Toyota's bZ4X EV gets 300-mile range, steer by wire, ‘hammerhead shark' looks

The vehicle kicks off a batch of seven bZ-badged pure electrics the automaker plans to launch by 2025 as it dives into the global EV race.

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Bosch to spend $467 million to expand chip operations in 2022

Bosch said it would expand its semiconductor fabrication plants — known as wafer fabs — in Dresden and Reutlingen, Germany.

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Updated FTC rule requires financial institutions, dealers, to beef up data security

The commission voted 3-2 to publish the updates to the Safeguards Rule in the Federal Register.

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Group 1 posts Q3 profit surge, updates M&A activity

The solid performance came in spite of a 12 percent drop in companywide new-vehicle sales as Group 1's inventory dwindled because of the global microchip shortage

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Detroit 3 vaccine mandates a go in Canada despite union's call for pause

Mandatory vaccination policies at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis facilities in Canada are moving forward on their original timelines despite requests from Unifor that the Detroit 3 pause or rework the mandates.

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Updated FTC rule requires financial institutions to beef up data security

The commission voted 3-2 to publish the updates to the Safeguards Rule in the Federal Register.

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EV repair costs fall below that of gas-powered vehicles, study finds

A new study finds that EV service costs fall below that of gas-powered vehicles after three years.

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