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A Volkswagen brand pickup will not happen, but we still have Scout’s EV truck coming

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Volkswagen Group America CEO Pablo Di Si told MotorTrend at the Chicago Auto Show this week, “It is not in the plans anymore.” The VW Amarok is based on Ford’s newest Ranger and is for sale in Europe, Asia, and Africa, but not North America.

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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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In principle, Amazon could mandate that sellers had to accept amazons instead of dollars for sales in the Amazon marketplace. During a House Financial Services Committee hearing in October 2019, Representative Maxine Waters D-Calif.) As a platform that matches buyers and sellers, Amazon has considerable market power and leverage.