Sentences with phrase «more traditional automakers»

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Not only was electric automaker Tesla — the brainchild of iconic entrepreneur Elon Musk — on the list for the first time, but more traditional car manufacturers Ford and BMW ranked in the top 10.

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.

Most automakers are pushing to build more luxurious SUVs and crossovers because wealthy customers tend to be more interested in them than in traditional luxury sedans.

In reality, 2017 was the year that traditional automakers ramped up their counter assault on Tesla's electric vehicles, with plans for everything from fuel cells and solid - state batteries to new ways to make the internal combustion engine cleaner and more efficient.

CVTs became common in hybrid cars because they are considerably more efficient than both manual and traditional automatic transmissions, and their popularity skyrocketed from there as automakers competed for the best possible fuel economy ratings.

Promising what Infiniti claims will be «the next step» in the automaker's design language, it's another step in the sedan's blurring from the traditional three - box four - door, to something a lot more interesting - and, Infiniti hopes, appealing to consumers.

The Cadillac XTS is the automaker's more traditional, full - size luxury sedan, a spiritual descendant of the previous DTS and hoary old DeVille that your grandparents believed was the pinnacle of luxury.

A few yards away, the Swedish automaker's corporate parent, Ford Motor Co., emphasized the more traditional appeal of its trucks and SUVs — size, style and power.

The automaker is stepping its game up, hoping to differentiate from its traditional competition by offering more premium vehicles with better interiors, materials, comfort and attention to detail.