Working with comma: A Guide for Car Companies

After Consumer Reports tested our product, we’ve seen a big uptick in reach outs from car companies. Some have understood us better than others. Our mission is to solve self driving cars while delivering shippable intermediaries, and we are very focused on this mission. By solve self driving cars, we mean develop software that’s capable of… Continue reading Working with comma: A Guide for Car Companies

Honda’s UK output to resume on Monday after parts delays

LONDON (Reuters) — Honda said car production at its British factory will resume on Monday after transport-related parts delays halted output since Wednesday. “Honda of the UK Manufacturing has confirmed to employees that full production operations will resume in all areas on Monday 14 December,” the firm said in a statement. Britain’s major container ports have… Continue reading Honda’s UK output to resume on Monday after parts delays

Jaguar Land Rover halts production at Castle Bromwich plant

Production has been largely halted at Jaguar Land Rover’s Castle Bromwich plant due to a “supplier issue related to Covid” causing delivery delays, the company has confirmed. First revealed in the Guardian on Friday, production of Jaguar’s XE and XF saloons is said to have stopped during last week and is not planned to restart for a further two weeks.… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover halts production at Castle Bromwich plant

Blockchain to help automakers tame tangled chip supplies

TOKYO — Ford Motor was once the model of a vertically integrated company, handling everything from growing timber to assembly finished vehicles in Michigan. Fast forward 100 years and the current auto industry is completely different — dependent on supply chains that sprawl across the planet and myriad industries.  But as supply chains become more complex, so has their… Continue reading Blockchain to help automakers tame tangled chip supplies

Honda says production at UK factory to pause due to car parts shortage

Honda Swindon plant affected by British ports chaos amid Brexit stockpiling and Covid restrictions Honda’s Swindon employees have been told production could be disrupted as deliveries are delayed. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters Honda is to pause production at its UK plant on Wednesday because of a shortage of car parts caused by delays in getting parts… Continue reading Honda says production at UK factory to pause due to car parts shortage

Honda warns of parts shortage due to UK port woes

The Covid outbreak has also caused problems – which were exacerbated when thousands of containers of PPE imported on behalf of the government were simply left within the port for weeks, adding to the gridlock. And after the lockdown in the first half of the year, the volume of goods being imported has been much… Continue reading Honda warns of parts shortage due to UK port woes

Tokyo one-ups rest of Japan with 2030 electric vehicle goal

TOKYO — Tokyo has set a goal for all new cars sold in the city to be hybrids or electric vehicles by 2030, Gov. Yuriko Koike said in a meeting of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Tuesday, declaring that the onus is on the world’s major cities to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Japan’s capital has… Continue reading Tokyo one-ups rest of Japan with 2030 electric vehicle goal

Modal, Automotive E-commerce Leader, Announces $15M Series A, Teams Up with Honda and Acura to Offer National Contactless E-Commerce

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Modal, which provides e-commerce to the world’s leading automotive dealers and brands, today announced a $15 million Series A financing, led by its newest automotive partner, American Honda, with existing investors participating in and completing the round. Modal’s automotive e-commerce platform enables car dealers and brands to deliver contactless,… Continue reading Modal, Automotive E-commerce Leader, Announces $15M Series A, Teams Up with Honda and Acura to Offer National Contactless E-Commerce

Honda Launches Pre-Owned Initiative, Adding Used-Vehicle Inventory to HondaCertified.com

Honda’s latest initiative builds on the automaker’s award-winning Certified Pre-Owned vehicle program, HondaTrue Certified, already an important gateway to attract new customers to the Honda brand. HondaCertified.com now enables customers to search dealer inventories of Honda used vehicles, including up to 10 previous model years, in addition to the existing CPO vehicle inventory of late… Continue reading Honda Launches Pre-Owned Initiative, Adding Used-Vehicle Inventory to HondaCertified.com