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Month: May 2014

Electric Cars in China

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In April, those in attendance of the Beijing Auto Show met the announcement of the RMB 369,000 Denza electric car with great enthusiasm.  The Denza,…

Indian Auto Industry Poised for a Comeback?

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When we were visiting firms in Detroit a few weeks ago many of the executives pointed to China and India as emerging markets poised for…

Economist: China’s New Cab Strategy

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  I posted an article earlier this past week documenting the quasi taxi service UBER, which is used around the developed world in large urban…

Dark Times for the Auto Industry

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The first quarter of 2014 is drawing to a close for most public companies as they have had to release their financials.  For the auto…

Google’s Autonomous Vehicle Impresses

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Anticipation for the Google autonomous vehicle has been building ever since the project was announced almost 5 years ago. This week an Automotive News journalist…

Kia K900

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The Kia K900 is the newest sedan being launched by Kia. The car has a 60,000 dollar price tag and is Kia’s most expensive and…

“Could Detroit Become America’s First Chinese City?”

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http://www.westernjournalism.com/detroit-become-americas-first-chinese-city/ According to Western Journalism, “The governor of Michigan, Republican Rick Snyder, has already made a formal request to Obama’s Homeland Security for 50,000 special…

TrueCar IPO Disappoints; Shares Rise

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Earlier this week it was reported that TrueCar, the online car middle man, was expecting to raise $125 million in its IPO to be released…

Gigafactories: The Death of the Oil Refinery?

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As auto producers look for alternative energies to gasoline-powered engines amid startling high CAFE standards and rising oil prices, Elon Musk thinks he has found…

More GM Recall Fallout

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Investor’s faith in GM is plummeting amid the recall scandal that just resulted in a $35 million fine and a new slew of oversight regulations…