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Aptiv preps new tech center in Boston
13 December 2017, 08:00Aptiv, formerly Delphi Automotive, will open a technology center in Boston next year to expand engineering efforts and advance autonomous-vehicle programs.
VW Jetta gets new look, platform in quest to win sedan shoppers
13 December 2017, 08:00VW believes that much-improved driving dynamics, more technology and a more fuel-efficient gasoline powertrain in a redesigned Jetta that is moving onto the brand's global MQB platform will draw sedan customers to U.S. showrooms.
Uber poised to hire media agency, report says
12 December 2017, 08:00MediaCom is poised to win media duties for Uber in North America, people with knowledge of the matter told Advertising Age.
100 Tesla Semi trucks preordered by PepsiCo
12 December 2017, 08:00PepsiCo has reserved 100 of Tesla's new electric Semi trucks, the largest-known order of the big rig, as the maker of Mountain Dew soda and Doritos chips seeks to reduce fuel costs and fleet emissions.
GM's crystal ball includes owner-driver model, Barra says
12 December 2017, 08:00GM is investing heavily in ride-sharing, electric vehicles, autonomy and other mobility services in order to put customers and consumers first, and dealers will have to adjust, CEO Mary Barra says.
Cox sues CDK, cites anticompetitive practices
12 December 2017, 08:00In a battle between two dealership vendor giants, Cox Automotive is suing CDK Global for anticompetitive business practices.
After split, Delphi looks to the future
12 December 2017, 08:00Last week, storied auto supplier Delphi split into two separate public entities -- one focused on the headline-grabbing autonomous vehicle phenomenon, the other on the century-old powertrain.
Toyota Olympic marketing will help explain mobility vision
11 December 2017, 08:00Heeding a call to action from President Akio Toyoda, Toyota marketers are leveraging an eight-year Olympic sponsorship deal and its first global campaign to lay out its vision of mobility for the world.
GM-Lyft relationship gets complicated
11 December 2017, 08:00General Motors has reaped financial benefits and learnings from its $500 million investment in the ride-hailing company Lyft; however, the long-term parameters of the relationship between the two remain uncertain.
Industry right-sizes its stocks
11 December 2017, 08:00Automakers have worked off a yearlong surplus of inventory and enter the busy December selling season with stocks slightly below normal for this time of year.