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Month: June 2019

Tesla, GM, Uber denied relief from U.S. tariffs on China goods

Tesla, GM, Uber denied relief from U.S. tariffs on China goods

The White House, citing ‘Made in China 2025’ or other industrial programs, is expanding efforts to block the use of the country’s technology in advanced vehicles, denying additional requests by Tesla for tariff relief on key EV parts, and rejecting Uber’s petition to waive duties on electric scooters and at least 50 separate GM petitions.

Toyota adds two safety features to 2020 lineup

Toyota adds two safety features to 2020 lineup

The automaker said it will upgrade a system that issues a two-step alert to request the driver to turn off the engine after a predetermined period at idle. Another upgrade will automatically shift the vehicle into park when the driver exits without shifting into park.