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- Toyota, Microsoft Form Joint Venture for Connected Technologies – Bloomberg: Automakers are expanding connected-car services as the industry heads toward technologies such as autonomous vehicles. Telematics combines…
- Toyota expands Microsoft partnership in connected vehicle services – Reuters: DETROIT Toyota Motor Corp is expanding a five-year-old partnership with Microsoft Corp to develop new internet-connected vehicle services for …
- Tesla Model 3: Hit or Hype? – Detroit Bureau: Tesla claims it has already booked over 250,000 orders for the Model 3, just days after its unveiling. The surge is unprecedented in the auto industry. But at this early stage, at least 18 months before the first car is scheduled to roll off the assembly line, can the new Tesla Model S be considered a hit, or a case of battery-powered hype?
- German car sales flat in March – Reuters: German car sales were flat in March, the country’s main industry association said on Monday, marking the first month in almost a year …
- Supercars Could Go Silent as Hybrids, Self-Driving Take Hold – Bloomberg: Take Bugatti’s latest monster, the Chiron: It comes with an infotainment system that fades to invisibility on the cockpit screens as the car’s speed…
- Tesla Rises After Reservations for Model 3 Top Quarter Million – Bloomberg: The company also is due to report first-quarter deliveries; Tesla forecast an increase of 60 percent for the quarter to about 16,000 vehicles.
- Kia America launches UVO Luxury Services in 2016 K900 – Just-auto: Kia Motors America (KMA) has launched a new generation of its UVO infotainment and telematics system, known as UVO Luxury Services.
- The New Maserati Ghibli SQ4 Will Turn Heads. But Which Heads? – Bloomberg: It may not be besting Audi, Mercedes, or Jaguar just yet, but the latest Ghibli makes a flashy argument for sports car lovers looking for something a bit…
- Revised Bentley Continental GT Speed unveiled – Autocar: New 206mph, 633bhp Bentley Continental GT Speed is the fastest Bentley yet; Black Edition unveiled too
- Tesla Intrigue Deepens With Musk’s Twitter Barrage – Bloomberg: Following the unveiling last week of his new Model 3 electric car-which attracted almost 300,000 deposits from customers around the world-Musk…
- See the VW and Audi ‘Clean Diesel’ spots in FTC’s crosshairs – Automotive News: Advertising became a major part of VW’s emissions-rigging scandal last month when the Federal Trade Commission alleged in a federal complaint that the automaker deceived consumers with ads that promoted “clean diesel” VWs and Audis.
- Faraday Future teases production line-up of up to five cars – Autocar: Electric vehicle start-up Faraday Future again hints at its first production model at its Long Beach Formula E booth
- VW to spend about half a billion euros on digital trucks by 2020 – Reuters: “The future truck is fully connected, that provides a gain in safety and efficiency,” VW trucks chief Andreas Renschler said. However, investment in …