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JULY 17, 2018

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Top 10 Unspoken Automotive Cybersecurity Risks

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There are many risks throughout the automotive system – some overblown, some undermentioned. Addressing those that truly will impact the customer experience will be the challenge for suppliers, governments and manufacturers.

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Dealerships in Trouble; Aston & Rolls Develop VTOLs; Tesla Consolidates Electronics for Big Savings

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Not So Fast With EVs, Autonomous Vehicles, Industry Exec Says

“It's not just innovation,” Francisco Riberas says. “You have to be profitable, too, and you have to produce a lot.” While Volkswagen manufactures 43,000 vehicles per day, Tesla barely reaches 40,000 EVs in one year “because making cars is not so easy, even if they are electric cars,” he says.

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Toyota Connected, Servco Launch Car-Sharing Service in Hawaii

Toyota’s technology strategy business unit teams with the automaker’s Hawaii distributor to leverage its Mobility Service Platform.

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Connecting the Dots Between Effective Online Merchandising and Profitable Growth
Five years ago, online speed to market and quality merchandising were concepts not widely discussed in our industry. Today, speed to market and effective merchandising are key to a dealership strategy. Learn more by attending this FREE webinar on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

Chevrolet Equinox – 2018 10 Best Interiors Award Acceptance

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Two General Motors interior design managers, Kathy Sirvio and Chris Gamble, accept a 10 Best Interiors trophy during a ceremony at the 2018 WardsAuto Interiors Conference. (Click on video below)

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Change born from responsibility
The MAHLE Group is committed to making transportation more efficient, more environmentally friendly, and more comfortable by continuously optimizing the combustion engine, driving forward the use of alternative fuels, and laying the foundation for the widespread acceptance and worldwide introduction of e-mobility.

Pininfarina EV Leadership Team Takes Shape

Automobili Pininfarina will reveal PF0 concept design images ahead of private client viewings during Monterey Car Week in California next month.

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EU, Mexico, VW Among Those Testifying at U.S. Tariff Hearing

President Trump has threatened to impose a 20% or 25% import tariff on vehicles and parts. Last month, two major U.S. auto trade groups warned that tariffs on imported vehicles would cost hundreds of thousands of jobs in auto manufacturing and dramatically raise prices on vehicles. Automakers also have filed comments warning of job losses and lost sales.

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Bosch Must Hand Over E-mails in VW Suit, Court Says

Lawyers demanded that Bosch provide e-mails concerning its business with VW. The supplier, which makes an engine control unit used by several top automakers including VW, had protested, saying it had the right to refuse to provide evidence.

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