Category: Automotive

Automakers close out 2018 with drop in U.S. new vehicle sales

DETROIT (Reuters) – Major automakers on Thursday posted a weak finish to 2018 for U.S. new vehicle sales as the industry braced for what is widely expected to be a worse year for sales in 2019. FILE PHOTO: A logo of General Motors is pictured at its plant in Silao, in Guanajuato state, Mexico, November… Continue reading Automakers close out 2018 with drop in U.S. new vehicle sales

Nissan: Nissan Group reports December 2018 and 2018 calendar year U.S. sales

  2018 2017 % chg Total December sales (units) 148,720 138,226 7.6 Nissan Division sales 130,655 121,847 7.2 INFINITI sales* 18,065 16,379 10.3   Calendar Year Total Sales (units)  1,493,877 1,593,464  -6.2 Nissan Division sales 1,344,597 1,440,049  -6.6 INFINITI Sales* 149,280 153,415  -2.7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group announced total U.S. sales for December 2018… Continue reading Nissan: Nissan Group reports December 2018 and 2018 calendar year U.S. sales

UPDATE 1-Reuss, head of self-driving unit, to succeed Ammann as GM president

FILE PHOTO: General Motors Executive Vice President Global Product Design Mark Reuss talks about the new 2019 GMC Sierra Denali pickup truck at the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) said on Thursday that Mark Reuss would succeed Dan Ammann as president, effective… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Reuss, head of self-driving unit, to succeed Ammann as GM president

Reuss, head of self-driving unit, to succeed Ammann as GM president

FILE PHOTO: General Motors Executive Vice President Global Product Design Mark Reuss talks about the new 2019 GMC Sierra Denali pickup truck at the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) said on Thursday that Mark Reuss would succeed Dan Ammann as president, effective… Continue reading Reuss, head of self-driving unit, to succeed Ammann as GM president

Aptiv Partners with Affectiva to Enable the Next Generation Vehicle Experience

DUBLIN, Jan. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) announced today it signed a commercial partnership agreement with Affectiva, a Boston-based MIT Media Lab spin-off and leader in Human Perception artificial intelligence (AI). The partnership will deliver innovative, scalable software – derived from deep learning architectures – to enhance perception capabilities in advanced safety solutions and reimagine… Continue reading Aptiv Partners with Affectiva to Enable the Next Generation Vehicle Experience

Samsung’s first Exynos Auto chip is coming to future Audi cars

Audi Samsung’s first Exynos chip for cars will power Audi‘s upgraded in-vehicle infotainment system starting in 2021, the company announced today. The Exynos Auto V9 is based on 8-nanometer (nm) process tech and comes complete with eight ARM Cortex-A76 cores, offering a max speed of 2.1 GHz. As a result, Samsung is promising premium audio… Continue reading Samsung’s first Exynos Auto chip is coming to future Audi cars