Vroom Inc. said Monday it cut employment by 337 positions and sold far fewer vehicles in the second quarter as part of the business realignment strategy it announced in May, which is partially aimed at reducing its expenses. The online used-vehicle retailer also said it closed offices in New York City and Detroit and shuttered […]
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Gissing North America LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with up to $100 million in liabilities. Gissing, based in Bingham Farms, Mich., is a subsidiary of a Chinese automotive supplier, and manufactures interior acoustic and cargo management systems for Ford Motor Co., General Motors, Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor
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A Toyota owner from southern California was lucky to escape with his life after flames engulfed his GR86. The report follows other recent allegations of unreliability stemming from the sports car’s engine. Instagram user @JZX_JK posted a video and photos of the fire, which he claims happened less than a day after he got his
The driver of a Tesla Model X in China has had his license revoked after crashing the electric SUV in a park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Local media report states the driver of the Model X had just finished a dinner where he had been drinking alcohol and decided that he shouldn’t drive home. Instead,
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A Ferrari delivers non-stop fun—that is, unless your brakes fail, something that’s definitely no fun at all, regardless of what car you’re driving. Brake failure is a possibility on thousands of Ferrari dating back to 2005 through the present year. As a result, the affected cars have all been recalled. The recall, notices of which
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Mobile games and real-time 3D platform developer Unity Technologies will power the infotainment domain of the new Mercedes-Benz operating system. The infotainment domain is an essential component of the German automaker’s plan to broaden its digital offerings. Mercedes’ current infotainment platform, MBUX, was co-developed by Daimler and Luxoft, a unit of DXC Technology. The new
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WASHINGTON – Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives are launching a bipartisan effort to help revive legislative efforts to boost self-driving vehicles. Representatives Robert Latta, a Republican, and Debbie Dingell, a Democrat, told Reuters in a joint interview they are unveiling the bipartisan Congressional Autonomous Vehicle Caucus to help educate fellow lawmakers on
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What kind of vehicle is the 2023 Cadillac XT6? What does it compare to? The 2023 Cadillac XT6 is a roomy three-row SUV that compares well with the Volvo XC90 and Hyundai Palisade. Is the 2023 Cadillac XT6 a good SUV? Review continues below It’s a very good overall choice, though the competition is worth
DETROIT — General Motors plans to double its hands-free driving network to cover 400,000 miles in the U.S. and Canada starting later this year. Super Cruise, GM’s hands-free driver assist technology, soon will be available on 400,000 miles of interstates and non-divided highways — typically state and federal routes — across the U.S. and Canada.
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The Senate passed a landmark tax, climate and health-care bill, speeding a slimmed-down version of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda on a path to becoming law after a year of Democratic infighting that the White House was unable to control. The bill allows roughly $374 billion in climate and energy spending such as expanded tax
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