Global auto powers plotting response in Geneva meet to US President Donald Trump's auto tariff threats
• 7 years agoEventual tariffs on autos could hit companies including Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co, Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp and Germany’s BMW, as well as global factories for US brands General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV.
Major US automakers urge Senate to take up stalled bill aimed at speeding up deployment and testing of self-driving cars
• 7 years agoThe Senate bill would allow automakers to each sell up to 80,000 self-driving vehicles annually within three years.
Alphabet's Waymo to launch its ride-hailing service in Phoenix with fully autonomous vehicles
• 7 years agoKrafcik unveiled a suite of self-driving hardware developed in-house by Waymo, including an enhanced vision system, improved radar and laser-based lidar.
General Motors' self-driving unit to open an internal ride-hailing service to people outside the company
• 7 years agoGeneral Motors aiming to join a small group of autonomous vehicle developers testing their technology with the public.
As Elon Musk prepares to handover the first Model 3 to customers, Tesla shares continue to rise
• 8 years agoThe $35,000 Tesla Model 3 is designed for easy production, with output targeted to reach 20,000 per month by December.
Ford places long-time bet on low oil prices, moves Focus production partly to China
Fp Archives • 8 years agoFord Motor Co. said on Tuesday it will move some production of its Focus small car to China and import the vehicles to the United States in a long-term bet on low oil prices and stable US-China trade relations despite recent tensions.
Automakers team up with automotive parts suppliers to make self-driving cars, share costs
Fp Archives • 8 years agoSeveral suppliers - notably Mobileye, Nvidia and Delphi Automotive - are among the more popular technology partners in the self-driving race, with multiple alliances around the globe.
General Motors completes the replacement of faulty ignition switches in bellwether
Fp Archives • 9 years agoGeneral Motors Co said on Monday it settled the last two so-called bellwether cases stemming from a faulty ignition switch linked to 124 deaths and 275 injuries.
Faraday, Tesla rival approved to test self-driving cars on California roads
Fp Archives • 9 years agoFaraday Future plans to begin testing prototype self-driving electric vehicles on California roads later this year after winning approval from the state, an industry source said on Tuesday.
Automakers race to double the driving range of affordable electric cars
Fp Archives • 10 years agoGlobal automakers are readying a new generation of mass-market electric cars with more than double the driving range of today’s Nissan Leaf, betting that technical breakthroughs by big battery suppliers such as LG Chem Ltd will jump-start demand and pull them abreast of Tesla Motors Inc.