Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is trying to expand into the ride-sharing market by pairing with the Waze app to let commuters carpool together. On Monday,…
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In its latest quarterly report, Honda stated a loss after increasing costs derived from recalls of Takata air bags hindered their numbers. Among car makers,…
Tesla nearly doubled its first-quarter loss compared with the same period a year ago, even with sales of its sedan and sport-utility vehicle continuing to…
General Motors and Lyft will start to test a fleet of self-driving Chevrolet Bolt electric taxis on public roads within a year. As was discussed…
The Hottest Metric in Finance: ROIC
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A new metric in finance is taking over the auto industry, specifically General Motors. The automaker started using the metric called ROIC, or return on…
Chapter 6 Discussion Questions
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How did new policies (safety standards, emissions standards, etc) influence the development of new cars and technologies in the auto industry? What factors contributed to…
This article in The New York Times highlights Ford’s desire to redesign themselves as not a car manufacturer but a “mobility company”. While they have…