Fresh on the heels of his company’s $1.9 billion acquisition of transmission supplier Getrag last week, Magna CEO Don Walker said he sees no slowdown in the pace of consolidation among auto suppliers.
Read More »Google is hunting self-driving partners, Krafcik says
Most automakers and suppliers see self-driving cars arriving at the end of a long, step-by-step process. Google wants to skip straight to the endgame. Nevertheless, the search engine giant is turning to industry players for help.
Read More »GM delays Super Cruise rollout
General Motors’ timeline to introduce its first semi-autonomous vehicle has slipped by several months as the automaker works to perfect the system, which allows hands-free highway driving even while in traffic.
Read More »Sales plateau? GM is ready, Ammann says
If U.S. automotive sales are about to plateau at a time of turmoil in markets around the globe, General Motors is ready for it. So said GM President Dan Ammann today in a speech at the Automotive News World Congress.
Read More »Industry is plateauing, AutoNation's Jackson warns
U.S. auto sales are beginning to plateau even as automakers strive for yet-higher volume, and that could trigger a resurgence of the industry’s bad habits, the leader of the nation’s largest new-car retailer warned today.
Read More »For big U.S. dealer groups, another plea to buy into China
Global carmakers want the highly proficient U.S. public dealership groups to invest in China, and the publics simply aren’t interested.
Read More »GM concealed ignition-switch defect, U.S. jurors told in 'bellwether' trial
GM should pay for concealing an ignition-switch defect from its customers that has been linked to nearly 400 injuries and deaths, a lawyer for an Oklahoma man injured in a car crash told a Manhattan jury today.
Read More »Some of dealers' claims against TrueCar advertising proceed
TrueCar was unable to end a claim by a coalition of 162 new- and used-vehicle dealerships around the U.S.
Read More »President Obama to talk self-driving cars in State of the Union speech
President Obama plans to talk about the prospects for self-driving cars in his final State of the Union address tonight, according to government officials, the first time the president has used the annual speech to tackle an important issue facing…
Read More »Obama to discuss self-driving cars in State of the Union
President Obama plans to talk about the prospects for self-driving cars in his final State of the Union address tonight, according to government officials, the first time the president has used the annual speech to tackle an important issue facing…
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