Pub. 9 2021-2022 Issue 2

14 Ford is proud of its public charging network (the largest in North America), 2,300 EV-certified dealers, and 644 EV-certified commercial vehicle centers. Ford’s move toward autonomous driving includes: • An infotainment program called Sync • New technologies in the Driver Assist Package such as automatic high beams, blind-spot and cross- traffic alerts, heated steering wheels and windshield wipers that detect rain • Enhanced parking assist • Adaptive cruise control General Motors General Motors has a large number of new or refreshed vehicles for 2022. New or refreshed models are divided into three categories: EVs, sporty luxury sedans and trucks. Six vehicles offer Super Cruise, a move toward autonomous driving that includes the following abilities: • Driving hands free while towing objects such as boats or campers • Signaling and starting lane changes at the optimal time • Showing available hands-free routes on the Google Maps app during route selection Super Cruise is available on: • Cadillac CT4 • Cadillac CT5 • Cadillac Escalade • Chevrolet Silverado • GMC Hummer EV Pickup • GMC Sierra Honda Motor Company Honda just released its 11th generation and No. 2 U.S. seller, the 2022 Civic. (No. 1 is the CR-V.) Honda plans to have 40% of its sales consist of electrified vehicles with zero emissions by 2030, 80% by 2035 and 100% by 2040. In late 2020, Honda and General Motors signed a memorandum of understanding. The agreement will allow Honda to use General Motor’s Ultium batteries and share vehicle platforms. Honda plans to have its first vehicles based on the e-Architecture platform by the 2024 model year. Hyundai Kia Auto Group In May 2021, Hyundai Motor Group committed to investing $7.4 billion in the U.S. by 2025. The goal is to produce EVs, improve production facilities, invest in smart mobility solutions and sell American-made electric vehicles to U.S. buyers, starting in 2022. Hyundai is interested in hydrogen fuel cell technology and has signed a memorandum of understanding about the U.S. hydrogen ecosystem with the U.S. Department of Energy and some of its business partners. They want to work on hydrogen fuel cell technology and install a hydrogen refueling station. A previous agreement with Cummins Inc. is intended to accelerate the use of fuel cell electric systems in the U.S. The company’s technology f lagship is the 2021 NEXO Fuel Cell SUV, currently available only from select California dealers. The NEXO is the world’s first dedicated hydrogen- powered SUV. Mazda In June 2021, Mazda announced an electrification strategy, new hybrids and new plug-in hybrids. The electrification strategy includes a dedicated EV platform scheduled for 2025. The models to be launched by 2025 include five hybrids, five plug-in hybrids and three all-electric vehicles. The new platform is formally called the Skyactiv Multi-Solution Scalable Architecture platform. Smaller vehicles will use transverse power units (usually found in front-wheel- drive cars), and larger vehicles will use longitudinal power units (usually found in rear-wheel-drive cars). From 2025 to 2030, Mazda plans to use the EV-specific Skyactiv Scalable EV Architecture in additional EV models. By 2030, Mazda intends to have a lineup that will include a minimum of 25% EVs. Nissan Motor Company Nissan has not gotten specific about its upcoming new electric vehicles, but it does continue to sell the Leaf EV and the Ariya. Its e-Power hybrid technology generates electricity from a gasoline engine for the powertrain, which has an electric motor. And it offers features such as a concierge, voice integrated technology to perform tasks such as locking the vehicle’s doors or starting the engine, and the ability to make your vehicle a WiFi hotspot. Nissan has been building trucks for more than six decades. It is committed to its truck lineup. In July 2021, a Nissan manufacturing factory in Mississippi began building the 2022 Nissan Frontier. The manufacturing facility uses collaborative robot (called cobot) technology to assemble the Frontier. Benefits include increased safety, reduced strain on employees, higher product quality and increased efficiency as the factory operates.  WHAT'S NEW — continued from page 13