automotive news china

How to Defog Your Car Windows in Arizona WintersHow to Defog Your Car Windows in Arizona Winters

August 31, 2024| 9:16 am

Although Arizona winters are mild compared to other areas of the country, fogged windows are still a serious problem on those chilly winter mornings. The air inside your car is usually warm. When the cold night air makes contact with your car windows, condensation can collect on the windows, making it difficult to see when you first get in your car in the morning. It can especially be a problem if you need auto glass repair in Arizona. The good news is that there are options when it comes to defogging your windows. The following tips [...]

VinFast to start US plant construction July 28VinFast to start US plant construction July 28

July 21, 2023| 3:51 pm

President Joe Biden tweeted a March 2022 White House statement that said the VinFast plant would create more than 7,000 jobs. The factory will have an initial investment of as much as $2 billion, CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy said last year. The factory will consist of two main areas, EV production and assembly sites. The complex will also house facilities for suppliers, according to the statement. “When it begins operations, the factory will be VinFast’s primary supplier of electric vehicles to the North American market,” Thuy said in the statement. A SPAC merger, if successful, will stamp VinFast’s years-long… [...]

Car dealerships slowly examine ChatGPT’s potentialCar dealerships slowly examine ChatGPT’s potential

July 15, 2023| 12:30 pm

Dealerships may be dabbling in ChatGPT right now, but some of their technology providers believe adoption will happen swiftly. “I think we’re talking a year to a year and a half where [ChatGPT is] doing a huge amount of the car-buying process itself in an automated way,” Horwitz said. IMG05 TruVideo — maker of a messaging, video and AI platform for dealerships — added ChatGPT to its communications software and started a rollout of its updated technology in April, said CEO Joe Shaker. Shaker, who is also owner of Shaker Auto Group in New England, said the technology enables the… [...]

Transparency, simplicity key to supply chain, auto execs sayTransparency, simplicity key to supply chain, auto execs say

June 16, 2023| 11:35 pm

Young was joined by Jonathan Jennings, vice president of supply chain for Ford Motor Co.; Jeff Morrison, vice president of global purchasing and supply chain for General Motors; Ray Scott, president and CEO of Lear Corp.; and David Dauch, chairman and CEO of American Axle & Manufacturing. The roundtable was part of the Automotive Golf Classic, an annual event hosted by Automotive News, benefitting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan. The panel discussion, which took place at Indianwood Golf & Country Club in Orion Township, was moderated by Philip Nussel, online editor at Automotive News. The [...]

McLaren reportedly confirms four-door model and next flagship supercarMcLaren reportedly confirms four-door model and next flagship supercar

May 13, 2023| 2:33 pm

See Full Image Gallery McLaren’s on-again, off-again four-door model has received the green light for production, according to an unverified report. The company is also allegedly working on a new flagship model that will take the torch from the long-retired P1 and get Formula One-derived technology. Citing anonymous dealer sources, industry trade journal Automotive News wrote that the first four-door McLaren model will make its debut by the end of the 2020s. “[McLaren will] bring in another class of automobile in 2028. Stay tuned. It may have four doors and four seats,” Jamie Corstorphine, the British company’s director [...]

Transport technology startup funding plunged 43 percent in MarchTransport technology startup funding plunged 43 percent in March

April 23, 2023| 2:09 pm

Globally, deal activity in the mobility technology sector for the fourth quarter of 2022 was going flat into 2023, Jonathan Geurkink, a senior analyst at PitchBook, told Automotive News. “We are seeing investment shift away from the activity in and around autonomous driving and the ride-hailing and last mile stuff seems to be tailing off as well,” Geurkink said. “I think there are areas certainly in battery technology that look interesting. We’re probably going to put out an analyst note in the next month or so on sodium battery technology and some of the investments there.” Of the 47 investments… [...]

Why Does a Cracked Windshield Spread?Why Does a Cracked Windshield Spread?

April 19, 2023| 5:12 pm

A rock flies up and hits your windshield making a small crack. Uh oh. You know you have time, but how much time? Eventually, the crack will spread, obstruct your view, get you a ticket, and you’ll have to replace the entire windshield, something auto insurance typically doesn’t cover. So what exactly causes a small crack in a windshield to spread like wild fire? There are more than a few answers to this question. 1. Extreme Temperatures When you mix hot and cold, your windshield feels it. Going from sitting in the scorching sun to getting [...]

VW wins Russian court case over asset freezeVW wins Russian court case over asset freeze

April 19, 2023| 1:30 pm

A Russian court ruled against freezing Volkswagen’s assets in Russia, stating there were no grounds to suggest the company would try to avoid financial obligations arising from two lawsuits brought by Russian carmaker GAZ. GAZ, which was contracted to produce VW and Skoda vehicles at its factory in Nizhny Novgorod before VW suspended operations in Russia last year, in March convinced the court to freeze VW’s assets while court proceedings played out. But the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Arbitration Court had already on April 3 reversed that interim measures and ruled conclusively against such a step this week. “At present there… [...]

Car cybersecurity firm expects consumers to emerge as hackersCar cybersecurity firm expects consumers to emerge as hackers

March 14, 2023| 5:25 pm

Add vehicle owners to the growing list of potential cyber security threats against automakers in 2023. Early adopters of new digitized offerings from automakers will find ways to bypass premium features by manipulating their vehicles’ systems fraudulently, according to executives from Israeli cybersecurity firm Upstream. Speaking at a cybersecurity webinar Tuesday, the Upstream team said consumers may push back as automakers launch subscription-based services and features in new vehicles. Automakers — from BMW and Tesla to Volkswagen, Toyota and General Motors — have offered monthly subscriptions for services like heated seats, global positioning systems, music streaming and remote keyless start… [...]

Tag: automotive news china