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New Light Vehicle Sales Down Slightly in January Compared to Last Year

February 7, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

NADA reports new vehicle sales were down on both a month-over-month and year-over-year basis. Projects production to increase in 2024. New light-vehicle sales cooled at the start of 2024 according to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Market Beat report. The January 2024 seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 15.0 million units represents a decline […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, National Automobile Dealers Association, New Vehicle Sales

Automotive Recyclers Association Releases Battery Material Use Hierarchy

February 7, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) published a Battery Material Use Hierarchy created in collaboration with the Argonne National Laboratory. The Hierarchy describes putting batteries to their highest and best use and highlights a preferred path of batteries after they have served their initial purpose. According to the association, encouraging and incentivizing the reuse, reconditioning, remanufacturing, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Recyclers Association, Electric Vehicles, Recycling

Toyota Announces $1.3 Billion Investment to Bring Battery Electric Vehicle Production to Kentucky

February 6, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Toyota announced a $1.3 billion investment at its flagship Kentucky facility for future electrification efforts including assembly of an all-new, three row battery electric SUV for the U.S. market. The project brings the plant’s total investment to nearly $10 billion and reinforces Toyota’s commitment to high-quality vehicles and long-term job stability. The investment supports the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, Kentucky, Openings, Toyota

University of Nebraska Crash Tests Raise Concerns About Highway Guard Rail Performance with Heavier Electric Vehicles

February 2, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) has mobilized to answer the safety and military defense questions raised by the burgeoning number of electric vehicles on the nation’s roadways. In research sponsored by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the Nebraska facility recently conducted a first-of-its-kind crash test […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Testing, Electric Vehicles, traffic safety

January Auto Sales Projected Up Over Last Year

January 29, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

While up over last year, S&P Global Mobility projects auto sales are expected to decelerate from the quickening realized in December. BEVs sales share projected at 8%. With volume for the month projected at 1.09 million units, January 2024 U.S. auto sales are estimated to translate to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) sales pace […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, New Vehicle Sales, S&P Global Mobility

Ford Reducing F-150 Lightning Production, Increasing Capacity for Bronco and Ranger

January 19, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford Motor Company announced plans to create nearly 900 new jobs as part of a new third crew at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne to meet demand for the popular Bronco and Bronco Raptor and the all-new Ranger and Ranger Raptor. Ford is reducing production of F-150 Lightning, the top-selling electric pickup in the U.S., […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, Ford Motor Company

Americans Bought Nearly 1.2 Million Electric Vehicles in 2023

January 18, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to latest Kelley Blue Book data, EV sales were at record levels. A record-breaking nearly 1.2 million U.S. vehicle buyers chose to go electric last year, according to the latest data from Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company. Electric vehicles (EVs) represent the fastest-growing car sales category, holding a 7.6% share of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cox Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Kelley Blue Book

Hertz to Reduce EV Fleet by 20,000 Vehicles on Soft Rental Demand and High Repair Costs

January 11, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Hertz Global Holdings (NASDAQ: HTZ) announced today it will sell about 20,000 of the electric vehicles in its fleet. In an interview on CNBC today, Stephen Scherr, CEO of Hertz explained that the rental company was reducing its fleet due to lower demand for EV rentals and the higher costs associated with EV damage repairs. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, Hertz

Record 1.2 Million EVs Were Sold in the U.S. in 2023

January 10, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tesla captured 55% of the U.S. EV market last year. A record 1.2 million U.S. vehicle buyers chose to go electric last year, according to estimates from Kelley Blue Book, a Cox Automotive company. More specifically, 1,189,051 new electric vehicles (EVs) were put into service as the slow shift to an electrified future continued unabated. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cox Automotive, Electric Vehicles, New Vehicle Sales

Interest in EVs Increase for Next New Vehicle Purchase

January 4, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

J.D. Power reports mass market distribution strategies and infrastructure capacity to define EV adoption trends in 2024. According to the January J.D. Power E-Vision Intelligence Report consumer interest in EVs is surging as attention turns to the new year, and the success of the next phase of EV adoption, when EVs move from early adopter […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, J.D. Power, Regulations

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