Category: Motor Age Articles
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Porsche dealers to invest $70M in chargers in preparation for Taycan EV
Porsche’s 191 U.S. dealers will build out a retailer-based network of fast chargers to support the automaker’s first battery-electric vehicle, which arrives late this year.
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Porsche’s electric pitch: This car will recharge super fast
Stepping into the world of electric cars is making even the most hallowed performance brands rethink how they market their vehicles, and Porsche is no exception.
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Detroit auto show’s attendance drops 4.3% in final winter year
DETROIT — The 2019 Detroit auto show drew 774,179 total ticketed attendees this year, a drop of 4.3 percent, or 35,000 people from last year. The 16-day Cobo Center event — which includes media, industry and public days — was its last show in the w…
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Subaru restarts production at Japan car factory
Subaru restarted its sole car factory in Japan after halting the plant for almost two weeks because of a suspected defect in a power-steering component.
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Nissan confirms SEC probe following indictments in Japan
Nissan faces an inquiry from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission following the automaker’s indictment in Japan for allegedly making false disclosures in its annual securities reports about compensation owed to former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
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Reimagining federal safety standards
What will the crash-standards be for autonomous vehicles? Some companies are trying to shape how those safety regulations eventually look so they can accelerate deployment of their vehicles and get a head start in the competitive AV market.
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Ford ready to do (and undo) what’s needed to fix business
CEO Jim Hackett said much of his first 20 months was spent evaluating the business and forming a plan . It’s time to put it in action.
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What’s ahead for Nissan and Renault after Ghosn?
With Carlos Ghosn out at Renault after his ejection from Nissan, the Franco-Japanese alliance enters a new era, if only because there is no final arbiter at the helm.
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Ram puts luxury to work in HD pickup
Ram raises the luxury bar in its 2019 heavy-duty lineup, with an eye toward customers looking for more than a work truck.
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Ford: Some mobility ventures will fail — and that’s OK
Ford is closing the Chariot shuttle service it bought in 2016 by the end of March. Executives view the short-lived business as a necessary learning experience.