With the coronavirus pandemic continuing its run in China, Hyundai Motor stated, it plans on gradually suspending production at its South Korean factories from Tuesday. Hyundai is the first automaker to do so outside China. The coronavirus is disrupted supply chain. Other global automakers, including PSA Peugeot Citroen, Ford, Nissan, Honda Motors have suspended the…
In less than a week after its launch, orders for Tesla Inc’s new electric pickup Cybertruck have are close to breaking the record set by the Model 3 sedan in 2016. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO has signaled that 250,000 customers have lined up to buy the Cybertruck. In an apparent reference to the number of…
While an industry group prefers the adoption of a wifi-based technology for next-gen cars, others, including Intel, Vodafone, Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm, Samsung, Daimler, Ford, PSA Group, and Huawei are pushing for an alternative 5G standard. BMW, Vodafone and Ericsson have reportedly made a last-ditch effort to persuade the European Commission to open the doors…
With the explosion of interest in self-driving technology, carmakers are scrambling to corner market share. As per a senior executive from the company, Ford Motor Co is considering to deploy self-driving vehicle technology in larger commercial vehicles and is working with multiple partners to deploy this strategy on autonomous vehicles on the road. “We’ve been…
Through Waze and Waymo, Alphabet’s strategy of positioning itself as a key player in the transportation industry becomes clear. In what is seen as the largest ever rollout of Alphabet-owned Waze, starting from next week, the navigation app will expand its carpool service throughout California, including the key car hub of Los Angeles. The ride…
An analysis of their expenses show, despite similar spending patterns, GM’s resource management and financial planning strategy has resulted in the company releasing far more new and redesigned vehicles than Ford. Although James Hackett spent the whole of last year strategizing on Ford Motor Co’s long-term self-driving car strategy, in his first week as the…
With China’s communist party’s leadership not bringing forth bold policies vis-à-vis electric vehicles has forced Ford to take a more cautious approach to the electric and hybrid-plugin car market in China. Despite a headlong plunge into the plugin-hybrid and electric vehicle markets by carmakers, Ford Motor Co has stated it prefers a more tepid approach…
Here is how Ford aims to strategically capture China’s burgeoning vehicle market. Ford Motor Co has disclosed in 2018, it plans on launching a new plug-in hybrid car in China followed by the launch of an electric sport-utility vehicle to China in the next five years. Ford plans on electrifying its entire vehicle lineup. In…
While Ford sold 6.7 million cars in 2016 to get its net worth, Tesla sold less than 80,000 cars in the same period. In a landmark development for Tesla, Bloomberg has reported that the luxury carmaker’s value has surpassed Ford’s. While Ford Motors is currently valued at about $45.1 billion, Tesla is valued at $47.8…
Trump’s EPA nominee Scott Pruitt, has made it clear that the Obama-era standards will remain. Not wanting to meet stringent fuel efficiency standards set in the U.S., car manufacturing companies in the country have shot off a letter to President Donald Trump in the hope that he loosens things up. Car manufacturers in the U.S.,…
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