Nissan starts year-long blitz for Leaf EV
Claiming that Nissan will be rewarded for blazing a trail into mass production of electric vehicles, CEO Carlos Ghosn kicked off a year-long marketing blitz for his five-passenger Leaf. 4:31 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 13 | UPDATED: 11/13/09 9:39 P.M.
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Dassault to buy IBM sales and support operations
Dassault Systemes said today it agreed to buy sales and client support operations from IBM for $600 million. The French technology company is buying operations that include IBM's Product Lifecycle Management software application portfolio. 11:00 am U.S. ET | Oct. 27
General Motors is making an Internet router available as a dealer-installed option on select vehicles throughout its Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet lineup. 4:09 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 22
This year's relative strength in small-car sales amid a soft overall market put the brakes on rising electronics content in vehicles, consultancy Strategy Analytics Inc. said in a report released yesterday. 11:02 am U.S. ET | Oct. 16
ATX, a Dallas telematics company, has signed a new, multi-year contract to provide connectivity to BMW AG's North American vehicles. BMW has used ATX as its telematics provider since 2001. 2:39 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 16
Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to spend 15 billion rupees ($311.9 million) on an r&d center to develop passenger cars in India, a profitable market that has helped the Japanese automaker offset plunging sales and losses in the United States. 11:17 am U.S. ET | Aug. 24
Mazda will introduce a more fuel-efficient powertrain by 2011, kick-starting its pledge to increase fuel economy across its model line 30 percent by 2015. 1:06 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 20
Ford Motor Co. is developing a system that lets drivers choose how and when to charge electric and hybrid vehicles, offering alternatives such as green power sources or off-peak charging that cuts costs. 4:36 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 18 | UPDATED: 08/19/09 10:42 a.m.
Auto suppliers have until Sept. 11 to apply for the 2010 Automotive News PACE Awards. The awards -- co-sponsored by Ernst & Young and the Transportation Research Center Inc. -- recognize suppliers for innovation. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 5
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AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc. has endorsed the electric propulsion systems of hybrid bus maker Fisher Coachworks, founded by a grandson of Fisher Body founder Albert Fisher. 8:31 am U.S. ET | Aug. 5
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Michigan is bidding to become the equivalent of Silicon Valley in the field of connected vehicles, panelists told the Management Briefing Seminars here today. 4:10 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 4
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Production-ready improvements to transmissions and drivelines could boost fuel-economy by 18 percent on gasoline-powered vehicles and 30 percent on hybrids, said Harald Naunheimer, vice president of corporate research at ZF Friedrichshafen AG. 4:49 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 4
Over the past decade, Thilo Koslowski has seen telematics evolve from "a phone on wheels" to something closer to the Internet on wheels. The car has become a device for receiving services ranging from streaming music to personalized news headlines. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 4
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Starting today, Nov. 16, Mercedes-Benz USA will offer owners of its vehicles a telematics service that includes applications they can access from popular smart phones. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
