Sentences with phrase «other carmakers»

Even though this deal might help Fiat Chrysler settle the current net debt of $ 7.6 billion, executives from other carmakers such as Ford Motor and GM are of the view that such a deal might relegate automakers into mere hardware suppliers for Google.
Similarly, Toyota lagged behind other carmakers in plug - in hybrids.
Acura also avoided the temptation to place controls for every feature on a touch - screen menu, as other carmakers do.
Smart was light on actual details about the new electric models, but it did say they will continue to use battery packs from fellow Daimler subsidiary Deutsche Accumotive, rather than from an outside supplier, as several other carmakers do.
The commercial viability of Google's cars is still undetermined, but it's obviously lit a fire under the collective rear ends of other carmakers and suppliers: both Cadillac and Continental are working on similar systems for commercial application.
Tesla is different from most other carmakers because it's «vertically integrated» — meaning it owns and operates its dealerships, service centers and factories.
It just means that the company is becoming like other carmakers as it increases its manufacturing scale.
If Tesla Motors can't get its own electric sedan on the road, at least it can join with other carmakers to get their electric vehicles on the road.
Musk sees Tesla as a pioneer to pave the way for other carmakers, while also putting pressure on old school automakers to embrace electric cars.
Again, these features have been offered by other carmakers for quite some time, but Subaru has nevertheless adapted by improving the versatility of its product.
The Irvine, Calif. company introduced the $ 80,000, four - door Karma during the North American International Auto Show in January, when other carmakers also showcased their hybrid electric vehicles (see Automakers Vie for Green Cred).
Diess, who now controls VW as well as many other carmakers within the group, will retain his role as Volkswagen brand chief.
While other carmakers showed hybrid powertrains or concept cars powered by them, the Prius is a production vehicle.
Other carmakers such as Toyota are now competing to create the highest quality plug - in hybrid at the lowest price.
While 500 miles of free towing is better than the 50 miles Tesla initially offered its customers, this figure pales when compared to what other carmakers offer.
Once the factory starts mass - producing, it wouldn't be a surprise to see other carmakers jump on board and start using cobalt as a go - to lithium battery material.
The only other carmaker that has consistently done this is Porsche, building on the basic original look of the 911 sports car.
That could be a tremendously valuable asset as other carmakers begin competing with the company.
Add that strength to the company's unrivalled battery and software expertise, its «intensely loyal fan base,» and its CEO's formidable marketing talent, and it may turn out that Tesla, like Apple, is «insulated from the intense margin pressures most other carmakers face
The site in Concord, California, about 30 miles northeast of San Francisco, hopes to lure other carmakers to test autonomous cars there.
Alongside Google, other carmakers aim to eliminate the human factor by pushing for the highest level of possible autonomy in their vehicles.
Attempting to put its recalls and unintended acceleration imbroglio into the rear - view mirror, Toyota called upon its deep reserves of cash, launching a bonanza of incentive spending in March which, naturally, obligated other carmakers to do the same.
This flat response has prompted other carmakers who had planned to copy the Nano to radically rethink their plans.
Honestly, because Bentley agreed and other carmakers declined.
These cars still have quite a few years before they hit production, and in the meanwhile there are already a few other carmakers putting their EV products into the market — for example, we have cars like the Mitsubishi i - MiEV and the Nissan Leaf in the non-premium market, and US automaker Tesla in the premium market.
It's an interesting technological trend, and we are curious whether other carmakers will follow and make engines larger again.
Now it's the Maxima's turn, and concepts from other carmakers indicate that, like tailfins and pillow - top seats, its doesn't take long for a styling element to see wide adoption.
Partly because the Insight is so heretically different from anything else on the road and partly because it occupies a market niche other carmakers don't cover in their U.S. lineups: simple, two - person vehicles with maximum fuel economy.
It remains to be seen if other carmakers will benefit from Honda's mistakes.
It represents about 10 % of Civic sales and while that might not seem like a lot, by the numbers, the Civic Coupe outsells other carmakers» entire lineups, so that's nothing to sniff at.
Other carmakers tend to use either a power - split or parallel - only hybrid design.
It's something other carmakers have done for quite a while now, so Ford too wants a piece of the action.
It took other carmakers a couple of years to catch up,» says Lennart Johansson.
It would also be nice to see Pandora in the mix, as it has become widely adopted among other carmakers.
In Toyota's case, the company is outperforming its competitors (I bought a Toyota Matrix almost purely on the strength of its fuel economy), but they remain resolutely part of the problem, actively fighting regulations that might encourage other carmakers to catch up.
Despite its more sporting capability when compared to the SUV entries of other carmakers, you won't be taking an X5 — any X5 — to an autocross or track day.
Like other carmakers, it has to devise a strategy for the entrance of Google and Apple into the car world.
Living under the same group umbrella with other carmakers will see a brand's model sharing bits of tech with other models for sister brands, exactly what FCA has in mind with the Maserati Levante.
This puts a point on the delay of implementation by other carmakers.
When other carmakers were making dedicated EVs to meet California's draconian ZEV Mandate, Toyota converted the bare minimum number of RAV4s to electric drive, first with less efficient nickel - metal hydride batteries, then by just turning the whole thing over to Tesla for the second - gen RAV4 EV.
Anyone can appreciate the Fusion Hybrid's trunk, as the battery takes up less space than hybrids from other carmakers, and the rear backrest folds down to increase cargo utility.
It's a significant leap forward from the outgoing 5, a car that, even in its final days, would have been a major achievement for most other carmakers.
Overall, the TT dashboard is a nice counterpoint to the bloated, screen - and - buttoned - filled affairs of many other carmakers, which seem ready to engulf their drivers in a morass of leather and plastic.
While other carmakers have gone so far as to simulate stepped gearing in their continuously variable automatic transmissions, Kia offers the real thing, making the vehicle feel much like its conventional gas - powered counterpart.
Auto dealers and other opponents say Tesla would open the door for other carmakers to sell directly, undermining a system of locally owned dealerships that employ thousands in Connecticut, give to local charities and are committed to, and entrenched in, the communities where they do business.
When you get into an Acura, the learning curve is a bit steeper than it was in the pre-infotainment-system era, but it's still far less steep than with some other carmakers (BMW and Lexus, I'm looking at you).
He doesn't have any other carmakers in his coverage area.
And other carmakers like Toyota Motor and Honda are investing heavily in eco-friendly cars; however, they are betting big that the vehicles will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells, rather than rechargeable electric batteries.
Founder Zak Pashak invested $ 2.5 million in a 50,000 - square - foot factory (staffed by former engineers of General Motors (GM) and other carmakers) that mints about 10 bikes a day and has sold nearly 1,000 so far.
Staffed by auto industry veterans of GM and other carmakers, the company manufactures about 10 commuter road bikes daily (priced at $ 699 apiece)-- and plans to increase output by at least tenfold.
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