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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles that it says will be more affordable, more profitable to build, and will outcompete rival models. The automaker’s top executive unveiled the new EV strategy at Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant which, after producing gas-powered vehicles for 70 years, will be …

Los Angeles County deputies were in pursuit of an armed carjacking suspect who stole multiple vehicles, including a big rig, on Sunday night. It’s unclear where the chase began, but deputies said that they started to follow the suspect after learning of shots fired during a carjacking.  With SkyCal overhead, the driver, behind the wheel of a large pickup truck, …

A pair of armed carjackers stole at least three vehicles, including a semi-truck, from a driver in the middle of a car chase from the San Fernando Valley to downtown LA on Sunday. The chase began in Lancaster after law enforcement received a call of a carjacking at gunpoint. Two people took off from the scene in a stolen truck …

NHTSA opens audit query into more than 137,000 Kia America vehicles  Reuters NHTSA opens investigation into Kia’s recall remedy for Soul and Seltos vehicles  Automotive News Kia faces federal audit over SUV recall program  USA Today US regulators probe over 137,000 Kia vehicles after complaints of ineffective recall remedy  New York Post Feds Investigating Kia To Make Sure Recall Fix Actually Gets Fixed  CarBuzz Source …

Trump Will Slow, but May Not Stop, the Rise of Electric Vehicles  The New York Times The U.S. Is Falling Behind in the Global EV Race  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com Americans Show Optimism for EVs in Survey  BimmerLife Electric cars: Still needing a push?  Times of India Editorial: Trump whiplash hits Indiana EV industry  cnhinews.com Source link

Owners of Tesla cars will be able to add their vehicles to the company’s robotaxi network sometime next year, Elon Musk said on the company’s quarterly earnings call on Wednesday, potentially allowing hundreds of thousands of customers to make money by remotely renting out their cars as self-driving cabs.  “I’d say confidently next year,” Musk, the CEO of Tesla, said …

Ford is recalling more than 694,000 Bronco Sport and Escape vehicles because the fuel injector may crack and leak, which may cause a fire Ford is recalling more than 694,000 Bronco Sport and Escape vehicles because the fuel injector may crack and leak, which may cause a fire. If fuel leaks inside the engine compartment and there’s a hot engine …

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson urged the European Union to slash its auto tariffs on the US — an apparent bid to sway President Trump to lower his own hefty duties on foreign vehicles. The automaker, which is majority-owned by China’s Geely Holding, currently faces a steep 27.5% tariff on its imports. The EU, meanwhile, has a 10% tariff on American-made …

Heavy rain swept across parts of the US north-east on Monday night, inundating sections of New York and New Jersey with flash flooding that stranded vehicles in roadways, closed subway lines and led to a declaration of a state of emergency. Most flash flood watches and warnings expired in parts of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania as the rain …

Ford recalls 850,000 vehicles over fuel-pump concerns  The Washington Post Ford recalls more than 850,000 vehicles in US over fuel pump defect  Reuters Ford Breaks Annual Record for Safety Recalls Within First Six Months of Year  The Wall Street Journal Ford Issues a Large-Scale Recall for Fuel-Pump Failure  Consumer Reports Ford recalls over 850,000 vehicles. See impacted models.  USA Today Source link