Volkswagen said it is premature to comment on reports that the fire engulfing the car carrier Felicity Ace was started by its electric vehicles. Nearly 4,000 upmarket vehicles of VW Group, including Porsche, Audi, Bentley, and Volkswagen models, are on board the blazing charter ship. more
Luxury carmaker Lamborghini and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have announced a Huracan Supercars recall of 4,796 units in the United States due to a blanking cap issue. Affected models were built between July 30, 2014 and May 14, 2020. more
The electrification plans of Mercedes-Benz are going full steam ahead, with the German automaker confirming that it is expecting to have factories exclusively producing electric vehicles (EVs) by the second half of the decade. more
Tesla reached an important milestone to start the year, with its official Twitter account announcing that the world's leading electric carmaker has produced its millionth large-format 4680 battery cell in January. more
China NEV sales dropped as per data of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers that showed sales down by 18.6 percent month-on-month in January, a direct result of the country slashing subsidies for NEVs by 30 percent in 2022. more
Tesla China has ordered a recall for the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 due to possible issues relating to the vehicles' heat pumps. Heating problems could result in a degradation of the cars' windshield defrost performance. more
The U.S. Security and Exchanges Commission (SEC) responded to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's allegations that he and his company were subjected to endless and unfounded investigations by the agency, saying that it is acting diligently to resolve a complex matter. more
Polestar has officially arrived Down Under, with the automaker beginning sales of the all-electric Polestar 2 in Australia before deliveries commence in March. more
Tesla found itself in the middle of yet another controversy, this time in the nation of South Korea. The country's antitrust regulator is considering imposing penalties on Tesla over findings that it exaggerated the specifications of batteries found in its electric vehicles. more
Renault delivered some excellent news to its investors, with the French automaker reporting a bigger than expected net profit of $1.0 billion (888 million euros) in 2021, as well as an operating margin of 3.6 percent. more
Will a Ford EV spinoff happen? Sources say that Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley is strongly considering separating its electric vehicle business from its traditional engine operations. Ford's shares jumped following reports that the company is entertaining the possibility of an EV spinoff. more
On Thursday, February 17, Nissan announced that it will build two new EV models at the company's Canton, Mississippi plant in the United States starting in 2025. One of those models will be for the Nissan brand, while the other one is for its luxury vehicle division Infiniti. more
Felicity Ace, a cargo ship packed with approximately 4,000 Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, and Bentley vehicles, has been abandoned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean after a fire rapidly spread on board. more
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