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Magna CEO on AVs: Big growth is in Level 2, Level 3

Magna CEO Don Walker says the company is gearing up to produce the cameras, radar and lidar units needed for collision avoidance systems that automakers have begun installing in conventional vehicles.
Trade tensions will outlast Trump, China expert warns
It is tempting to blame current trade tensions between China and the U.S. on President Donald Trump, who after all has threatened a 25 percent tariff on imports. But tensions will persist long after Trump is gone, warns Mary Gallagher, director of the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan.
Chinese firms stung, but undeterred by trade conflict

Chinese automakers and suppliers aren't backing away from their plans to expand into North America.
It's showtime for self-driving shuttles

A number of key global suppliers have moved the ball on self-driving shuttles. Commercial vehicles might be an easier and more receptive starting point for the technologies.
Trade tensions will outlast Trump, China expert warns

The countries have serious differences over issues such as intellectual property and theft of trade secrets, Mary Gallagher told attendees at the “China Genius Series” session of the Automotive News World Congress.
Suppliers are coming out of the shadows at CES

Automakers will turn heads with new technology at CES this week in Las Vegas. But parts suppliers are doing a lot of the heavy lifting on those technologies.
EV forecasts push engine parts makers to act

EVs make up a tiny share of U.S. sales, but the coming wave has engine part suppliers redeploying.
Calsonic reinvents itself with German CEO
If you really want to transform a company, hire a foreigner to run it. Japan's Calsonic Kansei did.
Johnson Controls exits the auto industry
Automotive giant Johnson Controls exits the industry stage to return to its 135-year-old roots of focusing on climate control systems for buildings.
What JCI sale isn't: Prelude to a leap into EV batteries
JCI's big battery unit just sold for billions -- and believe it or not, electric vehicles are not where the future action is.
Zotye begins recruiting U.S. dealers, plans to sell budget crossover
China's Zotye Automobile International Co. has begun recruiting U.S. dealers and has charged two import-industry veterans with the task of bringing a budget crossover to America in 2020. If successful, the effort could mark the long-awaited debut of a Chinese auto brand in the United States. Most recently, Guangzhou Automotive Group had been aiming at a 2019 entry but said last month that new U.S. tariffs would likely delay its arrival until 2020.
Chinese automaker Zotye begins recruiting U.S. dealers, plans to sell budget crossover
China's Zotye Automobile International has begun recruiting U.S. dealers and has charged two import-industry veterans with the task of bringing a budget crossover to America in 2020.
Detroit retirees helped Tiger Lu open shop
To bring Sanhua to the American auto market, Tiger Lu sought help from two seasoned U.S. veterans.
Tariff slows China's move into U.S. market
Despite years of buzzing about when China's automakers would make it to the United States, the market is still waiting.
Nexteer's lessons for Chinese investors
Nexteer is flying high as a Chinese-owned supplier. But there have been bumps in the road.