Sentences with phrase «for big automakers»

These tests might be peanuts for big automakers, but they are too costly for these small startups.

CEO Sergio Marchionne, who delivered the day - long presentation at Chrysler's headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., said the new direction for the big automaker is one of positive change.

Its time for a big automaker buyout of Fisker.

Not exact matches

During hearings on the near collapse of the U.S. auto - industry in the aftermath of the 2008 credit crisis, the Big Three automaker CEOs appeared before a congressional committee to account for themselves.

«It fit a need for our personal business here, which is great, but it also fit a product and service need that we saw businesses having,» he says, adding that the new offering helped M2 sign three large clients, including an international consumer products company and one of the «Big Three automakers.»

So, for instance, if you work for one of the Big Three automakers and want to know what speculation is happening around the Apple car, Quid can scour the internet for information on this query and then compile and organize that data into a visual map so that you can see what trends and themes are coming up most often in the media.

The big automakers have reported their March sales numbers, and it looks like America's appetite for cars may be waning.

While Uber has invested heavily in autonomous - car technology, and CEO Travis Kalanick has said that's where the company's future lies, the battlefield is arrayed for a clash with big automakers like Ford, Tesla, and Mercedes, which are developing both self - driving technology and car - sharing software of their own.

Big name automakers and a certain electric car upstart are among the companies to be issued permits for testing autonomous vehicles in the state.

POLLUTION CONTROLS - The biggest challenge for automakers is controlling emissions of nitrogen oxides, or NOX.

The investment, part of a $ 1 billion financing round for Lyft, is the biggest move by an automaker to date when it comes to grappling with the meteoric rise of the ride - hailing industry.

The Japanese automaker has been less vocal about its plans for self - driving cars than larger rivals like Toyota and General Motors, which in recent months have shown off major research and development projects and big - ticket acquisitions.

Despite having no expertise in the space, two years ago the ride - hailing giant decided it would take on tech companies and automakers alike in the complex quest for autonomous vehicles, a goal that would eliminate a big cost to Uber rides — the driver.

Among the biggest losers from the news were automakers, which account for a little more than a quarter of steel demand in the U.S., according to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

Geely has bought a nearly 10 percent stake in Daimler AG, becoming the German automaker's biggest shareholder and gaining leverage to push for technology sharing.

O'Reilly: If this driverless car thing really catches on, I have to think that that's immeasurably bad for the big three automakers.

For more than a brief moment during the Great Recession, it appeared the fate of the Big Three automakers was in jeopardy.

DETROIT Major automakers on Tuesday reported higher new vehicles sales for March on the back of a strong U.S. economy and big consumer discounts, sending shares in Detroit's automakers up.

Volkswagen's 6.7 billion euro ($ 9.22 billion) offer for its Swedish truck division Scania was accepted by minority shareholders, a big step in the German automaker's plan to create a trucks alliance to compete in global markets.

On Jan. 3, Trump threatened to impose a «big border tax» on GM for making some of its Chevrolet Cruze compacts in Mexico - and he has extended that threat to German automakers like BMW AG (BMWG.DE) and Toyota Motor Corp (7203.

Voice is a big focus for automakers and for voice platforms vendors.

In 2011, the Big Three automakers all gained market share for the first time in two decades.

Call for stability Ford was the only U.S. automaker of Detroit's Big Three to reject bailout funds from Congress.

The big automakers have been trying to build a winsome electric car for decades without success.

The Volkswagen Group has beaten Toyota to become the world's biggest automaker for the first half of 2015.

GM had already warned in its second - quarter financial results last month that it was making big cuts in daily rental unit sales, long a crutch for the automaker and for its domestic rivals.

The total number of big SUV sales will never be as high as it was during the SUV binge of the 1990s, but these vehicles represent too much potential profit for automakers to abandon the segment.

It's kind of hard to believe that the biggest American automaker no longer builds a minivan and hasn't for years now.

Automakers are slowly beginning to roll out vehicle - to - vehicle (V2V) communications systems, which could potentially become a big part of the suite of safety technologies for semi - and fully automated driving.

Kazunori Yamauchi may have been challenged to make the sixth installment of his Gran Turismo video game seriously bigger and better than ever, but in doing so, he in turn challenged 22 automakers to create futuristic sports cars for use in the new Gran Turismo 6.

Success in China is crucial to Tesla's goal of selling 500,000 vehicles globally by 2020, but like every other automaker selling EVs in China, Tesla is struggling despite big government incentives for EVs.

The downside for Tesla is now that it has shown there is an aspirational market for EVs that can boost stock prices if not make money, the world's biggest and best automakers are lining up to compete with the tiny automaker, which sold just 31,655 cars globally last year and 13,785 units in the U.S., according to WardsAuto estimates.

Amid a sea of slow - selling Tundras and Sequoias, the third - generation Prius is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy 2009 for the company that now holds the title of the world's biggest automaker.

Stay tuned for more news about this future model from Mitsubishi, as plug - in hybrids will be a big part of the automaker's lineup going forward.

2015 was a huge year for new vehicle sales, with the 17.4 million cars and trucks sold setting an all - time record in the U.S. Trucks and SUVs were a big part of the success story, making big gains across the board, and nearly every major automaker was up compared to 2014.

For years, many foreign automakers looked longingly at the U.S. full - size pickup market, with its big sales volumes and hefty profit margins.

The $ 7,500 federal tax credit is a big inducement for consumers to buy electric vehicles and for automakers to develop electric vehicles.

Atlas is something different for Volkswagen, bigger than any consumer vehicle ever produced by the German automaker.

The Hyundai Genesis SUV could be a great way for the South Korean automaker to hit the North American luxury SUV's market and taste a piece of an actual and future big sales cake.

Alfa, which is a division of Fiat, Italy's biggest automaker, has an excellent track record for providing parts for its discontinued cars.

SATURN: GM's biggest product news for the 1991 model year is the launch of the Saturn, but the automaker continues to keep that car under wraps.

The biggest challenge will undoubtedly be entrance into the U.S. market, although the automaker is already well on its way to meeting that goal, having set up a headquarters in California — home turf for makes like Tesla.

The big land cruisers may be the automakers» first choice for launching the next generation of semi-autonomous driving features.

If that isn't a sign of things to come, then maybe the Japanese automaker's plan to reveal a new concept model at the Tokyo Motor Show, one that will prominently showcase the company's goal of marrying «car intelligence» and «electrification,» is the kind of validation that Nissan's looking for to show that it's serious about becoming a big player in the race to bring autonomous driving into public roads.

Bigger, faster and sleeker than the boxy Volvos of old, the 960 carries the Swedish automaker's reputation for safety into the»90s.

It is also expected to be a big, bad stomachache for already - ailing domestic - brand automakers.

The White House and automakers are warming up for a big fight over where the next round of fuel - economy standards should be set.

Small cars are a big deal for Hyundai in 2017 as the automaker launches its new Ioniq model and a redesigned Elantra sedan.

The big challenge, the automakers say, is developing batteries that are safe, durable and affordable but also can absorb and deliver power quickly enough for automotive use.

This should give buyers the confidence they need to try the new technology, but it's not a big issue for the automakers since the evidence over time suggests that most EV battery packs are very reliable.