Sales pace slowing as dealerships run dry

Second-quarter U.S. deliveries are still expected to reach the highest level since at least 2018, but analysts anticipate declining volume in the months ahead.

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Volvo's EV road map includes better batteries, longer range

Presenting its electric business strategy, the automaker also said it plans to equip many of its future vehicles with self-driving technology.

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Ford adds new July downtime at multiple plants due to chip shortage

The automaker said it's prioritizing finishing vehicles that were assembled without certain parts due to the industry-wide semiconductor shortage.

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Car dealer sentenced to 60 months in odometer-tampering and fraud case

Shmuel Gali purchased and then altered the mileage of an estimated 690 used vehicles before selling them at wholesale auto auctions.

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Global light vehicle production to grow 50% in Q2, but supply woes persist, forecast says

IHS Markit estimates semiconductor capacity will be able keep up with demand starting only in the first quarter of 2022.

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Bob Johnson Auto Group buys Dorschel Automotive Group

The Bob Johnson group, of Rochester, N.Y., on June 21 purchased crosstown rival Dorschel Automotive Group. The transaction is expected to add $350 million in annual revenue to the growing retailer.

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China's Didi raises $4.4 billion in upsized U.S. IPO

The ride-hailing service sold 316.8 million American Depositary Shares, versus the planned 288 million, at $14 apiece, valuing Didi at about $73 billion.

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Liberals want all new-vehicles sold in Canada to be ZEVs by 2035

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said by 2035 all new cars and light-duty trucks sold in the country will be zero-emission vehicles.

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Ohio's Workhorse challenges Postal van fleet award

The award to Oshkosh for as many as 165,000 mostly gasoline-powered vehicles drew notice because it bypassed fledgling EV specialist Workhorse after President Joe Biden ordered a clean-energy fleet.

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Mexico looks at improving contract votes after GM dispute

Mexico's labor ministry plans to allow inspectors to not only silently observe the vote, but also "assume a proactive role," including suspending the process if they detect irregularities or potentially illegal acts.

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Audi plans switch to agency model for EV sales in Europe

The automaker will sell EVs such as the e-tron and e-tron GT directly to customers, with dealers acting as intermediaries.

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Tesla wins against green activists who sought to delay European plant

Environmental groups argued Tesla had not sufficiently clarified the precautions it would take to prevent potentially poisonous gas from escaping from the factory.

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Stellantis to halt sales of 2-door Jeep Wrangler in Europe by 2022

Jeep's transition to plug-in hybrids excludes the smaller Wrangler model. By 2022 only four-door plug-in hybrid versions of the large SUV will be sold in Europe.

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Detroit automakers, UAW drop mask mandate for vaccinated workers

Other automakers operating in the U.S. have already begun lifting pandemic mask mandates as the number of new COVID-19 cases recedes.

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Fire at Faurecia plant in Michigan briefly halts some production

The blaze Monday night stemmed from a transformer box on the roof of the French supplier's factory near Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Lithia buys Toyota and Subaru dealerships near Seattle; Swickard adds Toyota store

Seattle-area dealer David Broadus sold two dealerships to Lithia Motors and one to Swickard Auto Group.

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Rivian R1T's Camp Kitchen aims to make cooking in the wilderness safer and easier

Rivian has cooked up a number of new ideas for the R1T off-road electric pickup, from the tank turn to the one-stop shopping experience to a guides program that pairs customers with their own personal valet inside the company.

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Production-intent Volkswagen ID Buzz caught testing in Germany

WV appears to have toned down the retro styling touches from a 2017 concept on what it hopes will be the microbus of the 21st century.

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NHTSA orders mandatory crash reports for cars with automated-driving tech

As part of the order, the agency is requiring vehicle, equipment and software manufacturers of ADAS and automated vehicles to report crashes where the system was engaged "during or immediately before the crash."

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Rivian R1T's Camp Kitchen makes cooking in the wilderness safer and easier

Rivian has cooked up a number of new ideas for the R1T off-road electric pickup, from the tank turn to the one-stop shopping experience to a guides program that pairs customers with their own personal valet inside the company.

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Hella said to attract interest from Faurecia, Plastic Omnium

Hella's family owners have not yet short-listed potential buyers for the German automotive lighting supplier.

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Stellantis halts sales of 2-door Jeep Wrangler in Europe

Jeep's transition to plug-in hybrids excludes the smaller Wrangler model. By 2022 only four-door plug-in hybrid versions of the large SUV will be sold in Europe.

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Mexico sends letter to U.S. to start remediation in disputed GM vote

Legal remedies could include imposing a 25 percent tariff on pickups GM exports from the plant to the U.S.

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U.S. Commerce chief urges Congress to act on chip funding by August

The U.S. Senate on June 8 voted 62-38 to approve the funding and to authorize $190 billion intended to boost the country's ability to compete with Chinese technology.

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Ransomware attacks could crimp industry's recovery from pandemic, report says

Almost half of 100 automotive manufacturers and more than 17 percent of suppliers are at high risk for a ransomware attack, according to cybersecurity ratings provider Black Kite.

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