April 2022

GM asks suppliers to sign carbon neutrality pledge

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DETROIT — General Motors has asked its global suppliers to sign a pledge of carbon neutrality, development of social responsibility programs and implementation of sustainable procurement practices in their supply chain operations. “There are economic and social imperatives in lowering emissions and addressing climate change while cultivating a just transition,” Jeff Morrison, GM vice president […]

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Why Nissan is joining the lidar bandwagon

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YOKOSUKA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co. is showing off a next-generation lidar system it says will let vehicles conduct high-speed emergency maneuvers without a hand on the wheel or foot on the brake. The advanced driver-assist system will debut in the mid-2020s and is part of Nissan’s push to equip nearly every new model with

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Nissan signals the end of the road for Datsun cars

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Getty Images Car maker Nissan is to stop producing vehicles under the Datsun name, which has a more than century-long history. It was one of the brands that helped Japanese car makers become established globally after the Second World War. Despite selling millions of cars around the world, the Datsun name was phased out in

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Ferrari may be testing a successor to the 812 Superfast

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Ferrari has been spotted testing a camouflaged Roma sporting a V-12 engine. The car looks like a standard Roma but the hood is longer and the front fascia features larger air intakes. This suggests that the car isn’t simply a new Roma variant to sit about the current V-8 model but rather a test mule

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McConaughey has new slogan idea for Lincoln

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Lincoln Motor Co. may have stumbled onto its next slogan. Oscar-winning actor and brand spokesman Matthew McConaughey was on hand for the reveal of the Lincoln Star concept in Los Angeles last week, conducting an unscripted question-and-answer session with Lincoln President Joy Falotico. Things got a bit philosophical when she asked McConaughey what makes a

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Volvo venture an infusion for the future

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Volvo Cars’ venture capital arm has invested in battery technology startup StoreDot, betting the company’s fast charging tech could be a game-changer as the automaker rolls out new electric vehicles. “We believe StoreDot has very interesting battery technology,” said Alexander Petrofski, head of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. “They specialize in anode material, improving charging

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Alfa Romeo Tonale on awareness tour

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NEW YORK — Alfa Romeo is taking its new Tonale crossover on the road. The Italian brand, which is looking for an awareness boost to juice stagnant sales, wants consumers to have a hands-on experience with its first electrified entry ahead of the Tonale’s U.S. release in early 2023. The model will have plug-in hybrid

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The new Mazda CX-50 could be curtains for its popular CX-5

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Mazda is trumpeting its new CX-50 compact crossover as an alternative to its popular CX-5, but some observers predict the automaker will do what it has done in the past — eventually kill the older product in favor of the newer one. “CX-5 should be around for a couple years, and then it’s gone,” said

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At the New York auto show, it wasn’t hard to grab the spotlight

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NEW YORK — I showed up at the Auto Forum here, held in the $1.5 billion — with a B — expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, and was confronted by a friend: “Are you going to write another death of auto shows column?” I said I would have to see what I

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Trio In Cadillac Escalade Lead Police On High-Speed Chase Through California

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Police have arrested three individuals in Santa Clarita, California after a dangerous high-speed chase that looks out of a scene from Grand Theft Auto. It is understood that the chase started at approximately 4 pm on April 21 in Burbank. The Cadillac Escalade had been stolen from Texas, where all three suspects were also from,

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