Posts by Devon Taylor
Taiwanese Companies Prioritize Microchips For Automakers
Last week we told you that automotive manufacturers around the world were halting their production due to a shortage of microchips. Now, Taiwanese chipmakers are trying to solve the problem. They plan to prioritize getting microchip supplies to automakers, in order to get production back on track. Companies like Ford to Volkswagen (among others) are…
Read MoreBiden: U.S. Government To Adopt Electric Vehicles
Newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden is going green. He has vowed to replace the federal government’s fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles with electric models. His administration promised to shifts its focus toward clean energy. “The federal government also owns an enormous fleet of vehicles, which we’re going to replace with clean electric vehicles made…
Read MoreDavid Power, Founder of J.D. Power, Dies at 89
David James Power III, founder of the influential J.D. Power Car Quality Survey, has died at age 89. Power was a former financial analyst at Ford. Later, he represented General Motors as a market research consultant before launching J.D. Power and Associates in 1968 from his kitchen in Calabasas, California. Power’s wife, Julie, was co-founder…
Read MoreFord Recalls Three Million Vehicles Over Faulty Airbags
Ford said it will recall roughly three million vehicles for faulty Takata airbag inflators. It’s yet another issue with the Takata brand that that could ruptures. The recall will cost Ford approximately $610 million. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered Ford to issue the recall. The NHTSA rejected the automaker’s 2017 petition to…
Read MoreAutomotive Production Slowed Due To Global Microchip Shortage
A global shortage of computer microchips is forcing automakers to scale back production. A Ford plant in Louisville, Kentucky was forced to temporarily halt production this week. The problem was a shortage of critical microprocessors and other computer chips that help power today’s vehicles. Fiat Chrysler was also forced to idle production in Ontario, Canada.…
Read MoreMicrosoft Teams With General Motors On Self-Driving Cars
Microsoft is joining the growing list of companies getting into the self-driving car segment. Microsoft has announced that it will join forces with Cruise (the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors) to help speed up the commercialization of autonomous vehicles. The software giant is also contributing $2 billion to a new equity investment fund for Cruise.…
Read MoreTesla Finally Starts Selling The Model Y in China
Tesla has begun rolling out locally made Model Y crossover vehicles in China, reaching an important milestone for the company. Tesla announced the news on Twitter. The post included photos of its Model Y SUV being purchased from a company showroom in China. The Model Y is the second vehicle Tesla has manufactured and sold…
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