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VW supervisory board wants reworked and more ambitious software road map, report says
VW has called its software division, Cariad, which is the central element in its autonomous driving push, "the most ambitious project of our entire industry to tap into the most relevant profit pools of the future."
Cariad plans to…
Fuccillo Automotive Group sells 10 dealerships in New York
Darwish, formerly a minority partner in a New Jersey Audi dealership and a platform manager for Napleton Automotive Group, said that after entering into an agreement with Fuccillo in August 2020, he ran into several delays. His lawyer's…
ATC Drivetrain acquires Global Battery Solutions
ATC Drivetrain said it acquired battery life cycle management company Global Battery Solutions.
The news, announced Wednesday, comes after the automotive remanufacturing firm in April acquired Treharne, an electric vehicle manufacturing…
Elon Musk says sexual harassment report ‘utterly untrue’
Musk, who is in the midst of a contentious effort to buy Twitter Inc., said on Wednesday that he would vote Republican instead of Democrat, predicting a "dirty tricks campaign against me" would follow.
In the Business Insider article,…
Mercedes’ Vision AMG is a look at performance brand’s EV future
The platform and electric drivetrain for the Vision were developed "from scratch," said Philipp Schiemer, CEO of Mercedes-AMG. It will incorporate high-performance axial flux electric motors from Mercedes’ wholly-owned subsidiary Yasa.…
Nissan adds new EV, Mitsubishi unveils sibling model
The five-door, four-seat Sakura gets a 20-kilowatt-hour lithium ion battery and 47-kilowatt motor. It covers a range of 180 kilometers (111 miles) based on the WLTC Japan cycle.
Even though the range is meager compared to bigger EVs on…
How Honda’s new wind tunnel makes an IndyCar difference
"As far the metrics of the two facilities, the top speed is one key attribute," Wetzel told Automotive News. Honda's new wind tunnel has technology not found in other tunnels, he said."Some other features we have here at the tunnel…
Valeo: Next lidar capable of Level 4 autonomous driving
A recent Valeo test vehicle in Tokyo demonstrated how Scala lidars and a front camera, combined with vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, could autonomously steer through crowded boulevards, thread between lumbering trucks and…
Valeo says next-gen lidar can enable Level 4
A recent Valeo test vehicle in Tokyo demonstrated how Scala lidars and a front camera, combined with vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, could autonomously steer through crowded boulevards, thread between lumbering trucks and…
Acura, Mazda, Toyota and Chevy dealerships among stores purchased in Q1, Q2 transactions
Windy Automotive Group Inc. acquired and sold dealerships during the first few months of 2022.
Windy Automotive on Feb. 1 bought Zeck Chevrolet in Purcell, Okla., from Zeck Auto. The dealership was renamed Windy Chevrolet, Windy…