7 key takeaways from U.S. auto sales in February
February marked the 19th consecutive month when sales increased year over year, with the SAAR topping 16 million for the fourth time in the past year......»»
The number of known Snowflake customer data breaches is rising
LendingTree subsidiary QuoteWizard and automotive parts provider Advance Auto Parts have been revealed as victims of attackers who are trying to sell data stolen from Snowflake-hosted cloud databases. Snowflake says that their investigation is still.....»»
visionOS 2.0 gets big upgrades with photo 3d processing, multiple 4K Mac screens & more
Users of the Apple Vision Pro will be able expand the usability of almost every aspect of their device with huge updates coming to visionOS 2.0.visionOS 2.0 and Mac monitorsApple released VisionOS in February of this year, and today, it announced upd.....»»
Election uncertainty weighs on dealers, new Cox poll finds
Uncertainty related to the upcoming 2024 election contributed to car dealership professionals feeling neutral about the second-quarter market and expecting a similar sales environment for the third quarter......»»
Why Bernardi Honda pays employees to stay
Charlie Sectish, general manager of Bernardi Honda near Boston, designed a retention bonus in his compensation plan that helped boost sales and maintain a team of high performers......»»
Tesla may be in trouble, but other EVs are selling just fine
Almost every other automaker is seeing double-digit EV sales growth. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images/3alexd) Have electric vehicles been overhyped? A casual observer might have come to that conclusion after almost a year.....»»
Toyota axle supplier Hino closing Arkansas plant, cutting 1,300 jobs
Hino Motors will shut down its 1,300-employee axle plant in Arkansas by 2027 and exit the auto parts business to redirect its focus toward their commercial truck operations in the U.S......»»
Top 5 stories of the week: Robust May sales; Lithia cuts staff in cost-saving move
A quick look at the top automotive stories of the week as determined by reader interest......»»
Bigger incentives, selection lure consumers back to dealerships; May selling rate tops 16 million
6 of 7 reporting automakers saw sales gains in May; analysts say sidelined and patient consumers starting to return, but leasing still has room to grow......»»
Minorities in auto retail make $200,000, show career similarities to nonminority whites
The car dealership industry paid members of minority groups more than $200,000 in 2023, within $10,000 of what nonminority industry professionals at car dealers earned, and far more than the average American, according to the Automotive News Dealersh.....»»
Canada border agents poised to strike, creating hassle for auto sector
Border agents could start job action as early as June 7, a move that would lead to delays at important U.S. land crossings and create logistical problems for the auto industry. .....»»
Nvidia overtakes AAPL to exceed $3T value, wins an antitrust investigation
Nvidia has overtaken AAPL in the market cap stakes, as its valuation exceeded $3T. The company’s rise in value has been truly spectacular, increasing from $2T back in February to more than $3T just four months later. The company is now challengi.....»»
iOS 18 Mail app AI features: Smart replies, tone change, auto-sort, more
A new report suggests Apple may announce a number of iOS 18 Mail app AI features during WWDC. These include the option to automatically create Smart Replies to emails, as well as the ability to draft a reply yourself and then ask Siri to change th.....»»
China EV battery tariffs could sting U.S. electric vehicle sales
Tariffs on EV batteries imported from China will more than triple and higher prices risk "further slowing down" the electrification transition, according to a new report from Interact Analysis.....»»
T-Mobile hopes you’ll buy $30 “Home Internet Backup” for when cable goes out
Backup plan is $30 every month for service that's meant to be used infrequently. Enlarge / T-Mobile logo exhibited during Mobile World Congress on February 28, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto /).....»»
Serie A Legal Action Claims Cloudflare Helps Pirates Evade Piracy Shield
Billed as the most advanced anti-piracy system ever, Italy's Piracy Shield had no chance of living up to the hype. It transpires that just eight weeks after its launch early February, top tier football league Serie A filed a complaint at an Italian c.....»»
Liverpool Man Sentenced for Selling ‘Pirate’ Firesticks on Facebook
Earlier today, a 41-year-old man from Liverpool received a two-year suspended prison sentence for selling IPTV subscriptions and 'fully loaded' Firesticks. The man, who used Facebook and WhatsApp to facilitate the sales, pleaded guilty at Liverpool C.....»»
‘The Stakes Are Incredibly High.’ Two Former OpenAI Employees On the Need for Whistleblower Protections
'The stakes are incredibly high' This could be a costly interview for William Saunders. The former safety researcher resigned from OpenAI in February, and—like many other departing employees—signed a non-disparagement ag.....»»
China’s plan to dominate EV sales around the world
US tariffs and European backlash have Chinese carmakers eyeing emerging markets. Enlarge (credit: FT montage/Getty Images) The resurrection of a car plant in Brazil’s poor northeast stands as a symbol of China’s glob.....»»
Vision Pro’s international launch is closer than ever, says Ming-Chi Kuo
Rumors have been rampant about the timeline for the Vision Pro’s international rollout. Although the device first shipped to US customers back in February, there has been no official word on its expansion to other countries. Now, according to Mi.....»»
Falling US demand means an imminent international rollout for Apple Vision Pro
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo maintains that other countries will receive the Apple Vision Pro shortly, and says it's possible because US demand is weak.Apple Vision Pro at Apple ParkIn February 2024, Kuo noted that shipping times for the Apple Vision Pro had.....»»