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California Sues Tesla Over Allegations of Racial Discrimination and Harassment of Black Workers

California Sues Tesla Over Allegations of Racial Discrimination and Harassment of Black Workers

Tesla Inc. found itself in hot water after the state of California sued them on Wednesday, February 9, over allegations of racial discrimination and harassment of Black employees at the company's San Francisco Bay area factory. more

Auto Plants Shut Down in U.S. And Canada as COVID-19 Protests Rage on at Border Crossings

Auto Plants Shut Down in U.S. And Canada as COVID-19 Protests Rage on at Border Crossings

Auto plants have shut down in both the United States and Canada as COVID-19 protests continued to rage on at border crossings in Michigan, Montana, and North Dakota. more

Tesla Recalls 579K Vehicles in the U.S. Over Boombox Function That Obscures Pedestrian Warning Noise

Tesla Recalls 579K Vehicles in the U.S. Over Boombox Function That Obscures Pedestrian Warning Noise

Here we go again. Tesla recalls nearly 579,000 vehicles in the United States over its Boombox function, which can play sounds over an external speaker and may obscure federally mandated pedestrian warning noise. more

Nationwide EV Charging Network: U.S. President Biden Allocates $5 Billion Investment to States

Nationwide EV Charging Network: U.S. President Biden Allocates $5 Billion Investment to States

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden rolled out a plan this week to provide nearly $5 billion over five years to states to help in developing a national electric vehicle charging network. more

Volvo to Build Secret New Electric SUV Codenamed V546 in America and China: US Market Targeted

Volvo to Build Secret New Electric SUV Codenamed V546 in America and China: US Market Targeted

Volvo is laying the groundwork for its electric future, with reports emerging that the car brand will launch a new, fully electric SUV soon. Codenamed V546, the new SUV model will be built by Volvo in its plants in China and South Carolina, USA. more

Elon Musk Admits Tesla Dropped the Ball in Rollout of New Model X: How Long Will the Delays Last?

Elon Musk Admits Tesla Dropped the Ball in Rollout of New Model X: How Long Will the Delays Last?

Billionaire Elon Musk grabbed the headlines again after having a candid conversation with a frustrated Tesla customer on Twitter on Wednesday, February 9. The topic revolved around the delayed rollout of Tesla's revamped Model X. more

Tesla Heat Pump Problem Prompts Recall of Nearly 27,000 Vehicles in the US, Faulty Software Blamed

Tesla Heat Pump Problem Prompts Recall of Nearly 27,000 Vehicles in the US, Faulty Software Blamed

A Tesla heat pump problem forces the recall of nearly 27,000 vehicles in the United States because the cabin heating systems may not defrost the windshield quickly enough due to faulty software. more

Toyota Posts Record Net Profit for April to December; Weaker Yen Boosts Firm's Earnings for FY 2021

Toyota Posts Record Net Profit for April to December; Weaker Yen Boosts Firm's Earnings for FY 2021

Toyota Motor Corporation had excellent news for its investors on Wednesday, February 9, with the Japanese automaker reporting a record net profit of 2.32 trillion yen ($20.10 billion) for the period of April to December in 2021. more

Tesla Records Impressive Car Sales in California in 2021; Model Y and Model 3 Both Rank in Top 5

Tesla Records Impressive Car Sales in California in 2021; Model Y and Model 3 Both Rank in Top 5

California may not be home for Tesla anymore, but it remains an important market for the world's biggest electric car maker. Tesla recorded impressive car sales in California in 2021, making the state still its biggest market in the United States. more

Nissan Lifts Net Profit Outlook for FY 2021 to $1.8 Billion; Weaker Yen Helps Automaker Boost Profits

Nissan Lifts Net Profit Outlook for FY 2021 to $1.8 Billion; Weaker Yen Helps Automaker Boost Profits

Nissan Motor Co. raised its net profit outlook for the current fiscal year to March to 205 billion yen ($1.8 billion). The weaker Japanese yen and reduced costs helped Nissan boost its profit outlook for FY 2021. more

Tesla

Chip Shortage Forces Tesla to Omit Steering Component: Unit Removed to Hit 4Q Sales Goals in 2021

It appears Tesla was not immune to the supply chain issues that ravaged the global auto industry last year with the computer chip shortage forcing the world's leading electric car maker to remove one of the two electric control units that are normally equipped in the steering racks of some of its vehicles. more

EV Market Grows in Europe: Sales of Electric Vehicles Exceed 1.2 Million Units in 2021

EV Market Grows in Europe: Sales of Electric Vehicles Exceed 1.2 Million Units in 2021

The EV market continues to grow in Europe, with sales doubling last year with over 1.2 million units sold despite the COVID-19 pandemic and semiconductor shortages. more

Hyundai and Kia Recall Nearly 500K Vehicles Due to Fire Risk from Anti-Lock Brake Control Module

Hyundai and Kia Recall Nearly 500K Vehicles Due to Fire Risk from Anti-Lock Brake Control Module

South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia have recalled nearly 500,000 vehicles in the United States, telling owners to park their vehicles outdoors because they can burst into flames even when not in use, according to the NHTSA. more

Biden Acknowledges Tesla for the First Time Since Becoming U.S. President; Lauds Company's EV Leadership

Biden Acknowledges Tesla for the First Time Since Becoming U.S. President; Lauds Company's EV Leadership

For the first time in his U.S. presidency, Joe Biden publicly acknowledged Tesla's status as the country's largest producer of electric vehicles during a speech to promote companies in the United States that are expanding the nation's EV infrastructure. more

Ferrari to Start Production of Purosangue SUV in 2022; Italian Marque Will Begin Deliveries in 2023

Ferrari to Start Production of Purosangue SUV in 2022; Italian Marque Will Begin Deliveries in 2023

The long wait is almost over for the Ferrari Purosangue, with the Italian luxury carmaker confirming in its 2021 sales report that production of the SUV will begin later this year. Ferrari also announced that deliveries of the Purosangue SUV will start in 2023. more

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