Autos

  • BusinessReuters

    Bentley looks to launches after 'emotional sensitivity' slowed car sales

    British luxury carmaker Bentley on Tuesday reported a lower operating profit for 2023 after a weak economy and high interest rates hit sales, but the company said its performance had stabilised and new launches would boost it in 2024. "We had an uneven performance for the first time in about four years," CEO Adrian Hallmark told reporters. For those who leased rather than bought cars with a starting pre-tax price above 220,000 euros ($238,590), interest rates had led to a tripling in monthly f

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  • BusinessThe Guardian

    ‘Jaw-droppers’: Bentley profits top £500m as rich seek personalised cars

    Wealthy are willing to pay more than double the standard price of £170,000, says luxury carmaker

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  • BusinessAFP News

    AI titan Nvidia ramps up collaboration with Chinese auto giants

    Nvidia on Monday announced a major expansion of its collaboration with world-leading BYD and other Chinese electric car makers, including on the development of autonomous AI-boosted vehicles.Nvidia said other major Chinese EV firms, including XPeng, Li Auto, ZEEKR and GAC Aion have also adopted the Thor platform, which was first announced in 2022.

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  • NewsAFP News

    Ancient city that could bridge Turkey and Armenia's bitter divide

    Look at this stone bridge," said writer Vedat Akcayoz pointing to the crumbling stumps of a 10th-century span over the Arpacay river that marks the closed border between Turkey and Armenia."The fish under the bridge, are they Turkish or Armenian?"

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  • BusinessReuters

    Nvidia expands ties with Chinese EV makers as auto AI race heats up

    Nvidia said on Monday it is expanding its collaborations with BYD and other Chinese automakers that are racing to build self-driving vehicles and AI-augmented infotainment technology to compete in global markets. BYD, which overtook Tesla last year as the world's No. 1 electric vehicle manufacturer, will use Nvidia's next generation of in-vehicle chips, called Drive Thor, to enable increased levels of autonomous driving and other digital functions, Nvidia said. BYD will also use Nvidia technol

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  • BusinessEngadget

    Rivian owners can use Tesla Superchargers now, once they get their free adapter

    Rivian owners can now use Tesla Supercharger stations to juice up their electric vehicles. The company released a software update to allow the integration and will even be sending out free adapters to customers.

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  • BusinessTechCrunch

    Rivian starts offering adapters to access Tesla's Supercharger network

    Rivian customers can now request an adapter to tap into Tesla’s vast North American network of Superchargers, making it the second automaker to do so behind Ford. The company announced Monday that it will start shipping adapters to Rivian owners -- one per VIN -- starting in April for free, though it didn't say if it will eventually charge a fee. Ford was the first to start offering the so-called North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters last month for free.

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