Canadian dealership group Ride Automotive enters U.S.
Ride Automotive Group of Ottawa, Canada, bought its first two U.S. stores in California in first-quarter transactions......»»
Goldman in talks with Barclays on GM Credit Card deal, WSJ Says
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is in discussions to transfer its General Motors Co. credit-card business to Barclays Plc. The British lender is the lead candidate to take over the credit card portfolio with about $2 billion in outstanding balances,.....»»
A "cosmic glitch" in gravity: New model may explain strange behavior on a cosmic scale
A group of researchers at the University of Waterloo and the University of British Columbia have discovered a potential "cosmic glitch" in the universe's gravity, explaining its strange behavior on a cosmic scale......»»
New Japanese lily species identified, first addition to sukashiyuri group in 110 years
A new species of the Japanese lily known as sukashiyuri has been identified for the first time since 1914 by a research team led by Dr. Seita Watanabe, a specially appointed assistant professor at the Botanical Gardens and the Graduate School of Scie.....»»
GM"s CarPlay replacement doesn"t work well, and has a long road ahead of it
GM's decision to move away from CarPlay was to avoid Apple having too much control over vehicles. It's going to be a bumpy ride for consumers.GM's Ultifi interfaceIn March 2023, GM decided to stop providing CarPlay and Android Auto to consumers, in f.....»»
Ford launches AI-powered dealership training platform
The automaker is rolling out Ford University, a digital platform that utilizes AI to train dealership employees on selling vehicles and improving their relationships with customers......»»
6 public auto dealership groups challenged by inflation, lower profit per vehicle
Asbury, AutoNation, Group 1, Lithia, Penske and Sonic continue turning to acquisitions or growing service and parts operations for new revenue sources......»»
Continental Auto Group founder Bryan Hardeman arrested on more arson charges
Bryan Hardeman, founder of Continental Automotive Group, was arrested for the second time in two months in connection with multiple suspected arson fires in Austin, Texas......»»
DEA to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk drug, reports say
Marijuana to move from Schedule 1, the most dangerous drug group, to Schedule 3. Enlarge / Medical marijuana growing in a facility in Canada. (credit: Getty | Richard Lautens) The US Drug Enforcement Administration is pr.....»»
A rare and little-known group of monkeys could help save Africa"s tropical forests
Conservationists and scientists from almost 20 institutions in the United States, Europe, and Africa, have concluded that immediate conservation efforts to protect red colobus monkey species could have cascading net positive impacts on African tropic.....»»
Researchers suggest that mechanical pressure triggers a key event in HIV infection
It has been more than 40 years since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and scientists still don't fully understand how HIV enters and replicates in human cells, which has hindered the development of treatments......»»
New tool decodes complex, single-cell genomic data
Unlocking biological information from complex single-cell genomic data has just become easier and more precise, thanks to the innovative scLENS tool developed by the Biomedical Mathematics Group within the IBS Center for Mathematical and Computationa.....»»
VW Group"s Q1 profit drops 20% on lower volumes, higher costs
The automaker's Porsche brand reported a 14.8 percent operating margin decline on higher model revamp investments and lower demand for premium cars in China......»»
Penske Automotive Q1 net income falls 28%
Penske Automotive Group Inc.'s first-quarter retail automotive service and parts revenue grew 9 percent to a quarterly record of $746 million......»»
Why the automotive sector is a target for email-based cyber attacks
While every organization across every vertical is at risk of advanced email attacks, certain industries periodically become the go-to target for threat actors. In this Help Net Security video, Mick Leach, Field CISO at Abnormal Security, discusses wh.....»»
PACE Awards go to innovations from Dana, Valeo, Yazaki and 10 others
2024 Automotive News PACE Award winners ranged from an advancement in lidar technology to a potentially better way to paint cars in the factory......»»
Scenes from the 2024 Automotive News PACE Awards
The event in Detroit celebrated the best in supplier innovation......»»
Porsche dealership sales manager took bribes in exchange for high-demand vehicles, lawsuit alleges
The sales manager of a Porsche dealership in South Carolina commanded hundreds of thousands of dollars in "under-the-table" payments from customers hungry for high-demand vehicles......»»
Asbury Automotive says 10 dealerships are up for sale
Asbury Automotive Group said it entered Q2 with $243 million in assets for sale — including 10 dealerships — after selling a Jim Koons Lexus site in Delaware to MileOne Autogroup in March......»»
Dealership not at fault for injuries caused by 80-year-old customer who crashed demo, court rules
A Louisiana dealership has been cleared of liability for a crash caused by an 80-year-old customer test driving a demo car......»»
Standardized power management could extend EV battery range
The automotive industry is being pushed to establish a standard to manage the power flow to electronic control units that govern different parts of the vehicle depending on the context......»»