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Amazon Brings Alexa Assistant to Cars
Amazon.com Inc. is launching Echo Auto, which will allow users to access the company’s Alexa digital assistant in their vehicles.
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“Rantings of a Machine Tool Salesman”
Topics range from the highs and lows of sales calls, balance sheets, holidays, winning and losing orders, hobbies, manufacturing technology, and business travel.
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Daimler Opens Mobility Test Center in Germany
This week Daimler AG officially opened its proving grounds for advanced mobility technologies in Immendingen, Germany.
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Audi and Autonomy Study
If 40 percent is the number of autonomous vehicles that need to be out there for noticeable improvement, a whole lot more companies are going to have to be doing what Audi is.
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VW Mulls New Production Cuts at Russelsheim Plant
Volkswagen AG, which cut hourly output at its auto plant in Russelsheim, Germany last month to 42 vehicles, may soon lower the rate to 35 units, Reuters says.
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U.S.-Canada NAFTA Talks Stall Again
Top-level negotiators have again failed to reach accord about including Canada in an updated North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Report: Tesla’s Global Supply Chief Quits
Liam O’Connor, who has managed Tesla Inc.’s global supply chain for three years, has quit, sources tell Bloomberg News.
Read MoreTesla Model 3 Earns 5-Star U.S. Crash Rating
Tesla Inc.’s Model 3 electric sedan has won top ratings for all five crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Read MoreNissan Recalls 234,900 Vehicles for Brake Defect
Nissan Motor Co. is preparing to call back 234,900 of its late-model cars and crossovers in the U.S. and Canada to fix an antilock brake system pump flaw that could cause a fire.
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Ford Financial Guru to Retire
Neil Schloss, a long-time financial executive at Ford Motor Co., plans to retire at the end of the year. He most recently was CFO for Ford’s mobility unit.
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