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Spotify’s Car Thing Is a Cautionary Tale About Connected Automotive Products

The Truth About Cars

If you’re unfamiliar with what the product is due to the vague nature in which it was marketed, Car Thing is basically a Bluetooth remote relay for the Spotify app running on your phone and the speakers in your automobile. and required one to purchase a premium subscription from Spotify — which is currently $10.99

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. And unlike previous recessions, we’re not just dealing with people’s fears or purchase delays.

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Toyota and Suzuki enter into capital alliance agreement; collaboration to focus on new fields such as autonomous driving

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Toyota plans to acquire 24,000,000 shares of common stock in Suzuki (4.94% ownership of the total number of shares issued by Suzuki as of 31 March 2019 (excluding treasury shares) with a total value of JPY 96 billion, or US$905 million) by underwriting the disposition of treasury shares by way of third-party allotment conducted by Suzuki.

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Sale of Opel and Vauxhall to Groupe PSA finalized

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The sale of Opel Automobile GmbH with its brands Opel and Vauxhall by General Motors to Groupe PSA has now been finalized. We will assist Opel and Vauxhall’s return to profitability and aim to set new industry benchmarks together. They are the perfect fit to our existing portfolio of French brands Peugeot, Citroën and DS Automobiles.

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How COVID modified dealership crew AutoIQ — for the simpler

Baua Electric

In 2019, the corporate underwent a restructuring that integrated appointing Ojamae, bringing all its dealerships underneath one organizational umbrella and growing the corporate’s logo identify — AutoIQ. With automobiles in decrease provide, margins went up life bills went i’m sick. Now, I don’t see us ever dropping it.”

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Fraunhofer researchers develop new low-cost dry-film electrode production process

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Better and more cost-efficient production methods for energy storage are increasingly in demand, especially in Germany: All major automobile manufacturers have launched ambitious electric vehicle programs that will ensure a sharp rise in demand for batteries. So far, German companies have been purchasing the cells for this purpose in Asia.

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Tesla and Stellantis-owned Comau Robotics set up new automation at Fremont Factory

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Technically, Tesla has been selling these credits to Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). Still, Stellantis recently purchased FCA, along with several other notable automotive brands like Jeep, Dodge, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and Mopar. Interestingly, Rockwell opened an electric vehicle innovation center in Silicon Valley in 2019.

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