Jan 20, 2021
A Korean online publication reported that Hyundai Motor Group decided Kia would be in charge of proposed cooperation with Apple on EVs. The report cited unnamed industry sources.
Jan 20, 2021
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Mass. dealership group to pay $1 million in unemployment scheme settlement
The state's attorney general alleges Colonial Automotive Group furloughed sales employees last spring and then asked them to complete some unpaid work while they received unemployment benefits.
Jan 20, 2021
The Trump administration in March finalized a rollback of Obama-era fuel economy standards. During the campaign, Biden vowed to negotiate "ambitious" efficiency targets with workers, environmentalists, automakers and states.
Jan 20, 2021
VW says it hopes the global shortage, affecting tens of thousands of vehicles assembled in China, will end by March but warned it may persist into the second quarter.
Jan 20, 2021
Anthony Levandowski, an autonomous vehicle pioneer, had pleaded guilty to trade secret theft and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Jan 20, 2021
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Trump pardons ex-Google AV engineer Levandowski, commutes sentence of dealer Billy Walters
Anthony Levandowski, an autonomous vehicle pioneer, had pleaded guilty to trade secret theft and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Trump also commuted the sentence of car dealer and professional gambler Billy Walters.