Tesla Gigafactory: Too Much, Too Soon?
The huge lithium-ion battery plant to be launched in 2017 by Tesla Motors Inc. and Panasonic Corp. is likely to create far more output than either company can use, warns an analysis by Lux Research Inc.
New Kia Mexico Plant to Supply U.S.
Kia Motors Corp. hopes to alleviate its North American capacity jam by investing in a $1 billion assembly plant in Pesqueria, Mexico.
Thailand Poised to Okay VW Plant
Thailand is likely within the next week to approve a Volkswagen AG plan to open an assembly plant near Bangkok by 2019.
Audi Launches Global Brake Recall
Audi AG says it will recall about 70,000 diesel-powered 2012-model A4, A5, A6 and A7 cars and Q7 large crossover vehicles to replace a defective power brake booster.
Corvette Transmissions, Volts & More
Larry Nitz is the Executive Director, Global Transmissions and Electrification at GM Powertrain.
Great Wall to Open Assembly Plant in Russia
China's largest SUV maker, Great Wall Motor Co., has begun constructing a vehicle assembly plant in central Russia to begin operations in 2017, Automotive News China reports.