Top Gear Producer Bids Farewell, BBC Director Receives Death Threats

In the aftermath of “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson’s firing, the show’s producer bids farewell, while the BBC’s director receives death threats.

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Car2Go Vacates UK Market Due To Tradition Of Private Ownership

Car-sharing service Car2Go, whose ubiquitous blue-and-white Smart Fourtwos can be seen parked on the streets of many a major city, will leave the United Kingdom market today.

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Toyota Shuttering Australian Factory By 2017, Local Industry Dead

Toyota announced Monday that as of 2017, the automaker will no longer manufacture any of their vehicles in Australia, driving in the final nail to the coffin containing the nation’s local automotive industry following similar announcements by Holden and Ford.

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  • Slavuta "Users’ awareness of Chinese EV brands is surprising, given that none of the companies sell vehicles here." --- Globalism is a coin with 2 sides"American automakers like Tesla have long been aware of the threat from Chinese auto companies." --- Does "threat" means 'competition'?
  • Jeff S Not having a marketing department or marketing a product in the long run is not a good strategy for Tesla. Eventually we will have BYD and other Chinese EV companies in the US. Tesla is now a car company and less of a tech company and they will have to act more like a car company if they are to compete with BYD and other EV manufacturers. Tesla is no longer the only EV company.
  • Jmo2 “The only problem is that fatal accidents have generally trended upward the more of the above safety systems came online.”Obviously you’ve accounted for the advent of smartphones in your analysis? Walk me through it…
  • JMII For what is worth (not much)... I was just in Sao Paulo Brazil for a week and saw several BYD vehicles - they were pretty decent looking. I asked my Brazilian co-workers about them and he said they have good reputation as being a nice, high-tech type of car. In Brazil I am sure the price point is the main draw but apparently the tech of these cars makes them desirable too.
  • SCE to AUX Since the house is in better condition than the car company, I'd take the house.