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Waymo takes a page out of Google’s Android Playbook

Waymo seems to be banking on confronting the automotive industry with the same challenge. By Alex Webb When Google set out to tackle the smartphone market with its Android operating system, it picked off the more vulnerable subscale brands with little software expertise. Within three years, those phone makers had surged up the sales charts… Continue reading Waymo takes a page out of Google’s Android Playbook

Fiat Chrysler, U.S. Justice Dept in diesel emissions settlement talks

(Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is in advanced settlement talks with the U.S. Justice Department and California Air Resources Board over accusations that the company illegally used software that led to excess emissions in 104,000 U.S. diesel vehicles sold since 2014, a court-appointed adviser said at a hearing on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A woman… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler, U.S. Justice Dept in diesel emissions settlement talks

Alphabet’s Waymo Takes a Page Out of Google’s Android Playbook

When Google set out to tackle the smartphone market with its Android operating system, it picked off the more vulnerable subscale brands with little software expertise. Within three years, those phone makers had surged up the sales charts to become the biggest players. At the time of Android’s launch in 2008, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and… Continue reading Alphabet’s Waymo Takes a Page Out of Google’s Android Playbook

Aston Martin lines up banks to steer £4bn stock market float

The British luxury car-maker Aston Martin is lining up a trio of banks to lead a prospective £4bn stock market listing that could take place within months. Sky News has learnt that the manufacturer of James Bond’s vehicle of choice is close to hiring Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as the global co-ordinators for… Continue reading Aston Martin lines up banks to steer £4bn stock market float

Diesel collapse gives carmakers carbon headache

Volkswagen’s I.D. Crozz, I.D. Vizzion and I.D. Buzz model cars at the 88th International Motor Show at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: Denis Balibouse/Reuters The accelerating demise of diesel, long used by carmakers to boost fuel-efficiency, is undermining their plans to meet looming European Union CO2 goals and avoid big annual fines. Executives gathered at… Continue reading Diesel collapse gives carmakers carbon headache

GM exec: We’re all-in on sedans

Amid speculation that General Motors Co. could cut two sedan nameplates in the next five years, the automaker’s top brass says it’s still all-in on the dwindling sedan segment. (Photo: Daniel Mears / Detroit News, file) Las Vegas — Amid speculation that General Motors Co. could cut two sedan nameplates in the next five years,… Continue reading GM exec: We’re all-in on sedans

GM to kill Chevrolet Sonic, Ford to discontinue Fiesta, Taurus, report says

Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide The 2017 Chevrolet Sonic. (Photo: General Motors) General Motors is reportedly planning to kill the Chevrolet Sonic while Ford Motor plans to ditch the Fiesta in the U.S., spelling the death of two subcompact cars. The Wall Street Journal, which reported the plans Wednesday, also said that… Continue reading GM to kill Chevrolet Sonic, Ford to discontinue Fiesta, Taurus, report says

Automakers urge calm as China threatens new tariffs

New cars lined up at a parking lot in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning province. China is the world’s largest automobile market with more than 25 million vehicles sold last year, compared with 17.23 million in the United States. (Photo: STR / AFP/Getty Images) Washington — Automakers are urging caution as a potential trade war heated… Continue reading Automakers urge calm as China threatens new tariffs