automakers

Tech

Is Tesla an investor’s sinkhole or the next Apple?

(Nov 13): On Nov 7, Alphabet’s autonomous car subsidiary, Waymo, pulled the “safety driver” from its self-driving vans in Phoenix, Arizona. It was a key milestone for the car industry and the advent of connected, electric, autonomous cars. For now,

Global Markets

Cities shop for US$10 bil of electric cars to defy Trump

NEW YORK (March 16): Dozens of US cities are willing to buy US$10 billion ($14 billion) of electric cars and trucks to show skeptical automakers there’s demand for low-emission vehicles, just as President Donald Trump seeks to review pollution standards
Toyota

Global Markets

Trump hits Toyota in latest broadside against carmakers and Mexico

WASHINGTON (Jan 6): US President-elect Donald Trump targeted Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday, threatening to impose a hefty fee on the world's largest automaker if it builds its Corolla cars for the US market at a plant in Mexico.
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