(Natural News) A new study by data analysis and advisory firm J.D. Power has found that battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) have more problems than internal combustion engine (ICE) cars. According to a June 28 press release of the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Initial Quality Study, ICE vehicles averaged 175 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100) compared […]

(Natural News) Prices of used vehicle prices escalated at a rate never seen before in history as inflation spirals out of control in the United States. Demand shifted to used vehicle due to a crippling global shortage of computer chips and lower production of new vehicles. That combination resulted in a price increase of 9.2 percent […]

(Natural News) More than 1,600 workers are about to lose their jobs at a Jeep Cherokee factory in northern Illinois as the global shortage of semiconductors continues to plague automakers. The U.S. arm of Stellantis automotive company announced on May 14 that it would cut one of the two work shifts at its Belvidere Assembly […]

(Natural News) The global computer chip shortage has stalled vehicle production in dozens of factories across the U.S., driving up car prices amid high demand and causing temporary layoffs. Research firm Autoforecast Solutions estimated that automakers cut the production of more than 1.2 million vehicles in North America because they couldn’t get enough microchips used for essential car […]

(Natural News) A fire at a semiconductor factory of one of the world’s leading auto chip manufacturers has caused concern for automakers that have already slashed production due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage. The fire on Friday, March 19, took place at a clean room in a factory owned by a subsidiary of Renesas Electronics […]

(Natural News) German cities are now allowed to ban diesel cars for the air pollution they generate, reported Deutsche Welle, after the country’s highest federal administrative court instructed the cities of Stuttgart and Duesseldorf to start thinking about enacting a year-round ban for older models. The recent ruling could be the final straw that breaks the […]