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Toyota Announces More Production Cuts in June and July for Japan
Toyota Announces More Production Cuts in June and July for Japan

16 Jun 2022, 16:05 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Toyota has cut production in its domestic plants more than twice owing to the elusive microchips and tough lockdown restriction in China

 
Tesla Halts Production at Giga Shanghai Due to Supply Constraints
Tesla Halts Production at Giga Shanghai Due to Supply Constraints

10 May 2022, 09:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Fewer than 200 vehicles will be produced at the plant despite Tesla having all its workers living there to prevent disruptions.

 
Tesla Reopens Giga Shanghai 22 Days After Lockdown, Didn't Produce 46,200 EVs
Tesla Reopens Giga Shanghai 22 Days After Lockdown, Didn't Produce 46,200 EVs

19 Apr 2022, 18:44 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company expects to recover production pace in three or four days. According to Bloomberg, it will have workers sleep in the factory to get there.

 
Tesla Giga Shanghai Is Closed Until April 7: It's Been 12 Days Since Production Stopped
Tesla Giga Shanghai Is Closed Until April 7: It's Been 12 Days Since Production Stopped

6 Apr 2022, 23:25 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / We are still waiting for Elon Musk and Tesla to say that closing the Chinese factory is fascist, as he did when Fremont had to halt production

 
Tesla Giga Shanghai Will Have to Stop Working Due to COVID-19 Restrictions
Tesla Giga Shanghai Will Have to Stop Working Due to COVID-19 Restrictions

28 Mar 2022, 06:23 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / We’re waiting for Elon Musk to criticize the Chinese government, call the shelter-in-place orders “fascist,” and dare them to arrest him.

 
Toyota Powers Past Volkswagen to Become World’s Best-Selling Carmaker
Toyota Powers Past Volkswagen to Become World’s Best-Selling Carmaker

28 Jan 2021, 09:31 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Toyota has regained its spot as the world’s top-selling car brand for the first time in five years, managing to weather the pandemic better than VW

 
GM Doesn’t Feel Global Health Crisis Is Fake
GM Doesn’t Feel Global Health Crisis Is Fake

22 Jun 2020, 12:06 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / With the global health crisis in full swing, GM and partners have shifted production lines to focus on building masks for front-line workers and services

 
Ferrari, Worldwide Clients Donate One Million Euros to Modena's Health Care Unit
Ferrari, Worldwide Clients Donate One Million Euros to Modena's Health Care Unit

10 Apr 2020, 14:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ferrari and an undisclosed number of clients of the Prancing Horse are doing the best they can to help AUSL Modena fend off the coronavirus pandemic

 
Volkswagen China Reopens Dealerships, Reports “Clear Signs Of Business Recovery”
Volkswagen China Reopens Dealerships, Reports “Clear Signs Of Business Recovery”

9 Apr 2020, 20:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Volkswagen is all high and mighty about going back into business in China, but the sales figures for the month of March 2020 don't look exactly promising

 
Air Pollution Exposure Has Been Linked With Higher Death Rate From Coronavirus
Air Pollution Exposure Has Been Linked With Higher Death Rate From Coronavirus

9 Apr 2020, 18:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As if it wasn't obvious already, now we have hard proof that PM 2.5 fine particulate matter and the COVID-19 coronavirus don't mix

 
U.S. Auto Sales Are Significantly Down Because of the Coronavirus Crisis
U.S. Auto Sales Are Significantly Down Because of the Coronavirus Crisis

2 Apr 2020, 14:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Big Three in Detroit along with pretty much every other automaker in America are strained by the coronavirus in terms of sales figures

 
This Volkswagen Samba Bus Is a Thank You to Doctors in the COVID-19 Front Lines
This Volkswagen Samba Bus Is a Thank You to Doctors in the COVID-19 Front Lines

2 Apr 2020, 11:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Gran Turismo livery for the 1962 Volkswagen Samba bus serves as a digital thank to you all the doctors fighting against the coronavirus outbreak

 
General Motors Pushes Back Chevrolet Bolt Refresh, All-New EVs Are On Schedule
General Motors Pushes Back Chevrolet Bolt Refresh, All-New EVs Are On Schedule

1 Apr 2020, 19:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2021 Chevrolet Bolt will become the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt as General Motors does its best to keep the coronavirus pandemic in check

 
Lamborghini Now Fights the Coronavirus by Making Surgical Masks, Medical Shields
Lamborghini Now Fights the Coronavirus by Making Surgical Masks, Medical Shields

1 Apr 2020, 18:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / While Italy is struggling to fight against the pandemic, Lamborghini lends a helping hand in the form of medical equipment produced in the automaker's factory

 
2020 Detroit Auto Show Canceled, TFC Center Converted Into Coronavirus Hospital
2020 Detroit Auto Show Canceled, TFC Center Converted Into Coronavirus Hospital

29 Mar 2020, 19:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / That's it for the North American International Auto Show in 2020, but looking at the bigger picture, the coronavirus pandemic is more important that automobiles

 
Waze Silently Updated with a Warning That Makes So Much Sense Today
Waze Silently Updated with a Warning That Makes So Much Sense Today

29 Mar 2020, 19:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The most recent version of Waze comes with a new warning that recommends drivers to drive only if necessary due to the coronavirus outbreak

 
Google Says It’s Working on Fixing One Major Android Auto Bug Despite COVID-19
Google Says It’s Working on Fixing One Major Android Auto Bug Despite COVID-19

28 Mar 2020, 16:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The search giant has recently confirmed it’s investigating an issue breaking down the audio during phone calls, with contacts unable to hear drivers

 
Ferrari Could Restart Production in Italy on April 14th
Ferrari Could Restart Production in Italy on April 14th

27 Mar 2020, 15:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If all goes according to plan and the suppliers can keep up with demand, Ferrari intends to restart the Maranello and Modena facilities on April 14th, 2020

 
GM Cutting Salaries of 69,000 Employees by 20 Percent Over Coronavirus Pandemic
GM Cutting Salaries of 69,000 Employees by 20 Percent Over Coronavirus Pandemic

27 Mar 2020, 13:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Staying at home with 75 percent of your pay isn't exactly nice, but on the upside, GM plans to pay back those reduced salaries in March 2021

 
Harley-Davidson Warns the Worst Could Happen Due to COVID-19
Harley-Davidson Warns the Worst Could Happen Due to COVID-19

27 Mar 2020, 13:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The motorcycle manufacturers says its operations have already been affected by the virus outbreak and warns of a bigger impact in the near term