Automakers

Automakers thrived in 2021 despite chip crunch, flat sales, rising materials costs

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Mercedes-Benz said sales of high-priced models such as the Mercedes SL AMG convertible (shown) helped it increase profits by 30 percent in 2021 even as sales fell 5 percent.
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Andrea Malan
March 23, 2022 05:16 AM

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Toyota
Toyota’s Ted Ogawa: Stretch life cycles to improve affordability
Toyota

In an exclusive interview, Toyota Motor North America CEO Ted Ogawa said that affordability can be helped by stretching some vehicle life cycles.

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Toyota’s Ted Ogawa: Stretch life cycles to improve affordability
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Toyota’s Arene, debuting in the 2026 RAV4, launches a new era of advanced software
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Hans Greimel
Toyota’s Arene, debuting in the 2026 RAV4, launches a new era of advanced software
Manufacturing
Tesla, Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes test smarter robots as manufacturing aims for human-free ‘dark factory’
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Pete Bigelow
Tesla, Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes test smarter robots as manufacturing aims for human-free ‘dark factory’