Nissan poised to name new U.S. battery supplier http://dlvr.it/SQd4Xj
NHTSA opens probe into Tesla crash that killed three http://dlvr.it/SQd3kH
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GM plans to launch an electrified Corvette next year and a fully electric Corvette later. Electric Corvettes aren’t replacements for ICE Corvettes, Reuss said. An electrified Corvette C8 was always part of the plan. “This is part of the DNA of the Corvette.” #ANCongress
NHTSA opens probe into fatal Tesla crash that killed three http://dlvr.it/SQd04F
2023 Genesis GV60 priced just under $60,000; 3 years of charging included http://dlvr.it/SQczzY
Cadillac hasn’t seen a design like Lyriq in a long time, Reuss says. GM is using the EV transition to create a new Cadillac. “We are reinventing Cadillac with EV.” #ANCongress
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The Cadillac Lyriq got 312 miles of range on rwd variant. “We were shooting for 300. We’re going to overachieve on some of this stuff,” Reuss says. #ANCongress
GM will sell hydrogen fuel cells to people and power cos. that need to get an EV infrastructure into places that are difficult and expensive, like rural highways in the U.S. GM will also consider deploying fuel cells for Cruise AVs, he says. #ANCongress
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“We have great dealers, repeat customers, loyal customers, and that’s earned. I don’t see that changing,” Reuss says.
What will change? Expanding the way people buy vehicles with GM’s digital retail platform. #ANCongress
Reuss: GM will have 2M units of EV capacity by 2025. In 2022-23, GM will have 600k. “We aren’t flipping a switch,” he says. #ANCongress
GM will soon announce the location of its fourth Ultium battery cell plant, Reuss says. The automaker is vetting locations based on proximity to vehicle assembly plants. #ANCongress
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GM’s EV strategy: Simply product excellence, Reuss says. #ANCongress
Reuss interviewed his father, Lloyd Reuss, for the EV1 project. Lloyd Reuss was president of @GM from 1990-92. Here are excerpts of their conversation: https://www.autonews.com/executives/reuss-and-reuss-ev1-and-its-impact
.@kccrain thanks Reuss for his contribution to AN’s project EV1: A Legacy in New Light, which won a National Gold Award from the Azbee Awards of Excellence. You can access the entire project here: https://www.autonews.com/ev1 #ANCongress
This is AN reporter @hm_lutz taking over to live-tweet the closing keynote session at #ANCongress with @GM President Mark Reuss (@GMdudeinNA). @KCCrain, CEO of @CrainComm and publisher of AN, will begin interviewing Reuss on GM’s EV plans momentarily.
Clemence: Companies that are willing to do things differently than they have in the past are the ones who will "succeed and thrive." #ANCongress
Brison: Hankook's Tennessee investment shows that the company is serious about building tires in North America #ANCongress
Zinser: @Novelis is "working with OEMs on design for sustainability," developing new alloys and planning to work with companies on end-of-life recycling. #ANCongress
Additive manufacturing will "unlock a new era of product design," Denso's Clemence said. #ANCongress
EVs take Nashville stage at Automotive News Congress http://dlvr.it/SQcsRG
Supply chains are being made more diverse and more local as sustainability becomes a focus for companies, Wipro's Mahanti said. #ANCongress
Aluminum will be "critical" for EVs by helping companies to reduce vehicle weight, Novelis' Zinser said.
Denso is "all-in" on electrification "no matter what," Clemence said. #ANCongress
Clemence: Denso made the decision to re-use infrastructure in east Tennessee as the EV transition picks up steam, including by converting one of its plants to build different parts.
Brison: Hankook has a strong history of tire production in Korea, and "we feel like there's plenty of opportunity in North America for us." #ANCongress
Brison: Hankook's $1-billion investment in Clarksville, Tenn., helps to localize the supply chain amid ongoing challenges #ANCongress
Mahanti: Resiliency in the supply chain comes from increased transparency.
The panel features Curtis Brison of @HankookTireUSA, Andrew Clemence of @DENSOinNA, Kunaal Mahanti of @Wipro, Jamie Zinser of @Novelis and @LindsayChappell, an editor at Automotive News. #ANCongress
Gus Machado, Cuban-American dealership legend in Florida, dies at 87 http://dlvr.it/SQcpYV
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Hi, I’m John Irwin. I cover suppliers and EVs, and I’ll be taking over for the next 45 minutes or so to live-tweet the manufacturing panel at the Automotive News Congress in Nashville.
You can follow me at @JohnDIrwin.
#ANCongress
Tesla slips off environmental, social, governance index; Musk calls it a scam http://dlvr.it/SQcnVc
"We haven't announced who will be our battery supplier for Canton-made EVs arriving in 2025. That will be coming in a few weeks."
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"Nissan's dealer network will be one of the largest, if not the largest, charging networks in the country."
"We will be prototyping solid-state battery technology in two years. That's a technology behind which Nissan is putting its name and know-how."
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Ariya launch delays are to make sure the product meets customer expectations when it hits the market. "Everything we are doing, we are doing for the customer."
EVs are expected to drive the shift to digital retailing because younger EV buyers are more likely to shop online. - Papin
Jeremie Papin speak with Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters. @MittenHawk
Lotus Eletre SUV walkaround! #Lotus
Papin speaking with AutoNews Executive Editor Jamie Butters. @MittenHawk
The Ariya EV "is segment-defining. very personal and engaging."
Papin said he is confident in the growth of consumer demand for EV. Nissan expects EVs to account for 40 percent of US sales in the next few years. "To back those numbers we need more investments" in Canton, Smyrna and Decherd and possibly a new plant seven years from now.