US automakers report stable pick-up truck sales from discounts during holiday season
• 5 years agoDecember is among the hottest months for auto sales in the United States.
Brazil's genetically modified sugar cane and sugar shipped to China for approval
• 6 years agoBrazil is trying to push their luck as China slows approval for import requests of genetically modified foods.
Govt reduces Bt Cotton seed prices: Industry sulks at agri ministry’s order; agbiotech companies feel the heat
Vivianfernandes • 6 years agoThe Rs 10 reduction in BG-II cottonseed's maximum selling price to Rs 730 per pack will benefit cotton farmers by about Rs 40 crore
Waymo planning to build plant in Michigan to transform vehicles into autonomous cars
• 6 years agoWaymo's new facility would be dedicated to mass production of L4 or level 4 autonomous vehicles.
Waymo announces new development in self-driving taxis that generate fares
• 6 years agoWaymo is charging people to use its driverless vehicles in a roughly 160 km zone in four Phoenix suburbs.
Uber confirms hiring of US auto safety official for handling its self-driving cars
• 6 years agoUber has said it will resume testing with two employees in the front seat and monitor safety employees.
General Motors to lay off nearly 15,000 workers in key political battlegrounds in huge blow for Donald Trump's America First war cry as 2020 election looms
Nikhila Natrajan • 6 years agoIn a big blow to US President Donald Trump’s battle cry of record employment numbers and jobs, iconic Amerian company General Motors (GM) which produces and sells cars, trucks, crossovers and automobile parts worldwide, will lay off nearly 15,000 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs and focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles.
CSE's Study on GM food is flawed and needlessly alarmist, states expert
Vivianfernandes • 7 years agoCurrently, 96 percent of India’s cotton area is under Bt cotton.
Ford Motor to create a $4 bn unit for housing its self-driving car operations
• 7 years agoFord has had previous discussions with potential investors but the nature of those discussions is unclear.
General Motors agrees to settle lawsuit with motorcyclist hit by self-driving car in San Francisco
• 7 years agoGeneral Motors Co agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a motorcyclist involved in a minor crash with one of its self-driving cars in San Francisco