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Watching how industries react to innovation efforts

Watching how industries react to innovation efforts

These are interesting times for retail technology in the auto industry, and I get to have a ringside seat.

As the new retail technology reporter for Automotive NewsI’m looking for stories that can explain to readers the increasingly dramatic and ongoing retail technology transformation.

I want to enlighten retailers about product innovations designed to make their lives better and more efficient and highlight industry players excelling at something different.

The auto business is relatively new to me as a reporter, but I’ve long written about technology and the change it brings to industries, starting with the life sciences: biotechnology,

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Nissan Is Considering a Small Electric Pickup Truck for the US

Nissan Is Considering a Small Electric Pickup Truck for the US
nissan surfout concept

Report: Nissan Considering a Small Electric TruckNissan

Nissan currently only sells the mid-size Frontier and the full-size Titan on American shores. With the Titan struggling to sell even half as well as domestic pickup-truck stalwarts such as the Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado 1500, it’s only a matter of time until Nissan puts its half-ton truck and heavier-duty XD sibling out to pasture. However, a report by Automotive News suggests the Japanese automaker is considering building a small electric pickup for the US that might not only help offset the Titan’s inevitable death but also appeal to new types

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Consider This Before Repairing Your Windshield

Consider This Before Repairing Your Windshield
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Does your windshield currently have a crack, chip, or some sort of break? While you may not believe the damage is too significant right now, it can turn into a real problem for your safety. As such, windshield repair and replacement are important and should be pursued urgently.

The skilled, friendly, and professional team at Lucky Dog Auto Glass has put together a list of questions for you to consider before choosing how to deal with windshield damage–take a look!

How bad is the chip in the windshield?

Yes, chips may seem small or, as stated above, insignificant, but they’re

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Aston Martin’s Honda F1 deal will not affect ties to Mercedes

Aston Martin’s Honda F1 deal will not affect ties to Mercedes

Aston Martin’s Formula One engine partnership with Honda from 2026 will not affect ties to Mercedes on the road car side, according to the team’s CEO of performance technologies Martin Whitmarsh.

Mercedes-Benz has a roughly 9.7 percent stake in the British sports-car maker.

Mercedes is also currently the Formula One team’s engine provider.

The Silverstone-based Formula One team is separate from the road car company but owned by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, whose Yew Tree consortium is Aston Martin Lagonda’s biggest shareholder.

“Aston Martin Lagonda is a public company, one of its shareholders is Mercedes-Benz and a significant proportion of

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Premier Ford in London with Monte McNaughton

Premier Ford in London with Monte McNaughton

The Ontario government has announced two projects officials said will help over 360 people land full-time jobs in the province’s growing automotive manufacturing sector.

On Wednesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford learned about transmission part production at Transform Automotive in London, Ont., and said his government is showing “lots of love” to southwestern Ontario.

The tour came moments before an announcement from the province in which $4.7-million in free training will be invested towards new auto workers.

NEW TRAINING FOR AUTOMOTIVE WORKERS

According to a release from the province, “The free programs will provide participants with skills for rewarding careers in

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How BMW plans to lower battery costs for electric cars

How BMW plans to lower battery costs for electric cars

BERLIN — BMW is betting on efficient design and recycling to bring down battery costs and is steering clear of investing in mines, finance chief Nicolas Peter said, setting the automaker apart from some competitors digging deep into the supply chain.

“We don’t think it is right to invest in mines. We view it as more important to get back raw materials from cars and other products,” Peter told Reuters in an interview on Friday.

Peter, who is due to retire in May, also said the carmaker was experiencing a strong first quarter and said he saw no reason to

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