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General Motors said at an Oct. 8 investor day that it expects to build roughly 200,000 EVs this year as it targets profitability.

The 2025 Silverado EV LT will have a range of up to 408 miles and a 12,500-pound tow rating, surpassing the Ford F-150 Lightning's top specs of 320 miles and 10,000 pounds.

Normalization of supply chains and inventory levels has put pressure on vehicle prices.

Asbury Automotive Group on Oct. 4 asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas to block the Federal Trade Commission's administrative law case against the group, arguing that the FTC's separate internal legal proceedings against it were unconstitutional.

The Canadian automotive supplier is slowly getting operations running at two plants in western North Carolina. The full extent of the damage remains unclear.

Florida has seen at least 16 lithium ion battery fires in the wake of the storm, six associated with electric vehicles.