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Chinese automakers in Africa: shaping future of automotive industry
South African Minister of Public Service and Administration Mzamo Buthelezi delivers a speech at the Africa Forward Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 6, 2026.(Xinhua/Jiang Guopeng) The transition to new energy vehicles (NEVs) offers…
Rockdale Career Academy offers automotive training and pathway to Rivian internships
Mark Whitaker has a passion for cars. 'It's a life skill. I'm pretty sure the majority of them will in some way end up operating or owning a vehicle,' Whitaker said. Whitaker teaches automotive technology at Rockdale Career Academy. It's a…
Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering the Auto and Transport sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 1412 GMT – BlackBerry's embedded software bet is gaining commercial ground in China. The Canadian…
Will Grand Theft Auto 6 break the internet?
Back in September 2025, the launch of Hollow Knight: Silksong crashed the digital storefronts of Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam, as players who had waited over eight years for a follow-up to 2017's Hollow Knight rushed to download the…
Crime pays: how Grand Theft Auto became a cultural colossus
In the 00s, when the Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games revealed a new project, video game writers from all over the UK would make the journey to the company's office in London. They would be ushered one by one into a darkened room to sit…
Grand Theft Auto VI' is almost here. What to know about the characters, music and billions at stake
“Grand Theft Auto” has never been much for following the rules. Nearly three decades after a video game built around stealing cars, outrunning police and embracing criminal mayhem first arrived, the franchise has survived controversy…
The Death of the Cybertruck Proves That Elon Musk Can't Actually Predict the Future
The Tesla Cybertruck is dead — and with it, whatever credibility Elon Musk had as a prognosticator of the future. The angular, heterodox pickup represented the culmination of Musk's eccentric brand of genius, at least to his legions of…
Android Auto Officially Ends Support For Android 10 Devices
It's not clear how many will be impacted by Android Auto dropping support for Android 10, though Google updated its Android version distribution figures in October 2026 (via 9to5Google), and those numbers show that 88.3% of all active Android…
Honda to Build New $3 Billion Auto Plant in Ohio
The logo of Honda at the company's booth at the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China, November 6, 2026. REUTERS/Go Nakamura Japanese automaker Honda Motor will build a new $3 billion auto plant in central Ohio to make…
Android Auto has a hidden expiration date tied to your phone
No matter what kind of Android phone I'm using, there's always one feature I rely on more than anything else every day: Android Auto. I live in a more rural area, so I spend a lot of time behind the wheel, and Android Auto makes all those hours…
Honda to invest $3 billion in new vehicle assembly plant in Ohio
Honda Motor plans to invest $3 billion to build a new assembly plant near its current facilities in Marysville, Ohio. The automaker said the plant will focus on hybrid vehicles and is expected to begin production in 2029. The auto industry has been…
BMW Banks on Accelerated Rollout of New Models to Reverse China Slump
This article is for subscribers only. Welcome back to Bloomberg's Auto Monitor, a weekly roundup of stories on the automotive industry from reporters around the world. Sign up now if you're not already on the list. BMW was long seen as the most…
Travis Scott, Cardi B, and Justice Lead One-Off 'Grand Theft Auto 6' Music Festival
To ring in the long-awaited release of Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games and PlayStation have announced a one-day music festival celebrating the musical world of the Florida-inspired GTA installment. Taking place on Nov. 21 at Mana Wynwood in…
Older Android phones just lost Android Auto access for good
Google is drawing yet another line in the sand for Android Auto users with older phones. The company has officially bumped up the minimum Android version required for wired Android Auto connections to Android 11, so devices on Android 9 and Android…
It's been a helluva ride: The 29-year journey of Grand Theft Auto
It's hard to believe now, but, back then, the gaming industry was owned by Sega and Nintendo, with others, like Commodore and Atari, trailing with a much smaller market share. Sony PlayStation celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, so this was…
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