How China’s Geely sought to buy FCA
The absence of Geely’s Li Shufu from the world’s biggest auto forums, such as this week’s Geneva show, belies his ambitions. A trip by the Chinese billionaire to Italy last… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Is Lil Wayne Throwing Shots At Birdman On ‘Vizine’?
Lil Wayne releases “Vizine,” which takes a few subtle shots at Birdman. Original Link on MTV
Lana Del Rey Singing ‘You Must Love Me’ Has To Make Madonna Proud
Lana Del Rey covers Broadway composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘You Must Love Me,’ from his show ‘Evita,’ for a new upcoming hits collection. Original Link on MTV
Bo Andersson gets expanded role at Yazaki
Bo Andersson, the former General Motors purchasing boss who was named head of Yazaki’s European operations last year, also will lead the supplier’s North and Central America operations
‘This Is Not Easy’: The Teen Mom: Young And Pregnant Women Get Candid In Their Casting Tapes
Watch the ‘Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant’ casting tapes featuring Ashley, Brianna, Jade, Kayla and Lexi. Original Link on MTV
How Women Ruled The 2018 Oscars
Women ruled at the 2018 Oscars, from the Time’s Up segment during the show to Frances McDormand’s inclusion rider acceptance speech. Here are the most powerful moments. Original Link on… Read more »
Will This Be Childish Gambino’s Last Tour?
Childish Gambino’s 2018 North American starts in September. Original Link on MTV
Why Max Thinks This Guy Is Being Catfished By His Own Mother
Max thinks Dylan’s mom could be conning her son in this ‘Catfish’ sneak peek. Original Link on MTV
SF Motors begins autonomous vehicle testing on U.S. roads
As it prepares to introduce its first vehicle this month, Chinese startup SF Motors has begun to test its autonomous vehicle technology on California and Michigan roads.
Trump’s tariffs set to dominate final day of NAFTA talks
Ministers from the United States, Canada and Mexico meet on Monday to wrap up the latest NAFTA talks under the shadow of President Trump’s proposed steep tariffs on steel and… Read more »
Hard Rock’s Orlando HQ to close by April
Hard Rock International should be done moving its headquarters out of Orlando in April, company officials confirmed, a little ahead of schedule. The company, which includes casinos, hotels and 160… Read more »
Nearly 2,500 GM Korea workers apply for buyout package
About 15 percent of GM’s South Korean workers have applied for a buyout package that the automaker is offering as part of a drastic restructuring, union officials said.
Doll rewarded for Subaru success
Tom Doll will become the first American CEO of Subaru of America since co-founder Harvey Lamm left in 1990.
2019 GMC features industry-first carbon fiber box, multipurpose tailgate
A versatile tailgate and a carbon fiber bed for the redesigned GMC Sierra pickup are in addition to bolder styling, more luxury amenities and a weight reduction from the current… Read more »
Subaru, Audi throughput rises
Subaru and Audi dealerships improved last year in the key metric of throughput. Hyundai and Lexus did not fare as well, according to our annual exclusive dealership census.
Will U.S. become ‘least favored nation’?
Trump’s tariff move underscores the fact that relations between the auto industry and the White House remain a volatile mix, with the sector benefiting from deregulatory and tax-reducing policies but… Read more »
Making sense of window stickers in the EV era
The EPA says it’s not changing anything, but at some automakers, there are rumblings that another revision is needed to highlight differences between vehicles powered by fossil fuels and those… Read more »
Geely’s Li Shufu has Daimler’s full attention now
For the moment, it’s unclear what Li’s true intentions are or how Daimler might help him achieve them.
Mercedes-Benz stores take first in online response study
Mercedes-Benz dealerships took the No. 1 slot in Pied Piper’s online lead-responsiveness study, displacing two-time consecutive champ Porsche.
Toyota starts software venture with two suppliers
Toyota Motor Corp. and two of its top suppliers will spend $2.8 billion to start a company that creates software to run self-driving cars.