Apple And Volkswagen Will Make Self-Driving Shuttles For Apple Employees
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Mexico's Volkswagen Beetles Don't Know When To Quit
Itâs been about six years since old-school Volkswagen Beetle taxis were made illegal in Mexico City, itâs been about 15 years since the last air-cooled Beetle rolled off the line, and a staggering 80 years since the basic design of the car was set. These cars shouldnât still be doing anything, by any conventional,âŚ
Helicopter Crashes Into Field Killing 13 People On The Ground
A freak helicopter crash in Mexico killed 13 people Friday after they sought safety in a field following a 7.2 earthquake. The Associated Press reports a military helicopter surveying the damage from the earthquake crashed into a field of people who set up camp to avoid being inside should the shaking restart. OverallâŚ
Ford Denies Your Next Fusion Will Be Made In China [UPDATED]
After Ford announced its new plan to slash costs and dump money into electrification earlier this year, changes are already starting to happen. EV production is moving to Mexico, the Flat Rock assembly plant will become an âAV center of excellenceâ and, allegedly, Fusion production will soon move to China, though FordâŚ
Mexico City's 'Beetleland' Is Where The Unlicensed Volkswagen Beetle Cabs Still Thrive
The market, like nature, finds a way. Despite their ancient design, Volkswagen Beetles were famously still made in Mexico until 2003 and incredibly common as Mexico City taxi cabs until 2012. Theyâre illegal for cab use there now for being too unsafe, but the cityâs Cuautepec area is plenty dangerous on its own.
Ford And Lyft Bring Us Ever Closer To Self-Driving Taxi Cabs
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$1 Million Worth Of Marijuana Found Inside New Ford Fusions Again
Congratulations, Mexican smugglers! You finally found a way to make the Ford Fusion interesting, albeit in the most illegal way ever. Marijuana worth $1 million was discovered in the trunks of new Mexican-made Fusion sedans at a dealership in Ohio, reports CNN. This isnât the first time this has happened, either.
The New Honda Ridgeline Is Already A Huge Hit
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American Buyers Don't Really Care How American A Product Is
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Drug Cartels Are Using Ford Fusions To Smuggle Curiously Cheap Weed Into Minnesota
A string of drug busts in Minnesota involving marijuana being smuggled across the border in brand new Ford Fusions has triggered an ongoing investigation. It is believed that the cartel of former drug lord âEl Chapoâ is involved.
Okay So Now The U.S. Is Not Leaving NAFTA After All
The North American Free Trade Agreement is one of the United Statesâ most critical trade deals for the car business and other industries, but itâs also one that candidate Donald Trump lambasted as âthe worst deal everâ on the campaign trail. Heâs president now, apparently. So is America in or is it out of NAFTA? TheâŚ
Is Formula E The Future We Want? I'm Here To Find Out
Welcome to the weird world where the race cars are quiet, a post-Dieselgate Audi still has a factory racing effort, and Faraday Futureâs name is actually on a real-life, complete working car that exists. Iâm off to Formula E to see if the so-called electric future of racing is one worth getting excited about.
Ford Will Drop $1.2 Billion On Michigan Plants But Mexico Still Makes Tons Of Cars
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Honda's New All-Electric Car Kind Of Sucks
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Mexico's Nissan Tsuru Goes Out In A Blaze Of Perfect Deathtrap Glory
Green-and-white Volkswagen Beetles are no longer a familiar sight on Mexico Cityâs roads, and very soon, the Nissan Tsuruâthe Mexican-market, early 1990s Sentra that has survived into the age of Twitter fights and organic bacon boutiques because of its cheapness and practicalityâwill be gone as well. Itâs just notâŚ
Volkswagen's Post-Dieselgate Cost Cutting Isn't Going So Great
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Here's How Much More Expensive Your Car Could Get To Build The Mexico Wall
The presidential administration of Donald Trump came up with a brilliant idea to pay for the Mexican border wall yesterday. Instead of having Mexicans pay for the wall, heâd have Americans pay for the wall, through a 20 percent border tax on imported goods. And wouldnât you know it, a lot of cars are imported fromâŚ
Tariffs May Not Keep Auto Jobs From Fleeing America To Mexico
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Ford Cancels $1.6 Billion Plant In Mexico, Announces Big Electric Car Push With U.S. Production
In what will likely be touted as the biggest win yet for President-elect Donald Trumpâs America-first economic plans, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced this morning that his company will cancel a $1.6 billion plant in Mexico and instead invest $700 million in Michigan to create 700 new U.S. jobs, according to newsâŚ
Boneheaded Idiots Caught Speeding While Smuggling $3 Million Across The Border
If youâve got millions of dollars stashed away in cardboard boxes loaded into the trunk of your, um, Volkswagen Passat, you probably shouldnât be speeding.
