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GM Readies Digital Vehicle Electronics Platform
5/20/2019General Motors Co. says its 2020 Cadillac CT5 sedan will be the first model to feature the company’s new vehicle electronics architecture that will spread to most of the carmaker’s global models by 2023.
JLR Posts $4.2 Billion Loss as Fiscal 4Q Profit Shrinks
5/20/2019Jaguar Land Rover Ltd.’s net profit plunged 56% to £119 million in the final quarter of its fiscal year ended March 31.
EVgo Installs Fast Chargers at Chevron Fuel Stations
5/20/2019Los Angeles-based EVgo Services LLC has begun installing fast chargers for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles at select Chevron stations in California.
Four Suppliers Win GM Innovation Awards
5/20/2019General Motors Co. recognized four suppliers—BorgWarner, Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), Innolux and Multimatic—for product innovation as part of the company’s Supplier of the Year awards.
Ford Will Have Shed 7,000 Salaried Jobs by August
5/20/2019Ford Motor Co. will cut its worldwide white-collar staff by 7,000 people, or about 10%, by August, The Detroit News reports, citing an internal memo.
S&P Downgrades Nissan Outlook to “Negative”
5/20/2019S&P Global Ratings has revised its long-term outlook for Nissan Motor Co. to negative after predicting at least two more years of sliding profits for the carmaker.
Mercedes to Trim U.S. Model Lineup
5/20/2019Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz unit plans to reduce the number of nameplates and model variants it offers in the U.S. over the next year.
Toyota Rebukes Trump Over Car Tariff Threat
5/20/2019President Donald Trump’s continuing threats to slap 25% tariffs on foreign-made cars prompted a strongly worded rebuke from Toyota Motor Corp. last weekend.
VIEWPOINT | ADVANCED POLYMERS IN AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
5/20/2019The quest among automobile manufacturers to reduce vehicle weight is driving an expanding use of advanced plastics in increasingly harsh and demanding environments, says DSM Engineering Plastics Inc.
Report: GM Pondered Selling its Detroit HQ Last Year
5/20/2019General Motors Co. conducted exploratory talks in 2018 with Michigan business tycoon Dan Gilbert about buying GM’s Detroit headquarters.