Vitesco reported revenues and profit down in the third quarter as it continued to face what it termed a ‘challenging market environment’. The company also warned that it does not expect supply chain shortages to ease significantly before year-end 2022. Revenue in the third quarter of was put at EUR1.9bn (compares with Q3 2020 EUR2.2bn). […]
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Continental has completed the first building phase of its second factory in Novi Sad, Serbia, SeeNews.com reported, citing the Serbian president’s office. The factory will be complete in about a year and will have between 600 and 700 employees, the office said in a statement. SeeNews noted Continental opened its first factory in Novi Sad
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Subaru has shown its first fully electric vehicle – the Solterra – developed on a platform shared with Toyota. The electric SUV shares platform with the Toyota bZ4X. Subaru calls the platform e-SUBARU Global Platform while Toyota’s name for the same architecture is e-TNGA. The motor show premiere will be at the LA show later
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Scania and its partner SCA are developing the first electric timber truck with a technical capability of up to 80 tonnes total weight. Scania says the new battery electric vehicle is capable of total weights of up to 64 tonnes on public roads and 80 tonnes on private roads. The electric truck will transport timber
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Ford and Purdue University researchers are working to develop a new,patent-pending charging station cable that “could” combine with in-development vehicle charging technology, to provide “seamless” EV re-charging. “Today, chargers are limited in how quickly they can charge an EV’s battery due to the danger of overheating. Charging faster requires more current to travel through the
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GM Canada announced the first Chevrolet Silverado pickup has rolled off the line at the reopened Oshawa Assembly plant. The return of truck production to Oshawa provides a significant economic boost for Canada’s automotive sector, creating 1,800 new jobs to support two shifts of production in Oshawa, and supporting thousands of additional jobs in the
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