Mercedes-Benz Has Built A Pickup Truck

The X-Class features a luxurious interior and can tow over 7,700 pounds.

Oct 4th, 2017

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

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GM Joint Venture to Scale Battery Cell Production

The factory will process critical materials for GM’s Ultium electric vehicle platform.

A General Motors employee who works on the line, waves a United Auto Workers flag as employees leave the Flint Assembly Plant at midnight as part of the national strike on, Sept. 16, 2019, in Flint, Mich. Members of the United Auto Workers union appear to be in favor of picking their leaders in direct elections. A federal court-appointed monitor who is conducting the election said on his website Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, that 65,136 ballots were cast in favor of direct elections, while 38,503 wanted delegate voting. The results are unofficial and the full count likely won't be done until Thursday, the website said.

Auto Workers Appear to Favor Direct Election of Leadership

The current system uses delegates to select the union's leadership.

Tesla Officially Moves Headquarters to Texas

It's unclear whether the 10,000 employees at Tesla's Palo Alto headquarters would be required to move.

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Detroit.

GM Cites Improved Chip Supply in Raising Financial Guidance

Most automaker stocks rose on news that the chip shortage may be easing.

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Mercedes, Stellantis to Work with U.S. Firm on New Batteries

The companies hope solid-state battery technology could make electric cars more attractive to buyers.

In this photo provided by Nissan Motor Co., Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, right, and COO Ashwani Gupta, left, pose with a Nissan Chill-Out concept car on Nov. 27, 2021.

Nissan Investing in Electric Vehicles, Battery Development

Nissan also will reduce carbon emissions at its factories.

Stellantis Secures Supply of Battery-Grade Lithium

The automaker plans to convert nearly all of its production to electric or hybrid vehicles by 2025.

Reports says electric SUVs generally are among the least reliable vehicles on the road, but it’s not because of the batteries or electric motors that power them.

Glitchy Features Dent Electric SUV Reliability, Survey Finds

It's not the fault of the batteries or electric motors.

With Supply Short, Ford Dips Toe into Computer Chip Business

Ford's U.S. sales fell 27% during its latest quarter — largely because it couldn't produce enough vehicles.

California to Expand Emissions Testing with New $419M Center

It will test emissions from cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, lawnmowers, marine engines and other vehicles.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker speaks during a Juneteenth commemoration in Boston's Nubian Square on June 18, 2021. Baker is abandoning his administration's ambitious plan to create a multi-state compact aimed at dramatically reducing transportation pollution after the deal failed to gain traction in other states. The announcement comes after Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, who supported the initiative, indicated this week he was backing away from the Transportation and Climate Initiative.

Governors Abandon Pact to Reduce Transportation Pollution

The governors of other New England states — New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont — had expressed skepticism about the program.