Canada has rolled out the welcome mat to Chinese carmakers since striking a deal with Beijing to allow annual low-tariff imports of 49,000 of Chinese new-energy vehicles.

“Connected manufacturing,” incorporates machines, technology systems, people and data into real-time operational ecosystems, replacing siloed, manual workflows.

Strengthening U.S. battery resilience will require sustained investment across the entire supply chain and the market certainty needed to support it.

Heightened trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada have exacerbated a longer-term decline in Canadian vehicle production due in part to labor and other fixed costs.

The wave of exports has led some governments to restrict or effectively ban vehicles shipped from China.

Fain easily won re-election, despite a campaign marred by accusations of corruption and election interference.

Sales of Chinese cars in the EU, particularly hybrids and pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have risen sharply in the last few years, threatening European automakers.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles last year threatened to suspend Tesla’s sales in the state over allegedly misleading marketing of driver-assistance technology.

Michigan LIFT is designed to strengthen manufacturers’ competitiveness and supply-chain resilience while accelerating the growth of innovative suppliers expanding production in Michigan.

Harbinger estimates each of its electric trucks can reduce fuel costs by an average of $20,000 per year when compared with the diesel vehicle it replaces.