Honda makes a U-turn to catch U.S. truck, SUV trend

By Joseph White 3 Min Read DETROIT (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co 7267.T is redesigning the looks and the marketing for its sport utility vehicles and trucks to appeal to U.S. consumers who are paying premiums for rival automakers’ vehicles that offer a more rugged, off-road adventure image. Slideshow ( 3 images ) Since the… Continue reading Honda makes a U-turn to catch U.S. truck, SUV trend

Waymo is finally going fully driverless with its ride-hail service in Phoenix (GOOGL)

Waymo is now offering a fully-driverless ride-hailing service in the Phoenix area, where the Alphabet company has been piloting its business since 2018. The fully-driverless option will apply to a 50-square-mile area at first, and early users will be customers who have been testing the service. Waymo also said that it would be resuming rides… Continue reading Waymo is finally going fully driverless with its ride-hail service in Phoenix (GOOGL)

Waymo starts to open driverless ride-hailing service to the public

Waymo, the Google self-driving-project-turned-Alphabet unit, is beginning to open up its driverless ride-hailing service to the public. The company said that starting today, members of its Waymo One service will be able to take family and friends along on their fully driverless rides in the Phoenix area. Existing Waymo One members will have the first… Continue reading Waymo starts to open driverless ride-hailing service to the public

Ford to keep office workers at home through at least next June

Ford Motor Co.’s tens of thousand of white-collar workers in North America will continue working from home through at least next June. The announcement Thursday is an extension of a remote-work policy the Dearborn automaker put in place near the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March. It follows General Motors Co.’s decision in early September to extend… Continue reading Ford to keep office workers at home through at least next June

Waymo opens driverless robo-taxi service to the public in Phoenix

By Joseph White 4 Min Read DETROIT (Reuters) – Waymo on Thursday will relaunch and expand its fully automated, robo-taxi ride hailing service in Phoenix, rebooting its effort to transform years of autonomous vehicle research into a revenue-producing business. Slideshow ( 4 images ) Waymo, the self-driving vehicle technology unit of Google parent Alphabet, Inc… Continue reading Waymo opens driverless robo-taxi service to the public in Phoenix

@FCA: FCA Canada: Mopar to Offer More Than 100 Factory-engineered Accessories for Quickest, Fastest, and Most Powerful Pickup Truck in the World: The All-new 2021 Ram 1500 TRX

October 8, 2020 , Windsor, Ontario – Setting the benchmark for extreme-performance pickup trucks, the all-new 702-horsepower 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is the “apex predator” of the pickup-truck world. On the street or in the desert, Ram’s all-new truck is designed and built bolt-by-bolt to significantly outperform every production truck on the planet. With more than… Continue reading @FCA: FCA Canada: Mopar to Offer More Than 100 Factory-engineered Accessories for Quickest, Fastest, and Most Powerful Pickup Truck in the World: The All-new 2021 Ram 1500 TRX

Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya says Tesla is still undervalued as people continue to misunderstand its ‘fundamentally disruptive’ technology

FILE PHOTO: Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder and CEO of Social Capital, presents during the 2018 Sohn Investment Conference in New York Brendan McDermid/Reuters Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya said Tesla is “generally misvalued” as people misunderstand its business model and “fundamentally disruptive” technology.  The Social Capital CEO said Tesla is “no longer about the car business” but… Continue reading Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya says Tesla is still undervalued as people continue to misunderstand its ‘fundamentally disruptive’ technology

@Ferrari: The voyage of rediscovery of the Ferrari Portofino M begins

Evolution of the spider GT 2+ from Ferrarimakes its debut in the same town where it was presented in 2017 Maranello, 1 October 2020 – The voyage of (re)discovery of the Ferrari Portofino M begins today. The new model represents a significant evolution of the Ferrari Portofino with a more powerful engine and the journey… Continue reading @Ferrari: The voyage of rediscovery of the Ferrari Portofino M begins

@FCA: FCA Canada Reports Q3 2020 Sales Results

October 1, 2020 , Windsor, Ontario – FCA Canada today reported third-quarter 2020 sales of 54,399 vehicles, a decrease of 11 per cent from 60,928 sold in Q3 2019. “Every month in the third quarter showed improved recovery, with September recording retail growth versus 2019,” said David Buckingham, President and CEO, FCA Canada. A notable mention… Continue reading @FCA: FCA Canada Reports Q3 2020 Sales Results

@FCA: En Septiembre FCA México reportó ventas de 4,034 unidades

1 de octubre de 2020 , Ciudad de México – FCA México reportó en septiembre ventas de 4,034 unidades. Por décimo quinto mes consecutivo RAM continúa como nuestra marca con mayor número en ventas. “El mes pasado la marca Jeep, sinónimo de 4×4, libertad al aire libre e infinidad de posibilidades de aventura, presentó la Edición Especial… Continue reading @FCA: En Septiembre FCA México reportó ventas de 4,034 unidades