Analysis: Chevy’s electric Blazer SUV fights to stand out in a crowd

General Motors Co’s (GM.N) electric Chevy Blazer SUV will be vital to the automaker’s effort to catch Tesla Inc in the U.S. EV market, but by the time it hits showrooms next year it will be fighting a crowd of vehicles to run second in a segment dominated by Tesla’s Model Y.
EXCLUSIVE Ford set to announce plans to run EV, ICE as separate businesses -sources

Ford Motor Co (F.N) on Wednesday will announce a reorganization under which its electric vehicle (EV) and internal-combustion engine (ICE) units will be run as separate businesses in a move to fast track growth in EVs, three people familiar with the plan said.
Vietnam car maker VinFast to build U.S. battery factory as it goes all-electric

Vietnam’s VinFast plans to build electric vehicle battery cells and packs in a new U.S. manufacturing complex, its global chief executive told Reuters, as the company pledged to transform itself into an all-electric automaker by the end of this year.
Exclusive: U.S. opens probe into 30 million vehicles over air bag inflators

U.S. auto safety investigators have opened a new probe into 30 million vehicles built by nearly two dozen automakers with potentially defective Takata air bag inflators, a government document seen by Reuters on Sunday showed.
GM workers’ historic vote in Mexico tests new trade deal

General Motors (GM.N) employee Mari says that for the past decade, she has felt powerless to demand higher pay at the plant in central Mexico that cranks out hundreds of thousands of profitable pickup trucks annually.
General Motors to replace battery modules for some Bolt electric vehicles after fire risks

Aug 17 (Reuters) – Automaker General Motors Co (GM.N) said it will replace all battery modules in some Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles (EVs) under a recall announced last month.
Buffett’s Berkshire pares drug holdings, sheds Axalta, Biogen

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) said on Monday it trimmed or eliminated its stakes in several pharmaceutical companies, and reported a small new stake in a Merck & Co (MRK.N) spinoff, Organon & Co (OGN.N).
Ford counterattacks in ‘cruise’ dispute with GM

Ford Motor Co (F.N) said late on Friday it will ask the U.S. Patent Office to rescind trademarks obtained by rival General Motors Co (GM.N) for the terms “Cruise” and “Super Cruise,” escalating a brawl GM began by suing Ford over its use of “Blue Cruise” for an automated driving system.
EXCLUSIVE China’s tech crackdown thwarts Pony.ai’s U.S. listing plans -sources

Autonomous driving startup Pony.ai has put on hold plans to go public in New York through a merger with a blank-check firm at a $12 billion valuation, after it failed to gain assurances from Beijing that it would not become a target of a crackdown against Chinese technology companies, people familiar with the matter said.
U.S. House Democrats seek at least $160 billion in new EV funding

A group of 29 U.S. House Democrats want congressional leaders to include at least $160 billion in additional funding for electric vehicles as part of a $3.5 trillion spending measure, according to a letter seen by Reuters.