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Auto & Creative Destruction
“Creative destruction,” or “schöpferische Zerstörung,” is an idea from Joseph Schumpeter, an Austrian-American economist, who had it that there are profound changes that occur when there are new product and process innovations.
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Tesla Hires Former Volvo Interior Specialist
Tesla Motors Inc. has hired Anders Bell from Volvo Car Corp. to head the electric vehicle maker’s interior engineering operations.
Read MoreHyundai to Market New Fuel-Cell SUV, Bus Models
Hyundai Motor Co. will introduce a fuel cell-powered commercial bus and a second-generation version of its Tucson “iv” fuel cell vehicle by the end of 2018.
Read MoreRight-Hand-Drive Audi Q7 Delayed in U.K.
Deliveries of right-hand-drive versions of Audi AG’s Q7 e-tron plug-in hybrid crossover vehicle have been delayed several months due to supply issues.
Read MoreFCA, Google Ready Pacifica Minivans for Autonomous Tests
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV says it has completed production of 100 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans that will join Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo autonomous vehicle test fleet early next year.
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Pacifica Hybrid Explained
Chrysler pioneered the modern-day minivan more than 30 years ago and has been refining and improving that type of vehicle ever since.
WatchReport: Nissan Hopes to Cut EV Price 20% through Platform Sharing
Nissan Motor Co. hopes that a plan to share a common electric vehicle platform with partners Renault and Mitsubishi Motors will enable it to sell a future EV model for about 2 million yen ($17,000).
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Wanxiang Wins Approval to Build Hybrids China
Wanxiang Group, which bought the assets of bankrupt Fisker Automotive Inc. in 2014 and relaunched them as Karma Automotive, has been given government clearance in China build extended-range hybrid cars there.
Read MoreKia Niro Hybrid Makes 76-mpg Record Run Across the U.S.
Kia Motors Corp.'s Niro hybrid-electric crossover vehicle has set a Guinness World Record for lowest fuel consumption (76.6 mpg) in a hybrid car driving across the U.S.
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