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...Bob Lutz, a former vice-chair of General Motors and president of Chrysler who was once doubtful about Tesla’s chances of survival, now calls Musk’s impact on the auto industry “unbelievable — nothing short...
...Meanwhile, the ride-hailing company Uber and AV group Argo — now jointly controlled by Ford and Volkswagen — have also brought in multibillion-dollar investments....
...Volkswagen is to establish a flagship self-driving technology company in an attempt to take on the dominance of Silicon Valley rivals such as Google’s Waymo....
...The company said its Toyota division saw its best-ever month for light truck sales....
...The major auto companies of the world would need to team up in order to achieve such a share....
...He is currently Ford vice-president, Autonomous Vehicles and Electrification, is appointed CEO of Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC reporting to a board of directors chaired by Marcy Klevorn, president of Ford...
...Mustafa Mohatarem, GM’s chief economist, said: “Consumers are keeping the US economy growing and auto sales very healthy....
...General Motors says it will have driverless cars operating in 2019, while Ford is aiming for 2021 and Renault 2022....
...Offerings included multibillion dollar deals from Walt Disney, Ford Motor Credit, Citigroup, Santander UK and Barclays and represented the busiest day in nearly a month, since Visa sold $16bn of debt at...
...“We do expect faster growth, but it is not a sharp recovery or a ‘V’-shaped recovery....
...Armed with a new five-year business plan, the company — which showed off a new concept car at last month’s Shanghai Auto show — faces a fraught period as it rebrands itself, seeks to achieve operating profitability...
...The growth of parallel car imports will put further pressure on car companies in the world’s largest auto market....
...Auto demand is rising with incomes. Ford is reportedly looking to expand African manufacturing capacity. Nigeria is encouraging OEMs to import complete knocked-down sets for local assembly....
...Mr Sikes said that companies in the auto industry and healthcare sector needed to partner with technology companies....
...The three new concepts suggest, according to analysts, that the Asian manufacturers intend to continue to challenge General Motors, Ford and Chrysler – the long-dominant forces in the US auto industry –...
...She too followed the methods of Saul Alinsky, the Chicago 1960s radical, who counselled resistance to the corporate-controlled city machines, which in Detroit meant companies like Ford and General Motors...
...General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler once had a swarming grip on US auto sales, using muscle and hustle from the 1920s through the early 1970s, when they still owned more than 80 per cent of the market, according...
...In the spring, Ford issued a five year revolving ABS based on auto loans....
...Shares in Ford Motor continued to gain ground after news on Friday that it had overtaken General Motors as North America’s top-selling carmaker in March, while reporting a 19 per cent gain in US sales....
...Monthly car sales numbers showed that General Motors also expanded in the US in December with car sales rising by 7.5 per cent. Rival Ford put on 0.8 per cent to $17.38....
...Jonathan Browning, the former General Motors stalwart appointed head of Volkswagen Group of America, is taking on one of the car industry’s most difficult jobs....
...William Ong, Merriman Curhan Ford Bill Ong is managing director and covers semiconductor and capital equipment companies....
...Ford rose 3.1 per cent to $13.16 after the carmaker’s debt was upgraded two levels by ratings agency S&P, which said its auto operations in North America are likely to remain profitable and it is stabilising...
...Wells Fargo Dealer Services, GMAC, Ford Motor Credit, American Honda Finance, Bank of America, Nissan Infiniti Financial Services, Capital One Auto Finance and Fifth Third Bank, round out the top 10, the...
...Mr Morgan, a one-time potential candidate to be the next BHP chairman before it was secured this year by Jac Nasser, the former chief executive of Ford Motor, worked in Australia’s treasury department before...
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