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japantimes.co.jp - Fujitsu showcases automotive software tech at CES
Fujitsu showcases automotive software tech at CES
The Japan Times

Fujitsu showed off a foundational technology that uses artificial intelligence to develop programs for software defined vehicles (SDV), at the CES tech show in Las Vegas on Wednesday. The Japanese company's technology helps automakers and other…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Auto Trader Group rallies Friday, outperforms market
Auto Trader Group rallies Friday, outperforms market
MarketWatch

Shares of Auto Trader Group PLC AUTO rallied 3.81% to £5.94 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.80% to 10,124.60. Auto Trader Group PLC closed 35.48%…

wsj.com - Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
Wall Street Journal

republicworld.com - Thomson Reuters - Nvidia and Auto Suppliers Roll Out Partnerships To Rekindle Self-Driving Push
Nvidia and Auto Suppliers Roll Out Partnerships To Rekindle Self-Driving Push
Republic World

Self-Driving Cars: The short history of the self-driving car industry has been littered with expensive failures and endless delays, but tech suppliers, chipmakers, including Nvidia and some automakers are betting on AI and a web of partnerships to…

thestar.com.my - PETRONAS Lubricants International launches engine products at Tokyo Auto Show
PETRONAS Lubricants International launches engine products at Tokyo Auto Show
The Star Online

KUALA LUMPUR: PETRONAS Lubricants International (PLI) has launched two engine lubricants at the Tokyo Auto Salon car show, reinforcing PLI's commitment to delivering advanced, high-performance solutions specifically tailored for the Japanese…

bloomberg.com - Alexander Weber - German Production Unexpectedly Rises on Pickup in Auto Output
German Production Unexpectedly Rises on Pickup in Auto Output
Bloomberg

German industrial production unexpectedly increased for a third month, the latest signal that a recovery might be taking hold in Europe's biggest economy. Output rose 0.8% from the previous month in November, compared to an upwardly revised 2% gain…

roadandtrack.com - Lucas Bell - This Bite-Sized R32 GT-R Is the Most Delightful Car to Come Out of the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon
This Bite-Sized R32 GT-R Is the Most Delightful Car to Come Out of the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon
Road & Track

The Tokyo Auto Salon isn't just a showcase for Japan's automakers. Aftermarket companies and tuner shops are at the very core of the annual show, often bringing more exciting products than the OEMs. And after admittedly somewhat disappointing…

roadandtrack.com - Lucas Bell - This Little Nissan Nismo Tokyo Auto Saloon Concept Is a Mean-Looking Electric Hatchback
This Little Nissan Nismo Tokyo Auto Saloon Concept Is a Mean-Looking Electric Hatchback
Road & Track

Nissan hasn't been shy about its ambitions for its Nismo performance brand. The automaker plans to double the number of Nismo models in its global lineups in the near future. During this year's Tokyo Auto Salon festivities on Friday morning, Nissan…

wxyz.com - Mike Murri – Regional VP & WXYZ-WMYD General Manager - WXYZ Editorial: The Detroit Auto Show is ready to shift into high gear for 2026
WXYZ Editorial: The Detroit Auto Show is ready to shift into high gear for 2026
WXYZ 7 News Detroit

WXYZ DETROIT — It's time to showcase the world's most exciting automotive vehicles and events! From January 14 – 25, all eyes will be on the 2026 Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place. From everyday vehicles to dream cars, more than…

abcnews.go.com -  MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer - GM hit with $6 billion in charges as EV incentives cut and emissions standards fade
GM hit with $6 billion in charges as EV incentives cut and emissions standards fade
ABC News

General Motors will be hit with charges of about $6 billion as sales of electric vehicles sputter after the U.S. cut tax incentives to buy them and also eased auto emissions standards. Shares slid about 2% before the opening bell Friday. The…

mercurynews.com - Sal Pizarro - Electric vehicles, hybrids still stars at the Silicon Valley Auto Show
Electric vehicles, hybrids still stars at the Silicon Valley Auto Show
The Mercury News

Joe Leyva, left, and Anna Diaz, detailers for ShowFleet, prepare a 2026 Toyota bz electric vehicle as auto exhibitors set up for the Silicon Valley Auto Show Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif. (Dai…

techradar.com - Dashiell Wood - Grand Theft Auto 6 might not release this year after all as the game is reportedly 'not content complete'
Grand Theft Auto 6 might not release this year after all as the game is reportedly 'not content complete'
TechRadar

Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier has stated that it's 'hard to say' whether Grand Theft Auto 6 will come out this year 'This is a big and complicated game and the last I heard, it was still not content complete,' he said Rockstar Games is…

dailydot.com - Susan LaMarca - Debunking the 'Franklin will eventually show up' brainrot meme from 'Grand Theft Auto'
Debunking the 'Franklin will eventually show up' brainrot meme from 'Grand Theft Auto'
The Daily Dot

A strange sentence fragment has taken over TikTok and Instagram: “Franklin will eventually show up to defend his home.” The phrase, pulled from a resurfaced clip about Grand Theft Auto V, has become the latest example of gaming…

chron.com - Molly Wilhelm - Houston auto magnate to transform iconic River Oaks St. Regis Hotel
Houston auto magnate to transform iconic River Oaks St. Regis Hotel
Chron

A Houston auto magnate is stepping in to revamp the city's iconic St. Regis River Oaks Hotel. Houston businessman Leslie Doggett—who owns a chain of industrial equipment firms and car dealerships—has acquired St. Regis with plans for…

newswire.ca - Insurance Bureau of Canada - Auto Insurers Paid Out 18% More Than Collected, Losing $1.2B in 2024, according to government report
Auto Insurers Paid Out 18% More Than Collected, Losing $1.2B in 2024, according to government report
CNW

Alberta's Superintendent of Insurance expects losses to worsen due to ongoing rate cap EDMONTON, AB, Jan. 9, 2026 /CNW/ - A newly released government report shows that Alberta's rate cap is deepening the financial crisis in Alberta's auto insurance…

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