Sentences with phrase «as car companies»

As car companies both domestic and foreign scramble to fill in gaps in their showrooms, it seems Honda hasn't yet reached the crossover saturation point.
As car companies grow, so, too, do their models.
Or is it that we're being denied the choice as car companies steer us towards a dreary palette of off - greys?
That could mean better deals for buyers as car companies fight to increase their share of the market.
We expect more developments in 2017 as car companies, network operators, governments and others explore the benefits, the business case and the technology options for connectivity.»
«The Model T set Ford's reputation as a car company early on, but I'm here to tell you we made a heck of a lot of Model T Ford trucks way back then, as well,» Kreipke said.
That Norton's job as a car company recall analyst demands that he fly into different time zones in cities where he can buy all the same stuff, magnifies his disassociation to other people.
«As a car company, Kia Motors UK has addressed an important issue and is doing something about it,» Emma Craddock told Education World.
Mazda views itself as a car company that likes to shake up the status quo, bringing everything from the MX - 5 Miata roadster to the Wankel rotary - powered RX - 7 to production.
Mazda views itself as a car company that likes to shake up the status quo.
OJAI, CA — Toyota is drawing a line in the sand, staking out a position as a car company that makes safety a top priority.
GM may have created the Volt only for the positive press and to help it meet CAFE standards so it can keep selling trucks (every month is truck month), but it may have unintentionally started a slow - building revolution and now the company may be forced to start using this technology in more vehicles as every car company is promising more electric vehicles (thanks mostly to the mandate from China).

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Toyota Motor (tm) on Thursday said that company President Akio Toyoda met with U.S. Vice President - elect Mike Pence in Washington earlier this week as the incoming U.S. administration pressures automakers to build more cars locally.
The review by a person identified in court documents only as «Sarah K» gave Kimzey's company one star out of five, saying it was slow to respond to a car lockout and then overcharged.
Earlier this week, Mark Fields, who had overseen the company as its chief executive since 2014, was ousted in favor of his more self - driving car savvy subordinate, Jim Hackett.
Popular examples to day are companies such as Uber, with car rides, and Netflix, with DVD rentals.
In September, Ford confirmed that all of the company's small - car production will leave U.S. plants and head to lower - cost Mexico by 2019, but no plants would be closed as a result.
The ruling did not shut down Uber «s self - driving car lab entirely, which would likely have been a major blow as the company is betting its current ride services network will eventually rely on self - driving cars.
Speaking of Google, two months ago the company announced its bid to get in on the car - as - rolling - smartphone race, saying it aims to complete its Android - vehicle integration system by the close of 2014.
Doppler's earbuds, called Here Active Listening, is what Kraft refers to as the company's «concept car
Many of these late - stage companies are known as unicorns, as their valuations exceed $ 1 billion, and they include car - share service Uber and apartment - share service Airbnb, which are currently valued at more than $ 50 billion and $ 13 billion, respectively.
The car share company, which operates in 63 countries and 300 cities, is currently the most valuable privately held startup, worth a staggering $ 52 billion, and its valuation could notch even higher as it is reportedly seeking a new round of financing, reportedly worth $ 1 billion.
«There are two ways to connect a car: There's the original telemetry readings, but the new phase, now that we have 4G is infotainment devices, and the vehicle as a hotspot,» says Larry Zibrik, vice-president of Market Development at Sierra Wireless, a Vancouver - based company that's become a global leader in the modules that allow machines to communicate over cellular networks.
Semiconductor companies such as Nvidia are benefiting from super trends including Bitcoin, self - driving cars, smartphones and more.
Hackett has focused on streamlining Ford's core vehicle business while also recasting the company's message for investors who are captivated by self - driving cars and the arrival of upstart competitors such as Tesla.
Managers were traveling around the country putting out fires, which cost the company as much as $ 10,000 a month for airline tickets, hotels, and rental cars.
The NRA has partnerships with companies that offer members special deals, such as discounts on car rentals or hotel bookings.
Incidentally, earlier this year, what was once known as a fledgling new electric car company that probably wouldn't make it overtook GM to become America's most valuable automaker.
Last month, a committee of House lawmakers advanced a bill that would help companies like GM and Google seek more exemptions to federal safety rules, perhaps allowing them the ability to test as many as 100,000 experimental self - driving cars in the United States.
Fringe benefits such as a company car, subsidized meals and insurance can be a great way to pay for services and decorate a more enticing employee package.
Mysterious electric car startup Faraday Future has been the topic of several news reports lately relating to the company's financial and intellectual property issues, as well as its relationship with Chinese internet company LeEco, which has fallen on hard times recently as well.
Ralf Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, says the company will introduce more new models in China as it opens up its car market.
Car companies are betting if they offer you the right carrot — discounted car insurance, a coupon at the gas pump — you'll share your data without blinking, just as you do when you post on Facebook or type a query into a Google searCar companies are betting if they offer you the right carrot — discounted car insurance, a coupon at the gas pump — you'll share your data without blinking, just as you do when you post on Facebook or type a query into a Google searcar insurance, a coupon at the gas pump — you'll share your data without blinking, just as you do when you post on Facebook or type a query into a Google search.
Hasty founded a concrete company and an insurance business before starting Unique in 2001 as a hobby project for his car collection.
And your insurance company will be happy to insure you and your car in the near future as long as they're sure that you're not actually driving it.
«Tesla understood what it takes and organized itself in such a way as to be a real car company» with a truly integrated supply chain, says Alan Baum, principal of Baum and Associates, a fuel and energy consultant in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Jeep has emerged as a the focal point of the automaker's mass - market car plans, without which the company could scarcely attract a partner necessary to weather the disruption looming over the auto industry.
Diane Stinson, certified ergonomics professional and president of Calgary - based company HealthWorks Inc., recommends thinking of your chair as a car seat.
Peugeot's rival Renault SA also says it has banned models for years in Europe preferring «car explainers,» whose appearance didn't matter as long as they were tall enough to be noticed, a spokeswoman for the company said.
«Having the social goal as No. 1 is inadequate and won't make you successful,» said Robin Chase, the founder and former CEO of car - rental company Zipcar and the founder of peer - to - peer car rental company Buzzcar.
On Wednesday, Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis made history as the first company to win Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a groundbreaking new type of cancer treatment known as CAR - T.
As Silicon Valley companies push further into driverless car technology dominance, Waymo is hoping to find its niche with the minivan set.
«He redefined the company as a technology company and not a car company, and now every car company is doing the same thing.
As will be Elon Musk, who co-founded PayPal, electric car designer and manufacturer Tesla Motors and space transportation company SpaceX.
It features both Volvo's new Scalable Product Architecture platform that will underpin all of the company's next generation of cars as well as the Drive - E engines that will power its complete lineup.
Many traditional car companies are testing this technology including Ford, Audi and Daimler's Mercedes - Benz as are upstarts like Google (GOOG) and Tesla (TSLA).
Musk, best known as the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has also launched The Boring Company, whose mission is to dig tunnels under traffic - clogged cities (such as his hometown of Los Angeles) where underground conveyer belts will whisk cars from one side of town to the other.
Other Chinese companies, such as Alibaba, Baidu, and DJI, are racing ahead in ecommerce and logistics; artificial intelligence and self - driving cars; and drone technologies.
We have all of that functionality today and it will continue to get better as we launch SXM17 [the company's next - generation car - integration platform].
Ford announced the car's passing this week as part of major restructuring plan aimed at focusing capital spending on more popular SUVs and technology needed to morph Ford into a mobility company.
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