Tech

A silicon chip shortage is causing automakers to idle their factories

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) You may have noticed that it’s difficult to get ahold of new high-end graphics cards and game consoles these days. In large part, that’s due to an ongoing global shortage affecting semiconductor foundries. As it turns out, the problem is even more pronounced in the auto industry. In […]

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Toyota fined $180 million for 10 years of noncompliance with EPA regs

(credit: Toyota) On Thursday, Toyota reached a settlement with the US government over a decade of noncompliance with Clean Air Act reporting regulations. Under the law, defects or recalls that affect vehicle emissions equipment have to be reported to the Environmental Protection Agency. But, says EPA assistant administrator Susan Bodine, “[f]or a decade Toyota failed […]

Business

The Electrical Auto Economy is buzzing with Europe and China taking the Direct

Sales of electrical vehicles in Europe are increasing at such a rate the continent appears increasingly likely to increase China in the not too distant future. That is among the findings of a report published Tuesday from London-based automotive research company Jato Dynamics. But it discovered that Europe as well as the U.S. nevertheless have […]