GM makes a $625 million lithium-battery move to shore up its EV supply chain
General Motors, headquartered in Detroit, is investing big in the electric-vehicle supply chain. The Detroit automaker General Motors is…
BMW CEO: A 2035 gasoline ban will hit the European car industry ‘in its heart’ and make it reliant on Chinese batteries
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said the EU’s ban on gasoline cars could “threaten the European automotive industry in its…
The US fined Lufthansa a record $4 million for discrimination after it stopped 128 Jewish passengers from boarding a connecting flight
Lufthansa says the incident was more due to confusion than discrimination but has accepted the penalty. Lufthansa has been…
China’s EV giants shine at Europe’s largest auto show while local rivals despair
BYD launched the Sealion 7 electric SUV at the Paris Motor Show. Automakers flocked to Paris for Europe’s largest…
Boeing’s European rival Airbus is cutting up to 2,500 jobs at its space and defense unit
Airbus makes the C295 military aircraft at its factory in Seville, Spain. Airbus, the European aviation giant, is cutting…
Why another delay of Boeing’s new 777X plane is such a big deal
The Boeing 777X on display at the Wings Airshow in India in January 2024. The new plane variant is…
Automakers will find themselves in a ‘big trap’ if the transition toward EVs slows down, Stellantis CEO says
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said a slower transition toward electric vehicles would hurt automakers. Automakers will find themselves in…
Boeing’s labor strike is so bad that the US Labor Secretary just flew to Seattle to help
Labor Secretary Julie Su flew to Seattle to help with Boeing negotiations. Boeing’s worker strike appears to be in…
This Chinese EV maker is up for a battle with Elon Musk in China
Chinese EV players have been shut out of the US by tariffs. One of Tesla’s biggest Chinese rivals is…
German spy chief warns that suspected sabotage almost caused a plane crash when a parcel caught fire
Thomas Haldenwang, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence service. A plane crash was narrowly avoided when a package caught…