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The Great Recession nearly brought the automotive industry to its knees. A decade later, carmakers are reckoning with a new threat: the novel coronavirus, an unforeseen force that has halted production, disrupted sales and caused financial pain to an industry that was able to bounce back from its nadir in…

Cars Published on May 24th, 2020 | by Jose Pontes May 24th, 2020 by Jose Pontes  Plugin vehicle sales continue to recover in China. They were still down 29% year over year (YoY) in April, but that was the smallest drop so far this year. Slightly more than 61,000 units…

An artist's rendition of Archer's planned electric aircraft, which the company says will be a ... five-seat tiltrotor capable of flying 60 miles at a top speed of 150 mph. Courtesy of Archer Aviation Over the past few months, a mysterious company called Archer Aviation has been setting tongues wagging…

DUBLIN, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "COVID-19 Impact on Automotive In-Cabin Air Quality Improvement Solutions Market by Product Type (integrated HVAC system, air purifier/ionizer, ozone generators, Cloud based Air Quality Monitoring System), Vehicle and Countries - Global Forecast to 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.Research and Markets…

Volvo has implemented its controversial speed limit on its new cars, limiting the top speed of its SUVs, sedans, and wagons in the name of road safety. Announced last year, the plan also sees each new Volvo come with the automaker’s Care Key, a special key that allows extra limits…

A photo of Bytedance's office in Shanghai. (Image credit: TechNode/Shi Jiayi) Tiktok owner Bytedance is quietly developing an auto infotainment system that will allow users to navigate content on Douyin and news aggregator Jinri Toutiao, becoming the latest tech giant vying to enter the car connectivity market. Why it matters:…

CHANGSHA, China, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China Report:"The unmanned taxi ride went almost as smoothly as the regular one does," applauded Zhang Jun, a resident of Hunan's provincial capital Changsha, after a test ride of Apollo Robotaxi, a type of self-driving taxi developed by Chinese…

CHANGSHA, China, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China Report:"The unmanned taxi ride went almost as smoothly as the regular one does," applauded Zhang Jun, a resident of Hunan's provincial capital Changsha, after a test ride of Apollo Robotaxi, a type of self-driving taxi developed by Chinese…

In a way, this was predictable. As with other sectors, Chinese automakers have been improving rapidly. And as they improved rapidly, they have slowly started selling their cars not just domestically but also abroad. This trend, even though fast in terms of what usually happens in the automobile world, takes…

(Repeats for additional subscribers with no change to text) By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh YUYAO, China/SHANGHAI, May 19 (Reuters) - In the eastern Chinese city of Yuyao, a group of five face-masked workers at a Geely auto plant, stood almost shoulder to shoulder behind an SUV as they conducted…