The partnership aims to boost regional automotive value chains and financing for the automotive industry while supporting the development of enabling policies, technical assistance, and capacity building initiatives...
GLOBAL
Severe shortages of critical medical supplies have prompted governments to compel private companies to fill the gap...
Elham Mafi-Kreft and Steven Kreft 26 May 2020
GLOBAL
Ford Motor Company, in collaboration with GE Healthcare, will begin producing third-party ventilators to help coronavirus patients...
GLOBAL
The changes come as Ford is moving with urgency to fully integrate and accelerate its transformation into a higher-growth, higher-margin business by leveraging smart, connected vehicles and services...
GLOBAL
Our power plants may be dirty now. But unlike combustion vehicles, electric cars give us the chance to finally free ourselves from high-carbon travel...
Ranald Boydell 3 Dec 2019
GLOBAL
"Netflix and drive" might become a thing now that Elon Musk revealed upcoming support for the streaming service and YouTube on his Tesla vehicles...
Shereesa Moodley 31 Jul 2019
GLOBAL
Even though the broader sluggishness in the farm equipment market continues to influence farm tyre sales globally, recent research shows that opportunities exist as global sales are likely to surpass 42 million...
SOUTH AFRICA
NEWSWATCH: Rumours have been circulating this week that Sergio Machionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), could announce the closure of one of America's oldest remaining automakers...
Ilse van den Berg 1 Jun 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
The Ford Mustang is the world's best-selling sports coupe for a third consecutive year, according to IHS Markit light vehicle registration data...
SOUTH AFRICA
Many years ago, I had the chance to interview Jeffry de Vries, an ex-World Superbike racer who, at the time, was the chief motorcycle tester for Yamaha Europe...
Loz Blain 9 Mar 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
The world is changing. We are living in a new era and the new age calls for business re-invention, particularly for car manufacturers...
Morne Bekker 5 Mar 2018
GLOBAL
Recently, while on my way to the University of Pittsburgh's campus, I made a quick "Pittsburgh left" - taking a left turn just as the light turns green - while facing a driverless car...
Abdesalam Soudi 26 Jan 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
Despite the hype and excitement, not to mention the fanciful visions put forth by Tesla's Elon Musk, electric vehicles (EVs) are not yet winning over the transportation sector...
Jonn Axsen 5 Jan 2018
UNITED STATES
TOKYO - Honda is recalling about 800,000 of its Odyssey minivans in the United States over faulty parts blamed for 46 minor injuries...
SOUTH AFRICA
The explosion of ridesharing services has occurred partially because of the prevalence of powerful smart phones being so prevalent, new technologies including next generation smart phone applications being developed, and a desire for those who utilise taxi-type services to have better, easier, and safer experiences...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 9 Nov 2017
GLOBAL
Tesla has announced its biggest quarterly loss to date, sending shares down nearly 5% after hours after falling 3% in normal trade and has pushed back its target for volume production on its Model 3 sedan...
UNITED STATES
California officials have unveiled new regulations that would allow autonomous vehicles to operate on state roads in test projects without a human operator...
GLOBAL
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Amazon has unveiled upgrades to its Echo speakers and announced that Alexa smarts will be built into BMW and Mini automobiles by the middle of next year...
INDIA
NEW DELHI, India: Ford Motor and India's Mahindra Group have announced they will work together in a fresh partnership as the US giant looks to boost its presence in one of the world's fastest growing auto markets...
UNITED STATES
ANN ARBOR, US: Domino's and Ford are joining forces to understand the role that self-driving vehicles can play in pizza delivery...
UNITED STATES
Car buyers are paying more than ever for their vehicles, with the average sales price of a new car purchased in the United States rising to $36,718 as of May of 2019, according to data from auto industry informational resource Edmunds.
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 29 Nov 2019
