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Google's self-driving car team is determined to move further the experimental stage and is now hiring more people with automotive industry expertise. The operation now employs at least 170 workers, many of whom are software and systems engineers. More than 40 of the new employees have previous automotive industry experience with skills in various fields from exterior design to manufacturing. They come from a wide range of companies, including Tesla Motors Inc., Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. Data about the workers hired by Google are cited from a&n...
The automotive industry got used to the fact that Tesla Motors Inc. has gone toe-to-toe with franchised dealers in America's statehouses over the issue of selling electric cars directly to customers. For automakers like GM, that sell more cars in the U.S. in a given week than Tesla sells worldwide in an entire year, Tesla is hardly a threat. Still, GM reacted to Tesla's new sales rules introduced in Indiana last week.Indiana law currently allows Tesla to sell cars straight to customers through factory-owned showrooms. GM believes that all industry participants shoul...
Lotus is known for being the ultimate in lightweight chassis construction, chassis dynamics, and steering feel. We all love its special edition of Evora Sport 410 and now they promised to cross the pond for sale in North America.The “410” refers to the power output of the Toyota-sourced, 3.5-liter supercharged V-6, an increase of 10 horsepower over the Evora 400. The number also denotes the engine’s torque figure—at least in newton-meters—which translates to 302 lb-ft in freedom units, the same as in the 400. Once again, a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic...
General Motors sent a letter in Indiana to ban Tesla Motors from selling direct to customers. Tesla has sold vehicles to customers through direct vehicle sales, and it says if the letter is signed into law it would revoke Tesla’s permission to sell vehicles from its existing storefront in Indianapolis.The state of Indiana is seriously considering locking Tesla out of the state — with a real possibility that Tesla will be prohibited from holding a dealer license in the state after 2017 ends."Despite having a lawfully granted license to sell Tesla vehicles directly since 2014 at...
Takata Corp., Japanese manufacturer seeks buyers for its Irvin Automotive Products unit. They want to assume the responsabilities of those 10 deaths and more than 100 injuries, and to shore up the company’s balance. They plan to sell their automotive interiors division to raise money for paying for the cost of recalling about 50 million vehicles due to exploding air bags. Takata is working with Japanese bank SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. and U.S. bank Moelis & Co. on the potential sale. It isn’t clear whether Takata is seeking strategic or financial buyers for the busin...
