Tag: Automobiles

Atlanta is ranked as one of the worst cities due to its heavy traffic and aggressive drivers. According to a study of 2018, on average, a driver spent almost 70 hours annually on the road. Driver aggressiveness and impatient level is a significant cause of routine road accidents. Some accidents are minor, while others are […]

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands and HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) and TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced a collaboration agreement to adopt TSMC’s 5-nanometer (5nm) technology for NXP’s next generation, high-performance automotive platform. This collaboration combines NXP’s automotive design expertise with TSMC’s industry-leading 5nm technology to further […]

FCA US LLC is recalling an estimated 27,634 vehicles globally, to address a 12-volt battery connection that may pose fire risk. Twelve-volt battery systems provide power to auxiliary features, such as radios and remote-control garage-door openers. The Company is aware of a small number of related fires.  All occurred in Canada, but for one in […]

– Remaining order fulfillment anticipated to run through the end of 2020 NEW YORK, June 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX) (“Ideanomics” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement of electric taxi deliveries for Guilin, Guanxi Province. In November 2019, Ideanomics announced that its Mobile Energy Global (MEG) division secured an order for 2,300 electric taxis […]

Vuse, leading vapor brand from R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company (RJRVC), congratulates its partner Arrow McLaren SP (AMSP) for placing 9th with No. 7 and 12th with No. 5 cars in the Genesys 300 in Fort Worth, TX this past weekend. This event marked the first live race of the 2020 INDYCAR season. “It was exciting to see the AMSP […]

By John Lawler, CEO, Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC and Ford Motor Company Vice President, Mobility Partnerships Last July, Ford and Volkswagen announced a collaboration with Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the U.S. and Europe. As part of this collaboration, Volkswagen would join Ford in investing in Argo AI. Working together with Argo […]

Volkswagen has previewed its new 2021 Arteon update, confirming a Shooting Brake (these days a wagon design with a low, tapered roofline) variant will join the four-door liftback when the line-up is revealed on June 24. While the Australian future for the Shooting Brake remains unclear, Volkswagen Australia has confirmed the liftback will grace Australian showrooms. “Arteon […]

At the Vauxhall car showroom in Chingford, just northeast of London, business is motoring ahead after Britain lifted lockdown restrictions this week on the coronavirus-ravaged sector. Car dealerships in England finally reopened as the UK government relaxed COVID-19 measures that had slammed the brakes on the industry and helped send the economy into reverse. “When […]

A total of 18 new Skoda Fabia cars were sold in Northern Ireland in May 2020. CAR showrooms may be readying to reopen from Monday, but sales of new motors are already down 54 per cent this year according to new data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The trade body said […]

AUL Corp., one of the nation’s leading automotive finance and insurance (F&I) providers, today launched a new vehicle service contract product covering the increasingly complex technology systems found in today’s vehicles, announced Jason Garner, AUL’s Senior Vice President of Product Development. Aptly named ‘AUL-Tech’, this new vehicle service contract provides comprehensive coverage for a vehicle’s […]