Business May 20, 2021
No pain, no gain for big funds hunting the next Tesla
The search is turning up plenty of clunkers as well as potential superstars.
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Business | FOCUS Apr 7, 2021
Auto industry rethinks cost-cutting playbook as COVID-19 and chip shortages disrupt supply chains
After a year of getting hammered by the pandemic, a semiconductor shortage and storms that snarled Dana Inc.'s global supply chain, the auto parts maker is considering a different strategy. Many automakers and suppliers like the Ohio maker of axles, driveshafts and other auto parts ...
Business | FOCUS Oct 26, 2020
Auto startups chasing Tesla race past red flags to go public
Few firms have products ready to sell or any likelihood of generating significant revenue anytime soon.
Business / Corporate | ANALYSIS May 21, 2015
Takata air bag recall could take years to complete, amid drastic shortage of replacement parts
Takata Corp.'s record U.S. recall of potentially deadly air bag inflators could take years to complete, industry experts and safety advocates said, as automakers scrambled to line up replacement parts, some not from Takata. After doubling its recall of defective air bags to nearly 34 ...
Business / Corporate Nov 21, 2014
Explosive mix at Takata air bag factories
The dusty, industrial town of Ciudad Frontera, Mexico, has moved from the far reaches of the global auto supply chain to the front lines of an investigation into why air bags from Takata Corp. are blowing up with lethal force in accidents. The Takata plant ...
Business / Tech | FOCUS Sep 14, 2014
Cars that drive themselves starting to chat with each other
A Honda Motor Co. Acura RLX sedan demonstrated an unusual way to tow another car last week: the vehicles were not physically attached. The second car drove itself, following instructions beamed over by the first in a feat of technology that indicates a new ...