A BMW driver noticed a low-coolant warning light and called the automaker’s customer service line. After a few moments, a video chat window opened on the customer’s smartphone and they were able to speak on camera with someone at a BMW call center. That representative guided the customer down the aisle of an auto parts […]
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Mitsubishi Motors North America is taking a page from Silicon Valley in the war for talent. The Japanese automaker said it will allow most of its 300 U.S. employees who are not site-dependent to work from home indefinitely, with no required minimum number of days in the office. Automakers have become more flexible with their
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Much is made of the vehicle parts that will be lost in the transition to electric vehicles. But even many components that remain could be in for big changes. Take wheels, for example. Unless the flying cars of science fiction ever become reality, cars and trucks will continue to move on wheels, regardless of power
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A group of youngsters in San Bernardino, California have been caught on film attacking a truck driver and stealing during a car ‘takeover’ in the middle of an intersection. The incident occurred at the intersection of W. 5th Street and Mt. Vernon Avenue in San Bernardino shortly after midnight on Monday morning. Takeovers of this
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Bizi Ezerioha, the mad genius behind California tuner Bisimoto and its insane builds, recently visited Jay Leno’s Garage with an all-electric Porsche 935. Known for its distinctive aerodynamic bodywork, the Porsche 935 was one of the most successful race cars of the 1970s and 1980s. But Bisi is not one for convention, so he built
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BERLIN — German automakers and suppliers said they are preparing for the possibility that Russia will cut off their gas supplies as a result of the Ukraine conflict. Gazprom, the large Russian state energy company, fired a warning shot last week toward countries that are supporting Ukraine by halting gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria.
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American Honda Motor Co. is reassessing how much brick-and-mortar space its dealers will really need in the future to sell vehicles in an era of smaller inventories and digital retail. Automakers have been known to pressure their retailers to invest in bigger, flashier dealerships. But American Honda is wondering if its dealers might need some
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Facebook Marketplace has shaken up the used car market as people can list their vehicles for free and instantly be contacted by interested buyers. This has made the platform popular with buyers and sellers alike, although sellers should exercise plenty of caution as they’ll be meeting strangers from the internet. One seller didn’t take that
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. believes its newest product, the F-150 Lightning, can be transformational. But the automaker still has plenty of work ahead to realize the battery-powered pickup’s potential and become the industry-leading electric-vehicle purveyor that CEO Jim Farley envisions. Ford’s first-quarter earnings were down year-over-year — even setting aside a $5.4 billion loss
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Can a bunch of college students solve some of the most vexing automotive engineering challenges facing the industry? Over the next four years, 15 universities across North America will be competing to engineer the most efficient battery-electric vehicles possible while combining connected and autonomous tech — and keeping them fun to drive for consumers. The
