Category: Motor Age Articles
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Gaunt, graying Ghosn protests his innocence in court
A gaunt and graying Carlos Ghosn, appearing for the first time in public after nearly two months in a Japanese jail, told a Tokyo court that he was “wrongly accused and unfairly detained.” Ghosn mounted a point-by-point defense against the accusations …
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Ford’s 2020 Escape caught testing near Detroit
The crossover, which trails only Ford’s venerable F-series pickup in U.S. sales, has been redesigned for the 2020 model year with more refined styling to help set it apart from the rugged off-road Bronco and a smaller off-road crossover — dubbed the ba…
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ZF autonomous EV venture to start output this year, names first customer
ZF’s push into vehicle manufacturing will intensify as its joint venture for full-electric, connected and automated shuttles starts production of the e.GO Mover this year.
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Bosch pounds out an Internet of Things future
Robert Bosch is plunging deeper into a new world of Internet-based technologies and vehicle services in a bid to remake itself as what it calls “an IoT company.”
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Frank Lubischer, Brose North America president, dies
Veteran supplier executive Frank Lubischer, president of Brose North America, died Dec. 24, the company said Monday. He was 56.
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All Pro Nissan stores reopen under new ownership
The two All Pro Nissan dealerships in Michigan that abruptly closed last fall have reopened under new management. Alan Jay Automotive Network of Sebring, Fla., has bought the stores.
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Toyota Guardian signals new safety tech system
Toyota’s r&d unit is developing something it calls “Toyota Guardian” — a passive safety system that augments human control of a vehicle and can intervene to avoid collisions.
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Aptiv CTO calls 2021 ‘overly aggressive’ for AV debuts
Targets by automakers such as Volvo, Audi, Hyundai and Ford to have Level 4 autonomous cars on the road by 2021 are “overly aggressive,” Aptiv Chief Technology Officer Glen De Vos told Automotive News Europe.
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GM, Unifor to discuss Oshawa plant’s future Tuesday at 2 p.m.
General Motors was initially going to meet with Unifor by Jan. 7 to discuss the union’s proposals to save the Oshawa assembly plant. The meeting will now happen Tuesday as the automaker wanted more time reviewing the ideas, the union says.
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GM, Unifor to discuss Oshawa plant’s future Tuesday
General Motors was initially going to meet with Unifor by Jan. 7 to discuss the union’s proposals to save the Oshawa assembly plant. The meeting will now happen Tuesday as the automaker wanted more time reviewing the ideas, the union says.