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Volvo Turns 3D Printers From Making Truck Parts to Face Shields

Emmanuel Fargeon has been 3D printing truck parts for Volvo for 23 years, but he never imagined he鈥檇 be creating personal protective equipment on one.

April 30, 2020

Ford, Rivian Put Plans for Electric Lincoln on Back Burner

Ford and Rivian put their plans on ice to jointly develop a Lincoln-brand electric vehicle, a Lincoln spokeswoman confirmed April 28.

April 29, 2020

Georgia Company Builds Hospital Rooms From Shipping Containers

A company is adding more hospital beds for Georgia coronavirus patients one shipping container at a time.

April 17, 2020

Goodyear Offers 鈥榋ero Contact鈥 Customer Service, Announces Convoy Collaboration

People who go to a Goodyear Auto Service store for such things as an oil change or new tires have a new 鈥渮ero contact鈥 option that limits face-to-face interactions during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

April 14, 2020

GM, Honda Partner to Build Honda EVs in GM Plants

General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Co. announced an agreement April 2 to jointly develop two new electric vehicles for Honda that will be based on GM鈥檚 global electric-vehicle platform that鈥檚 powered by the Detroit automaker鈥檚 Ultium battery system.

April 3, 2020

Tesla Suspends More Production; Elon Musk Says He鈥檚 Working on Ventilators

Tesla Inc. announced March 19 that it would suspend most production and close its factories in Buffalo, N.Y., and California due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 20, 2020

Tesla鈥檚 Fremont Factory Forced to Shut Down Under Shelter-in-Place Order

After some confusion, the Alameda County Sheriff鈥檚 Department in California said March 17 the car plant was not 鈥渆ssential,鈥 and like most other businesses must shut down under the county鈥檚 shelter-in-place order that took effect March 17.

March 18, 2020

Report Projects Volkswagen to Be First to Profit From Manufacturing Electric Vehicles

A new report picks Volkswagen as the first incumbent global carmaker to make money selling electric vehicles, with profits expected to arrive by 2022.

March 12, 2020

Uber Resumes Testing Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco

Uber has resumed testing of robot cars in San Francisco, two years after one caused a fatal accident in Arizona.

March 11, 2020

Maine Panel Recommends Hiking Road Funding

AUGUSTA, Maine 鈥 A commission tasked with solving Maine鈥檚 transportation funding shortfall will recommend an immediate infusion of between $20 million and $60 million while punting a range of possible solutions to the next Legislature.

March 4, 2020