Dealer associations in at least 13 states say Ford Motor Co. is unfairly burdening its retail network with costly requirements for electric vehicle sales and breaking some franchise laws. Officials in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and other states have written to Ford calling for significant change to one of CEO Jim Farley’s signature initiatives, which […]
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Several automakers have been quick to reevaluate their advertising relationships with Twitter now that the social media giant is controlled by one of their most significant competitors: Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk. Here’s what some have said so far. Volkswagen Group: The German automaker said Friday that it has recommended its brands pause paid advertising
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HAMBURG – Volkswagen on Friday said it has recommended to its brands to pause paid advertising on Twitter until further notice in the wake of Elon Musk‘s takeover of the social media platform. “We are closely monitoring the situation and will decide about next steps depending on its evolvement,” Europe’s top carmaker said in a
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Porsche has been spotted testing a high-riding 911 Safari over the past year, but this is not that vehicle. What you’re looking at is a specially developed 911 off-roader built to tackle the world’s tallest volcano, Chile’s Ojos del Salado, which has its summit at 22,615 feet. Porsche built two of the rugged 911s, both based
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Carvana Co. said Thursday it recorded a net loss of $508 million in the quarter ending Sept. 30, noting it continues to grapple with inflationary pressures and rising interest rates that are causing consumer demand for used vehicles to wane. The loss is larger than both Carvana’s $506 million first-quarter loss and the $68 million loss
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Police arrested four individuals in Glendale, AZ after an eventful police chase. The driver of an allegedly stolen white Volkswagen Tiguan ran over stop sticks and curbs, into fields, and even took out a sign before the end of the pursuit. Watching it all unfold is eerily reminiscent of the sort of thing you’d only
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On a stage below the twin spires of Churchill Downs racetrack, Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley choked up while addressing hundreds of local factory workers for the reveal of the automaker’s redesigned heavy-duty pickup line. “Kentucky matters,” he said Sept. 27. “All of you matter. And the Super Duty matters.” The next 12 months
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The image arrived in Susan Swenson‘s inbox on a Wednesday evening. Her corporate headshot had been crudely crossed out in digital red ink, and the word “Kill” was written in the bottom left corner. In the hours that followed, some of her colleagues received similar threats, including messages that referenced the recent assassination of former
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Exposure. A simple word that is often dangled in front of inexperienced hopefuls by exploitative clients. It’s a word that has virtually become a meme in itself and not really one you’d expect to be used by one of the most successful EV startups of the century. But according to one game developer, that’s exactly
General Motors has named a new head of its OnStar in-vehicle safety, security and connectivity business, replacing Jeff Massimilla after a little more than a year. Mike Devereux, a top GM sales and marketing executive in China, took over as vice president, OnStar safety and security, as of Nov. 1, a GM spokeswoman told Automotive
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