Wards Intelligence Update

Fuel Economy Up in November

Full electrification is in our future, but hybrids are having a big impact of fuel-economy gains now.

Is the Age of Solid-State Upon Us?; Enel Smart Charging News; U.K. Gigafactory

QuantumScape, Solid Power and Toyota make solid-state news this week, while Enel partners on smart charging and Britishvolt wants to...

Aurora Innovations Acquires Uber’s Advance Technology Group AV division.

Aurora doubles in size and Uber unloads its ill-fated AV business in a win-win deal that keeps the ride-hailing giant...

Augmented Reality Makes Car’s Front End ‘Disappear’

Intelligent visual tech developed by Kyocera creates an optical illusion suggesting the front elements of an auto are totally transparent...

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Auto Tech Check: ’21 Chevrolet Tahoe 3.0L Turbodiesel I-6

The installation of GM’s 3.0L inline 6-cyl. turbodiesel in the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban SUVs seems even better than the...

U.S. Big Truck Sales Up 15.7% in November

All U.S. medium- and heavy-duty truck sales show growth in November, the first time in 2020.

Canada Big Truck Sales See Large Gains in November

Canada medium- and heavy-duty truck sales grew for the third consecutive month in a row, up 41.2% in November.

Volvo Trucks Coming to Market With All-Electric Class 8 Trucks

The truck maker, a subsidiary of the Swedish conglomerate AB Volvo, announced Dec. 3 it would begin marketing an all-electric...

Volvo Moving Motor Production In-House

Volvo is taking steps to manufacture its own electric motors as it looks to its future as an electric-only automaker.