Sentences with phrase «as an automaker of»

Lincoln may show an updated version of its Concept C small car at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, as automakers of all stripes begin rolling out their new smaller, fuel efficient cars that feature much of the same equipment as more upscale models.

Once hyped as the automaker of the future, FF has never quite found a rhythm.

Not exact matches

Traditional European automakers are prioritizing the development of electric cars as they seek to gain market share from U.S. upstart Tesla.

Google is also working with a consortium of automakers to bring Android compatibility to the dashboard, although it hasn't reached the market as quickly as Apple's.

Though automakers often complain that U.S. regulations have grown too stringent, history shows that compliance typically comes due to the discovery of defects and problems that are reported by consumer testing and quality organizations such as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, J.D. Power & Associates and Consumer Reports.

The automaker «will shift toward a lower volume passenger car lineup in North America and Europe, while competing in more profitable sub-segments of the utilities market, as demonstrated by vehicles such as the new Edge ST and the upcoming Bronco,» Ford said in a statement.

«When you have evidence of a problem like this, regardless of what the standards say, automakers should develop a better approach,» says David Friedman, who served as NHTSA's acting administrator in 2014 and is now director of cars and product policy and analysis at Consumers Union, the policy and mobilization division of Consumer Reports.

In 2014, Toyota also paid a whopping $ 1.2 billion fine, the largest ever paid by an automaker, to avoid criminal prosecution; as part of the settlement, Toyota admitted that it «misled U.S. consumers by concealing and making deceptive statements.»

The fact the roof is half glass instead of a quarter glass or no glass doesn't change the responsibility of the industry and the individual automaker to make sure the compartment is as safe as possible,» he says, adding, «The concern has to be for safety first, and then the aesthetics.»

Feinberg, who most recently advised on compensation issues related to the Boston Marathon bombing, was hired by GM as a consultant to advise the automaker how to respond to families of accident victims whose vehicles are being recalled for possible ignition switch defects.

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.

As Automotive News first reported on Aug. 14, there have been signs that at least one Chinese automaker has been exploring the idea of an acquisition of all or part of FCA.

The deal came amid a series of acquisitions as conventional automakers and software companies paired in a race to develop what appears to be the future of personal transportation.

BMW's absence from the segment was notable, as the automaker was a pioneer with its original X5, arguably one of the first SUVs to offer car - like ride and handling.

Once a thoroughly Japanese automaker, Nissan has turned into a global one by dint of its alliance with French automaker Renault SA — as well as its expanding manufacturing footprint, which extends into the Deep South.

Hyundai and smaller affiliate Kia, which together make the world's fifth - largest automaker, said demand was expected to soften in the U.S. and Chinese markets as they unveiled a combined sales target of 7.55 million vehicles this year.

Since GM's driverless cars are years away from hitting the road as part of Lyft's service, the automaker plans to provide short - term car rentals (for a day, week or month) to Lyft drivers in the immediate future, as well as lease financing through its GM Financial arm, said Ammann.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spent the last three months as booster and defender, prognosticator and instigator of the electric automaker that he has described as a drama magnet.

But Reuters has learned that Tesla is collaborating with Anheuser - Busch, PepsiCo and United Parcel Service Inc to build on - site charging terminals at their facilities as part of the automaker's efforts to roll out the...

Last week, some union members entered the office of GM Korea's CEO and destroyed furniture as the automaker was unable to make planned bonus payments.

After the economic collapse of 2008, Washington injected billions of dollars into automakers General Motors and Chrysler as the first step of a quick bankruptcy process.

The automaker admits that, since 2009, it outfitted several of its diesel - powered models — such as the Golf, Passat, Jetta, and Beetle — with «defeat devices» that would switch off emissions controls, and thereby boost performance, except when the vehicles were being put through environmental tests.

The numbers don't lie: Tesla has never made any money, but investors haven't cared, seeing the all - electric automaker as a play for growth and as a dominant force in the future of cars.

His comments came in the first sit - down interview since he was appointed as head of the German automaker on April 12, 2018.

There's plenty of snow and rain in the state as well as mCity, a 32 - acre simulated real - world urban environment at the University of Michigan used by automakers to test autonomous driving tech.

This is a natural process of maturing as an automaker.

But they're going to learn in a hurry that although Tesla is sometimes thought of as a high - tech hero of Silicon Valley, when it comes to rolling cars off an assembly line, it's just like any other automaker.

The new CEO of Volkswagen said Tuesday that the company has no plans yet to go it alone in China, but he sees investment opportunities afoot as Asia's largest economy prepares to open up its market to automakers.

Of course, Lyft and GM are far from the only ones working on self - driving cars — everyone from Google to Uber, and most major automakers is as well.

Waymo is adding 100 of these self - driving minivans to its fleet, as part of a collaboration announced in May with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles — the first time the tech company has worked directly with an automaker to create its autonomous vehicles.

As automakers grow their mobility services, those services will come into more direct competition with those ride - hailing companies, which have millions of monthly active users.

The former professor of mechanical engineering believes that there's no technological impediment stopping communities in the future from pooling their 3D printer resources to print something like a car, thereby hurling sectors such as the automakers into the piracy crisis that music industry currently faces.

Tesla's goal of accelerating the switch to electric cars is catching up with it as European automakers begin to roll out full - electric models.

Edsel Ford II said the automaker's board of directors «has been briefed» on plans to purchase the long - vacant Michigan Central Station as part of a «big redevelopment» near downtown Detroit.

The improved financial outlook comes two years after Barra took over as CEO of the country's largest automaker.

Toyota follows in the footsteps of Daimler AG and divests part of its shares in Tesla as the Japanese automaker looks to hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative power source.

After 23 years selling Volkswagens at his dealership, Kalafer reckons he has never seen anything as bad as the German automaker's rigging of the emissions levels on its clean diesel vehicles.

Pay - per - use services such as car - sharing and ride - hailing are starting to challenge traditional car ownership in some in some of China's most congested cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, while global automakers are starting to bill themselves as «mobility» companies that do more than just build and sell vehicles.

The electric automaker's losses extend last week's near 14 - percent decline as investigations of a fatal California crash and a Moody's credit downgrade weighed on the stock.

Krafcik's optimism comes as automakers like Tesla market features like Autopilot, which allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel for short periods of time.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Chinese automaker GAC Automobiles» plan to sell vehicles in the United States ran afoul of Washington trade politics on Wednesday, as the top U.S. Senate Democrat and U.S. President Donald Trump separately criticized Chinese trade practices.

The UAW in a statement said the announcement «continues GM investments that have emerged as a result of the 2015 national bargaining agreement» between the union and the automaker.

With a starting price of $ 35,000, the Model 3 is more affordable than Tesla's other models and a crucial part of its ambitions to become a mass - market automaker — as well as to stabilize its finances and turn a profit.

For much of the past two years, the discounts offered by automakers have remained at levels that industry analysts say are unsustainable and unhealthy in the long term... Sales are expected to drop further in 2018 as interest rates rise and more late - model used cars return to dealer lots to compete with new ones.

Meanwhile, as all the major ride companies and automakers race to develop self - driving car technologies, Google's driverless vehicles are already traversing the streets of Mountain View, California.

As part of the automaker's 120th anniversary celebration in Shanghai, Alibaba, Groupe Renault and Dongfeng Renault — a joint venture between car manufacturers Dongfeng Motor Group and Renault — joined in a strategic partnership to «forge a unique experience to Tmall and Renault customers worldwide,» the statement said.

Volkswagen's partnership with Didi is the first known project Didi has begun pursuing as part of a broad alliance the Chinese company recently formed with 31 automakers and parts suppliers.

Uber also intends to use Otto's kits to retrofit passenger vehicles such as Volvo's and those of other automakers the ride - hail giant may partner with.

Foreign automakers complied as the necessary price to access to China's populous market, which passed the United States in 2009 as the world's biggest by number of vehicles sold.

Until now, such major global automakers as General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG have been allowed to own no more than 50 percent of a joint venture with a Chinese partner.