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January 15, 2021Hyundai Expands Tucson Recall with 427,000 More UnitsHyundai said it has received reports of fires related to the problem, but did not divulge the exact number of cases. However, the automaker clarified that no injuries have been reported due to these incidents. Owners of the affected Tucson SUVs are advised to park their vehicles “away from structures.”
December 08, 2020Hyundai Is Joining EV Market With Launch of New PlatformBased on what has been revealed so far, the E-GMP’s main components will be a battery pack located under the cabin, an all-in-one motor, transmission, and inverter, which are all designed and developed by Hyundai.
Models that will be part of the new electric platform, according to Hyundai, will have December 05, 2020Hyundai, Kia Face $210M Fine Over Poor Handling of RecallsThe government agency issued a cash penalty of $54 million on Hyundai, as well as other fines that ballooned to $140 million. Hyundai has reportedly agreed to the conditions, including allocating funds into the improvement of its safety operations ($40 million) and a potential additional fine of $46 million that December 03, 2020GM No Longer Fighting California’s Emissions LawsBiden, in a statement, said: “Perhaps most importantly, GM’s choice to work with the Biden-Harris administration and California to advance these goals demonstrates a promising path forward for how industry, labor, government, and environmental organizations can come together to tackle big problems and make vital progress on behalf of the December 01, 2020Motional Gets Las Vegas Nod to Put Self-Driving Cars on RoadsThe approval from the local government of Nevada allows the company to join other companies such as Yandex and Waymo to showcase the technology and commence with testing. Motional’s CEO Karl Iagnemma said they are ready to begin the tests as soon as this year.