Hertz sells hundreds of thousands of vehicles per year, in addition to running its signature car rental business. Courtesy of Hertz Hertz on Wednesday announced it will start selling preowned vehicles on Amazon Autos, a move meant to bolster the car rental company’s retail operations as it looks to bring in more profits. Shares of… Continue reading Hertz to sell used vehicles online through Amazon Autos partnership
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July 2025 new car pre-registration figures
SMMT released figures for July pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in July 2025 that were defined as pre-registrations. The Supply of New Cars Order 2000 requires motor manufacturers to publish the number of pre-registered cars supplied and the gross income received… Continue reading July 2025 new car pre-registration figures
German FAZ: Where China’s car companies are particularly successful009821
The Brazilian President and the foreign car boss pull their hands together and radiate. The two men celebrate the start of production in the new car factory. Lula da Silva is happy about the investment and the jobs, the car boss hopes for good business. Fruer was reliable in such pictures about the bosses of… Continue reading German FAZ: Where China’s car companies are particularly successful009821
@Toyota: [Toyota Times] Corolla Cross Production Moves to Iwate: Made and Driven Locally to Revitalize Tohoku
“Another Made-in-Iwate treasure joins the list.” In May 2025, the production base for the Corolla Cross was transferred from Toyota’s Takaoka Plant to the Iwate Plant operated by Toyota Motor East Japan (TMEJ). In July, TMEJ hosted a Corolla fan event, inviting 49 Corolla owners and their families (a total of 78 participants) from around… Continue reading @Toyota: [Toyota Times] Corolla Cross Production Moves to Iwate: Made and Driven Locally to Revitalize Tohoku
@Toyota: AI-Powered Robot by Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute Takes a Key Step Towards General-Purpose Humanoids
Joint research collaboration enables the Atlas humanoid robot to achieve autonomous whole-body manipulation and locomotion behaviors using Large Behavior Models BOSTON (Aug. 20, 2025) – Today, Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced a big step forward in robotics and artificial intelligence research: demonstrating a Large Behavior Model (LBM) powering the Atlas humanoid robot.… Continue reading @Toyota: AI-Powered Robot by Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute Takes a Key Step Towards General-Purpose Humanoids
@Toyota: TFS’ Field Leadership Development Program: A Launchpad for Future Leaders
Shannon Smith never anticipated that she’d end up with a career in the automotive industry when she was in the home stretch of earning a bachelor’s degree in business finance at San Diego State University in 2017. But that all changed pretty much from the moment she began chatting with a Toyota Financial Services (TFS)… Continue reading @Toyota: TFS’ Field Leadership Development Program: A Launchpad for Future Leaders
@Toyota: [Toyota Times] Corolla Cross Production Moves to Iwate: Made and Driven Locally to Revitalize Tohoku
“Another Made-in-Iwate treasure joins the list.” In May 2025, the production base for the Corolla Cross was transferred from Toyota’s Takaoka Plant to the Iwate Plant operated by Toyota Motor East Japan (TMEJ). In July, TMEJ hosted a Corolla fan event, inviting 49 Corolla owners and their families (a total of 78 participants) from around… Continue reading @Toyota: [Toyota Times] Corolla Cross Production Moves to Iwate: Made and Driven Locally to Revitalize Tohoku
Fitzco Names Chris Wallrapp CEO
Executive joins the agency from Hill Holliday in Boston. ATLANTA, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Fitzco, a BCG Worldwide agency, has named Chris Wallrapp as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective Sept. 8. Wallrapp joins from Hill Holliday Group in Boston where he has served as CEO since 2023 following more than a decade of… Continue reading Fitzco Names Chris Wallrapp CEO
Zoox taps ex-UberPool exec’s startup for routing software help
When James Cox, the former leader of Uber’s ride-share product, UberPool, left that company in 2019, the Silicon Valley giant had abandoned its autonomous vehicle development and sold off the division entirely. While UberPool had struggled to take hold, Cox felt a massive opportunity had been missed: taking the core of UberPool’s tech and applying… Continue reading Zoox taps ex-UberPool exec’s startup for routing software help
AI-Powered Robot by Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute Takes a Key Step Towards General-Purpose Humanoids
Joint research collaboration enables the Atlas humanoid robot to achieve autonomous whole-body manipulation and locomotion behaviors using Large Behavior Models BOSTON, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced a big step forward in robotics and artificial intelligence research: demonstrating a Large Behavior Model (LBM) powering the Atlas humanoid robot.… Continue reading AI-Powered Robot by Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute Takes a Key Step Towards General-Purpose Humanoids