automotive

COVID-19 Triggers Closure Of GM’s Car-Sharing Platform, Maven
COVID-19 Triggers Closure Of GM’s Car-Sharing Platform, Maven
April 21, 2020  |  Coronavirus

General Motors’ car-sharing company Maven has been shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic and other lingering concerns, the company said on Tuesday (April 21)....

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Vehicle Sales Down 80 Pct In China Due To Coronavirus 
Vehicle Sales Down 80 Pct In China Due To Coronavirus 
March 05, 2020  |  International

Car sales in China plummeted 80 percent last month as the coronavirus epidemic stopped people from going to dealerships, according to reports on Wednesday (March...

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Geneva Car Show Canceled; Automakers Plan To Go Digital
Geneva Car Show Canceled; Automakers Plan To Go Digital
March 02, 2020  |  Retail

Automakers are planning to go digital to impress the crowds after the Geneva car show was called off for the first time as of the...

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Revving Up The Latest Retail Trends With Autos
Revving Up The Latest Retail Trends With Autos
January 08, 2020  |  Today In Data

Auto sales are driving retail trends, as online marketplace and auction site eBay has released a new eBay Motors app. At the same time, Carvana, a firm that allows consumers to...

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Tesla To Create Original Car In China
Tesla To Create Original Car In China
January 07, 2020  |  Retail

As Tesla delivered the first Model 3 vehicles from the company’s Shanghai factory to the public, CEO Elon Musk said the electric automaker would design...

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Tesla Delivers 112K Vehicles In Q4
Tesla Delivers 112K Vehicles In Q4
January 03, 2020  |  Retail

With a chart-topping fourth quarter that came out ahead of Wall Street estimates, Tesla delivered 112,000 vehicles around the world. The Street expected the electric...

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EV Maker Rivian Notches $1.3M
EV Maker Rivian Notches $1.3M
December 24, 2019  |  Investments

Electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian confirmed on Monday (Dec. 23) that it closed a successful funding round at $1.3 billion. The lead investor was T....

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Peugeot, Fiat Chrysler Arrive At Merger Pact
Peugeot, Fiat Chrysler Arrive At Merger Pact
December 18, 2019  |  Retail

To make the fourth-biggest carmaker by output in the world, Peugeot owner PSA and Fiat Chrysler have come to a merger pact. The two firms...

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Cracking Loan Fraud’s ‘Blind Eye’ Problem
Cracking Loan Fraud’s ‘Blind Eye’ Problem
September 13, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Pretty much every consumer knows the pain of filling out applications for automotive loans, mortgages and other types of borrowing, of having to produce pay...

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