The companies finalized their agreement Tuesday to jointly run the new factory in New Carlisle, Indiana, near South Bend, but said production would not start next year as originally planned.
Electric vehicle sales in the U.S., Ford’s most profitable market, are still growing but have slowed as more practical consumers worry about range and the ability to recharge while traveling.
President Shawn Fain accused the company of reneging on promises to restart a now-closed assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, just over an hour northwest of Chicago.
The decision Wednesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration could lead to a huge recall despite opposition from automakers.
In a statement Tuesday, Stellantis said it faces inflationary pressures at the same time as it tries to make affordable vehicles for its customers.
Each auto company has unique problems, but common to many are growing stockpiles of pricey vehicles on dealer lots, requiring increased discounts to sell them to buyers with stressed-out household budgets.
Allison is Indiana’s 18th largest public company in terms of annual revenue, reporting $3 billion in sales and $672 million in profit for 2023.
Ionna, based in Durham, North Carolina, plans to install at least 30,000 charge ports in North America by 2030. Other automakers supporting Ionna include BMW, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis.
Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing LLC said the closure will affect a total of 80 workers, the first of which are expected to be laid off next month.
IndyCar expressed encouragement and excitement about the hybrid engine in a statement after the race that cited the collaboration between Chevy and Honda.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement Wednesday that certain GM vehicles from the 2012 through 2018 model years did not comply with federal fuel economy requirements.
Sales were crimped in late June, when cyberattacks knocked out software from CDK Global that dealerships use to do sales paperwork.
CDK suffered two cyberattacks that forced its systems offline for days, slowing down everything from scheduling, service repairs, parts deliveries and car purchases at auto dealerships in both the U.S. and Canada.
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares expressed dissatisfaction at the operation of some U.S. plants on Thursday, and took responsibility for not reacting quickly enough to address that issue.
Fain, a Kokomo native, is under investigation by a court-appointed watchdog who has been working to stamp out corruption at the union in the wake of its stunning bribery and embezzlement scandal several years ago.
Worries about cost are widespread, as are other practical concerns. Range anxiety—the idea that EVs cannot go far enough on a single charge and might leave a driver stranded—continues to be a major reason why many Americans do not purchase EVs.
Tesla is facing a string of lawsuits around the country that blame various defects for fatal or otherwise serious collisions.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled the final version of the new regulation on Monday and called it the most significant safety rule in the past two decades.
Production of a new battery electric vehicle at the plant is expected to result in 340 new jobs by the end of 2025, Toyota announced Thursday.
The Legacy, which was designed for the American market, became the first Subaru manufactured in the United States when the Japanese company began production at its plant in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1989.
