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Geely-backed ECARX signs $750 million deal to build purpose-built robotaxis for May Mobility

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ECARX, the automotive technology company backed by Geely founder Li Shufu, has signed a strategic framework agreement with May Mobility to supply thousands of autonomy-enabled vehicles for the American robotaxi operator’s commercial fleet. The deal, valued at approximately $750 million, pairs a Chinese-founded hardware supplier with one of the few US robotaxi companies that has […]

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Volvo teases a new affordable EV to replace discontinued EX30

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Volvo’s compact, quirky EX30 had a lot of problems when it was first released. Tariffs essentially erased its affordability, making it more expensive to own, and a battery recall made it dangerous to park indoors. But its discontinuation didn’t spell the end of Volvo’s efforts to sell more affordable electric models. In fact, the Swedish […]

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XPeng starts its robotaxi line in Guangzhou, three years behind the leaders and ahead of any other Chinese automaker

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The first car off the line on Monday marks the start of a slow ramp. Public pilots arrive in the second half, fully driverless by early 2027. XPeng said on Monday that the first robotaxi had rolled off its production line in Guangzhou, making the Chinese carmaker, in its own framing, the first automaker in […]

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Chinese EVs are arriving in Canada. Nearly 400 dealers are already fighting to sell them.

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Michael MacGillivray, the CEO of Century Auto Group and Sigma Auto Group, oversees 10 dealerships across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In April, he flew to the Beijing Auto Show to shake hands with Chinese automakers and drive their cars. He came back impressed. “They have materials that are second to none,” he told CNBC. […]

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Chinese parts already power American cars, and that’s exactly why Congress is panicking

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  Somewhere in the wiring of the car you drove this morning, there is almost certainly a Chinese component. An airbag inflator. A windshield. A steering column bearing. According to global consulting firm AlixPartners, more than 60 US-based auto suppliers are now owned by Chinese companies, making everything from axles to electronic control units for […]

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Honda’s hybrid future starts with new Accord and RDX prototypes

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Honda revealed prototypes of two new hybrid models, an Accord sedan and the Acura RDX SUV, during its annual business briefing this week, built on a platform that it says will begin launching next year. The RDX was announced earlier this year as Honda’s first SUV to feature the next-gen version of its two-motor hybrid […]

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Polestar says ‘pump anxiety’ has replaced range anxiety. Its balance sheet tells a more complicated story.

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  For years, the electric vehicle industry’s biggest problem had a name: range anxiety. Now, according to the chief executive of Polestar, the anxiety has moved to the other side of the forecourt. “People are concerned, ‘how much do I pay at the gas station?’” Michael Lohscheller told CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe on Wednesday, coining […]

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GM is firing 600 IT workers and hiring AI engineers. It calls it transformation, not termination.

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General Motors is laying off 500 to 600 salaried IT workers and replacing them with engineers who know how to build AI systems. The cuts, centred in Austin, Texas, and Warren, Michigan, represent more than 10 per cent of GM’s IT department. The company is not reducing headcount for cost savings. It is executing what […]

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Android Auto is now one (screen) size fits all

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This week at I/O, Google rolled out a series of major updates for Android Auto that include better sizing for unconventionally shaped screens, video streaming through YouTube, widget support, and of course, more AI-powered Gemini features. The company also announced some updates for cars that run on Google’s built-in native software, including the ability to […]

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Waymo recalls 3,791 robotaxis after a vehicle drove into a flooded road

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Waymo is recalling 3,791 robotaxis in the United States after federal regulators identified a software flaw that could send the vehicles into flooded roads at higher speeds, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. The recall covers vehicles running both the fifth- and sixth-generation Waymo Driver, the Alphabet unit’s automated driving system. The […]

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