy is the president of Blue Sky Productions, which produces Autoline Daily, and a longtime opinion columnist for Wards…...
Lotus launches most powerful 4-cylinder Emira 420 Sport
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (400+ words) The track-day focused gasoline sports car breaks cover claiming 0-62 mph in under four seconds. Lotus, the British brand majority-owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, has unveiled its new Emira 420 Sport, the company's most powerful, lightest and aerodynamic four-cylinder internal…...
Nissan UK in talks to build China's Chery brand passenger cars
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (386+ words) The Mo U between the automakers could help Nissan use excess U. K. production capacity as a contract manufacturer for Chery. Nissan's European vehicle production hub in the U. K. might soon build cars for China's part state-owned Chery brand. Nissan and Chery International…...
In Canada, aborted EV projects raise questions over supply chain subsidies
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (891+ words) Several huge EV battery suppy-chain projects in the country have been mothballed, while it continues to lay the groundwork for more prospects. Honda Canada's May 14 announcement that it is indefinitely suspending work on building a 15 billion Canadian dollar ($10. 8 billion) EV…...
Big auto retailers" growth strategy includes selling dealerships
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (997+ words) Penske, Group 1 and Lithia have shown it isn't just acquisitions that drive shareholder performance. Giant dealership acquisitions get headlines, but the big dealership groups like Penske Automotive also selectively sell a fair number of dealerships. In the first quarter of…...
Port of Charleston to increase automotive cargo capacity
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (361+ words) The port plans to enhance its rail infrastructure and vessel parking areas to support automakers moving parts for just-in-time supply chains. South Carolina continues to be an attractive state for automotive supply chains as it offers an available workforce, a…...
Why Western OEMs are falling behind China in SDV development
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (753+ words) Whether or not automakers see software defined vehicle architecture as in-house tech or outsource it is a key distinction, but only part of "a really strategic divide." Automakers in both the U. S. and Europe are falling behind China in the development…...
Hyundai is helping set dealers up for mobile service
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (525+ words) The automaker sees mobile service vans as a way of extending the dealership experience " and potentially expanding service capacity. Hyundai Motor America announced last week it's supporting the deployment of mobile service vehicles for participating dealerships to handle routine maintenance…...
Stellantis pumps over $1 B into Peugeot production in France
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (409+ words) French brand is the first of automaker's four global brands to get the new STLA One platform for EV and hybrid models. Stellantis will invest more than 1 billion euros ($1. 16 billion) to build three new Peugeot-branded electric and hybrid models at…...