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Toyota Signs Amazon as Partner for Autonomous Delivery Vehicles

Toyota Signs Amazon as Partner for Autonomous Delivery Vehicles

Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) President Akio Toyoda unveiled plans for a new mobility service business alliance and e-Palette Concept Vehicle at the 2018 CES. Amazon.com, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMZN) has signed with Toyota as a partner for the new mobilit..

Ford With Plans to Release Diesel Option for F-150

Ford With Plans to Release Diesel Option for F-150

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has announced plans to release a diesel engine version of their best selling F-150 pickup truck this spring. Ford executives said the diesel model of the F-150 is expected to get 30 miles per gallon fuel efficiency on th..

Chinese Geely Buys Stake in Sweidsh Volvo

Chinese Geely Buys Stake in Sweidsh Volvo

On Wednesday, China’s privately-owned automotive group, Geely Holding, has announced plans to acquire an 8.2% share capital holding and 15.6% voting rights in the leading Swedish manufacturer of truck engines, AB Volvo. Chairman Li Shufu of Ge..

GM first to test self driving cars in New York City

GM first to test self driving cars in New York City

New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, announced on Monday that General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Cruise Automation, GM’s self driving subsidiary division, are applying to begin the first stages of testing fully autonomous vehicles in New York City ..

Hundreds of Tesla Employees Fired

Hundreds of Tesla Employees Fired

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) Model 3 electric car is off to a rocky start, it seems, with the company having to fire hundreds of employees recently. It appears that the manufacturing of the Model 3 is not going on at the pace that would be desirabl..

Volkswagen to Launch Online Sales

Volkswagen to Launch Online Sales

On Tuesday, Volkswagen AG (OTC: VLKAY) announced plans to reduce the size of their European dealer network and wants to launch online sales as they adjust to changing consumer buying habits. The company is looking to cut costs across all 12 brands f..

China May Relax Rules on Foreign Auto Makers, Helping Tesla

China May Relax Rules on Foreign Auto Makers, Helping Tesla

China is considering relaxing rules requiring foreign auto makers to have a local partner, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The change in rules will be considered a major victory for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), which will be able manu..