automakers
Tariffs force some automakers to dim earnings outlook
Significant increases in commodity costs blamed for GM’s expected lower profits.
Fiat Chrysler is shaken without visionary CEO behind wheel
Marchionne steps down early because of severe health problems. Jeep executive Mike Manley is taking over.
Hyundai Motor union warns auto tariffs could hurt US jobs
20,000 jobs at a Hyundai factory in Alabama are at stake.
Trump predicts auto workers will be ‘very happy’ with NAFTA
Disses Mexico and Canada as “very difficult to deal with” during the negotiations.
US auto sales tumble in what could be first annual drop since 2009
Of major automakers, only Hyundai and Volkswagen reported increases.
China car dilemma: Beijing wants electric, buyers want SUVs
Beijing wants electric cars to make up 8% of every brand’s production as soon as next year.
Self-driving cars have pitfall: the human brain
People have trouble focusing on boring tasks like monitoring systems that rarely fail.
Automakers, governments tackling electric car range anxiety
Efforts to extend recharging networks along highways and elsewhere a big psychological boost.
Sensing a threat, Detroit’s automakers embrace mobility
Automakers are reinventing themselves as mobility firms due to pressure from agile tech firms like Apple and Uber.
Automakers to put automatic braking in cars by 2022
Voluntary agreement with 20 car manufacturers will deliver safety feature faster.
Toyota adopts Ford’s SDL “connected car” software [VIDEO]
Open-source software provides drivers access to smartphone apps using voice commands.
Automakers commit to automatic brakes in all cars
Technology is part of a new era in vehicle safety in which the focus is on preventing crashes rather than on protecting occupants.
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High-tech cars blurring boundaries between auto, tech industries
Automakers are flocking to high-tech haven Silicon Valley, racing to develop high-tech infotainment systems and autonomous cars.
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BMW’s nifty new Enlighten app predicts traffic light changes [VIDEO]
Enlighten connects to traffic signal networks and predicts the behaviour of traffic lights by talking to new DSRC systems.
Automakers struggling to keep hackers from seizing control of cars
New cars now have up to 50 computers that run 20 million lines of software code, more than a Boeing 787.
