LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Mazda Motor Corp. became the latest auto company to condemn the Trump administration’s plans for potential car import tariffs, saying such duties would hit both the industry as well as U.S. consumers. The Japanese manufacturer said it filed comments on the Commerce Department’s investigation into car-related imports on Thursday,… Continue reading Mazda Joins Toyota in Condemning Trump’s Car-Tariff Plans
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First Rwandan-made Volkswagen rolls off assembly line
KIGALI: The first Rwandan-made Volkswagen car rolled off the assembly line on Wednesday at the country’s first auto factory. The small Polo hatchback vehicle was greeted by President Paul Kagame and Volkswagen South Africa boss Thomas Schafer at the $20 million (17 million euros) facility, set up following a December 2016 deal. “Some found it… Continue reading First Rwandan-made Volkswagen rolls off assembly line
Uber safety driver of fatal self-driving crash was watching Hulu, not the road
A safety driver operating an Uber self-driving vehicle looked down at a phone that was streaming The Voice on Hulu 204 times during a 43-minute test drive that ended when pedestrian Elaine Herzberg was struck and killed in Tempe, Arizona, according to a 318-page police report reviewed by TechCrunch. The Tempe Police Department released late… Continue reading Uber safety driver of fatal self-driving crash was watching Hulu, not the road
Arizona Uber driver was ‘streaming The Voice’ moments before fatal crash
An Uber driver in a self-driving car was streaming television until moments before the vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian, according to police. Rafaela Vasquez repeatedly looked down instead of at the road prior to the collision in Tempe, Arizona, a report from the Tempe police department stated. It suggested the driver was distracted and… Continue reading Arizona Uber driver was ‘streaming The Voice’ moments before fatal crash
Daimler expects less profit
Thursday, 06/21/2018 09:52 clock The car company Daimler has reduced its outlook for 2018. As reasons were the trade conflict between the USA and China and the diesel affair called. Daimler expects earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to be slightly below the previous year’s level in the current year, the Dax Group announced in… Continue reading Daimler expects less profit
A New Kind of Proving Ground: How We’re Reimagining the Future of Mobility in Detroit
A New Kind of Proving Ground: How We’re Reimagining the Future of Mobility in Detroit By Bill Ford, Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company As Ford Motor Company ushers in its next era, it is building a new campus in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. The new Corktown campus will be a hub where Ford and its partners will work… Continue reading A New Kind of Proving Ground: How We’re Reimagining the Future of Mobility in Detroit
Ford Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station as Centerpiece of New Detroit Campus to Usher in Ford’s Smart, Connected Future
  Ford has acquired the iconic Michigan Central Station and plans to transform it into the centerpiece of a vibrant new campus in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood that will serve as an innovation hub for Ford’s vision for the future of transportation The Corktown campus is a place where Ford and its partners will work on… Continue reading Ford Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station as Centerpiece of New Detroit Campus to Usher in Ford’s Smart, Connected Future
Young at heart? Mercedes cultivates its aging workforce
BERLIN (Reuters) – Too slow, inflexible, forgetful, always off sick. Those are some attitudes about older workers that carmaker Mercedes-Benz is trying to dispel as Germany grapples with the challenges of an aging society. People visit an exhibition about demografic change called ‘Ey Alter’ by carmaker Mercedes Benz in Berlin, Germany June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Axel… Continue reading Young at heart? Mercedes cultivates its aging workforce
Reactions to Stadler arrest: “Trickery and cheating have been tolerated from the very top”
All articles and backgrounds 06/18/2018 Reactions to Stadler arrest “The story of the auto industry has collapsed” DPA In the diesel scandal of the Volkswagen Group, a senior manager in Germany has now been arrested for the first time Green Group Vice Oliver Krischer sees the provisional arrest of Audi CEO Rupert Stadler in the… Continue reading Reactions to Stadler arrest: “Trickery and cheating have been tolerated from the very top”
Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, injuring seven
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A taxi drove into a crowd of pedestrians near Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday, injuring seven people including two Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup which Russia is hosting, officials and eyewitnesses said. The incident took place as residents and visiting soccer fans thronged the center of Moscow on… Continue reading Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, injuring seven