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TESLA CALLS BACK 6,000 CARS OVER POTENTIALLY LOOSE BELTS
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• The company said that it will be inspecting and tighten, or replace, the caliper bolts if necessary
• According to Tesla, the "unlikely event" there is vehicle damage from a loose or missing fastener, it will arrange for a tow to the nearest se...
VOLKSWAGEN TO RENAME ITS U.S. OPERATIONS AS ‘VOLTSWAGEN OF AMERICA'
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• This decision has been taken as the company is now shifting its focus towards electric vehicles
• “We might be changing out our K for a T, but what we aren’t changing this brand's commitment to making best-in-class vehicles for drivers an...
TWO US SENATORS URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO END SALE OF PETROL, DIESEL VEHICLES BY 2035
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• Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla in a letter to the US President Joe Been have asked him to take a cue from California’s push towards clean mobility
• The state of California had previously announced that it will be imposing a ban on sale...
HONDA MOTOR CO TO HALT PRODUCTION AT ALL PLANTS IN US, CANADA
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• According to Honda Motor Co, it has decided to temporarily stop production at a majority of auto plants in the United States and Canada for a week
• Honda said “In some way, all of our auto plants in the U.S. and Canada will be impacted.”
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FIRE AT TESLA'S FREMONT FACTORY NOW UNDER CONTROL
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• As per reports, the cause of fire was molten aluminium and hydraulic fluid. Fortunately there were no reports of injuries to Tesla or Fremont Fire firefighters
• In an email to the employees, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla, Elon Musk said the company t...
ELON MUSK SAYS TESLA & FORD ARE ONLY TWO AMERICAN AUTOMAKERS TO STAY PROFITABLE
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• While most of the automakers in the United States have gone bankrupt, his company and Ford are the only two companies to remain profitable and not go bankrupt said Musk
• The Elon Musk-led company managed to remain profitable in the fourth quarter of 202...
SUPPLY OF NEW CARS IN THE U.S. IS ON THE LOWER SIDE SAYS ALLY FINANCIAL INC.
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• The largest auto lender in the United States, Ally Financial Inc. said the supply of new cars in the country is lower side and the car manufacturers should get busy
• Executive Officer (CEO) Jeffrey Brown said there’s enough consumer demand for man...
GM ASKED TO RECALL 5.9 MILLION VEHICLES OVER FAULTY AIRBAGS
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• GM needs to recall the 2007-2014 model year trucks and SUVs as the inflators are at the risk of the same type of explosion to high heat and humidity as other recalled Takata inflators
• According to the GM estimation in securities filings, if at all requ...
U.S.TO EXPAND A PROBE INTO 159,000 TESLA MODEL S & MODEL X VEHICLES
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• NHTSA started the initial probe in the month of June over failures reported regarding the touchscreen, that covered 63,000 Tesla Model S cars
• All 2012-2018 model year Tesla Model S and 2016-2018 Model X vehicles will be now covered under this probe
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EVERYTHING ABOUT HUMMER EV, WORLD’S FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC SUPERTRUCK
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• The all new Hummer EV arrives with three electric motors that are capable of generating 1,000 horsepower, while its 24-module, double-stacked Ultium battery is claimed to provide it a range of minimum 350 miles
• According to GMC, Hummer EV is the first-...
U.S. AUTO INDUSTRY DESPERATE TO FILL JOB OPENINGS
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• Few auto parts manufacturers including Mobex Global have said that they are increasing payments, offering bonuses to fill job openings as currently they are not able to complete their targets
• Right after the dreadful coronavirus started wreaking havoc,...