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Scout Motors Traveler SUV: everything we know so far

Another electric SUV is on the way. Volkswagen Group has announced that it's bringing back the Scout name for the new Scout Motors Traveler SUV......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsOct 30th, 2024

Scout Motors names former VW executive Burkhard Huhnke as chief technical officer

Burkhard Huhnke held various roles in a 20 year span at Volkswagen Group. The hiring of a chief technical officer follows Scout's hiring of a chief production officer and chief design officer this year......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsDec 7th, 2023

New leader of GM"s Cruise acknowledges "all-time low" amid safety review

General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has hit an “all time low,” said its new leader, while promising to restore trust with regulators and the public after the company pulled all of its vehicles from U.S. roads......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsDec 6th, 2023

GM’s Cruise threatened with fines over allegedly misleading regulators

Cruise LLC, the self-driving vehicle unit majority owned by General Motors Co., could face a fine for allegedly misleading regulators about an incident on Oct. 2 in which one of its cars dragged a pedestrian, according to a ruling filed Dec. 1......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsDec 4th, 2023

Texas" ZT Automotive eyes dealership count of 50, 60

ZT Automotive, which rebranded from ZT Motors, is eying to expand its dealership holdings by five-fold in the coming years largely through acquisitions......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2023

First Adelgid-resistant hemlock hybrids, "traveler" and "crossroad," unveiled

Hemlocks [Tsuga (Endl.) Carrière] are foundational, climax coniferous evergreen trees in forested ecosystems and are also iconic in cultivated landscapes. In the United States, the eastern hemlock, T. canadensis (L.) Carr., is a well-known and econo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 30th, 2023

GM says EVs won"t be losing money for long

General Motors expects its EVs to bring in more money than they cost to build by late 2024 and have mid-single-digit EV margins in 2025, including the benefit of federal tax credits, CFO Paul Jacobson said......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 30th, 2023

GM to sharpen focus on EVs, Cruise execution

General Motors leaders said the company has not executed as planned this year on electric vehicle production and will cut its investment into its troubled Cruise robotaxi unit......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 30th, 2023

GM to sharpen its focus on EVs, Cruise execution

General Motors leaders said the company has not executed as planned this year on electric vehicle production and will cut its investment into its troubled Cruise robotaxi unit......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 29th, 2023

GM to cut funding for beleaguered driverless startup Cruise, report claims

General Motors will reportedly slash funding for robotaxi startup Cruise, which has suspended road tests of its vehicles after a number of troubling incidents......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 29th, 2023

VW"s Scout EVs to be developed by Magna Steyr, report says

VW has given the supplier an order worth 450 million euros ($492 million) to develop the models. That is Magna Steyr's largest ever development deal, Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung reported......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 24th, 2023

Cruise scales back ambitions to single city; GM says Origin robotaxi won"t be produced in 2024

Neither prototypes nor production models will be built in 2024 of the Cruise Origin, the ground-up robotaxi designed and built by General Motors......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2023

Chevy releases 2023 holiday ad, featuring an emotional story about a woman with Alzheimer’s

The General Motors brand continues familiar approach with spot that also includes a 1972 Suburban and a John Denver song......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2023

New computer code for mechanics of tissues and cells in three dimensions

Biological materials are made of individual components, including tiny motors that convert fuel into motion. This creates patterns of movement, and the material shapes itself with coherent flows by constant consumption of energy. Such continuously dr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2023

GM"s Cruise offers apology, will allow share sales

The outgoing CEO of Cruise, General Motors' robotaxi unit, on Saturday apologized for the company's situation following an accident that led to the pause of its self-driving vehicle operations while it conducts a safety review......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 20th, 2023

Kyle Vogt resigns from GM self-driving unit Cruise

Kyle Vogt's departure is the latest fallout from a safety crisis at the beleaguered self-driving subsidiary of General Motors......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 20th, 2023

GM"s Cruise suspends its employee equity program

Cruise, the robo-taxi unit of General Motors, suspended the program under which GM buys back employees' shares, following an accident that led to the pause of its self-driving vehicle operations......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 18th, 2023

Porous platinum matrix shows promise as a new actuator material

Actuators are common machine components that convert energy into movement, like the muscles in the human body, vibrators in mobile phones or electric motors. Ideal actuator materials need good electrochemical properties to repeatedly conduct electric.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 17th, 2023

UAW ratifies all new Detroit 3 contracts

The Stellantis and Ford deals have received much broader support from workers than the UAW's contract with General Motors, which passed 55 percent to 45 percent......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 17th, 2023

Stellantis workers ratify UAW contract; Ford on brink of approval

The Stellantis and Ford deals have received much broader support from workers than the UAW's contract with General Motors, which passed 55 percent to 45 percent......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 17th, 2023

GM reorganizes BrightDrop EV unit, business head leaving

General Motors said on Thursday it was reorganizing its BrightDrop electric commercial vehicle unit to make it less independent and reduce costs, and that the unit's head, Travis Katz, would be leaving......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsNov 17th, 2023