The Ford Otosan joint venture has inaugurated its extensively modernised Yeniköy plant in Turkey. The latest generation of the Ford Transit Custom and Tourneo Custom is rolling off the production line there. The electric versions will launch next year. Read more…

Following recent strikes at the plants of General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis last month, more and more details about the concessions the US union UAW has managed to secure from the “Big Three” are emerging. For example, more GM plants will soon be building electric cars – and an iconic model could also go electric. Read more…

In Alberta Canada, EV manufacturer Lion Electric has received a conditional purchase order for 50 all-electric LionC school buses from Highland Electric Fleets. Read more…

The US electric car manufacturer is trying to counter declining sales figures for its Air electric saloon with further significant price cuts. According to the company, these are valid for a limited time until 30 November. Read more…

The Dutch retail chain Albert Heijn has introduced its electric deliveries in two more cities. Customers and stores in Amsterdam and Utrecht will be supplied locally with fully electric vehicles. Read more…

The so-called Series-M Utility has come off the production line just ten months after the Glasgow-based vehicle manufacturer unveiled the prototype. The goal is to ramp up annual production to 2,500 units by 2027. Read more…

In India, the gas and oil giant HPCL and Taiwan’s two-wheeler and battery-swapping pioneer Gogoro aim to develop a broad battery-swapping infrastructure across the country. Read more…

Tesla has now activated the first fourth-generation Superchargers in Germany. However, it is still unclear whether the V4 Superchargers fulfil the requirements of German calibration law or not. Read more…

After building two battery factories in Indiana – together with Samsung SDI – Stellantis is looking to set a third production facility in the US. As part of its preliminary agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, Stellantis agreed to build a new battery factory with a still unnamed partner. Read more…

The electric car manufacturer Fisker has named David King as its new Chief Technical Officer. King was previously Senior Vice President, heading up global Body Engineering. Read more…

SK On will supply the battery cells for the Polestar 5 GT model from 2025. These will be “ultra-long high-nickel batteries.” The format is thus fundamentally different from the majority of cells currently used in other models. Read more…

In the UK, the Council of the North London Borough Islington has installed “hundreds” of vehicle chargers for small cars and up to 26-tonne refuse collection vehicles to support the electrification of its entire fleet. Read more…

Toyota recently announced that it would concentrate its fuel cell development on the commercial vehicle sector in future – the Mirai FC saloon may not get a successor. BMW, on the other hand, wants to continue to develop fuel cell cars – and extend the cooperation with Toyota. Read more…

Volvo Car USA reveals complete pricing for its 2024 lineup, which now consists exclusively of mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles. Read more…

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio is laying off around ten per cent of its employees to lower costs. All the concerned positions will be cut before the end of November. Read more…

According to a German media report, BYD’s first EV factory in Europe will be built in Hungary. Officially, however, the Chinese manufacturer will not announce the location of the first European plant until the end of the year. Read more…

Tesla also wants to produce its future compact model in Germany. There are reports that Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed this last Friday during another visit to the plant in Grünheide. Read more…

Skoda has unveiled the fourth generation of its Superb, which is once again being launched as an estate and saloon. The new generation of the plug-in hybrid drive is reserved exclusively for the Superb Combi. Read more…

Volkswagen has imposed a temporary hiring freeze at six locations in Germany. All locations in Lower Saxony and Hesse are affected: Wolfsburg, Hanover, Brunswick, Salzgitter, Emden and Kassel. Read more…