Category: Motor Age Articles
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Magna CEO on AVs: Big growth is in Level 2, Level 3
Magna CEO Don Walker says the company is gearing up to produce the cameras, radar and lidar units needed for collision avoidance systems that automakers have begun installing in conventional vehicles.
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6 used-vehicle trends to watch in 2019
Analysts predict a lackluster automotive market in 2019 amid uncertainties such as rising interest rates and federal tariffs in addition to record-high vehicle prices.
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A green-car market blossoms in Mexico
When does a gasoline shortage feel like a lucky break? When you’re an automaker trying to sell hybrids and EVs to a curious but skeptical public.
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VW eyes components savings to fund shift to EVs
VW is counting on savings from its newly-reorganized components division to free up more funds to invest in electric-car technology.
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Will Red McCombs do your dishes?
Red McCombs Automotive is using Super Bowl Sunday to do some lighthearted branding with its 91-year-old founder.
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FCA recalls 182,000 Ram pickups for electrical issue
The majority of the affected vehicles are from the U.S. and Canada, with one-third still on dealer lots. FCA said there have been no reports of crashes or injuries.
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BMW hybrids connect with Rotterdam in thrifty move to cut pollution
BMW and the Dutch city of Rotterdam have launched a project to encourage drivers of plug-in hybrid cars to switch to electric power in the city center.
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BMW sales exec Nota takes aim at Mercedes, shares views on EVs
BMW brand’s head of sales, Pieter Nota, expects the automaker’s investments in its X line of crossovers and in future technologies to help the marque regain the No.1 luxury title it lost to Mercedes-Benz
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Volvo plans ‘digital test drive’ during Super Bowl
Starting at Super Bowl kickoff, Volvo will be offering a “digital test drive” on an Android or iOS device that could score them a Volvo S60 sedan.
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Lear Q4 profit falls 47% on lower global production
The U.S. supplier’s fourth-quarter net income fell 47 percent from a year earlier to $212 million. Revenue fell 8 percent to $4.9 billion.