Sentences with phrase «vehicles as the automaker»

The improvement was due to the increasing availability of more efficient vehicles as automakers work to reach CAFE standards, while low fuel prices and improving economic conditions moved many shoppers to less efficient vehicle segments in 2015.

Nissan pledged to maintain its leadership in electric vehicles as the automaker outlined plans to launch eight new EVs and hit annual sales of 1 million electrified vehicles by 2022.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

The Italian - American automaker is forecasting Jeep's annual sales to jump about 30 percent next year to 2 million vehicles and predicts the brand could eventually deliver 7 million units a year as appetite for SUVs surges worldwide, Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne has told analysts.

As a result, Chinese automakers are seeking export markets: even though globally, the world can already make 60 million vehicles and sales will never top 40 million vehicles.

Ten top automakers, including General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., announced they will equip their vehicles with automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems as standard features, though they didn't set a date.

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.

April 2 - Tesla Inc shares slumped 5 percent on Monday as investors awaited production numbers for the closely watched Model 3, a cheaper vehicle that analysts see as crucial to the luxury electric automaker's long - term profitability.

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.

This is entirely plausible, as launching a new vehicle is always expensive, even for a well - established automaker.

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.

Ford (f) also announced its intention to make self - driving cars for commercial ride - sharing or on - demand taxi services by 2021, a target the automaker says it will reach by expanding its Silicon Valley research lab, as well as investing in or buying autonomous vehicle technology startups.

(Reuters)- Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) shares slumped 5 percent on Monday as investors awaited production numbers for the closely watched Model 3, a cheaper vehicle that analysts see as crucial to the luxury electric automaker's long - term profitability.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Just recently, the Japanese automaker purchased a 15 percent stake in Orocobre, an Argentinian lithium producer, most likely as a strategic initiative to secure lithium resources for its upcoming electric vehicles.

It's what will keep the ride - hail company relevant as more automakers produce their own autonomous vehicles.

Many automakers such as Volvo have come forward to state that it would take the responsibility for its autonomous car in the event of a crash if the vehicle is in autonomous mode.

Automakers provide baseline APRs as low as 0 or 0.9 % to compete with traditional financiers like banks and credit unions, while also incentivizing customers to purchase a new car off the dealer's lot rather than a used vehicle from another vendor.

Tesla and scores of others from traditional automakers to technology firms are all competing for a slice of China's fast - growing new - energy vehicle market as the country looks to impose tough new tariffs to encourage production of «green» cars.

May 1 The following are the 20 top - selling vehicles in the United States in April as reported by the automakers and ranked by total units.

Automakers such as Ford have come to the same conclusion, pushing for full autonomy because there's a danger in providing so much self - driving assistance that the driver is lulled into complacency and can't retake control of the vehicle quickly.

DETROIT — Major automakers on Tuesday posted lower U.S. new vehicle sales in April as consumer demand continued to weaken and competition intensified following a lengthy boom for the industry.

Over the past year, the automaker has collaborated with a number of tech companies to add various technologies to its vehicles, such as wirelessly connected vehicles, real - time notification systems, and luxury services.

There were two Tesla vehicles on the Empire State Plaza concourse as the company and some lawmakers push for legislation that would allow the automaker to expand its sales reach in New York.

General Motors plans to become the first company to test self - driving cars in New York City, in some of the world's worst traffic, as traditional automakers battle technology titans to take the lead in the development of autonomous vehicles.

As part of its Safe Road Trains for the Environment project, known as SARTRE, automakers are designing vehicle systems that would let cars safely tailgate on designated highways in a trainlike procession led by a professional driveAs part of its Safe Road Trains for the Environment project, known as SARTRE, automakers are designing vehicle systems that would let cars safely tailgate on designated highways in a trainlike procession led by a professional driveas SARTRE, automakers are designing vehicle systems that would let cars safely tailgate on designated highways in a trainlike procession led by a professional driver.

With automakers here lagging behind their Western peers in making traditional cars, the chance to catch up lies in producing technologically advanced models such as electric vehicles.

The Bush administration and automakers are touting fuel - cell vehicles as a nonpolluting technology, but engineers at the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment at MIT say the nonpolluting claim is not necessarily true.

This comes as automakers from around the world are struggling to make low - emissions vehicles scale up in China, the United States and other markets where programs and regulations are calling for massive gains in fuel economy over the next 10 to 15 years.

Those responses are in line with the results of a second survey, which asked 259 people whether automakers should program vehicles to preserve the «most life,» a stance known as the utilitarian approach.

As plug - in electric vehicle sales continue to putt along, automakers are increasingly pinning their hopes on hydrogen fuel cells as the clean vehicle technology of the futurAs plug - in electric vehicle sales continue to putt along, automakers are increasingly pinning their hopes on hydrogen fuel cells as the clean vehicle technology of the futuras the clean vehicle technology of the future.

The automaker introduces its Electric Networked Vehicle prototypes, one third the size of a typical car, as a way to reduce big urban auto emissions and traffic congestion

The number of fuel - cell vehicles will likely ramp up steadily in the coming years as automakers work toward reaching a corporate average fuel economy target of 54.5 mpg.

Automakers have said they're concentrating fuel - cell vehicle sales in California, expanding to other states as more hydrogen fueling stations come available.

Automakers ask drivers to trust and share the nation's roadways with autonomous vehicles, but there is no easy answer as to when they will be considered» safe»

For now, automakers are jousting to develop as many electric vehicles as possible and seeing what sells.

According to EPP Assistant Professor Kate Whitefoot who co-authored the report, the current standards are not nearly as difficult to hit — and can have even greater positive effects — once you account for the ability of automakers to make tradeoffs with other vehicle attributes.

BEIJING (Reuters)- Automakers» latest projections for rapid growth of China's green car market have added to concerns of worsening smog as the uptake of electric vehicles powered by coal - fired grids races ahead of a switch to cleaner energy.

The next stage for automakers should be to take the electric drivetrain as a given, and imagine a vehicle around it that optimizes everything an electric drivetrain does, O'Connell said.

Look for many of these automakers to revise the safety offerings on many of their vehicles as a response to these new rankings.

Even before the Google self - driving car project became a division of Alphabet and brought in auto veteran John Krafcik, executives were open about the fact they wanted automakers as partners to supply vehicles while Google would provide the latest in self - driving vehicle technology.

As branding becomes more important to automakers, suppliers will have to tailor materials and designs to certain brands and vehicle types.

Those figures would position GM as the world's largest automaker for 2011; Volkswagen Group said it sold 8.16 million vehicles globally last year, up 14.3 percent year - over-year and most likely positioning the company as the second - largest automaker of 2011.

The announcement comes as GM, like many automakers, prepares for a future in which drivers may prefer to borrow, rather than own, vehicles.