Software protects your car from hackers
Cybersecurity specialist Symantec has released software to sniff out hack attacks on cars. Symantec says its Anomaly Detection for Automotive software will even protect against never-seen-before attacks.
Can’t close? You’re speaking the wrong language
Cutting-edge technology has proven that car salesmen’s language to buyers makes the difference between closing a deal and missing the sale. A natural language processing technique developed by retail tech experts CDK Global analysed email responses from 1300 car dealers.
Toyota to build global comms system
Toyota has partnered with KDDI Corp to establish a global communications platform to get traditional networks and vehicles working seamlessly.
Which brand is worth the most?
Electric car maker Tesla Motors, has hit the prestigious top ten of the 100 Most Valuable Global Brands report. Its valuation at US$4.4 billion by advertising research firms WPP and Millward Brown in its annual report see the zero emission darling slip in at 10th place.
China inventory worry as sales rise
China’s sales of passenger vehicles rose for the ninth month out of the last ten, this time helped by cuts to its purchase tax.
Nissan aims for 20% EV sales
Nissan’s EV boss says up to 20% of its sales in Europe will be of electric vehicles within the next five years.
BMW beats Tesla to LAPD contract
Tesla has lost out to BMW for a lucrative police contract in its hometown. BMW is leasing the Los Angeles Police Department 100 electric cars - its i3 plug-in - after Tesla’s P85D.
Prius tops Japan sales…again
Toyota's hybrid superstar is leading Japan’s scandal-hit automotive market for a sixth consecutive month.
Miserable dealer sells horrible BMW
A car dealer’s ad for a vehicle he traded has painted a graphic picture of a bottom-of-the-barrel Bimmer and a very unhappy salesman.
Nuke site becomes wind-power wonderland
Fukushima - ground zero of Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster that followed a devastating earthquake and tsunami - could become a wind-harnessing hydrogen production centre.