David Regn, co-founder of advertising agency Stream Cos., explains how dealers can leverage digital channels and first-party data to reach more consumers and enhance the car-buying experience.

Two Yandex Rovers await their next delivery mission outside Amer’s Deli in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Russian tech company aims to add to its roster of local food delivery offerings by fall.

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Mobility Report

Autonomous robots deliver in college town

Russian self-driving tech company Yandex started testing robotaxis in Ann Arbor last year. Now, the company is using the same self-driving systems to launch delivery bots on the city's sidewalks.

In a press release Thursday, the center accused Tesla of "making their owners believe that a Tesla with 'Autopilot' is an autonomous vehicle capable of self-driving."

Tesla Autopilot

Tesla crash victim lauded 'full self-driving' in videos on Tiktok

Two videos of a man driving with his hands off the wheel were posted on the alleged Tiktok account of the victim, 35-year-old Steven Hendrickson of Running Springs, Calif.

Microchips

Stellantis cuts shift at Illinois Jeep plant amid chip woes

Production declines for the Jeep Cherokee SUV have been “further exacerbated by the unprecedented global microchip shortage,” Stellantis said.

Manufacturing

Auto plants emerge as next battleground in U.S. vaccination drive

Vaccine hesitancy, even among a minority of the automotive workforce, could add further strain to the industry as it tries to recover lost production and revive the U.S. economy.

PM NEWSCAST

Bipartisan chip deal in works?

• Infiniti to idle QX50 output

• EV startups see stocks slide

• Detroit 3: Masks stay on

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Chip shortage's price tag

• Honda's quarterly profit soars

• Mazda Motor of America's new CEO

• Fisker, Foxconn ink EV deal

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Auto industry braces for worsening chip shortfall

Make online retail interaction same as in-store

GM isn't making many amigos

Top retailers by used-vehicle sales

Some top 5 shuffling as Carvana passed two big dealership groups

Chip shortage shifts F&I product sales trends

Used-car pricing helps drive GM Financial Q1 profit boost

Cynthia Caine named new leader of Wells Fargo's commercial autos division

VW shifts Tiguan upscale to create room for Taos

Porsche says Macan EV due in 2023

Ford to reveal F-150 Lightning EV on May 19

Retailer finds success with camper vans

Texting helps solicit customer reviews

What the chip shortage means to the service drive

Service counter: Service forecast

Fixed in time: A GMC store in 1973 was a popular destination for driveway wrench turners

Autonomous robots deliver in college town

Partnerships urged for industry, government on AV deployment

VW plans to offer autonomous microbus ready for roads in 2025

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The Future Product Pipeline allows you to stay up to date on current and new brand products, along with changes and other features. Here is the latest update:

Segment: Compact
Powertrain(s): Gasoline
Redesign in 2021
The Honda Civic is getting a more grown-up design and feature set for its 11th generation as it battles to stay relevant amid America's crossover surge.

Ford Explorer

Segment: Large Crossover
Powertrain(s): Gasoline, Hybrid
Addition in 2021
Ford is expanding its swanky King Ranch trim to the 2021 Explorer in a bid to move the nation's best-selling large crossover more upscale.

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Microchips

Infiniti to suspend QX50 output because of chip shortfall

Infiniti will halt QX50 crossover, its top-selling model, as well as Q50 sedan production next month as it conserves chips for a key launch in the fall.

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Executives

GM taps Craig Glidden to lead global public policy

Glidden's new position will be combined with his existing role as general counsel.

Used Cars

ACV Auctions reports revenue growth and narrower loss in Q1

ACV's net loss for the period was $17.4 million, compared with a loss in the year-ago quarter of $27.5 million.

Executives

Mazda names Guyton CEO of North American operations

Guyton will succeed Masahiro Moro, who will assume a newly created global position of chief communications officer in Japan.

Mazda's quarterly profit more than triples as sales rebound

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Dealers

Dealer Bernie Moreno unable to buy back Cleveland-area dealership

Moreno, who last month announced a bid for U.S. Senate in Ohio, said a handshake deal with dealership owner Terry Rafih fell through last month.

Microchips

U.S. senators near deal on $52 billion microchip funding measure

At least one sticking point remains over whether to include a provision on labor rates, Reuters reported.

Manufacturing

GM to spend $40M retooling Michigan plant for EVs

The investment at the facility in Pontiac is expected to create 20 jobs, with the retooling to begin immediately.

Automakers & Suppliers

EV startups lose more than $40B in value after going public

The sliding valuations of Nikola, Fisker, Lordstown Motors, Canoo and Arrival underscore the risks surrounding the blank-check boom.

Automakers & Suppliers

EVE denies battery supply deal with Tesla

A media report Friday that the Chinese battery maker was in supply talks with the U.S. automaker is "unfounded," the battery maker said.

Automakers & Suppliers

Honda swings to quarterly profit, expects chip shortage to hit near-term production

In the recent quarter ending March 31, Honda posted an operating profit of $1.93 billion following a $51 million loss a year earlier. Revenue advanced 5 percent to $32.85 billion.