Kia ready to start EV9 reservation activity
Consumers will soon be able to request a reservation for Kia’s three-row EV9, which will have a $54,900 starting price when it goes on sale later this year.
GM to cut software jobs, affecting nearly 180 employees
Most of the positions are in software validation and program management.
Tesla engineer defends 'Full Self-Driving' name at crash trial
A Tesla engineer in court on Wednesday rejected a lawyer’s suggestion that the company named its driver-assistant feature “Full Self-Driving” because it wanted people to believe that its systems had more abilities than was really the case.
UAW strike hasn't crimped Detroit 3 inventory levels
General Motors has the biggest risk of running low on inventory, particularly if the UAW orders workers at its full-size truck plants onto picket lines.
NHTSA and ARC feud over whether airbag inflators are a risk
At a public meeting Thursday, auto safety officials at NHTSA made their case for why the airbag inflators pose an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death to vehicle occupants. ARC Automotive, of Knoxville, Tenn., pushed back against the agency’s reasoning.