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Ford and Google enter 6-year strategic partnership

Green Car Congress

Ford and Google announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the transformation of Ford’s customer experience. Ford also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage Google’s expertise in data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). These apps are optimized and integrated for in-vehicle use.

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Used Car of the Day: 1996 Volkswagen Derby

The Truth About Cars

Basically, the car was built in Mexico using parts from Spain. liter engine (some Googling shows that there are different versions of that engine, and indeed one version does make 90 hp). Which was basically a rebadged SEAT Cordoba. This particular example has about 82,000 miles on it and a five-speed manual. The clutch is new, too.

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How Do Automakers Handle Politics?

The Truth About Cars

Not just to those employed in the industry (or in industry-adjacent jobs, like mine) but also to the car-buying public. In order to make a bit more sense of how automakers navigate this part of the business, we spoke with James Bell, the head of corporate communications for Kia. As well as here. Thanks for listening!

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Renault and Volvo team up on next generation electric vans

Baua Electric

The Flexis vans will be Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs) built around Google’s Android Auto operating system. This allows Google to go beyond the screen into the functions of the car,” says de Meo. And, once they’re ready, they’ll have a waiting customer in the form of Flexis partner, CMA CGM.

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Mercedes launches purpose built operating system for vehicles

Teslarati

is a partnership with Google. Integrating products like Google Maps and other purpose-built features will hopefully make phone integration better than ever. Volvo has already worked with Google on its in-car experience, and even entry-level brands like Toyota and General Motors have shown an aptitude for software investment.

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Tesla starts using Cybertruck as a mobile billboard – literally

Baua Electric

Tesla has started using the Cybertruck as a literal mobile billboard as part of its advertising effort for the Model Y. Tesla has started to buy ad spaces on Google, Youtube, and X. I have previously argued that ‘ Tesla Cybertruck is a mistake turned marketing tool ‘.

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Over $1 million of Elon Musk’s Burnt Hair perfume have been sold

Teslarati

On Twitter, his account is verified, and I googled him and confirmed he’s with WSJ.” ” “I waited [for] over 1 1/2y for my 2 Starlinks it’s just how it is, and if you don’t want to wait, you don’t buy his products,” he added. ” Please buy my perfume, so I can buy Twitter. Why or why not?

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