American Honda"s top sales exec Mamadou Diallo exits as automaker gains ground
American Honda's senior vice president of auto sales, Mamadou Diallo, will depart and Acura head of sales Emile Korkor is returning to Honda Canada......»»
What happened to CDK Global and how long will systems be down?
The dealership management system outage is interrupting thousands of new- and used-vehicle sales, service, parts orders and more as the end of the second quarter approaches......»»
Latin American cattle block road to Paris goals
Dense forest and patchy regulations mean Latin America is struggling to shake off its mantle as the world's leading emitter of greenhouse gas from livestock production......»»
Kevin Costner officially exits Yellowstone season 5: ‘I won’t be returning’
John Dutton's time on television has come to an end as Kevin Costner announced he will not be returning for Yellowstone season 5......»»
5 things the American-Made Index says about a supply chain in flux
Changes in the annual survey's results show how automakers are quickly rethinking where they source their parts from......»»
Amazon is swapping plastic pillows for paper in its packaging
Plans to transition to paper packaging will see Amazon remove at least 95% of plastic air pillows from North American packages......»»
CarMax"s Q1 net income falls 33% to $152 million, revenue slips 7.5%
The company said it retailed 211,132 used vehicles in its fiscal first quarter, down 3.1 percent. Same-store used-vehicle retail sales fell 3.8 percent......»»
Climate change makes it harder for women to collect water in South American and Southeast Asian regions, study shows
Climate change could increase the amount of time women spend collecting water by up to 30% globally by 2050, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change. In regions of South America and Southeast Asia, the time spent collecting water.....»»
Citing national security, US will ban Kaspersky anti-virus software in July
US cites Russian government's "capacity to influence Kaspersky's operations." Enlarge (credit: Kaspersky Lab) The Biden administration will ban all sales of Kaspersky antivirus software in the US starting in July, accord.....»»
Stellantis AI chief is latest exec to leave automaker
Berta Rodriguez-Hervas, whose responsibilities included AI and machine learning, has resigned less than three years after joining Stellantis from chip maker Nvidia......»»
U.S. factory incentives drive big gains in April EV registrations despite Tesla"s 17% plunge
Electric vehicle registrations rose 14 percent in April after a lackluster first quarter. Legacy automakers and startup Rivian led the gains while EV market leader Tesla saw another drop-off compared with last year's numbers......»»
Longtime Bosch North America president Mike Mansuetti to retire, succeeded by regional mobility chief
Mike Mansuetti, the longtime head of Bosch's North American business, will retire this year and will be succeeded by Paul Thomas, the company's head of mobility in the Americas, the world's largest auto parts supplier said......»»
First conclusive video evidence that a terrestrial leech species can jump
A new study presents video evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump, behavior that scientists have debated for more than a century. Researchers from the American Museum of Natural History, Fordham University, and City Universi.....»»
Scientists spot hidden companions of bright stars
Photographing faint objects close to bright stars is incredibly difficult. Yet, by combining data from ESA's Gaia space telescope with ESO's GRAVITY instrument on the ground, scientists managed just that. They took the first pictures of so far unseen.....»»
Change threatening coastal Native American sites cut from NC bill
A controversial bill that would have allowed developers to build on archaeological sites in some environmentally sensitive coastal areas was overhauled on June 19......»»
Ford said to plan further job cuts in Europe amid sales slump
Ford plans more restructuring in key European markets amid slumping sales and the loss of its top executive in the region to VW......»»
Landslides kill nine as Bangladesh lashed by rain
Torrential rains in Bangladesh have triggered landslides burying alive at least nine people and forcing thousands to flee to higher ground, police and government officials in the low-lying nation said Wednesday......»»
Tesla defends its lead in American-Made Index; Honda and VW models close in
The Tesla Model Y was the top vehicle in the American-Made Index 2024 survey, but Tesla did not take all four top spots as in 2023......»»
Shadow of the Erdtree has ground me into dust, which is why I recommend it
Souls fans seeking real challenge should love it. Casuals like me might wait. Enlarge (credit: Bandai) Elden Ring was my first leap into FromSoftware titles (and Dark-Souls-like games generally), and I fell in deep. Over.....»»
"Is Toyota OK?" Shareholders criticize automaker amid ongoing scandal; Toyoda, board reappointed
Toyota shareholders at the annual meeting hit out at Toyota for its ongoing safety testing and certification scandal, grilled the board about its oversight of the business and even accused Chairman Akio Toyoda of treating motorsports as his personal.....»»
Fisker files for U.S. bankruptcy after cash burn, quality issues with Ocean crossover
The EV startup suffered from poor distribution of its Ocean crossover and quality issues. Fisker turned to franchised dealers for distribution and unsuccessfully sought a partnership with a major automaker......»»