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US Car Sales Hit Lowest Level in 10+ Years
US Car Sales Hit Lowest Level in 10+ Years
January 04, 2023  |  Economy

When carmakers release their 2022 sales figures this week, they’re unlikely to bring good news. Across the industry, American auto sales are projected to be...

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Online Car Shoppers Say Buying Experience 3x More Important Than Price
Online Car Shoppers Say Buying Experience 3x More Important Than Price
September 20, 2022  |  Retail

“What price will put you nice folks into a used car today?” The cartoonish used car pitches of yesteryear vanished with the pandemic used car...

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Tech Boosts Driver Confidence in Repair Shop Recommendations
Tech Boosts Driver Confidence in Repair Shop Recommendations
July 11, 2022  |  Technology

Customers have often been uneasy about the recommendations they receive from automotive dealership’s service departments and the trade-in values they are offered from the sales...

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Smoother Payments Key to Streamlining Electric Vehicle Charging, Stakeholders Say
Smoother Payments Key to Streamlining Electric Vehicle Charging, Stakeholders Say
July 06, 2022  |  Connected Economy

As automakers, charging networks and others work to speed the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) by streamlining the ownership experience, payments at charging stations are...

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More Automakers Make Cloud-Based Fleet Management a Standard Feature
More Automakers Make Cloud-Based Fleet Management a Standard Feature
June 22, 2022  |  Technology

Accelerating a trend toward digital management of fleets, automakers General Motors and Stellantis are stepping up their efforts to sell connected car data and fleet...

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5G, eSIM Turn Cars Into Cellphones, WiFi Hotspots
5G, eSIM Turn Cars Into Cellphones, WiFi Hotspots
March 23, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Making and receiving phone calls, streaming content, downloading software updates and serving as WiFi hotspot for other devices will increasingly be done by cars —...

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GM Buys Out SoftBank to Get 80% of Self-Driving Startup Cruise
GM Buys Out SoftBank to Get 80% of Self-Driving Startup Cruise
March 20, 2022  |  Acquisitions

General Motors has bought out SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s stake in Cruise, a self-driving startup, for $2.1 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (March 18). SoftBank now...

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More Vehicles Will Be Rolling off Assembly Lines With Embedded 5G
More Vehicles Will Be Rolling off Assembly Lines With Embedded 5G
March 08, 2022  |  Partnerships

As 5G infrastructure continues to expand to reach more phones, homes and businesses, carriers and automakers are also planning to embed the technology in a...

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Subscriptions to Connected Services in Vehicles May Add Up to $135 a Month
Subscriptions to Connected Services in Vehicles May Add Up to $135 a Month
March 01, 2022  |  Subscriptions

By adding its new software platform, 5G connectivity and larger screens to upcoming vehicles, General Motors (GM) aims to facilitate the delivery of software services...

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