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Month: May 2016

VW: Car Company or “Mobility Provider?”

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Just today, Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller announced that the brand was unrolling a new strategy for summer 2016. Hoping to reinvigorate its appeal to cost-conscious,…

Tesla: Struggling with Model 3 Output?

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On Wednesday, Tesla announced that it would sell $2 billion, yes billion, in equity to help finance its Model 3 production. Tesla has accepted about…

Proposed Biofuel Regulations for 2017

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The EPA proposed raising the amount of ethanol in gasoline in 2017.  The proposed regulations would raise the current regulations by 700 million gallons to…

UAW to Endorse Presidential Candidate, not Trump

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United Auto Workers President Dennis Williams announced today that his union will endorse a Presidential candidate shortly. While declining to comment on who that candidate will…

The Aloha State Verse Takata

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Recently this past Friday, the Aloha state, Hawaii, took yet another shot at the Takata airbag defect by calling the Japanese auto parts maker to…

It’s the Drivers, Not the Cars: The Formula E Championship Series

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While many blogs have featured topics revolving around self-driving cars, automobile companies, and the industry’s “capital”, Detroit, another interesting aspect of the auto industry is…

The Long-Haul Trucking Industry Goes Driverless

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While many companies are focusing on creating autonomous cars for the average driver, Otto has taken a new approach.  Otto, a company of former Google,…

Self-Driving Cars, Sooner Than We Think?

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Recently Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) CEO, Sergio Marchionne, announced a partnership with the world’s most valuable company and Silicon Valley giant Alphabet Inc. FCA will provide Alphabet…

Detroit Late Night Spots

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While visiting the motor city, a group of friends and I decided to make a late night run into the city to try to get…