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The UAW trade union reported on its successes This weekend, the UAW reached a tentative agreement with Stellantis and expanded its strike against General Motors. As for Stellantis, the deal largely mirrors the agreement reached with Ford. As a result, it will "provide a 25% increase in base wages until April 2028 and will collectively increase the maximum wage by 33% combined with an estimated COLA to more than $42 (£34.63/€39.70) per hour " The union further said starting wages would increase by 67%, combined with estimated cost of living allowances, to more than $30 (£24.74/€28.36) an hour, while casual workers would see increases by more than 165% during the term of the agreement. [caption id="attachment_77877" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Ford and Stellantis[/caption] The largest strike in the USA: Ford and Stellantis have already given in, but General Motors is still resisting The agreement also includes three years of salary increases, the elimination of salary levels, and the aforementioned cost of living allowances. The UAW also said union members can expect increased benefits as well as "the right to strike over product and investment obligations." This is good news, but the preliminary agreement must be approved by union members. The tentative agreement with Stellantis leaves General Motors as the only automaker without a deal, and the union has increased pressure by extending its strike to GM Spring Hill Manufacturing. The plant produces the GMC Acadia, as well as a range of Cadillac crossovers, including the XT5, XT6, and Lyriq. GM released a statement saying, “We are disappointed in the UAW's actions in light of the progress we have made. We continue to negotiate in good faith with the UAW, and our goal remains to reach an agreement as quickly as possible."

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Data focus2move Based on the results of 9 months, Toyota is the leader in the global ranking of automobile brands, occupying 10.9% of the market, according to focus2move. The brand sold 6.82 million cars, which is 3.5% more than a year earlier. Volkswagen, which ranks second, sold 3.7 million cars in 9 months, which is 3.9% more than a year earlier. The company occupies 5.9% of the market. Ford sold 2.94 million new cars, improving its last year's result by 7.5%; Hyundai took fourth place with a result of 2.83 million units, which is 4.7% more than a year earlier. Toyota leads the global market, and BYD is close to the top 10 leaders. [caption id="attachment_76339" align="aligncenter" width="670"] Toyota leads[/caption] Honda ranks fifth (2.76 million units; -1.8%), followed by Nissan (2.35 million units; +4.9%), Chevrolet (2.28 million units; +8.6 %), Kia (2.26 million units; +3.5%), Mercedes (1.74 million units; +4.3%) and BMW (1.73 million units; +14.6%). BYD showed the highest dynamics, increasing sales by 51.3% and taking 11th place, having sold 1.73 million of its cars.

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The restart of eight shutdown plants will take place no earlier than October 23 The Kyodo agency spoke about Toyota's plans to restart shutdown factories. It is reported that one plant, in Aichi Prefecture, will be able to restart on October 19-20, but two plants in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures will have to be suspended. [caption id="attachment_71243" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AvtoVAZ's[/caption] AvtoVAZ's problems have overtaken Toyota By the end of the week, the company will have 13 assembly lines down at 8 plants, nearly half of Toyota's total production capacity in Japan. They assemble Prius, Corolla, Land Cruiser and RAV4. Let us remind you that on October 16, an explosion occurred at a plant in Aichi Prefecture for the production of auto components - this was the reason for the shortage of components at the assembly plants of the Japanese company. Toyota is now facing the same problems as AvtoVAZ. The Russian auto giant is experiencing a serious shortage of various components for its various models. As a result, the company accumulated about 12 thousand incomplete Lada Vestas.

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The future KamAZ line is full of innovations Irek Gumerov, KamAZ development director, spoke at the International Automobile Forum 2023, which is taking place right now. He talked about what kind of cars can be expected from KamAZ in the next ten years. [caption id="attachment_71106" align="aligncenter" width="573"] KamAZ K5+[/caption] the mainline flagship KamAZ K5+ with autopilot, the cool quarry “Jupiter” and a large waterbus Judging by the slide, the company associates the future with autopilot systems and alternative power plants. So, around 2025, a modernized flagship - KamAZ K5+ - will appear with a level 3-4 autopilot. This means that the car will be able to drive itself. At least on the highway. [caption id="attachment_71107" align="aligncenter" width="780"] KamAZ K5+[/caption] Around the same time, the Chistogor electric truck should appear. From the quarry equipment, by 2025 the large Atlant dump truck will appear, and later (between 2025 and 2030) the serial Hercules and Jupiter will be released. Well, by 2030 we are expecting a long-haul fuel cell tractor and a large water bus.  

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Sales will start in December, the price will be approximately half lower than analogs from Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover An important event in the Chinese car market: serial production of the flagship crossover Huawei Aito M9 has started at the Series plant in Chongqing. Interestingly, Huawei itself did not say anything about this - reporters and local officials simply visited the factory. They got acquainted with the production and with the Aito M9 itself. [caption id="attachment_71039" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Mercedes-Maybach GLS[/caption] Apparently, the SUV is currently being produced in small batches, and full production will begin a little later - closer to the start of sales (that is, in December). The “killer” Mercedes-Maybach GLS from Huawei began to be produced in China. Almost immediately after the first images of the Aito M9 appeared on the Internet, Chinese journalists dubbed the car the Mercedes-Maybach GLS killer: and indeed, these models are similar conceptually, in terms of power parameters and dimensions. But in terms of equipment and finishing, the Aito M9 will even be able to surpass the Mercedes-Maybach GLS, Land Rover, and other SUVs with which it will compete. At the same time, the price for a model of this class is unusually low: the cost starts at 68.4 thousand dollars. For a model with a length of 5.3 m, a power of 496–530 hp, an autopilot, and truly luxury equipment, this is quite inexpensive.

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AvtoVAZ’s “White Sea” is still not shrinking Since the restart of Lada Vesta production (which is about six months), AvtoVAZ has not overcome the shortage of components. Therefore, in many ways, the conveyor now works for the warehouse - the warehouse into which the territory of the enterprise has turned. According to insiders, it has accumulated 12 thousand cars - more than Moskvich has sold since the start of production of Moskvich 3. [caption id="attachment_71033" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AvtoVAZ[/caption] AvtoVAZ has accumulated 12 thousand incomplete Lada Vestas There are currently about 12 thousand incomplete Vesta cars on VAZ territory. Everything is in a sedan body in white, they are worked on seven days a week, almost around the clock. Sometimes cars that were assembled back in May of this year are brought to the finalization areas, so a very substantial stock has been accumulated; there should be no problems with shipping to consumers,” the insider public Avtograd News reported.

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The update will start with Exeed Chery plans to begin supplying so-called connected cars to Russia in December, as Chinese Cars learned about it during the Chery International User Summit global conference in Wuhu. [caption id="attachment_71002" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Chery[/caption] In fact, Chery plans to provide Russian cars of its brands with Internet connectivity. This will allow crossover passengers to have online access to a range of services, including those offered by Yandex and VKontakte. The updated Exeed VX crossover will be the first to have access to the Network. [caption id="attachment_71003" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Chery[/caption] Russian guests of the event were shown how it would work at the headquarters of Chery International. The innovation can be called as localized as possible - it was created in close cooperation with the Yandex company. As a result, the service underwent “deep adaptation and customization.” Internet with Yandex, VKontakte, and games will appear in all Chery, Omoda, and Jaecoo cars [caption id="attachment_71004" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Chery[/caption] Exeed VX, as well as other Exeed, Chery, Omoda, and Jaecoo cars in Russia, will receive units with SIM cards. The new product will come pre-installed with a whole group of applications, including Yandex and VK services, instant messengers, and even games. Journalists were shown the game Contra, the hero of which was controlled by the Chery manager using a joystick. You can activate and deactivate multimedia by voice, and the picture can be transferred from the large central screen to the right one in one motion. [caption id="attachment_71005" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Chery[/caption] Some options are still missing, and somewhere the translation is lame. However engineers continue to optimize functionality and expect that everything will work as expected in production cars. It is not yet known whether the owners of the same pre-restyling Exeed VX will be able to update their multimedia and connect to the Internet. But in the future, Chery will only have connected cars. The company claims that it will be the first in Russia to “digitize” the entire line.

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He received an 850-horsepower engine Mansory has unveiled the latest Mercedes-Benz G-Class, which has received the P850 upgrade package. The black and orange version was created specifically in honor of Halloween. [caption id="attachment_70977" align="aligncenter" width="600"] fastest Gelik[/caption] The Mansory P850 package changes the G 63's exterior and interior design and also adds power. The car received a new bumper, grille, emblems, and many carbon fiber parts. These include a hood and a carbon fiber shroud located on the roof and equipped with two sets of LED lights. Other updates include a set of new exterior mirrors and A-pillar accents. The Mansory P850 gets side exhaust pipes and new wheels with orange and black center caps. At the rear, there is a carbon fiber roof spoiler, a carbon fiber spare tire cover, and a unique bumper. The fastest Gelik in the world was presented [caption id="attachment_70978" align="aligncenter" width="600"] fastest Gelik[/caption] The interior is trimmed in bright orange leather. Parts not covered in orange leather, including the door panels and transmission tunnel, are finished in white leather. There are carbon fiber elements on the steering wheel and center console. The P850 package includes modifications to Mercedes' 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine. Typically this engine produced 585 hp. and 850 N•m of torque, but now it produces 850 hp. and 1000 N•m of torque, which allows it to reach a speed of 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds. [caption id="attachment_70979" align="aligncenter" width="600"] fastest Gelik[/caption] Previously, we wrote about the Gelik with a 900-horsepower V12 and acceleration to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds.

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Until the end of 2025 General Motors intends to delay the start of production of some of its all-electric pickup trucks at the Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan. The plant currently produces the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, which will be discontinued later this year. The plant was due to be retooled to produce pickup trucks based on Ultium technology and was scheduled to return to service in the first quarter of 2025, about a year from now. [caption id="attachment_70973" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV[/caption] Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV production delayed by two years However, according to Automotive News, a General Motors spokesman said Tuesday that the start of production of the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV at the plant will be delayed until the end of 2025, two years. The company explains that the decision is not due to the ongoing UAW strike but to several other reasons, such as "demand for electric vehicles, the need for engineering upgrades to improve vehicle profitability, and better capital management." At current prices and production costs, demand is expected to be too low. To increase volumes and justify investment in a plant, prices must be lower, resulting in the need to cut costs. This will require engineering improvements and time.

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All these are measures to improve airflow around the body. At the Chery Technology Day event, the Chinese company presented not only a completely serial SUV Fengyun T9, but also a concept called Aero. Its special feature is its ultra-low air resistance coefficient Cd - it is only 0.168. [caption id="attachment_70964" align="aligncenter" width="777"] Chery[/caption] The Aero is not a small car at all: length - 5.3 m, width - 2.1 m, height - 1.4 m. The ground clearance is quite decent even for a production car - 120 mm. In general, the Aero does not look like a car from the distant future, but rather like a pre-production prototype. Chery presented the most aerodynamic car in the world. To improve aerodynamics, the exterior mirrors were removed (they were replaced with cameras), the classic door handles (they are retractable), and the radiator grille (which is typical for an electric car). At the rear, there is a full-width ducktail spoiler and an unusually shaped diffuser. The wheels are covered with illuminated caps, and so-called active aerodynamics are also used: an air intake in the front with louvers, deflectors in the wheel area, and fender liners.

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Conditions named The 2024 Nissan Leaf has become slightly more affordable in the United States following confirmation that it has qualified for the federal electric vehicle tax credit. That brings the starting price down to $24,390. The automaker has confirmed that the Leaf meets ACA requirements for battery components because it and its battery are assembled in Smyrna, Tennessee. This entitles him to a rebate of $3,750. [caption id="attachment_70951" align="aligncenter" width="780"] New 2024 Nissan Leaf[/caption] Now under $25,000 New 2024 Nissan Leaf is Eligible for a US Federal Tax Credit However, Nissan notes that models must be purchased and put into service by December 31, 2023. Additionally, the customer must meet all purchase and income criteria to receive the Electric Vehicle Tax Credit as outlined in the Internal Revenue Code. The average gross income of couples cannot exceed $300,000 per year, the income of heads of households cannot exceed $225,000, and the income of all other filers cannot exceed $150,000. “For more than a decade, LEAF has been one of the most affordable electric vehicles on the market,” said Judy Wheeler, Nissan vice president of U.S. sales and regional operations. “Eligibility for a portion of the federal Electric Vehicle Tax Credit makes LEAF available to even more customers who are ready to make the switch to an electric vehicle.” The 2024 Nissan Leaf is only eligible for half of the available $7,500 federal electric vehicle tax credit because it does not meet the critical minerals requirement for the remaining $3,750. The 2024 Nissan Leaf was introduced in June of this year.

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The digital panel on the front was not allowed into production Hyundai has unveiled a limited production version of its Disney-themed Ioniq 5 but unfortunately has ditched the digital dashboard featured in the concept. [caption id="attachment_70946" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Hyundai Ioniq 5 Disney100 Platinum[/caption] Hyundai unveiled the Ioniq 5 Disney100 Platinum concept at the New York Auto Show earlier this year. The special edition retains the Gravity Gold Matte body with rims, the pattern of which evokes associations with Mickey Mouse ears. But the coolest feature of the concept did not make it into production. We are talking about panels and headlights, which showed various animations, as well as fireworks The production version of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 Disney100 Platinum Edition presented https://youtu.be/oXU5n68H8qM The special edition also features Mickey Mouse-themed trim, unique floor mats, and embossed Disney100 logos on the front seats and center console. Production will be limited to 1,000 units and the Ioniq 5 Disney100 Platinum Edition will go on sale early next year. The price has not yet been announced.

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Prices announced The 2024 Toyota RAV4 Prime has been revealed, starting at $43,440 in the United States. This eco-friendly crossover will arrive in US dealerships later this year in "limited quantities." The entry-level Toyota RAV4 Prime SE features black accents, a dual exhaust system, and 18-inch wheels with a two-tone finish. Buyers will get a leather-wrapped steering wheel and heated front seats with eight-way power adjustment on the driver's side. Also mentioned are red contrast stitching, a six-speaker audio system, a 7-inch multi-information display, and an 8-inch Toyota Audio multimedia system. [caption id="attachment_70923" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Toyota RAV4 Prime 2024[/caption] Customers can opt for the $1,665 Weather & Moonroof package, which adds a heated steering wheel, heated rear seats, and heated rain-sensing wipers. The RAV4 Prime XSE retails for $47,310. It features vertical LED lights, large 19-inch wheels, and red-painted shock absorbers. The model also offers a two-tone exterior that combines a black roof with a contrasting body color. Toyota RAV4 Prime 2024 presented [caption id="attachment_70924" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Toyota RAV4 Prime 2024[/caption] In the interior, the fabric has been replaced with SofTex upholstery. Buyers will get a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, a larger 10.5-inch infotainment system, and an 11-speaker JBL audio system with a subwoofer. Other features include an ambient lighting system, a wireless smartphone charger, and an auto-dimming rearview mirror with HomeLink, heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, and a panoramic sunroof. Equipment includes full-speed dynamic radar cruise control, lane departure warning with steering assist and a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, automatic high beams, road sign assist, and a blind spot monitor. [caption id="attachment_70925" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Toyota RAV4 Prime 2024[/caption] The car received a hybrid system, which consists of a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, two electric motors, and a battery with a capacity of 18.1 kWh. The power is 302 hp, and acceleration to 96 km/h takes 5.5 seconds. The car can travel 68 km on electricity.

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Land Cruiser Prado 2024 will be produced in China itself If in the USA the cost of the new Land Cruiser Prado 2024 (aka Prado 250) starts at $55 thousand, then in China they will ask for $49.7 thousand for the car. It’s difficult to say why the car will be so cheap in China, but for Russians, this is naturally a plus, since the main route for delivering the Land Cruiser Prado 2024 to Russia will, naturally, be Chinese. Pre-orders for the new product will begin to be accepted at the Guangzhou Motor Show, which opens on November 17. Land Cruiser Prado 2024 in China will be noticeably cheaper than in the USA. [caption id="attachment_70919" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Land Cruiser Prado 2024[/caption] Let us remind you that the Chinese Land Cruiser Prado 2024 will receive the same I-Force Max hybrid power plant based on a 2.4-liter turbo engine as the American version. In China, they will offer both versions of the SUV, both with round and rectangular headlights. The equipment will include JBL acoustics with 14 speakers, wireless charging for a smartphone, heated and ventilated seats, etc. We told you what the basic Land Cruiser 1958 was like yesterday.

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A manual transmission will remain in Porsche 911 and 718 for now Porsche has confirmed that it will continue to offer manual transmission Porsche 911 and 718 models for as long as possible. While many other sports car manufacturers have abandoned manual transmissions over the past 10 to 15 years, including Ferrari and Lamborghini, Porsche has not given up and continues to produce what many consider to be the best manual transmissions available today. Speaking about the automaker's commitment to manual transmissions, Porsche 911 and 718 boss Frank Moser said customer demand is the reason manual transmissions remain in the lineup. [caption id="attachment_70910" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Porsche[/caption] Porsche remains true to the “mechanics” “A manual transmission is always what a customer wants in a 911, so we have worked and are working as long as possible to keep the manual transmission,” Moser told The Drive. “This is true for the 911. That's why we have the 911 T with manual transmission and now the 911 S/T with manual transmission. That’s because customers want manual gear shifting.” Moser added that the automaker is working to retain manual transmissions for the current generation 911 and 718. Given that the 718 will later become an electric car, it will likely lose a manual transmission in the future. Moser noted that the car manufacturer is not interested in creating a manual transmission for an electric vehicle, as Toyota is doing.