Day: November 17, 2022

General Motors aims to slash the cost of electric vehicle battery cells and has added Vale to its growing roster of battery material suppliers as the automaker girds for increasing EV competition beyond 2025, GM said on Thursday. Brazilian mining giant Vale will supply GM with battery-grade nickel mined from Canada for future electric vehicles, …

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The next one to two years, he said, will entail Carvana “unwinding a lot” of what Garcia described as “odd distortions” at play in the economy the last couple of years. Those distortions have included prices of used cars and trucks ballooning then starting to moderate, interest rates rising, and consumers’ demand for used vehicles …

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LOS ANGELES — Kia revealed the freshened 2024 Seltos subcompact crossover Thursday at the Los Angeles Auto Show, with sharper styling, a new X-Line trim and more power from its turbo engine. The Seltos, the brand’s entry point, joins the ranks of its larger siblings — the Sorento and Telluride — in offering the more …

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Dave Christ, Toyota Division general manager, told me the new car, which comes in two models, Prius and the plug-in Prius Prime, should sell between 40,000 and 50,000 units annually in the U.S. Prius sales through the first 10 months of this year are down 44 percent to 29,944 amid global supply and production constraints. …

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Though the U.S. heavily favors crossovers, having a halo car like the X Concept would help to boost the premium image that Genesis is working hard to establish, said Ed Kim, president and chief analyst of Auto Pacific. But it would be a low-volume vehicle, he added. “While coupes are rarely high-volume vehicles in today’s …

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LOS ANGELES — Subaru is dropping the Impreza sedan and focusing efforts in the market for entry-level cars with a redesigned 2024 Impreza hatchback, giving the sixth-generation compact improved performance, upgraded safety and infotainment systems and a resurrected hot hatch RS trim level. The Japanese brand revealed the redesigned 2024 Impreza on Thursday here at …

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LOS ANGELES — Subaru is dropping the Impreza sedan and focusing efforts in the market for entry-level cars with a redesigned 2024 Impreza hatchback, giving the sixth-generation compact improved performance, upgraded safety and infotainment systems and a resurrected hot hatch RS trim level. The Japanese brand revealed the redesigned 2024 Impreza on Thursday here at the Los Angeles Auto …

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SAO PAULO — BYD Co. will start selling two new electric vehicles in Brazil this month, betting on favorable political and environmental developments in Latin America’s largest vehicle market, the company said. “I believe now is the right time politically and environmentally for us to invest in building these new technologies in Brazil,” BYD Americas …

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Nine vehicles across three categories and eight brands were nominated for the 2023 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards on Thursday at the Los Angeles Auto Show. They include six electric vehicles — with each category containing at least one, and the utility segment being made up entirely of EVs. …

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WASHINGTON – Stellantis is recalling 280,000 Ram heavy-duty diesel trucks worldwide for fire risks, a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a company statement showed on Thursday. A spokesman for the automaker’s Canadian operations said 17,420 of the recalled trucks are in Canada. The recall covers 2020-2023 Ram 2500 and 2020-2022 Ram 3500 …

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