Sentences with phrase «other automakers do»

It's quite possible that the Gigafactory will be a huge boon to the Nevada economy forever and it's certainly fair to say that Elon Musk is within his rights to try and get as much money ahead of time out of states competing for the chance to host his battery mega-plant — certainly other automakers do this shit all the time.

The short answer is that Ford and other automakers don't really know what one of their electric cars sold or leased today will be worth in five years as the market and electric car infrastructure is in its infancy.

Other automakers do this electronically by braking the inside wheel, which helps, but it doesn't work quite as well as mechanical torque vectoring.

Radar Cruise Control works very well, if a bit on the cautious side, and we'd like to see settings for adjusting the responsiveness of the system in the future like other automakers do.

Add in an easy - to - use infotainment system, plentiful options and safety features, the Outback is so well put together it makes you wonder why other automakers don't follow suit.

Granted, other automakers do have tried this, too.

In fact, he thinks being a sports car manufacturer gives Aston Martin an advantage in building electric cars that other automakers don't necessarily have.

It's because most other automakers doing business here have given up on hatchbacks.

If any other automaker did this, we wouldn't care, but Mazda isn't like any other brand and has always put enthusiasts first.

Not exact matches

While Tesla went the way of adding sensors to all its production vehicles to gather data, most other automakers and tech companies are doing it through captive test fleets, which all vary in sizes.

Everyone understands by now that Tesla does things differently than other automakers.

Since the GM ignition issue regulators have been spoiling for a fight but have been limited in what they could (or would) do against other automakers with safety issues.

Because California mandates require automakers of a certain size to sell a minimum number of zero - emission vehicles in the state — and no, hybrids, plug - in hybrids, and other partial - zero - emission vehicles (PZEVs) don't count towards that total.

Thankfully, the GV80 Concept doesn't overdo its front grille, colloquially called the «Genesis crest grille,» unlike some other automakers.

But unlike some other automakers, it doesn't dole out cash - on - the - hood customer inducements.

Those who are committed to consuming less fuel won't mind this tiny nuisance, but it does highlight that Honda's hybrid technology is different from the systems used by other automakers.

Kia believes (as do other automakers we've spoken with about such systems) that the real - world benefits for those who drive in the city will be greater.

Mini has not yet issued a statement about this issue, so we don't know yet if it has any plans to reimburse owners for the window sticker disparity as other automakers have done.

GM and other US automakers have been in the rental car market for years and long ago many recognized it did more harm than good to the overall impact on sales, especially...

Morgan isn't a company that generally pays much attention to what other automakers are doing.

Volkswagen alone has managed to do this, with varying degrees of success, longer than any other automaker: the first GTI reached the U.S. in 1983 and single - handedly created the whole «pocket rocket» genre.

The automaker does not release sales targets or details about engines, drivetrains and other components.

So does Audi, Porsche, Mercedes - Benz and every other major automaker on the planet.

C - segment hatchbacks, other than those from luxury automakers, don't hold much potential in the country.

Why doesn't he just pick up the phone and talk to a handful of CEOs at other automakers?

However, each of those competes in a segment that Toyota and other automakers also do very well in, making it hard to grow sales.

Now, it's fair to say you don't expect a truck to drive like a sedan, but today's trucks are much smoother than those of years ago and other automakers offer smoother, quieter rides.

«The safe thing to do would be to follow other automakers» paths, conservatively evolving the Altima so as not to upset the existing owner base.

It smoothes the worst of Detroit's potholes to the point where you don't feel them — other automakers can only dream their SUVs rode this well.

But Honda and other automakers likely aren't done trying to find a better solution.

With the Gran Coupé, BMW is doing what it used to do better than almost all other automakers — make an Ultimate Driving Machine, only this one can handle all four seasons.

Kia states it did this on purpose so it could better analyze the results of CVTs introduced by other automakers before it designed its own unit.

But the economy soured, Alfa's quality didn't keep pace with other automakers and the venture with Chrysler failed.

The Sport Appearance package follows the latest trend that almost ever other automaker is doing with their blacked out packages.

Other automakers have been doing this kind of thing for a while, but it's nice to see Toyota catch up.

A daunting task, but Ford has more experience doing this than any other automaker.

As such, it doesn't hit the 40 - mpg - highway mark that has become the target of so many other automakers, instead scoring 30 mpg city and 38 mpg highway on EPA tests.

But, instead of locking out the rest of the country as other automakers have done with limited - market offerings, the Sonata PHEV will be available for special order in all other states.

But one area where other automakers are making great strides is app integration, usually bringing in Pandora, something Kia hasn't yet done.

Toyota hopes that its decision in the US will spur other automakers to do the same in the near future, so that it's not just a small handful of automakers contributing to the V2X ecosystem.

If you compare the equipment you get in the Rodeo LS with what's available from other automakers, you will probably reach the same conclusion I did: The Rodeo is a solid value.

The 2018 Audi Q7 does have four - wheel drive as standard — something we can't say about competitors from many other automakers — but the vehicle is still not engineered for going off - road like the 2018 Range Rover Sport.

They don't do joint events (any more so than other automakers would, anyway) and they adamantly refuse to acknowledge or address any product synergies (or anti-synergies) that may or may not exist between the two brands.

The exterior design is another example of the automaker's Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design language and other than the fact that it is front - wheel drive we don't know much else about the car.

The Tremor looks to do battle with Ram's 1500 Sport (and similar offerings from other automakers) as it will presumably hit the market later this year.

While it doesn't have quite the cachet of other luxury automakers, Infiniti's M35h shouldn't be overlooked.

«Other automakers were doing a better job making plastic look like something else.

NHTSA did not respond when on whether other automakers have reported issues with installing replacement inflators correctly.

I hope you do have some other way of describing the luxury car market, because the sales numbers say otherwise, and I don't think that many Americans are duped into buying German or Japanese without considering the ride quality, as the American population isn't convinced that American luxury automakers have an undisputed monopoly on soft - riding luxury cars.

Nissan exports 14 of their N.A. production, makes me wonder how much in exports do the other automakers export from N.A., particularly the U.S.?